Offshore news

The announcement also sees Vryhof businesses secure contracts in Cooper’s main target drilling area - offshore Victoria, Australia - for the first time.

Rowan Companies plc has announced that the Rowan Viking, an N-Class ultra-harsh environment jack-up rig, has been awarded a five well programme by Shell UK Limited for plugging and abandonment work on the Goldeneye platform in the Central North Sea. 

OMV (Norge) AS completes the drilling of the Hades and Iris exploration well 6506/11-10 in PL 644 B.

Otto Energy Limited has provided the following update on the Company’s 50% owned South Marsh Island Block 71 oil project following the ASX announcement by the operator, Byron Energy Limited.

Statoil and partners were the high bidders for four blocks in the Campos basin in Brazil’s 15th licensing round held on 29 March. With the new licenses, Statoil strengthens its position in Brazil and increases synergies with current projects.

ExxonMobil has increased its holdings in Brazil’s pre-salt basins after winning eight additional exploration blocks during Brazil’s 15th bid round.

The contract follows a successful 2017 for Bureau Veritas’s North Sea Offshore Operations, after it secured contracts worth more than £10 million.

Sembcorp Marine Ltd has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sembcorp Marine Rigs & Floaters Pte. Ltd., has secured a contract from TechnipFMC to undertake the Engineering, Procurement and Construction of Hull and Living Quarters for a newbuild Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO).

Neptune has announced the award of subsea stabilisation services for the Daman field development project in Mumbai High, India.

Minor oil discovery north-west of the Gjøa Field in the North Sea – 35/9-13, 35/9-14 and 35/9-14 A