Offshore news

Empyrean Energy, the oil and gas development company with interests in China, Indonesia and the United States, has been informed by Sacgasco Limited, the operator of the Dempsey 1-15 well in the Sacramento Basin, onshore California, that preparation is underway for the testing of Zone 3 in the Dempsey 1-15 well.

Eni has agreed to sell to Mubadala Petroleum, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company, a 10% stake in the Shorouk concession, offshore Egypt, where Zohr's super-giant gas field is located.

As subsea industry players gather this week in Galveston, TX for the Subsea Tieback Exhibition, Houston-based Umbilicals International (UI) is preparing for its first orders of long-length umbilicals from its new quayside facility in Channelview, TX.

The scope of work comprises the provision of a Life of Field support vessel complete with work class and observation class ROVs, survey, intervention, light subsea construction, surface diving and emergency response services.

The announcement follows the recent completion of Ashtead’s joint venture with Forum Energy Technologies.

During the initial engineering phase, McDermott will work on defining the subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines (SURF) scope for the project, while BHGE will focus on the subsea production system (SPS) scope.

The digital twin models will be connected to the Mad Dog 2 facility-integrated control and safety systems to create a realistic simulation environment.

World’s largest oil and gas conference and exhibition marks a milestone in technical achievements and innovations.

The acquisition of Maersk Oil allows the Group to reinforce its existing leading positions in the U.K. and in Norway, as well as to enter Denmark, making Total the second-largest operator in the North Sea.

The National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI) has appointed Tony Laing as its new director of research and market acceleration.