Offshore news

International specialist equipment and integrated engineering services company, Sparrows Group, has secured a three-year contract with Repsol Sinopec Resources UK Limited to provide crane management services across its operating assets in the North Sea.

Rockhopper Exploration plc, the oil and gas company with key interests in the North Falkland Basin and the Greater Mediterranean region, has provided the following update relating to Sea Lion Phase 1, in the North Falkland Basin (RKH 40% working interest).

Qatar Petroleum entered into an agreement with Total of France to acquire a 25% participating interest in the Exploration Block 11B/12B, offshore South Africa. 

Pre-lay mooring and anchoring solutions to be deployed on Transocean GSP Development Driller 1 rig.

These projects will be delivered with a variety of vessels on behalf of customers in the oil and gas, renewables and utilities.

Both of these licences are located in the Ridges basin, which features a proven hydrocarbon system and material prospectivity.

Ocean Installer wins major Johan Castberg marine operations contract in the Barents Sea.

Fugro has won a long-term contract for the provision of rig positioning services to Statoil Petroleum AS.

Total has signed agreements to acquire interests into two exploration licenses offshore Guyana, the Canje Block and the Kanuku Block, and holds holds an option to purchase a working interest in the Orinduik Block.

LUKOIL has completed the construction and commissioning of the first well at the Phase 2 of Vladimir Filanovsky field in the Caspian Sea. As of 31 January, the company started to drill an injection well.