Offshore news

Lundin Petroleum has announced the successful completion of the drilling and production testing of Alta appraisal well 7220/11-4.

Bibby Offshore, a leading subsea services provider to the oil and gas industry, has announced a multimillion pound contract with a global energy player, Maersk Oil UK, to provide both late life production enhancement and decommissioning support in the North Sea.

The new Norsel High 3D acquisition comprises a minimum of 1600 km2, covering 4 blocks that are included in the round.

Trendsetter Engineering has successfully completed live well operations with their new 15 000 psi subsea hydraulic intervention system (referred to as STIM).

Royal Dutch Shell plc has reached an agreement to sell its interest in the Corrib gas venture for up to US$1.23 billion.

DeepOcean will perform remote hyperbaric tie-in of the oil export pipeline on the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea.

Premier Oil has made a key oil discovery in the Zama-1 exploration well in Block 7, offshore Mexico.

Statoil ASA has signed an agreement with Queiroz Galvão Exploração e Produção for the acquisition of 10% interest in the BM-S-8 licence in Brazil’s Santos basin.

Removal of the Murchison platform has been completed successfully by HAF Consortium.

Cyberhawk, the world’s leading engineering company using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), has been named a finalist in two categories at this year’s Energy Innovation Awards.