Offshore news

The offering combines the strength and experience of the two companies, bringing together Trelleborg’s manufacturing capability and Teekay’s operations expertise.

Total E&P Norge (Total) has chosen Aptomar’s tactical collaboration and management system, TCMS, to digitalise and manage environmental monitoring and oil spill detection at its Martin Linge field.

Norwegian authorities have approved the PDO of the Trestakk discovery on the Halten Bank in the Norwegian Sea. Investments are calculated at NOK 5.5 billion, almost half of the original estimate.

FairfieldNodal has announced an exclusive alliance with Ikon Science, an industry leader in geoprediction software sales and services, to offer complete reservoir services to the oil and gas industry.

BP has announced it has agreed to sell its Forties Pipeline System (FPS) business, with assets including the main Forties offshore and onshore pipelines and other associated pipeline interests and facilities, to INEOS.

The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) authorised the use of QuietSea for seismic survey operations in the US waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

The AMI provides FAR and CNOOC UK with agreed arrangements to partner in evaluating, bidding, negotiating and managing joint ventures on farm-in and open acreage opportunities for oil and gas licences. The AMI agreement period is for two years.

Audrey MacIver, Head of Energy at Highlands and Islands Enterprise, sets out the rewards the Highlands and Islands is set to reap from major infrastructure investment.

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd has noted the announcement made overnight by ExxonMobil Corporation in relation to another new oil discovery in Guyana on its Snoek Oil Prospect.

According to a recent Wood Mackenzie report, a leaner and more cost-competitive deepwater industry is emerging from the downturn, with the most attractive projects now competing with US tight oil plays.