Offshore news
Transocean Ltd. announces US$181 million in contracts for ultra-deepwater drillship Deepwater Asgard
The company has announced today that the ultra-deepwater drillship, Deepwater Asgard, received two contract awards in the US Gulf of Mexico for a total of approximately 14 months of work, adding US$181 million in firm backlog.
Shell invests in Rosmari-Marjoram in Sarawak, Malaysia
Rosmari-Marjoram fields are situated 220 km off the coast of Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia and will be powered by renewable energy, using solar power for the offshore platform.
Allseas awarded major decommissioning contract by TAQA UK
More than 114 000 t of topsides and jackets are to be removed and recycled as part of the largest single offshore UKCS decommissioning contract scope to date.
Neptune Energy confirms new discovery in the Gjøa area
Neptune Energy and its partners have announced a new commercial discovery at the Ofelia exploration well (PL 929), close to the Gjøa field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.
20% of UK’s gas consumption will soon be monitored by the B&K Vibro VC-8000 Setpoint system
Brüel & Kjær Vibro products have already been installed on 22 offshore platforms in the UK and Norwegian continental shelves since 1995, as well as many other platforms worldwide. The most recent in the UK continental shelf are the Lomond, North Everest and Armada platforms.
Neptune Energy and Horisont Energi to cooperate on Errai CCS project, Norway
Errai could store 4-8 million t of CO2 annually, with the potential to store more in later phases. The project includes an onshore terminal for intermediate storage, with the intention to permanently store the CO2 in an offshore reservoir.
Northern Lights and Yara sign the world’s first commercial agreement on cross border CO2 transportation and storage
The companies have agreed on the main commercial terms to transport CO2 captured from Yara Sluiskil, an ammonia and fertiliser plant in the Netherlands, and permanently store it under the seabed off the coast of Norway.
Offshore acreage for CCS and petroleum exploration boost decarbonisation and energy security efforts in Australia
Australia’s oil and gas industry says new offshore acreage to explore for carbon capture and storage opportunities as well as areas for petroleum exploration will support efforts to lower emissions and ensure continued energy security.
TotalEnergies announces offshore gas discovery in Block 6
A significant gas discovery has been made at the Cronos-1 well, in Block 6, offshore Cyprus. This discovery follows the Calypso-1 discovery made on the same Block in 2018.
Miros wins trio of sensor contracts with Subsea 7 pipelay support vessels
Miros Group has secured a trio of three-year agreements with Subsea 7 to install its IoT dry-sensor WaveSystem. Each contract comprises a three-year period plus a subsequent one-year option. The contracts are due to commence between Q1 and Q3 2022.