Offshore news
Petrofac awarded North Sea contract extension by Serica Energy
The contract, which builds on a relationship with Serica Energy which began in 2018, was enhanced in 2019 to include metering engineering services through the deployment of dedicated onshore and offshore personnel.
Tendeka extends decade-long relationship to provide sand and inflow control technology across Equinor’s NCS assets
Tendeka has signed a new multi-year contract extension to exclusively deliver standardised sand-face completion equipment across all Equinor’s assets on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The agreement will see Tendeka manage the complete supply chain of sand and inflow control equipment through standardisation.
Serica Energy issues North Eigg drilling update
Serica’s net well cost after tax is anticipated to increase by approximately £3 million as a result of the delays and it is now expected that results from the well will be available in December 2022.
TGS announces Amendment Phase II in the US Gulf of Mexico
The company has announced a continuation of its ultra-long offset ocean-bottom node (OBN) acquisition in the US Gulf of Mexico.
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.