Offshore news
Petrofac awarded North Sea contract extension with Spirit Energy
The contract includes the provision of Operations and Maintenance support for Spirit Energy’s York platform in the Southern North Sea, and Engineering, Project, and Consultancy services for all of the operator’s North Sea assets.
BP invests in UK unmanned aviation and methane tech firm
Flylogix will leverage the funding round to expand to new geographies, including the US, Norway and Trinidad & Tobago.
Neptune Energy confirms discovery of hydrocarbons at Hamlet well
The operations in the reservoir section are still at an early stage and it has yet to be confirmed if commercial volumes are present.
Shell releases new plan for Jackdaw field development
Shell said in the new environmental development plan of the Jackdaw field that it aims to start production from the field, which will supply 6.5% of Britain's gas output, by 3Q25 or 4Q25.
Verlume and consortium partners progress development of robotic fish designed to enable efficient offshore inspection regimes
The agile biomimetic autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), named RoboFish, is made up of several self-contained modules with self-managed battery and actuator control for full-body, autonomous movement around underwater structures.
Reach Subsea acquires Norwegian geophysical monitoring business
Reach Subsea has joined forces with OCTIO to strengthen its capabilities in survey and inspection data gathering.
Esso Australia to increase gas production from Gippsland Basin
Esso Australia has made a final investment decision to develop additional gas from the Gippsland Basin Kipper field.
Production resumes from Rhum gas field
Production was temporarily shut down last month due to a faulty component in the Rhum Subsea Control Module that has now been replaced.
Saipem awarded offshore drilling contract by Aker BP
The operations offshore Norway are expected to start from the end of 4Q22, upon termination of the works in which the Scarabeo 8 rig is currently engaged.
Acteon acquires Oceaneering decommissioning personnel and assets
From the anticipated closure date of 30 March 2022, certain Oceaneering staff based in Norway will transfer, along with decommissioning assets including well and pile abrasive cutting and recovery systems and associated tooling.