Offshore news

Latest analysis from Westwood Global Energy Group reveals a year-on-year growth for the global offshore rig market at the close of 2021, up 200% from 2020.

The two-month programme covers the Keraudren North Extension with an area of approximately 680 km2 in the Bedout Basin, and the Petrel Sub-Basin 3D survey of approximately 1100 km2.

The increased production is due mainly to production start-up from the Gjøa P1 infill development in February and the Duva field tie-back in August.

Petrofac will provide a five-year framework for Well Management and Well Operator support for 27 wells across the Affleck, Balloch, Dumbarton, Lochranza and Finlaggan fields located in the Central North Sea, UK.

Vår Energi and Lundin Energy Norway have joined Shearwater and Equinor to accelerate the development and commercialisation of a sustainable marine vibratory source technology.

The contract covers flexible and rigid pipe, umbilicals, pipeline end terminals, rigid jumpers, umbilical termination assemblies and a mooring system.

Wireline logging operations have been completed on the well, with the oil column deemed to be residual and uncommercial.

Nexstep, the Dutch National Platform for Re-use & Decommissioning, says it is the first time that wells from this many different operators will be removed together in one campaign.

Heerema will use the semi-submersible crane vessel Sleipnir, which runs on emission-reducing LNG and has a lifting capacity of 20 000 t, to install the jackets at the Marjan offshore field.

The company's new facilities in Angola will grant access to a global manufacturing footprint for chemical sourcing and production.