Offshore news

ICR has been awarded a long-term hire contract with Aker Solutions for the provision of Quickflange weldless connections for BP’s offshore assets in Angola.

The company recently completed a challenging subsea inspection, repair and maintenance project for Ithaca Energy on a Floating Production Facility.

The system will comprise of a blowout preventer (BOP) stack as well as an 8202 ft (2500 m) riser package.

Oil Plus will develop the maintenance strategy and programme for DeNovo’s renewable energy-powered Zandolie platform, located offshore western Trinidad.

The contract is for a firm term of 1040 days with commencement expected in December 2022.

The first fully bonded 2.5 in. ID, 2200 m TCP flowline with the weight coating innovation has been supplied to Trident Equatorial Guinea Inc. to support operations at its Elon-C tie-back, located offshore on the west coast of the Central Africa region.

A Ramform Titan-class vessel is scheduled to commence exploration in early February 2022.

A jack-up rig has commenced activities on the Etame 8H-ST development well, which is expected to be completed in January with production expected later in 1Q22.

QatarEnergy will hold a 17% working interest in Red Sea Blocks 3 and 4, operated by Shell.

The Valhall field and the King Lear discovery are located on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.