Upstream news

The enthusiasm for newbuild orders across most shipping markets has started to wane after over US$10 billion were committed in Q1 2018. The total committed to new deliveries is now the lowest since the start of 2016.

The company, which has bases in Aberdeen, UK and Houston, Texas, has successfully conducted more than ten projects across the oil and gas and renewable markets.

The US$15 million contract with Tullow Oil, part of Kenya’s EOPS, included the provision of degassing facilities for three well pads and an early production facility (EPF) for oil and water separation, stabilisation, storage and export.

A/S Norske Shell, operator of production licence 373S, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 34/5-2 S. The well is dry.

Lerwick Harbour's latest involvement in the offshore industry has been completed with the departure of a turret buoy mooring system for Hurricane Energy's pioneering Lancaster development, west of Shetland.

Helios Theta provides fine-grained data on well performance during a range of operational scenarios such as Vertical Seismic Profiling (VSP).

The awards will honour individuals and companies committed to ensuring their workforce remains safe and competent to the globally recognised OPITO standards.

Hurricane Energy plc, the UK based oil and gas company focused on hydrocarbon resources in naturally fractured basement reservoirs, has provided an operational update in relation to the Early Production System development of the Lancaster Field.

Prosafe has signed a contract with Aker BP ASA for the Safe Scandinavia to provide accommodation support at the Ula platform in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.

Seadrill Partners LLC has secured a five well contract with the potential of several option wells with Sabah Shell Petroleum Limited for the West Capella in Malaysia.