Upstream news
Naming ceremony held for world's largest FSRU
Many Guests were invited to witness the naming of our FSRU as the MOL FSRU Challenger. The MOL FSRU Challenger will provide storage and regasification services to a project in Turkey after delivery during October. Operation is slated to commence within 2017.
Subsea 7 announced contracts awarded to Subsea Integration Alliance
The substantial contract was awarded to Subsea Integration Alliance, which is a partnership between Subsea 7 and OneSubsea, a Schlumberger company.
Haakon Haaland appointed new Managing Director of MOL Norge
Haakon Haaland gained vast experience working at companies like ConocoPhillips and E.ON having been based in Houston, London and Stavanger. Before joining MOL Norge, he was Managing Director of E.ON Norge in Stavanger from 2008 up to its take-over by DEA in 2015.
NPD: Drilling permit for well 35/9-13 in production licence 682
The well will be drilled from the Songa Enabler drilling facility, at position 61°25’20.34? N and 3°49’39.73? E after completing the drilling of wildcat well 7317/9-1 for Statoil Petroleum AS in production licence 718.
Keppel’s BrasFELS shipyard has delivered its fifth FPSO project for MODEC
The FPSO was completed safely, on time and within budget, and departed the shipyard recently for the Bananal Bay in Brazil.
Lundin Petroleum: Børselv exploration well completed
The company's subsidiary, Lundin Norway AS, completed drilling of exploration well 7220/6-3 on the Børselv prospect in PL609 on the Loppa High in the southern Barents Sea. The well was dry.
ION extends new 2D multi-client programme offshore Panama
The expanded programme will be approximately 9000 km and is the only modern data available offshore Panama.
Texo Drone Survey and Inspection deploys world’s first UT integrated UAV system
The system has been designed to undertake a wide range of thickness measurement applications and is able to ascertain precise measurements on both flat and curved surfaces.
Tethys Petroleum: approval received for continuation of oil production
The company's subsidiary Tethys Aral Gas LLP was recently notified by the competent authority in Kazakhstan of its approval of the continuation of the Akkulka Oil Field Pilot Production Project.
Pulse Structural Monitoring to supply mooring line monitoring system for Maersk Oil’s Culzean FSO Ailsa
The contract was awarded by SOFEC, Inc. (SOFEC) for the design and supply of an Anchor Leg Monitoring System (ALMS) to monitor the integrity of the mooring lines on Maersk Oil’s upcoming Culzean FSO Ailsa.