Upstream project news

McDermott will provide engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) for 30 miles (50 km) of pipeline and approximately 9 miles (15 km) of umbilical to connect five drill centres to a new offshore platform.

The survey is designed to illuminate the regional plays in the ultra-deep and deepwater areas with a new azimuth and to provide prospectivity insights of an oil-prone area in relation to recent key wells and the shallow water geology.

The topside modification contract award from ConocoPhillips follows final investment decision by the licence partners and the completion of the front-end engineering and design (FEED) work, awarded in October 2020.

Siemens Energy will supply the complete packages for the electrical transmission, distribution, and power management system (PMS) for the Troll West electrification project in the North Sea.

The drilling programme for wells 35/10-7 S and A relates to the drilling of a wildcat well and an appraisal well.

The study will involve the acquisition, analysis and interpretation of seabed sediment samples and heat flow measurements to help assess the region’s resource potential.

The work, which is being managed out of Ardyne’s Aberdeen headquarters, has commenced and is expected to last up to four years across two assets in the North Sea.

Work has already begun on the first platform, which will be engineered for a 20-year production life in approximately 75 m of water.

Chariot will use the Stena Don rig for the planned Anchois gas appraisal well.

The Sasanof-1 exploration well is in WA-519-P in Commonwealth waters about 207 km northwest of Onslow, Western Australia, and is scheduled to drill in 1Q22.