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Albatros Topside Installed

Mar 27, 2019

The topside of the offshore substation at the Albatros wind farm offshore Germany was installed Tuesday evening, developer EnBW said.The heavy-lift jack-up vessel (HLJV) Pacific Ospray had loaded the topside in Rotterda, and once in the construction area…

Lundin Announces Solveig Development Plan

Mar 27, 2019

Lundin Petroleum on Wednesday announced its plans to develop the Solveig oilfield, formerly known as Luno II, offshore Norway, with startup planned in 2021.The Solveig oil discovery in PL359, is located in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea…

Telford Wins Protexa EPCI Contracts

Mar 27, 2019

International offshore services provider Telford Offshore has been awarded multiple pipelaying and construction services contracts by Mexican company Protexa, which is chartering three of its DP3 multi-purpose vessels for a combined period of approximately 400 days…

Saudi Aramco, McDermott Plan New Facility

Mar 26, 2019

Saudi Aramco on Tuesday signed a land lease agreement with McDermott Arabia Company to establish a facility for large scale fabrication of offshore platforms and onshore/offshore modules located within the King Salman International Complex for Maritime Industries in Ras Al-Khair…

Woodside to Bring Space Tech to Oil & Gas

Mar 26, 2019

A new cooperation agreement between Australia's space agency and the country's largest natural gas producer aims to promote technology transfer between the space sector and the oil and gas industry.A statement of strategic intent and cooperation agreement signed in Perth by Dr…

InterMoor Wins Jadestone Contract

Mar 25, 2019

Mooring solutions provider InterMoor said it has been contracted by Jadestone Energy to carry out a feasibility study for a permanent spread mooring system for a floating production storage and offloading unit (FPSO) at Nam Du field located in block 46/07…

TechnipFMC Scores Merakes Contract

Mar 25, 2019

TechnipFMC announced Monday it has been awarded a large integrated engineering, procurement, construction, transportation and installation (iEPCI) contract by operator Eni for the Merakes project, located offshore Balikpapan Indonesia, at a water depth of approximately 1…

Sapura Energy Posts Quarterly Profit

Mar 25, 2019

Malaysia's largest oil and gas services company Sapura Energy on Monday reported a profit for the fourth quarter on gains from disposal of a subsidiary stake, after five consecutive quarters of losses.Sapura's declared net profits of 500.4 million ringgit ($123…

Archer CEO Lechner Resigns

Mar 22, 2019

Oil services company Archer Limited announced Friday that CEO John Lechner has resigned from his position, effective immediately.Lechner will remain as a senior advisor to the Archer leadership team during the transition period until a new CEO is appointed…

Johan Sverdrup Field Center Completed

Mar 22, 2019

The two final platform topsides have been installed at the Johan Sverdrup oil field in the North Sea, about 140 kilometers west of Stavanger, Norway, operator Equinor announced Friday, marking a key milestone toward first oil expected in late 2019…

McDermott Wins Middle East EPCI Contract

Mar 22, 2019

McDermott International announced Thursday it has secured a contract from an unidentified Middle East customer for engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) services for new facilities and brownfield works project in the Arabian Gulf…

End or Extend: Pre-decommissioning Planning

Mar 21, 2019

With an increasing focus on more cost-effective, sustainable methods within the oil and gas industry, operators are carefully considering the choice between extending or ending offshore production asset life. Pre-decommissioning planning has been highlighted as a key issue for many companies…

Semco Wins Tyra Order

Mar 21, 2019

Danish based offshore project and engineering company Semco Maritime said on Thursday it has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract with Total as part of the Tyra Redevelopment Project in the Danish North Sea…

Energean Facing Delays at Epsilon

Mar 21, 2019

Energean trimmed the top end of its 2019 production forecast after facing delays at its Epsilon well in Greece, the oil and gas producer said on Thursday.Energean expects to produce between 5,000 and 5,500 barrels of oil per day in 2019, compared to its earlier outlook range of between 5…

4Subsea Acquires Astori

Mar 20, 2019

Engineering firm 4Subsea said it has acquired Astori, a Norwegian provider of subsea control systems for well intervention operations.Astori delivers subsea control systems for simplified XT installations that can operate all types of XTs from all main vendors…

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