Coral FLNG SA has awarded the TechnipFMC-led joint venture TJS Consortium an engineering, procurement, construction, installation, commissioning and start-up (EPCIC) of the Coral South FLNG facility offshore Mozambique. TJS Consortium…
Aker Solutions has won a contract to deliver three umbilicals and associated equipment at ENI's Coral South project, Mozambique's first offshore field development. The work scope includes three steel tube umbilicals that will total more…
Eni on Thursday signed the drilling, construction and installation contracts for its proposed Coral South floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project, the first FLNG project offshore Africa and the third FLNG facility globally. Image…
GE Oil & Gas has signed a long-term agreement to collaborate with Eni and CNPC consortium EEA on Area 4 offshore Mozambique, including the Coral South floating LNG (FLNG) project. The Coral South FLNG project will be the first deepwater gas development offshore Mozambique…
Image of the Saipem 10000, from Saipem. Saipem has won contracts with Eni worth US$230 million for work on the newly sanctioned Coral project off Mozambique; in addition to other work in the Mediterranean…
US giant ExxonMobil and Italy’s Eni signed a US$2.8 billion cash deal that will see ExxonMobil acquire 25% indirect interest in the natural gas-rich Area 4 block, offshore Mozambique. Map of Area 4…
Anadarko is planning to drill up to 10 exploration/appraisal wells in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, Côte d'Ivoire, and Colombia this year, the company announced today (8 March). Anadarko CEO Al Walker…
Norwegian cylindrical floating production unit designer Sevan Marine won a long-term framework agreement with US supermajor ExxonMobil. Sevan Marine has been working with ExxonMobil since 2015, when it was given a feasibility study to…
Large upstream projects are more often delivered by a group of partners rather than a single 100% owner. This spreads project risks and can also make it possible to finance megaprojects, which could be beyond the capacity of any single player…
With UK subsea exports valued at almost US$6.31 billion (£5 billion), Subsea UK is encouraging British firms to set their sights on international expansion to sustain long-term growth. The industry body is urging companies to strengthen trade partnerships across the globe…
The floating production systems market remains challenging. Will cost-cutting measures made over the past two years help projects reach final investment decision in 2017? Infield’s Catarina Podevyn assesses the market. Johan Castberg…
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has won the first offshore drilling project for Korean shipbuilders in 18 months, with an order for BP's Mad Dog II project in the US Gulf of Mexico. The US$1.27 billion order is for a floating production unit (FPU) weighing 58…
Eni is a step closer to moving ahead with its 16 Tcf deepwater Coral discovery development offshore Mozambique following investment approval from its board of directors. Eni's board has approved the first phase of development, called the Coral South project…
Mozambique’s emerging LNG business may be picking up after a quiet period. John Sheehan reports on progress made, including Eni’s Coral FLNG project. An Anadarko employee. Images from Anadarko…
As OE takes a look back on the year that was 2016, our website's most popular stories pretty much tell everything you need to know. It has been a depressing year for the industry with too many job cut announcements, rigs and vessel stacked (or sold)…