Sangomar News

Esgian Week 5 Report: A Week of Rig Moves

Feb 02, 2024

Esgian has released its Week 5 Rig Analytics Market Roundup saying it was the week of rig moves, as several units completed their respective campaigns and moved on to ports either to wait for new assignments or to prepare for upcoming jobs. Meanwhile…

Sangomar FPSO 90% Complete

Aug 09, 2023

The FPSO being built for the Sangomar development, Senegal's first offshore oil project, is 90% complete and is expected in Senegal in February 2024.The information was shared on X by Senegal's Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, whose delegation…

Capricorn Energy's $50M Payment Hangs in the Balance as Senegal Offshore Project Start-up Delayed

Jul 19, 2023

UK-based oil and gas exploration and production company Capricorn Energy is keeping its fingers crossed that Woodside's Sangomar offshore oil project in Senegal will produce the first oil by June 30, 2024.In December 2020, Scotland-based Capricorn Energy…

Woodside Revises Sangomar Start Date

Jul 17, 2023

Woodside has performed a cost and schedule review of the Sangomar Field Development Phase 1 offshore Senegal following the identification of remedial work required on the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility.First oil is now targeted for mid-2024…

Woodside Starts Marketing Senegal's First Oil

Jun 07, 2023

Australia's Woodside Energy has started marketing a new African crude oil from Senegal's first oil project, where the company aims to start producing by the end of this year, a senior executive said. Located about 100 km (62 miles) offshore south of Dakar…

Woodside Misses Q2 Revenue Estimate but Sticks to Guidance

Jul 18, 2023

Australian No.1 oil and gas producer Woodside Energy said second-quarter sales tumbled due to weaker commodity prices and maintenance work, missing analyst forecasts, although its shares rose as it stuck to longer-term production guidance.Oil…

Van Oord Makes History with Record-Breaking Subsea Rock Installation Offshore Senegal

May 15, 2023

Dutch offshore installation services firm Van Oord has informed that its flexible fallpipe vessel Stornes has set a new world record. The vessel carried out subsea rock installation works what Van Oord says is a record water depth of 1.364 meters…

Woodside's Sangomar Offshore Oil Project in Senegal 82% Complete

Apr 21, 2023

On Friday, Australian oil and gas giant Woodside said that its Sangomar development project offshore Senegal was 82% complete and on target for first oil later this year. Once online, this will be Senegal's first offshore oil project in production…

Sangomar FPSO Gears Up for Topside Integration as Construction Phase Completed

Nov 29, 2022

Australian oil and gas company Woodside on Tuesday announced the completion of the construction phase for the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility which will be deployed at the Sangomar field offshore Senegal. This will be Senegal's first offshore oil production unit…

Senegal Sangomar Offshore Oil Project 60% Complete

Sep 01, 2022

Senegal's Sangomar oil project is 60 percent complete, and a first barrel is expected in the second half of 2023, Woodside Executive Vice-President for International Operations Shiva McMahon said at a conference in Senegal on Thursday. Australia's…

Woodside Lifts Output Forecast as Revenue Soars

Oct 20, 2022

Woodside Energy Group Ltd raised its annual production outlook on Thursday after posting record revenue as it benefited from firmer energy prices and its merger with BHP Group's petroleum assets, sending its shares soaring.The company became…

US Climate Envoy Kerry Cautions Against Long-term Gas Projects in Africa

Sep 16, 2022

U.S. climate envoy John Kerry cautioned against investing in long-term gas projects in Africa as countries in the region, some hoping to tap recent oil and gas discoveries, wrestle with how to power their development with clean energy.'We are not saying no gas…

Phase 2 of Senegal LNG Project Needs $5B - President

Sep 01, 2022

The second phase of Senegal's Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) gas project will need investments worth around $5 billion and could start in 2024 or 2025, Senegal's President Macky Sall said on Thursday.BP and U.S.-listed Kosmos Energy KOS.N are leading the development of GTA and Yakaar-Teranga…

Diamond Offshore Reels in $610M in New Drilling Rig Contracts

Aug 10, 2022

Offshore drilling company Diamond Offshore said Wednesday it had recently secured $610 million worth of offshore drilling contracts, with the company CEO confident of sustainable long-term demand for offshore drilling services 'for years to come…

Keppel O&M Wins $54.5 Million in Floating Production Contracts

Aug 01, 2022

Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M)’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Keppel AmFELS in the U.S. and Keppel Shipyard in Singapore, have been awarded contracts worth around S$75 million (US$54.5 million) for the refurbishment and completion of two floating production units (FPU)…

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