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MaMPU 1 sets sail for Sarawak

Sep 30, 2016

MISC Berhad saw the sailaway of its Marginal Marine Production Unit (MaMPU 1), a fit-for-purpose FPSO for the development of marginal fields, in a ceremony this week at the MMHE East Yard, Pasir Gudang.  Doves…

Goliat resumes production

Sep 27, 2016

Production has resumed at the Goliat field early Tuesday morning (27 September), in the Norwegian Barents Sea, according to operator Eni Norge. Eni says full production is expected to be reached shortly, with full reinjection of gas and produced water…

Teekay inks Glen Lyon job

Sep 23, 2016

Teekay Offshore has been awarded new three-year shuttle tanker contracts of affreightment (CoA), plus extension options, with BP plc, Royal Dutch Shell and OMV Group, to transport the oil produced from the new Glen Lyon FPSO, which is part…

Tullow confirms Jubilee insurance cover

Sep 23, 2016

Tullow Oil says its hull and machinery insurance cover has been confirmed for the floating production, storage and offloading unit Kwame Nkrumah by its reinsurers, following the failure of the turret bearing earlier this year. Tullow first experienced issues at the FPSO…

EnQuest Delek deal falls through

Sep 15, 2016

UK independent EnQuest's proposed deal with Delek Group over the sale of a stake in the Kraken development in the UK North Sea has fallen through. EnQuest said the two parties had been unable to reach an agreement and discussions have been terminated…

Petrobras' August production tops 2.8MMbbl

Sep 13, 2016

Petrobras’ daily oil and natural gas production for the month of August totaled 2.84 MMboe, 2.72 MMboe of which was produced in Brazil and 0.12 MMboe was produced abroad. Brazil registered record oil and gas monthly production in August…

Goliat to remain shut down

Sep 09, 2016

Eni Norge’s management has decided to keep the Goliat field shut down until “measures are implemented and its platforms can be operated prudently.” Goliat. Image from Eni Norge. The…

Turritella at Shell's Stones

Sep 09, 2016

SBM Offshore has released a video of the Turritella floating production and storage offloading (FPSO) unit, as the vessel started commercial production at Shell’s Stones development in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico on 6 September. At Stones…

Kraken FPSO costs cut further

Sep 08, 2016

North Sea independent EnQuest has cut the cost of its Kraken heavy oil development in the North Sea by a further US$150 million, thanks to progress on the drilling campaign and subsea workscopes.  The cost of the development, which will see a floating production…

GE inks FPSO deal with MODEC

Sep 06, 2016

GE Oil & Gas has signed a major agreement with MODEC, an owner/operator and engineering, procurement, construction and installation general contractor of floating production systems including floating production storage and offloading (FPSO)…

Shell brings Stones online

Sep 06, 2016

Supermajor Shell started production from its Stones development in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, the firm reported on 6 September 2016. The field’s FPSO, Turritella, is the deepest floating production unit in the world, operating in 9500ft of water…

FMC inks Eni West Hub subsea work

Sep 06, 2016

FMC Technologies has won a second award for its new subsea multiphase boosting system, this time with Italian giant Eni for its Block 15/06 West Hub Development, off the coast of Angola. The N'Goma…

Sevan FPSO potential for Wisting

Sep 05, 2016

Norwegian floating production firm Sevan Marine has been awarded a study to evaluate use of its cylindrical hull design for use on the Wisting field, the northernmost oil discovery offshore Norway. OMV is screening various floating alternatives…

Shell extends Fluminense contract

Sep 01, 2016

Shell, through its subsidiary Shell Brasil Petroleo, extended its contract with MODEC for operations and maintenance of the FPSO Fluminense, effective from August 2016 to December 2020. The FPSO has been operating in the Bijupirá and…

FPSO plans for SNE development

Sep 01, 2016

FAR Ltd. has upgraded its contingent resources estimates for Cairn Energy’s SNE oilfield offshore Senegal in West Africa, and led the firm to suggest a standalone floating production and storage offloading (FPSO) development for the field…

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