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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…

TGS, SLB start GOM Revolution surveys

Sep 06, 2016

TGS and Schlumberger (SLB) have commenced the Dual Coil Shooting multivessel full-azimuth acquisition Revolution XII and XIII surveys in the US Gulf of Mexico (GOM).  The surveys will cover approximately 7150sq km (306 blocks) in the Green Canyon…

GoM to restore production after Hurricane Hermine

Sep 02, 2016

The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) said after Hurricane Hermine hit Western Florida early this morning (2 September), offshore oil and gas operators are preparing to return to normal production in the Gulf of Mexico…

Anadarko spuds Warrior in GoM

Sep 02, 2016

Anadarko Petroleum spudded the Warrior well in deepwater Gulf of Mexico, according to partner Ecopetrol. Warrior is in Green Canyon Block 563, near two major production fields: the western border of Anadarko’s K2 block and on the eastern border of BHP Billiton’s Shenzi field…

Canada-Newfoundland call for nominations

Sep 02, 2016

The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) has issued calls for nominations for areas of interest in the Eastern Newfoundland and the Jeanne d’Arc regions. The call for nominations in the Eastern Newfoundland…

Petrobras ditches Diamond

Sep 01, 2016

Diamond Offshore Drilling has said it is going to defend a move by Brazil’s Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) to terminate its contract on the Ocean Valor semisubmersible early.  The Ocean Valiant…

Rapid mobilization

Sep 01, 2016

Speed is of the essence on some projects and that’s just what SAL Offshore faced offshore Alaska. Elaine Maslin reports. MV Svenja installing the monopod. Photos from SAL Offshore. SAL Offshore had to mobilize…

Breaking new frontiers

Sep 01, 2016

Shell’s Stones development will be home to the Gulf of Mexico’s second FPSO, but while it may be No. 2, the FPSO may hold a few firsts itself. Audrey Leon found out more. Aerial views of the Turritella FPSO while docked at Keppel’s yard…

Seeing the (electric) light

Sep 01, 2016

While French oil major Total has demonstrated the first all-electric Xmas tree, Norway’s Statoil is eager to do the same. Elaine Maslin examines the subsea all-electric initiative. The Åsgard subsea gas compression system…

Seanamic acquires IMES

Aug 31, 2016

Seanamic Group has acquired the business and trading assets of IMES, an inspection and monitoring engineering solutions company.  Headquartered in Aberdeen, with offices in Plymouth, Portsmouth, Rosyth and Sheffield, IMES provides bespoke monitoring and load measurement systems to the marine…

BSEE: 22% of GoM oil production shut-in

Aug 30, 2016

Image from AccuWeather. Click to enlarge. The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) updated its statistics on storm preparations in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) in advance of Tropical Depression No…

Viper Subsea acquires stake in LiveWire Innovation

Aug 30, 2016

Viper Subsea Technology, the Portishead and Aberdeen-based subsea engineering company that provides consultancy and develops products for the oil and gas sector worldwide, has acquired a 33% equity stake in US-based LiveWire Innovation, a…

COSL inks double vessel Mexico gig

Aug 30, 2016

China Oilfield Services Ltd. (COSL) signed a rig and logistics integrated service contract with Mexico’s Hokchi Energy S.A de C.V. as part of the country’s energy reform. The COSLHunter, from COSL…

Verisk Analytics acquires Quest Offshore business

Aug 30, 2016

Verisk Analytics, Inc. entered a deal to acquire the data and subscriptions business of Quest Offshore Resources, which supplies market intelligence to the offshore oil and gas sector. The data and subscriptions business will become part of Wood Mackenzie…

Shell divests GoM Brutus, Glider assets

Aug 30, 2016

Shell is divesting 100% of its Brutus and Glider assets in the Gulf of Mexico in a US$425 million cash deal with Houston-based and privately held EnVen Energy Corp. Brutus, during dockside integration…

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