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A stabilizing design

Sep 01, 2015

Audubon Companies’ Denis Taylor and LLOG Exploration’s Craig Mullett discuss changing design considerations for condensate stabilization on the Delta House FPS in the Gulf of Mexico. Delta House…

BW Offshore revenues rise but expects prolonged downturn

Aug 28, 2015

Floating production vessel operator BW Offshore has posted a 3% rise in operating revenues but says, which outsourced floating solutions remain an attractive option, the low oil price environment will see a reduction in orders that is expected to be prolonged…

Maersk Oil could close Janice next year

Aug 26, 2015

Maersk Oil says it is planning to shut its Janice floating production unit (FPU) next year and change its offshore rotation system as it looks to reduce costs amid the falling oil price. About 200 onshore and offshore jobs could be lost as a result of the move…

Petrex completes BW Athena inspection

Aug 25, 2015

Subsea engineering and project management company Petrex Developments has successfully completed the inspection of the BW Athena dynamic flexible riser/umbilical systems, FPSO mooring system and hull for North Sea operator Ithaca Energy. The…

Pay day for Eni's Goliat nears

Aug 20, 2015

Italy's Eni is close to starting producing from Norway's first Arctic oil development, reports Reuters. Production from the Goliat field, estimated to hold about 178 MMboe, was originally expected to start in 4Q 2013, but the project has been beset with delays and cost overruns…

Alma/Galia first oil due "within weeks"

Aug 19, 2015

North Sea independent EnQuest expects to reach first oil on its Alma/Galia development within a few weeks, the firm announced this morning.  The development, a subsea project tied back to the EnQuest Producer floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel…

WGK inks FEED deal for Vietnam TLP

Aug 17, 2015

Wood Group has been awarded the front end engineering and design (FEED) contract for the subsea development of the Talisman Energy Ca Rong Do (Red Emperor in Vietnamese) field offshore Vietnam; estimated to contain around 67 MMboe.  Wood…

Det norske ramps up on Alvheim

Aug 14, 2015

Det norske is ramping up activity and production on its Alvheim floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) development in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.  The FPSO (pictured), which produces Alvheim field (comprising the Kneler…

SOCO marks H5 start-up off Vietnam

Aug 13, 2015

First oil and gas was produced from the H5 wellhead platform (H5-WHP) on the Te Giac Trang (TGT) field 10 August offshore Vietnam, says SOCO.   The start of production was achieved one month ahead of schedule and the H5 development project has been completed with zero lost time accidents…

Great Stella Area back on track

Aug 13, 2015

The subsea infrastructure installation campaign on Ithaca Energy's Greater Stella Area (GSA) development is nearly complete, following the conclusion of the projects five-well development drilling campaign in April.  The project, in the central North Sea…

First Subsea completes Goliat installation

Aug 12, 2015

Subsea connector specialist First Subsea, has successfully completed the installation of bend stiffener connections for gas lift and production risers, power cables and umbilicals, for the Goliat FPSO. Operated by ENI Norge, the…

Jubilee back to full production

Aug 12, 2015

Production has restarted on the Kwane Nkrumah FPSO (pictured) on Tullow Oil's giant Jubilee field offshore Ghana ahead of expectations.  The FPSO had suffered issues with its gas compressor late last month, resulting in a gas export outage from 3 July…

Keppel O&M secures FPSO conversion and more

Aug 11, 2015

Keppel Offshore & Marine’s (Keppel O&M) wholly owned subsidiary Keppel Shipyard  has secured a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) conversion contract as well as three repair, upgrade and modification contracts worth a total of about US$89 million (S$125 million)…

Chevron's Rosebank re-emerges

Aug 07, 2015

Chevron's multi-billion dollar deepwater west of Shetland Rosebank development appears to be edging closer back to fruition after a contract was awarded for the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel turret.  The Rosebank project was on track until 2013…

Shell, Esso sell Anasuria Cluster stake

Aug 06, 2015

Shell along with partner Esso Exploration agreed to sell their entire stakes (50-50) in the Anasuria Cluster in the UK Central North Sea to a Malaysian joint venture consisting of Ping Petroleum and Hibiscus Petroleum. News reports put the sale price at US$105 million…

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