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Siccar Point Applies for Cambo Field Development Consent
UK-focused oil and gas company Siccar Point Energy has made an application for consent to the Oil and Gas Authority for an environmental statement for the Cambo field development located near the UK/Faroe Island transboundary line. The Cambo…
Hurricane Energy Seeks Shorter FPSO Charter to Avoid Business Wind-down
Hurricane Energy plc, an oil and gas company that produces oil from the Lancaster field off the UK, is facing business wind-down unless it agrees a shorter charter extension for the Aoka Mizu FPSO than originally agreed. The company, which started…
Excelerate's FSRU Starts Operations in Argentina's Bahia Blanca
Excelerate Energy’s floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) the Exemplar has begun operations in Bahia Blanca, a port city located 400 miles south of the Argentine capital Buenos Aires. The Exemplar, with a storage capacity of 150,900 m3…
Karoon Reaches FID on Patola Field Development in Brazil
Australian oil and gas company Karoon has reached the Final Investment Decision to proceed with the development of the Patola field, offshore Brazil. The Patola field is located within the 100% Karoon-owned and operated BM-S-40 Production Licence in the Santos Basin…
MODEC Confirms Bacalhau FPSO Order
Japanese FPSO specialist MODEC has been awarded the contract for the delivery of an FPSO unit for Equinor's Bacalhau development. The EPCI contract award follows the final investment decision for the development of the field, announced by Equinor and its partners Tuesday.
Subsea Integration Alliance Confirms Bacalhau EPCI Contract
Subsea Integration Alliance, a partnership between Subsea 7 and Schlumberger's OneSubsea, has officially received the contract for the delivery of subsea equipment and flowlines for Equinor's recently sanctioned Bacalhau field development offshore Brazil.
Equinor's Johan Castberg Offshore Field Start-up Delayed until Q4 2023, Safety Watchdog Says
The startup of Equinor's Johan Castberg oilfield in the Arctic Barents Sea will be delayed by one year until the fourth quarter of 2023 due to technical problems, denting its value, Norway's oil and gas safety watchdog said on Tuesday. The Petroleum…
Equinor Sanctions $8B Bacalhau Field Development in Brazil
Norwegian oil and gas company Equnior has made a final investment decision for the development of the Bacalhau field offshore Brazil. The development of the field located in the Santos Basin will cost around $8 billion. Arne Sigve Nylund…
Deepwater Sector “Rapidly Accelerates” out of Downturn
World Energy Report’s Jim McCaul estimates up to $40 billion in contracting activity in the coming 18 months in the deepwater market.
BW Offshore Orders Barossa FPSO Topside Modules from Dyna-Mac
Dyna-Mac, a Singapore-based firm building modules for offshore oil and gas facilities, has won a module fabrication deal with FPSO supplier BW Offshore. The contract, valued at S$197 million (around $148 million), is for the supply, fabrication…
UTM Offshore Taps KBR for Support at Nigeria's First FLNG Project
Engineering and construction services giant KBR has won a contract with Nigeria's UTM Offshore to support the development of Nigeria's first Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility. Acting as Owner's Engineers, KBR will be responsible…
Bumi Armada, Shapoorji Pallonji JV to Set Up FSRU in Mumbai Harbour
Through a joint venture firm with Shapoorji Pallonji, Malaysian floating production vessel company Bumi Armada has struck a deal to set up and operate a floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) in Mumbai Harbour. SP Armada Clean Energy Ventures Private Limited (SPACEVPL)…
Some 30 FPSOs Could Go of Hire by 2022 End, Westwood Says
The number of FPSO leases set to expire in 2022 is significantly higher than the yearly average of ~3 since 2015, with the potential of 30 units becoming available by end of 2022, energy market research firm Westwood said Wednesday. Westwood…
Petrobras Reverses Losses. Affirms Deepwater Focus
The new executive board of Brazil's Petrobras signaled on Thursday that it would largely follow plans set out by the previous administration, statements likely to ease investor concerns about the firm's tumultuous start to 2021. Chief Financial…
JGC Lands Pre-FEED Deal for Nigeria's First FLNG Project
Japan's JGC has been awarded the Pre-Front End Engineering and Design (Pre-FEED) contract for an FLNG facility project in Nigeria. The project is being run by UTM Offshore Limited, a Nigerian private company engaged primarily in crude oil sales and construction equipment leasing…
Gallery: Petrojarl Banff FPSO Arrives in Denmark for Recycling
Teekay's P etrojarl Banff FPSO completed its final voyage on May 8, 2021, and is now moored alongside the Modern American Recycling Services Europe A/S (MARS) quayside in Frederikshavn, Denmark in preparation for recycling. The decommissioned FPSO, which ceased production in the U.K.
Invenergy, BW LNG Secure Financing for FSRU Project in El Salvador
Sustainable energy developer Invenergy and LNG solutions provider BW LNG have secured a $128.3 million loan from IDB Invest to fund the construction of a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), a key part of the Energía del Pacífico (EDP) LNG-to-power project in El Salvador.
Remazel to Deliver Equipment for SBM Offshore's Prosperity FPSO
SBM Offshore, one of the world's largest suppliers of FPSOs, has hired the Italian engineering firm Remazel Engineering for the supply of a mooring tensioning system and riser pull-in package for an FPSO being built for deployment at ExxonMobil's Stabroek block in Guyana.
Australia: Gov't Stuns Oil Firms with Levy to Decommission Abandoned Timor Sea Field
Australia has stunned the oil industry with a levy to cover the estimated $200 million cost of removing facilities and cleaning up the area around an oil field off northwest Australia after the small company that owned the project collapsed.
SBM Offshore Upbeat on New FPSO Projects after Q1 Revenue Drop
A string of new projects will help boost revenues at SBM Offshore, the oil and gas services company said on Wednesday, after reporting an expected 15% drop in the first quarter due to weakness at its turnkey business. The Dutch-based company's…
BHP Selects McDermott for Trion Floater FEED
McDermott, an offshore engineering and construction firm, has been chosen by Australia's BHP Billiton, in collaboration with Mexico's Pemex, to provide Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) of a Semi-submersible Floating Production Unit (FPU) for the Trion field development offshore Mexico.