First-ever 20,000 psi deepwater well control system used in recent drillships build

(WO) A recent ultra-deepwater giant drillships build resulted in two drillships that have the first-ever 20,000 psi well control system equipped with two 20,000 psi blowout preventers. Reel Power Marine & Energy contributed to this project with their patented innovative depth compensated accumulators (DCBs) that reduce subsea equipment weights, lower maintenance requirements and improve equipment... Continue Reading →

August 24, 2022 0

Trinidad and Tobago govt OKs Searcher’s 3D acquisition project

Searcher Seismic has received approval from the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago for the Tobago Trough multi-client 3D acquisition project. The acquisition is planned as a 6,500 km² wide-tow long streamer acquisition and processed through to Pre Stack Depth Migration. It will commence as soon as an environmental impact assessment (EIA) is... Continue Reading →

August 23, 2022 0

Offshore Wind: Boskalis Orders Cable Lay Spread from Royal IHC

Dutch maritime equipment and technology firm Royal IHC has won a contract from its compatriot Boskalis for the delivery of an advanced modular cable lay spread (MCLS) for offshore wind applications. The cable lay system will be used for the installation of inter-array power cables and its cable protection system (CPS) in offshore wind farms.... Continue Reading →

August 23, 2022 0

Repurposed jack-up rig sets sail for Gabon oil project

Oslo-listed oil and gas E&P company BW Energy has revealed that a former jack-up rig, which was converted to an offshore production unit, is on its way to Gabon where it will be installed at the firm’s offshore development project, which is on track for the first oil at the start of next year in line... Continue Reading →

August 23, 2022 0

APA Strikes Oil in Block 53 Offshore Suriname

Oil and gas company APA Corporation on Tuesday said it had discovered oil at Baja-1 well in Block 53, offshore Suriname, using the Noble Gerry de Souza drillship. Baja-1 was drilled to a depth of 5,290 meters (17,356 feet) and encountered 34 meters (112 feet) of net oil pay in a single interval within the... Continue Reading →

August 23, 2022 0

TwinHub floating wind offshore site investigation kicks off

The offshore site investigation works have commenced for Hexicon’s 32 MW TwinHub floating wind project in the Celtic Sea. The first phase of the survey works has been awarded to Aratellus Offshore, which has subcontracted Sulmara Subsea to perform the geophysical survey. The goal of the survey is to make it possible to plan subsea... Continue Reading →

August 22, 2022 0

Saipem adds subsea drone to deal with Oil Spill Response Limited

Saipem and Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) have signed an extension of their existing services agreement to include the provision of Saipem’s FlatFish underwater drone for environmental monitoring and inspection of asset integrity. The existing contract between the parties provides for the storage, maintenance, training of personnel and readiness including the remote emergency response of the Offset... Continue Reading →

August 22, 2022 0

DOF Nets Vessels, ROV Deals in Brazil Worth More Than $253M

Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF has secured contract extensions and new contracts for three of its vessels in Brazil with Petrobras. The deals are worth more than USD 253 million. The contracts, awarded to DOF Brazilian subsidiaries, Norskan Offshore Ltda. and DOF Subsea Brasil Servicos Ltda, are for the vessels; Skandi Chieftain, Skandi Olympia and Skandi... Continue Reading →

August 22, 2022 0

Focus on energy transition to spur offshore accommodation demand

(OEM) While the current, improved demand for offshore accommodation rigs is mainly driven by a recovery in the oil and gas market, Prosafe believes that the focus on energy transition will contribute to further demand. Prosafe said in its 2Q 2022 report on Friday that the general outlook has improved significantly as the oil price has recovered... Continue Reading →

August 19, 2022 0

Equinor granted renewal of drilling license to drill 9 wells in Bacalhau

The Brazilian Institute of the Environment (Ibama) granted an operating license renewal to Equinor, authorizing the Norwegian oil company to carry out short-term drilling and testing activities in the Bacalhau field, in the Santos Basin. The license will be valid for four years. According to the document, the company will be able to drill up... Continue Reading →

August 18, 2022 0