Offshore International - Nov 8th, 2022
 
 
Updates from the offshore regions of the North Sea, Africa, Latin America, Middle East and Asia
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November 8, 2022
Drillship demand will continue to be driven by the Golden Triangle, with semisubmersible activity in the North Sea also improving, according to Westwood analysts.
Pemex struck a deal in 2016 to invest more than $3 billion to fix its flaring problem at its most productive GoM oil fields, but the project has been abandoned and the environmental toll continues to rise, Reuters reports.
Hess has contracted Velesto Energy to provide rig, drilling and completion services for its 2022-2024 offshore North Malay Basin full-field development campaign.
An affiliate of Beacon Offshore Energy has signed a rig commitment letter to drill and complete three wells for the Winterfell oil development in the Green Canyon area of the US Gulf of Mexico, starting mid-2023.
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The work confirms initial data on hydrocarbon potential of the deepwater area.
LYTT has deployed a new fiber-enabled, sensor analytics system for flow profiling of production and injection wells to a large offshore oil field in the Middle East.
The vessel Siem Symphony is returning to Canadian waters in 2023 for a contract with BP Canada.
The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) has awarded five parcels to four international majors under its latest leasing rounds.
The Deepsea Yantai semisubmersible has spud the Calypso exploration well in the Norwegian Sea for operator Neptune Energy.
Crowley has signed an agreement with the Port of Humboldt Bay to exclusively negotiate to be the developer and operator of a terminal to serve as California’s first hub for offshore wind energy installations.
The company said engineering work will commence immediately, and offshore activity is scheduled for 2024 and 2025.
Pemex and its partners could take a final investment decision on the Zama oil project by the end of next year, according to Harbour Energy.
Seadrill’s Sevan Louisiana semisubmersible has started drilling Talos Energy’s Lime Rock prospect in the US Gulf of Mexico, close to the company’s Ram Powell facility in Mississippi Canyon.
Drilling has started on three new wells that will be tied back to the J-Area infrastructure in the UK central North Sea, operator Harbour Energy reported in its latest results review.
The next steps include issuing a proposed sale notice late this year or early next year.
Prosafe has issued an update on its fleet of semisubmersible offshore accommodation/support rigs.
CNH issues approval but promises strict supervision.
Longboat Energy has confirmed a gas-condensate discovery in the HP/HT Oswig exploration well and subsequent sidetrack in license PL1100 in the Norwegian North Sea.
Sonadrill Holding, a joint venture between Seadrill and an affiliate of Sonangol E&P, has secured a 12-well extension offshore Angola for the Libongos drillship at a day rate of $402,500.
Nord Stream AG has completed its initial collection of data gathering at the location of the damage to the Nord Stream pipeline 1 in the waters of the Swedish exclusive economic zone.
Eolink, Valorem and Centrale Nantes have received €14.9 million from the France 2030 funding program. The financed project includes the manufacturing and commissioning of a floating wind turbine developed by EOLINK.
Woodside Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation.
MODEC will perform the FEED for the FPSO for Exxon Mobil’s Uaru development in the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana.
Solstad Offshore has secured long-term contracts for three of its subsea construction vessels, with a combined time charter value of about NOK1.6 billion (US$156 million).
Shell Petroleum has completed the sale of its 100% shareholding in Shell Philippines Exploration to Malampaya Energy XP, a subsidiary of Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc.
bp Trinidad and Tobago has committed to the Cypre offshore gas project, the company’s third subsea development.
Excelerate Energy Inc. and the government of the Federal Republic of Germany signed a five-year contract in late October in Berlin to charter the Excelsior floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU).
QatarEnergy has named ConocoPhillips its third and final international partner in Qatar’s North Field South (NFS) expansion project.
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