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Masirah Oil: Yumna Offshore Oil Field Produced 8,440 stb/d in December

Jan 11, 2022

Masirah Oil, a 91.81 percent subsidiary of Rex International, said Monday that gross oil output from the Yumna Field in offshore Block 50 Oman,  in December 2021 amounted to 8,440 stock tank barrels per day (stb/d).'Production was choked back…

McDermott Lands Scarborough Floating Production Unit Work

Jan 10, 2022

Offshore engineering and construction firm McDermott has secured a contract with the Australian oil and gas firm Woodside to deliver hull and topsides for the floating production unit to be installed at Woodside's Scarborough development offshore Australia…

Interview: André Lima Cordeiro, Executive Manager, Subsea Systems, Petrobras

Dec 29, 2021

Brazil has always pushed the boundaries of deepwater exploration and production – and it’s still doing so today. With some of the world’s largest deepwater reservoirs, that are often complex in themselves, it’s had to come up with new solutions…

Yinson, Enauta Pen LoI for Atlanta Field FPSO

Dec 20, 2021

Malaysian FPSO contractor Yinson has signed a Letter of Intent with the Brazilian oil company Enauta Energia for the provision, operation, and maintenance of an FPSO at Enauta's Atlanta field in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.Enauta has been…

Woodside Taps Schlumberger, Subsea 7 for Scarborough Pipelines, Production Systems

Dec 17, 2021

Subsea Integration Alliance, a partnership between Schlumberger and Subsea 7, has secured a contract with Australia's Woodside for the delivery of subsea pipelines and production systems for the Scarborough gas project offshore Australia.The multi-billion-dollar Scarborough gas field development…

UK North Sea: CNOOC Brings Online Buzzard Phase II

Nov 29, 2021

Chinese oil and gas company CNOOC has started production from the Buzzard Phase II development in the UK North Sea.Buzzard Phase II sits around 100 kilometers northeast of Aberdeen, Scotland, with an average water depth of approximately 96 meters…

China: CNOOC Starts Oil Production from Lufeng Offshore Development

Nov 23, 2021

Chinese national oil company CNOOC has started producing oil from Lufeng offshore oil fields in the eastern section of the South China Sea.The oil fields include Lufeng 14-4 oil field, Lufeng 14-8 oil field, Lufeng 15-1 oil field, and Lufeng 22-1 oil field…

SBM Offshore to Build Fourth FPSO for Exxon in Guyana

Nov 17, 2021

Dutch FPSO specialist SBM Offshore has won contracts to perform Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) for an FPSO for Exxon's Yellowtail development offshore Guyana. This will be SBM Offshore's largest-ever FPSO.The FEED contract for what will be Guyana's fourth FPSO…

A Seismic Shift

Oct 28, 2021

Despite oil prices recently edging past $80 a barrel, scars from two recent oil industry downturns in five years have forced offshore seismic surveyors to look at ways to diversify.Marine seismic survey companies provide essential data to offshore…

Guyana Could Resume Oil Supply Talks with India

Oct 22, 2021

Oil producer Guyana could resume talks with India for a deal to sell the government's share of crude as output rises next year, the South American nation's vice president told Reuters.Earlier this year, Indian refiners bought at least two test cargoes of Guyana's Liza light sweet crude…

Subsea Vehicles: To Be (resident), or Not to Be?

Oct 11, 2021

That’s the question? Or, more specifically, are there alternative ways of delivering robotics to where they’re needed without having to have seabed docking stations? Elaine Maslin takes a look.  The idea for some kind of resident subsea vehicle has been around for some time…

China Starts Production at 100,000 DWT Deepwater Semi-sub FPSO

Aug 02, 2021

China Classification Society (CCS) is reporting the successful surveying of the world’s first 100,000 DWT deep-water semi-submersible floating production storage and offloading installation (FPSO).Dubbed Shen Hai Yi Hao, the platform is formally…

China's CNOOC Dives into Uncharted Deep Waters in Bold Gas Pivot

Jul 09, 2021

When the first gas from CNOOC Ltd's new ultra-deep field in the South China Sea started flowing in late June to the world's largest customized floating platform 1,500 meters above the sea bed, it marked a key phase in China's gas drive.For CNOOC…

Indonesia: Eni, SKK Migas Ink Exploration MoU

Jun 17, 2021

Italian oil and gas company Eni said Thursday it had signed an agreement with SKK Migas for cooperation on exploration activities in Indonesia. The memorandum of understanding defines the framework for further cooperation in the processing and…

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