Deepwater
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November 20, 2024
TGS announced today they have won a significant seismic survey/3D streamer contract for ONGC in the Mahanadi basin, offshore India. The Ramform Sovereign is scheduled to mobilize for the survey in January 2025 and the contract has a duration of approximately six months.
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November 20, 2024
TDI-Brooks has completed work contracted by GeoPartners, on behalf of Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname, to perform seep data acquisition, processing, interpretation and data management services (multibeam and coring) for the Suriname Seabed Piston Coring Project.
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November 14, 2024
SBM Offshore, Technip Energies and TechnipFMC all announced today the securement of major contracts for the GranMorgu field development project located in Block 58 in Suriname, operated by TotalEnergies.
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October 30, 2024
(WO) — EnerMech has completed a milestone pre-commissioning project for a major U.S. energy infrastructure company in the Gulf of Mexico, marking the organization’s largest nitrogen membrane spread to be deployed to date in this geography.
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October 29, 2024
SLB today announced the award of a contract by bp to its OneSubsea joint venture for a subsea boosting system in the greenfield development of the Kaskida project in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
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October 28, 2024
Baker Hughes has won contracts with Petrobras to provide flexible pipe systems in Brazil’s pre-salt fields. The multi-year project includes risers and flowlines for hydrocarbon production and associated gas and water injection with support for equipment storage, maintenance and installation.
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October 24, 2024
(WO) — Transocean Ltd. is in talks to merge with rival offshore drilling contractor Seadrill Ltd., as deepwater drilling work is once again on the rise thanks to steady oil prices and slower production growth from U.S. shale fields.
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October 17, 2024
Transocean today announced a one-year contract for the Deepwater Conqueror with an undisclosed operator in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
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October 15, 2024
Baker Hughes has secured an order to supply centrifugal and electrical-driven Integrated Compressor Line (ICL) compressors to Saipem for TotalEnergies’ Kaminho FPSO unit in offshore Angola.
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October 09, 2024
Shearwater Geoservices Holding AS has been awarded a major offshore project by TotalEnergies to conduct a deepwater ocean-bottom node (OBN) survey in Angola.
Article
September 2024
Based on the numbers our forecast, along with some anecdotal evidence from talking to industry professionals, I think it’s fair to say that the upstream industry is maintaining the status quo for the remainder of 2024, with great enthusiasm building for 2025.
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October 03, 2024
Nigeria hopes to attract as much as $10 billion of new investments in deep-water gas exploration through tax breaks and other measures proposed in a new policy framework for the industry, according to a government official.
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September 27, 2024
The main production facilities include a new fixed production platform and three centralized subsea wellheads, with 12 development wells planned to be commissioned. It is expected to reach peak production of 162 MMcfgd and 3,931 bpd in 2025.
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September 19, 2024
The main production facilities include a new deepwater jacket platform Haiji-2 and a cylindrical FPSO Haikui-1. A total of 32 development wells are to be commissioned. The project is expected to achieve a peak production of approximately 17,900 bopd in 2026. The oil property is heavy crude.
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September 12, 2024
Transocean Ltd. has secured a $232 million contract with bp for its Deepwater Atlas drillship in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
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September 02, 2024
Energy Maritime Associates (EMA) has identified 29 projects that are most likely to be awarded within the next 12 months. These include 16 FPSOs, 7 FSOs, 3 FLNGs, 2 Semis, and 1 MOPU. These will be for multiple units in Brazil, new frontier regions such as Namibia and the Falklands, as well as the re-emergence of mature areas like Angola, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, and Malaysia.
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August 2024
A new multi-zone single trip system with an integrated barrier valve offers a comprehensive solution for offshore deepwater and ultra-deepwater sand-control completion needs.
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August 20, 2024
TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne — whose company, alongside APA Corporation, is moving to develop deepwater drilling sites that hold close to 700 MMbbl of oil — said Suriname will make a “significant” contribution to the group’s cash flows as oil revenues start flowing in 2028.
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August 14, 2024
Shell has approved a final investment decision for a waterflood project at its Vito asset in the Gulf of Mexico. The project involves injecting water into the reservoir to increase oil extraction and is set to begin in 2027.
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August 14, 2024
Petroleos Mexicanos has reached a deal with an oilfield-services provider to drill in the Gulf of Mexico as the heavily indebted state energy company turns to the private sector to boost crude production.
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August 14, 2024
Germany will scrutinize an application to drill for natural gas at a protected marine site after explorer One-Dyas BV cleared a key hurdle with local authorities.
