Aker Soutions wins FEED contract on Wisting FPSO
Aker Solutions has landed the front-end engineering and design (FEED) work for the Equinor Wisting FPSO in the Barents Sea.
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Sembcorp wins Dorado FPSO work
Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine will carry out front-end engineering design (FEED) work for the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facility that will form part of Santos’ Dorado development offshore Australia.
Keppel delivers Guyana’s second FPSO
Singapore yard Keppel Offshore &Marine (Keppel O&M) has delivered a mega floating storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel dubbed Liza Unity to SBM Offshore that will process oil from the prolific Stabroaek Block offshore Guyana.
Spirit Energy to finally decommission over-performing Chestnut field
Spirit Energy has decided it will finally decommission the Chestnut field in the North Sea, more than a decade after it was first expected to be shut in.
Vaalco lines up new FSO provider
Vaalco Energy has signed a binding letter of intent (LoI) with World Carrier Offshore Services to provide a floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessel offshore Gabon.
Santos awards Altera the FEED deal for Dorado FPSO
Altera Infrastructure (formerly Teekay Offshore) has been chosen to provide front-end engineering and design (FEED) work for the Dorado oil project's floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel offshore Western Australia.
‘Dream came true’: Worker goes from farm in Brazil to North Sea FPSO
An oil and gas worker has described how his “dream came true” having gone from a small rural town in Brazil to a North Sea FPSO.
Keppel set to ‘vigorously’ defend FPSO arbitration
Singapore rig builder Keppel Offshore & Marine has received a request for arbitration from an unnamed counterparty relating to two engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts for floating production storage and offloading units (FPSOs).
Major Australian decommissioning job up for grabs
Australia is seeking expressions of interest for the Northern Endeavour FPSO decommissioning project. Significantly, this could provide North Sea players the perfect opportunity to get a foothold in the rapidly expanding Australian decommissioning market.
Santos seeks investors for Dorado as $2bn oil project enters FEED
Australia’s Santos today announced that its large Dorado oil project offshore Western Australia has started the front-end engineering and design (FEED) phase. Santos is also seeking buyers for a share in the development, which has a “very low” carbon dioxide footprint and is expected to initially cost $2 billion.
Energean FIDs Karish work, warns of delays
Energean has pushed back the expected start of operations at its Karish project, offshore Israel, owing to delays in Singapore, while also approving more Karish North work.
Subsea 7 wins ‘very large’ Mero contract with Petrobras
Subsea 7 has won a contract with Petrobras for development of the Mero-3 field off Brazil.
Record number of FPSO leases on course for expiry in 2022, Westwood Global says
As many as 30 FPSO units could be back on the shelf by the end of next year, according to new analysis from Westwood Global Energy Group.
Singapore’s Keppel wins $2.3bn FPSO deal from Brazil’s Petrobras
Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) will build one of the world’s largest floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels for Brazil’s Petrobras after winning a contract worth $2.3 billion.
BW Offshore to scrap Berge Helene at Indian yard
BW Offshore has signed the FPSO Berge Helene over for demolition and recycling in India, the company said.
Costs rise at Woodside’s Sangomar
Woodside Energy has increased the cost of its Sangomar project to $4.6 billion, gross, from $4.2bn.
Santos hands out FPSO deal for $3.6bn Barossa LNG scheme
Australia’s Santos has awarded the biggest contract tied to its $3.6 billion Barossa liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in northern Australia that will backfill Darwin LNG. This offers a strong signal that a final approval for the scheme is imminent.
Write-downs double losses for Altera Infrastructure
Write-downs on the value of its vessels saw Aberdeen-headquartered FPSO firm Altera Infrastructure more than double its pre-tax losses in 2020.
Hibiscus enters ‘exclusivity arrangements’ on Marigold FPSO
Hibiscus Petroleum has said it has now entered into “exclusivity arrangements” on an FPSO for its Marigold project in the North Sea.
Fluor rethinks risks, sets out Stork sale plans
Fluor plans to sell off its Stork asset within the next 12-18 months, the company said, while also moving the unit’s results into discontinued operations in the first quarter of this year.
Revenues up 16% for SBM Offshore thanks to Guyana and Brazil FPSOs
Dutch shipbuilder SBM Offshore has seen underlying revenues increase by 16% thanks to major orders for FPSO vessels in Guyana.
Kishorn Port plans drydock extension to decommission FPSOs
Kishorn Port Limited (KPL) has submitted plans to extend its drydock for decommissioning of oil and gas FPSO vessels.
Work underway to move EnQuest Producer FPSO to Cromarty Firth
Work is underway to move the EnQuest Producer FPSO to the Cromarty Firth.
World’s largest digital twin launched for Shell
Akselos has celebrated the launch of a “digital twin” for Shell’s Bonga floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel.
Dalia FPSO passes billion-barrel milestone
The Dalia floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel has produced 1 billion barrels of oil, offshore Angola.