Tag: offshore

North sea oil find

OMV (Austria) claims it has found a "significant" amount of oil and natural gas in the Faroe/Shetland Channel.

Subsea 7 wins Shetland contract

Subsea contractor, Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract from BP for its 2005 subsea requirements West of Shetlands.

Award for Campeche Platform

Pemex has awarded Bosnor a contract for the engineering, procurement, construction, installation and testing of a production platform.

Stainless connectors speed offshore hook-up

Stainless-steel connectors from Hawke International are being used by BP to facilitate the offshore hook-up of the BP Clair deck to drilling and accommodation modules.

Iran: South Pars tenders

Iran’s National Iranian Oil Co. (NIOC) has launched tenders for several of the 20 phases of of offshore developments that have been ratified by the Iranian government.

Spain and UK: Kenny contracts

J P Kenny, part of the Wood Group, has recently been awarded a GBP 1 million design engineering contract for Talisman’s new Tweedsmuir field in the UKCS.

Malaysia: Petra lands Shell job

Petra Perdana Bhd has received a letter of intent to undertake maintenance and retrofit services for offshore facilities in east Malaysia.

Anadarko to explore offshore Indonesia

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation has announced that its subsidiary, Anadarko Indonesia Company, has been awarded exploration and production rights to North East Madura III Block in Indonesia’s fourth licensing round.

Azerbaijan: McDermott wins awards

J. Ray McDermott SA has announced that its McDermott Caspian Contractors Inc. subsidiary has been awarded three new projects from the Azerbaijan International Operating Company.

Azerbaijan: contracts awarded

An Azeri oil group led by BP has awarded a total of USD 1.1 billion of construction and engineering deals to expand its giant oil project in the Caspian Sea.