Offshore Oil & Gas news

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Seadrill clinches semisub extension in the US Gulf - Splash247

According to Seadrill’s fleet status report, the semi is on contract with Walter Oil & Gas at an undisclosed dayrate.

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Three “stranded” drillships in Korea has found a new home:

Eldorado Drilling seals $120m private placement - Splash247

The fleet should be complete by the end of the year, with the Zonda (pictured) set to begin operations for Petrobras in Brazil through a rig management arrangement with Ventura Offshore. Earlier this year, Diamond Offshore, now part of offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation, secured rights to market Dorado and Draco in Brazil, Latin America, West Africa, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

PS> Apparently NOT being marketed for US GoM operations.

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McDermott scoops Repsol contract off Mexico - Splash247

Polok and Chinwol deepwater discoveries are located in Block 29 in the Salina Basin. Repsol as the operator struck first oil in May 2020. McDermott’s engineering scope of the field development project will be led from its base in Houston.

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Subsea 7 gets more work in US Gulf of Mexico - Splash247

This year the company won several contracts in the Gulf of Mexico, including an EPC and installation contract in August and a subsea tieback deal in October. Before that, Subsea 7 won work on Talos’ Sunspear development and Woodside’s Trion field.

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Looks like Subsea 7 is really on a roll:

Subsea 7 rakes in three new deals - Splash247

Supermajor Shell contracted the company for the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of a production flowline and related subsea infrastructure at Shell’s Phase 3 Silvertip development in the Alaminos Canyon, in water depths reaching up to 3,000 m.

Beacon Offshore awarded the second deal for work in the Gulf of Mexico. Subsea 7 will work on the Monument development. The project involves installing a high-pressure 27-kilometre subsea tieback to the Shenandoah FPS, located in Walker Ridge Block 316 at water depths reaching up to 2,000 m.

The deal in Saudi Arabia is a long-term agreement with state-owned giant Aramco. The contract scope includes the decommissioning of existing subsea facilities as well as engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of a new pipeline and subsea equipment at the Abu Safah field.

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The “Whale Field” in the Gulf of Mexico (America?) has started production:

Shell's Whale Makes Waves: Gulf of Mexico's Newest Offshore Giant Goes Live

The project showcases significant environmental improvements, featuring energy-efficient gas turbines and compression systems that result in approximately 30% lower greenhouse gas intensity over its lifecycle compared to the Vito facility. The advancement aligns with Shell’s position as the leading operator in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, where their oil production maintains one of the lowest GHG intensities globally.

Both the Vito and Whale FPUs are constructed in Singapore:

Whale was built in Singapore and transported on a heavy transport vessel called the Boka Vanguard (pictured) to Texas, USA, before being towed into the Gulf of Mexico.
Source: On repeat: cutting costs and emissions in the Gulf of Mexico | Shell Global

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EMGS lines up more work off India - Splash247

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