FPSO FRADE starts production

FPSO FRADE starts production

SBM Offshore, under an EPCI contract with the Frade B.V., has completed installation of the 'FPSO Frade', which commenced oil production on 20 June 2009. The FPSO Frade is situated in the Frade field, which is located 375 kilometres northeast of Rio de Janeiro in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil, in approximately 1,080 meters of water depth. Full text

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FPSO FRADE starts production

2009.07.02 - Projects -

FPSO FRADE starts production

SBM Offshore, under an EPCI contract with the Frade B.V., has completed installation of the 'FPSO Frade', which commenced oil production on 20 June 2009. The FPSO Frade is situated in the Frade field, which is located 375 kilometres northeast of Rio de Janeiro in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil, in approximately 1,080 meters of water depth. Full text

Aker Solutions, Aibel, Samsung consortium not pre-qualified for Goliat EPC tender

2009.06.29 - Projects -

Aker Solutions, Aibel, Samsung consortium not pre-qualified for Goliat EPC tender

Eni Norge AS has declined the proposed Aker Solutions, Aibel, Samsung Heavy Industries consortium to participate in the tendering process for the Goliat FPSO. Aker Solutions is of the opinion that this is the best delivery model for us for the chosen Goliat concept. Full text

Chevron Announces First Oil Production From Frade Field in Brazil

2009.06.23 - Projects -

Chevron Announces First Oil Production From Frade Field in Brazil

Chevron Corporation announced today that its subsidiary Chevron Brasil Upstream Frade Ltda. has commenced crude oil production from the Frade Field, the company's first operated deepwater development in Brazil. The estimated USD 3 billion project, with continuing development drilling, is expected to achieve peak production of 90,000 barrels of crude oil and natural gas liquids per day in 2011. Full text

BJ Services completes major pipelineprecommissioning operation for Technip in India

2009.06.23 - Projects -

BJ Services completes major pipelineprecommissioning operation for Technip in India

BJ Services Company today announced that has completed a major contract to provide precommissioning services for Technip on the MA-D6 oilfield development offshore India. The oilfield is located in the Krishna Godavari Basin in the Bay of Bengal South East offshore Kakinada. Full text

SCAN Geophysical commences 3D seismic operations in South America

2009.06.18 - Projects -

SCAN Geophysical commences 3D seismic operations in South America

SCAN Geophysical ASA (SCAN) today announced that the company has signed a Letter of Intent for a 3D seismic operation in the South American region utilizing SCAN’s multi-purpose 3D vessel, the M/V SCAN STIGANDI. Full text

Helix completes Thunder Hawk PLET installation in deepwater GOM

2009.06.11 - Projects -

Helix completes Thunder Hawk PLET installation in deepwater GOM

Helix successfully completed installation of two 86-ton pipeline-end-termination (PLET) modules as a prelude to the initiation of production of Murphy Oil Co.’s Thunder Hawk development in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Full text

Total Awards CGGVeritas Major 4D Inversion Project

2009.06.04 - Projects -

Total Awards CGGVeritas Major 4D Inversion Project

CGGVeritas has been awarded a major seismic reservoir characterization project by Total E&P Angola and their partners. The award is for the inversion of 4D seismic data covering the Dalia, Rosa, Girassol and Jasmine fields offshore Angola. Full text

Spectrum and ASB reprocess Australian seismic survey

2009.05.28 - Projects -

Spectrum and ASB reprocess Australian seismic survey

Spectrum and Australian Seismic Brokers (ASB) are currently reprocessing 15,800 km of 2D data from the North West Shelf of Australia (NWSR-09 project). The survey extends from the Exmouth Plateau to the Northern Browse Basin and incorporates scores of key well ties. Full text

Offshore Solutions install first Offshore Access System (OAS) in the North Sea

2009.05.26 - Projects -

Offshore Solutions install first Offshore Access System (OAS) in the North Sea

Offshore Solutions B.V. is celebrating the installation and operation of its first Offshore Access System (OAS*) in the central North Sea. Designed to operate in 2.5 metre Hs (significant wave height) sea states, the OAS is mounted onboard platform supply vessel FD Incredible, which has been chartered by Chevron as an accommodation vessel. Full text

Third Ormen Lange subsea template ready for installation

2009.05.15 - Projects -

Third Ormen Lange subsea template ready for installation

Today the completed 1150 tonnes heavy Ormen Lange subsea template was loaded out on a barge at Grenland Group’s construction yard in Tønsberg. The enormous 44 m x 33 m x 15 m subsea station will soon be towed out for installation at 850 meters depth in the southern part of the Ormen Lange field in the Norwegian Sea ,120 km northwest of Kristiansund. Full text

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