http://www.oedigital.com/subsea/deepwater?format=feed Offshore Deepwater News en-US Mon, 12 Jun 2023 10:37:31 -0400 https://www.oedigital.com/news/505745-floating-drilling-rig-utilization-surges-to-over-85-sparking-potential-for-newbuilds Active floating drilling rig utilization has rebounded from a low of 65% in 2018 to over 85% in 2023, energy intelligence group Wood Mackenzie said Monday, adding… Mon, 12 Jun 2023 14:37:31 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/505745-floating-drilling-rig-utilization-surges-to-over-85-sparking-potential-for-newbuilds https://www.oedigital.com/news/505399-nigeria-s-nnpc-signs-deals-with-total-cnooc-on-deepwater-oil-block Nigeria's state-owned oil company NNPC Ltd said on Thursday it had renewed a production sharing contract with Total, China National Offshore Oil Corp and others… Fri, 26 May 2023 09:10:42 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/505399-nigeria-s-nnpc-signs-deals-with-total-cnooc-on-deepwater-oil-block https://www.oedigital.com/news/505394-brazil-s-petrobras-renews-bid-to-win-offshore-oil-well-license-near-amazon-mouth Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras has asked to resume a process for a license to drill a controversial well near the mouth of the Amazon river, the company's… Fri, 26 May 2023 07:04:07 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/505394-brazil-s-petrobras-renews-bid-to-win-offshore-oil-well-license-near-amazon-mouth https://www.oedigital.com/news/505374-shell-extends-contract-for-offshore-drilling-rig-in-namibia Norwegian offshore drilling company Odfjell Drilling has, on behalf of Northern Ocean, agreed a contract extension for the Deepsea Bollsta drilling rig with Shell… Thu, 25 May 2023 12:12:52 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/505374-shell-extends-contract-for-offshore-drilling-rig-in-namibia https://www.oedigital.com/news/505073-noble-secures-500m-deal-with-petrobras-for-ultra-deepwater-drillship Offshore drilling contractor Noble Corporation has secured a $500 million contract with Brazil's Petrobras for the ultra-deepwater drillship Noble Faye Kozack.The… Mon, 15 May 2023 07:22:09 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/505073-noble-secures-500m-deal-with-petrobras-for-ultra-deepwater-drillship https://www.oedigital.com/news/505058-shell-awards-noble-voyager-drillship-contract-for-deepwater-exploration-in-mauritania Offshore drilling firm Noble has secured a contract with Shell for the 7th generation drillship Noble Voyager.Under the contract with Shell, the Noble Voyager drillship… Fri, 12 May 2023 12:25:33 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/505058-shell-awards-noble-voyager-drillship-contract-for-deepwater-exploration-in-mauritania https://www.oedigital.com/news/504898-petrobras-q1-oil-output-falls-4-on-asset-sales Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras said this week that its crude oil production during the first quarter fell 4% compared to the same period last year, citing… Fri, 05 May 2023 12:07:12 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/504898-petrobras-q1-oil-output-falls-4-on-asset-sales https://www.oedigital.com/news/504814-exxonmobil-taps-technipfmc-for-uaru-subsea-production-system TechnipFMC announced Tuesday it has been awarded a contract by ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited to supply the subsea production… Tue, 02 May 2023 21:08:44 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/504814-exxonmobil-taps-technipfmc-for-uaru-subsea-production-system https://www.oedigital.com/news/504791-salamanca-development-llog-taps-subsea-7-for-gom-pipeline-work Oil company LLOG Exploration Offshore has awarded a subsea installation contract to Subsea 7 as part of its Salamanca development project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico… Tue, 02 May 2023 09:18:18 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/504791-salamanca-development-llog-taps-subsea-7-for-gom-pipeline-work https://www.oedigital.com/news/504354-guyana-delays-closely-watched-oil-blocks-auction-to-july Guyana's closely watched auction of 14 offshore oil blocks faces a delay with the South American country pushing back the deadline for oil explorers to submit bids to mid-July… Thu, 13 Apr 2023 18:05:06 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/504354-guyana-delays-closely-watched-oil-blocks-auction-to-july https://www.oedigital.com/news/504349-video-bp-s-first-new-platform-in-u-s-gulf-of-mexico-since-2008-starts-production Oil major BP has started oil production at its Argos offshore platform in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico.With a gross production capacity of up to 140,000 barrels of oil per day… Thu, 13 Apr 2023 13:19:54 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/504349-video-bp-s-first-new-platform-in-u-s-gulf-of-mexico-since-2008-starts-production https://www.oedigital.com/news/504240-bw-energy-achieves-first-oil-at-hibiscus-ruche-development-off-gabon BW Energy on Monday announced it has achieved first oil from the Hibiscus / Ruche Phase 1 development in the Dussafu license offshore Gabon.'Production performance… Mon, 10 Apr 2023 15:10:32 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/504240-bw-energy-achieves-first-oil-at-hibiscus-ruche-development-off-gabon https://www.oedigital.com/news/503681-katmai-flowline-jumper-failure-caused-by-hydrogen-embrittlement Hydrogen embrittlement was found to have caused a 2020 flowline jumper failure in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) said in a recent report… Thu, 16 Mar 2023 14:31:51 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/503681-katmai-flowline-jumper-failure-caused-by-hydrogen-embrittlement https://www.oedigital.com/news/503637-shell-greenlights-development-of-dover-offshore-oil-field-in-u-s-gulf-of-mexico Oil major Shell has sanctioned the development of the Dover offshore oil field in the Gulf of Mexico.Shell plans to develop the Dover project as a subsea tieback… Wed, 15 Mar 2023 12:34:40 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/503637-shell-greenlights-development-of-dover-offshore-oil-field-in-u-s-gulf-of-mexico https://www.oedigital.com/news/503551-with-reserves-of-its-own-colombia-does-not-need-venezuela-s-gas-ecopetrol Colombia can go without Venezuelan natural gas because of promising offshore developments of its own, Felipe Bayon, chief executive of state-controlled oil company Ecopetrol… Mon, 13 Mar 2023 10:03:32 Z https://www.oedigital.com/news/503551-with-reserves-of-its-own-colombia-does-not-need-venezuela-s-gas-ecopetrol