
bp starts oil production at Argos platform in the Gulf of Mexico
With a gross production capacity of up to 140 000 bpd, Argos is bp’s fifth platform in the Gulf of Mexico and the first new bp-operated production facility in the region since 2008.
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With a gross production capacity of up to 140 000 bpd, Argos is bp’s fifth platform in the Gulf of Mexico and the first new bp-operated production facility in the region since 2008.

The company has announced an agreement to create new ‘digital twins’ of two offshore platforms in the Dutch North Sea, expanding its portfolio of digitised assets to 14.

The company has announced contract fixtures for two of its harsh environment semisubmersibles. Together, the fixtures represent approximately US$113 million in firm contract backlog.

The US Gulf of Mexico region-wide Lease Sale 259 attracted 353 bids from 32 companies, with high bids totalling US$264 million.

The company’s scope of work includes the design and manufacture of the subsea production manifold featuring TCS subsea connectors along with valves sourced from Advanced Technology Valve S.p.A. (ATV) in Colico, Italy.

4AP-Geoteknik is joining the group as part of RSK’s expansion into the Nordic region.

Fast-track products for this recently completed Phase IV will be ready for review towards the middle of this year, with the final products for the entire programme available in late 2023.

North Sea flaring has been cut in half following four consecutive years of reductions driven by tough measures to make UK oil and gas production cleaner, new analysis shows.

The companies have achieved a major milestone in Brazil's offshore energy sector by completing the country's first-ever remote subsea inspection survey.

The programme of work, expected to be executed from the Noble Innovator jack up vessel during Q2 2023, will see Well-Safe Solutions carry out well engineering support services using its bespoke Well Decommissioning Delivery Process (WDDP).

The offshore oil and gas sector is set for the highest growth in a decade in the next two years, with US$214 billion of new project investments lined up, according to Rystad Energy.

The award will see TWMA deploy its RotoMill® technology for a harsh environment semi-submersible unit in the Central North Sea.