
Husky approves West White Rose project and announces new discovery
Husky Energy is moving forward with the West White Rose Project offshore Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Husky Energy is moving forward with the West White Rose Project offshore Newfoundland and Labrador.

Add Energy, the international energy consultancy provider, has been awarded a maintenance build contract worth more than £1 million with BP for work on West Nile Delta (WND), a development located just off the north coast of Egypt.

Bibby Offshore, a subsea services provider to the oil and gas industry, has been awarded a significant contract with TAQA for subsea construction works in the Eider field, located 184 km north-east of Shetland.

Pedro Parente, CEO of Petrobras and Robin Watson, chief executive of Wood Group are to speak at the opening plenary session at SPE Offshore Europe 2017 which is being held in Aberdeen from 5 - 8 September 2017.

Faroe Petroleum has announced the commencement of the Faroe-operated Brasse appraisal well 31/7-2S in the Norwegian North Sea (Faroe 50%).

Sub-zero temperatures in the deep waters of the North Atlantic would significantly hamper the ability of oil-eating bacteria to help the ocean recover from a major oil spill, according to new research by the University of Aberdeen.

With both projects already underway, the first onboard the Ocean Valiant will run until March 2018, whilst the second project on the Maersk Gallant jack-up rig is due to be completed in July 2017.

Premier has announced that the Zama-1 exploration well in Block 7 (Premier equity 25%) in the shallow water Sureste Basin, offshore Mexico, was spudded at 0630 on 21 May 2017.

Following on from the recently announced 2017 2D seismic campaign and the Cape Broyle 3D, the joint venture is now ramping up its 3D seismic acquisition in Newfoundland Labrador with these additional projects, reflecting high customer interest in this region.

Aker BP has received consent to use Mærsk Invincible for plugging wells at Valhall.

M² Subsea, a global independent provider of ROV services, has secured its first contract award which is valued in excess of one million pounds.

Andrew Greenwood, Recruitment Director – Europe and Africa at Airswift, provides commentary on Conservative decommissioning policy.