UK: Pathfinder relaunch helps revitalise offshore energy supply chain
13 May 2021
Improved service will support Energy Transition
Sub-contractors benefit from details of Tier 1 contract awards
Maintenance & Operation contract opportunities added to the system
The Pathfinder website is attracting thousands of users and being widely praised throughout the industry following its relaunch on 1 April this year.
First launched in 2010 and moved to the
Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) in 2015, Pathfinder was already extensively used, but the wider scope of information it provides alongside better functionality has significantly improved the service. The site currently boasts more than 1,000 subscribers and there are more than 30 Operators with over 130 projects on the system.
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BP started production from the giant Clair Ridge field West of Shetland with partners in 2018 Picture: BP AS the hopes of a Shetland oil boom sparked by a pioneering explorer fade, some giants have made clear they still see potential in the area. However, firms in the hard-pressed North Sea supply chain and taxpayers alike may be unwise to expect to get more than crumbs from their table. While the industry grappled with the deep slump triggered by the crude price plunge from 2014 to 2016, the West of Shetland area provided a ray of light. Optimists highlighted the potential of relatively under-explored acreage they felt sure contained enough oil and gas to extend the productive life of the wider North Sea area by decades.
10 May 2021 (Last Updated May 12th, 2021 06:08)
Oil major BP has awarded a contract to Petrofac to develop operational procedures for the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) Project located on the maritime border of Mauritania and Senegal.
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Petrofac to develop operational procedures for the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project. Credit: Petrofac Limited.
Petrofac will develop procedures comprising all offshore operations, including subsea, floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) and hub. It is intended to reduce risk and harm to personnel, plant and the environment.
Petrofac operations senior vice-president Steve Webber said: “BP is an important longstanding client and we look forward to supporting them in operating safely and responsibly, in their delivery of the GTA Phase 1 Project, which is creating a new LNG hub in Africa.”
The Shell Brent Delta platform is brought to Able UK shipyard in Hartlepool on a barge to be decommissioned. Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire THE North Sea oil and gas regulator aims to breathe fresh life into efforts to cut the expected multi-billion cost of decommissioning redundant assets in the area amid signs targets are unlikely to be met. The Oil and Gas Authority published a new decommissioning strategy in which it warns that bills could spiral if action is not taken to improve commercial practices. The OGA has set a target to reduce the expected costs of decommissioning by £20.7bn by 2022, from the £59.7bn total expected in 2017.