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Offshore drilling rig company Valaris said Wednesday it had won a contract extension with ARO Drilling for Valaris JU-36 jack-up drilling unit…

As the world has been shut down in stages due to COVID for the past 18 months, the same can’t be said for innovators in the offshore energy sector…

Image by Pvince73/AdobeStock Engineering and construction services giant  KBR has won a contract with Nigeria's UTM Offshore to support the development of Nigeria's first Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility. Acting as Owner's Engineers, KBR will be responsible for a multi-disciplined due diligence review of the Pre-Front End Engineering Design, being completed by Japanese engineering company JGC. UTM Offshore is leading the development of the 1.2 million tonnes per year FLNG facility in collaboration with LNG Investment Management Services, a subsidiary of Nigeria National Petrole...

Work will start this month and end in November, Offshore Engineer reported, adding that the client will have an option to extend the contract for up to seven more wells.   The drillship that is involved, West Capella, was built in 2008 and is a sixth generation ultra-deepwater drillship, the report said. Its previous deal with Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) is expiring sometime this month, according to Seadrill’s fleet status report for 4Q20. The West Capella’s deal with Petronas was previously set to end in March 2021 but was consequently extended to May 2021. Petronas also has a de...

Dropsafe Helideck – Credit: Dropsafe Safety of workers,structures, equipment and the environment are paramount in any offshore energy project. In the March/April print edition, Offshore Engineer took a look inside some notable newcomers. Wearable tech to boost drill floor safety HaloGuard – Credit: Transocean Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has recently deployed what it said was the offshore drilling industry’s first safety system that integrates a wearable locating device with drill floor equipment and machine stoppage controls. The system, called HaloG...