The floating production systems (FPS) market has been heavily impacted by the oil price downturn. Orders declined significantly from 17 in 2014 to four in 2015 and zero in 2016. There have been signs of a recovery in 2017, with seven orders booked year to date鈥
The Ichthys Explorer, the Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG project鈥檚 central processing facility (CPF), sailed away from its construction site in Geoje, South Korea in route to the Ichthys field offshore Western Australia, following the completion of shipyard commissioning and preparation work鈥
Marine and offshore engineering consultancy Aqualis 云顶赌场老虎机 has successfully completed its position keeping role for the Ichthys central processing facility (CPF), which is now moored to a storm safe condition in Australian waters. On 29 May 2017鈥
Engineering company Monadelphous Group has been awarded a major, long-term offshore maintenance services contract for Inpex Operations Australia associated with the Ichthys LNG project. The contract is for an initial six years with a further two鈥
Services firm Cape has been awarded contracts on Inpex's Ichthys LNG project and for work for BP in the North Sea. Cape Industrial Services secured two contracts, extending existing contracts, with BP in the UK North Sea for a further three years鈥
Inpex held double naming ceremonies at two South Korean yards for the FPSO and CPF related to the Ichthys LNG project, following the end of construction of both facilities. At Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard鈥
Sparrows Group has won a three-year deal to deliver fixed crane maintenance and lifting and rigging services for the Inpex-operated Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Australia. The agreement includes maintenance, servicing and inspection of lifting equipment and cranes鈥
Susan Gourvenec offers a down under outlook for decommissioning offshore oil and gas facilities. Operating pipelines provide habitat for marine life. Photos from Woodside. Australia鈥檚鈥
Japan's Inpex completed the installation of a complex network of subsea infrastructure designed to support the extraction of gas and condensate for the Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, offshore Western Australia. The final鈥
TechnipFMC inked an agreement with Japan's Inpex for riserless light well intervention (RLWI) services in the Ichthys field, about 220km offshore of Western Australia, for the Ichthys LNG Project. Under the agreement, the first the new firm has announced since launching last week鈥
Norway's Solstad 云顶赌场老虎机 (SOFF) has been awarded a subcontract with US-headquartered McDermott for the provision of light construction vessel services associated with Ichthys gas field development project, offshore Western Australia. Solstad's鈥
Inpex awarded Fugro a five-year subsea inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services contract for the Ichthys project in the Timor Sea. Ichthys is about 220km from the coast of Western Australia. The contract, awarded by Inpex Operations Australia鈥
Although Australia has some of the most progressive fiscal regimes for offshore oil and gas, the country is being short-changed in LNG exports, which is on the verge of further expansion this year. Audrey Raj reports. Shell鈥檚鈥
French giant Total will launch 10 upstream projects in the next 18 months, as the company targets a US$3.5 billion costs savings for the year. Image of Total CEO Pouyanné, from Total. In 2017鈥
For the offshore oilfield equipment and services industries, 2016 was a difficult year. Douglas Westwood鈥檚 Joel Hancock looks forward to see if there is a light at the end of the tunnel. The Maersk鈥
