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a combined 440 MMcf/d to the FLNG vessel
moored in 1,790 m ( 5,872 ft) of water. Assum-
ing a positive investment decision this year,
production should start in 2020.
Hilli Espiseyo, the world’s first converted
FLNG vessel (an ex-LNG carrier), sailed from
Keppel Shipyard in Singapore last month and
should reach its destination offshore Cameroon some time in November, according to
Golar LNG.
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Borr Drilling has a letter of intent from BW
Energy to provide the BMC Pacific class jackup
Norve for the Dussafu development offshore
Gabon. The rig is due to mobilize from Limbe,
Cameroon, next month and start the 140- to
160-day program in January: this will entail
drilling and completing two subsea wells.
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ONGC Videsh has farmed into 30% of Na-
mibian offshore license 0037, covering blocks
2112A, 2012B, and 2113B. Tullow Oil remains
operator.
Mediterranean Sea
Rosneft has completed acquisition of a 30%
stake in the deepwater Shorouk concession
offshore Egypt from Eni. The deal includes a
payment of $1.125 billion, plus reimbursement
of various investments already made. Shorouk
contains the giant Zohr gas field, which is due
to start producing by year-end.
Middle East
ADNOC has signed a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) with Japanese oil
company JOGMEC and Japan’s Ministry of
Economy, Trade and Industry. This estab-lishes the framework for, among others, an
upstream technical co-operation and devising
new training programs for ADNOC personnel.
ADNOC has signed another agreement with
Bergen University to conduct research into
EOR techniques to extend the lives of its oil
reservoirs in the UAE.
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Sharjah-based fabricator Lamprell expects
its joint venture in Saudi Arabia with Saudi
Aramco, Bahri, and Hyundai Heavy Industries
to start operating soon. The partners have
committed to build one of the Middle East’s
largest yards, with 4. 1 km ( 2. 5 mi) of quay-
side and 640,000 sq m ( 6.89 million sq ft) of
workshops. This should be fully operational
by 2019. Lamprell will be technical partner in
two zones, focused on construction of jackup
drilling rigs and maintenance of jackups and
commercial vessels.
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Lukoil has signed an MoU with National
Iranian Oil Co. concerning joint exploration
offshore and onshore Iran. This will include
basin modeling and analysis of the petroleum
systems in the northwest Persian Gulf, the
South Caspian basin, and the Abadan Plateau,
and the establishment of a joint working group.
Asia/Pacific
ONGC has awarded L&T Hydrocarbon
Services a $177-million engineering, procure-
ment, construction, installation, and commis-
sioning contract for the Daman field develop-
ment offshore western India. Daman is in the
southwestern part of the Tapti-Daman block,
160-200 km (99-124 mi) northwest of Mumbai.
OneSubsea has secured an EPC contract
from Reliance Industries to supply a subsea
production system for the R Cluster project in
the KG-D6 block offshore eastern India. The
scope includes supply and installation of trees,
subsea manifolds, control and tie-in systems,
multi-phase meters and intervention tooling.
