Anadarko dumps Dolphin drillship 4 mths early

Early termination for ultra deepwater drillship Belford Dolphin operating off Mozambique will be effective Sep 2015, and cost Anadarko $52m.

via OE Digital

KBR, Daewoo consortium wins FLNG FEED contract

KBR and Daewoo consortium has been awarded a FEED contract by Eni East Africa SpA for an FLNG facility for the Coral South Development Project located in Mozambique.

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Eni weighs up FLNG proposals in Mozambique

Eni has started to evaluate initial proposals from contractor groups vying to provide an FLNG in Mozambique’s deepwater Rovuma basin. Daewoo has teamed up with KBR, Samsung has joined forces with Technip and JGC, Hyundai has thrown its lot in with Chiyoda and Saipem. CB&I was rumoured to have pulled out of a Japanese consortium of IHI/MODEC/Toyo and linked up with China’s Hudong.

via Upstreamonline

Eni to execute ITB for Mozambique FLNG

Eni floating an ITB for the FEED of a pair of FLNG units designed to serve its project off Mozambique. Eni would use one onshore LNG production train plus two FLNG units with up to 2.5mtpa capacity each to give a total capacity of 10mtpa.

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Eni invites bids for two FLNG offshore Mozambique

Eni has reportedly invited companies to put forward FEED design proposals for a FLNG plan for the Area 4 field offshore Mozambique. A final investment decision is expected before the end of 2015, with production start-up due in 2020, aimed at Asian markets.

via Upstreamonline

Eni eyeing trio of FLNG vessels to exploit Area 4 off Mozambique

Milan-based Eni is looking to ­deploy at least three FLNG vessels off Mozambique to exploit some of the 85 tcf of in-place gas reserves so far discovered in Area 4. Bid documents are close to being issued, targeting a FID late this year.

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Eni mulls Saipem FLNG alternative in Mozambique Area-4

Eni and its partners are considering to use FLNG vessel to speed up the development of the Area 4 of the Rovuma basin, offshore Mozambique. Mozambique, as well as Tanzania, have emerged these last two years as potential key players on the export market of LNG mainly to Asia.

via 2b1st Consulting

Jaya wins contract for upgraded PSV

Jaya Holdings signed a two-year contract to charter its new build DP2 PSV “Jaya Vigilant” for operation in the Indian Ocean, offshore Mozambique. Jaya Vigilant, designed as a large PSV, is now being upgraded with additional equipment at Jaya’s own yard in Batam. Jaya Vigilant is the second of Jaya’s large PSVs. International oil companies need increasingly versatile OSVs to perform multiple tasks, especially in remote, frontier locations like East Africa, where there is no spot-market and only limited shore support.

via OE Digital

Shell touts floating LNG as it seeks share of Mozambique gas riches

Shell is pitching its floating LNG technology direct to the government of Mozambique as way to gain entry to one of the world’s hottest energy plays, after the oil major failed to buy its way into huge gas discoveries offshore East Africa.

via World Oil