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26 October 2017
Neptune Awarded Quadrant Energy's Rig Positioning Contract
Neptune Survey is pleased to announce that it has been awarded Quadrant Energy’s rig positioning contract for 2018.Quadrant Energy has contracted Transocean’s Semi-Submersible MODU the Development Driller-1 for a three well campaign, which is due to run over an estimated 200 days, commencing in the first quarter 2018.Neptune Chief Executive…
26 October 2017
Sparrows Group Strengthens Middle East Operations with Dubai Petroleum Contract Awards
Sparrows Group has strengthened its operations in the Middle East, securing two crane contracts with Dubai Petroleum, one for maintenance services and the other for the delivery of rental cranes.The first contract, for five-year’s crane maintenance services, covers 76 cranes across all of Dubai Petroleum’s offshore fields.Sparrows will provide maintenance…
26 October 2017
New-build Sentinel Marine ERRV Bound for Breagh Field Deployment
A new multi-role emergency response and rescue vessel (ERRV) built by Aberdeen-based Sentinel Marine as part of a £110m investment has been deployed to operations in the southern North Sea. Forties Sentinel was officially named at a ceremony in Great Yarmouth.Forties Sentinel has been contracted to INEOS Breagh to provide…
26 October 2017
Fugro Applies Market-Leading Seeps Expertise to Canada's Growing Offshore Industry
Fugro has teamed up with Amplified Geochemical Imaging (AGI) to acquire offshore hydrocarbon seep data in advance of Canada’s 2018 east coast bid round.Bathymetry, backscatter and water column anomaly data will be collected to pull together a comprehensive picture of surficial geological features. These data will be used to identify…
26 October 2017
Subsea Contract to DeepOcean
Aker BP ASA has awarded a contract to DeepOcean for subsea inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) activities.The contract has a total market value of minimum NOK 300 million during the initial three years, with an option to continue the activities for an additional six years (2+2+2)The contract includes ROV activities…
25 October 2017
Palfinger Receives Crane Order for German Offshore Wind Farms
Palfinger Marine has secured a large scale order of 151 cranes in total for Trianel windpark Borkum II, Hohe See and Albatros offshore wind farms located in the German part of the North Sea.Palfinger Marine has won a contract for the complete crane supply for all 32 Senvion 6.2M152 wind…
25 October 2017
Airborne Oil & Gas and Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc. Pursuing Collaboration
Airborne Oil & Gas B.V. and Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc. have signed a worldwide distribution agreement for the promotion and sale of Thermoplastic Composite Pipe products. The two companies will cooperate to supply TCP Products to the global oil & gas industry in a time when composite pipe is establishing itself…
25 October 2017
Statoil Names New York Offshore Wind Project "Empire Wind"
Empire Wind is the project name selected by Statoil for the company's offshore wind site located off the southern coast of Long Island, New York. The 79,350 acre site, secured by Statoil in a federal auction in December 2016, has the potential to generate up to 1GW of offshore wind…
25 October 2017
EMO Installs Service Base for Merkur Offshore in Eemshaven
Merkur Offshore GmbH signs contract with EMS Maritime Offshore B.V. for the construction and operation of a service base in Eemshaven, Netherlands.Ems Maritime Offshore B.V. („EMO BV“) was awarded with a contract with Merkur Offshore GmbH. The Dutch subsidiary of EMS Maritime Offshore GmbH signed a long-term contract for the…
25 October 2017
Secretary Zinke Announces Largest Oil &Gas Lease Sale in U.S. History
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke today announced that the Department is proposing the largest oil and gas lease sale ever held in the United States --76,967,935 acres in federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico, offshore Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. The proposed region-wide lease sale, offering…
25 October 2017
Zamil Offshore Services and UTEC Announce Strategic Partnership for Offshore Survey in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Zamil Offshore Services and UTEC, an Acteon company, have formed a strategic partnership where both companies will work together exclusively to execute offshore survey projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The partnership brings together two leading contractors; UTEC, with its global survey experience, and Zamil Offshore with its marine…
25 October 2017
Abu Dhabi’s Nasr II Oil Field to be Powered by 3 000 km of Nexans Cables
The Nasr field is a large oil field located approximately 130 km northwest off the coast of Abu Dhabi City in United Arab Emirates. In the framework of the Nasr Phase II Full Field Development Project, aimed at almost tripling the field’s oil production capacity to 65 000 barrels per…
25 October 2017
Akastor ASA: Akastor and Mitsui Seek to Expand Partnership
Akastor ASA, an oil service investment company, announced today that it is in advanced discussions with MITSUI & CO., LTD. a leading Japanese trading and investment company, to further expand their current partnership to include AKOFS Offshore.The parties have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding which includes the following main…
25 October 2017
Commencement of Tambar Infill Drilling Programme
Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in Norway and the UK, is pleased to announce that drilling operations have commenced on the Tambar development project in the producing Tambar field in Norway (Faroe 45%).HighlightsThe Tambar development project consists of two…
24 October 2017
Shell to Develop Fram as Subsea Tieback to Shearwater Platform
Shell UK has submitted an environmental statement to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) in support of the field development plan for FRAM gas and condensate field in the Central North Sea.Shell UK proposes to develop Fram gas and gas condensate field located in Blocks 29/3a, 29/4c,…
24 October 2017
Sandvik Grabs Umbilical Tubing Order
Sandvik has signed a contract for the supply of stainless steel tubes required for 250 kilometers of umbilicals, linking a subsea development to an existing offshore platform.The contract value is approximately SEK 700 million and deliveries will take place from the end of 2017 and during first half of 2018.“We…
24 October 2017
NKT to Repair Norway – Denmark Subsea Power Link
NKT, the power cable system provider, has been selected by Statnett to repair the Skagerrak 2 cable, which is one of the four links connecting Norway and Denmark.The cable between Kristiansand in Norway and Tjele in Denmark was damaged in end-July due to external impact and NKT is going to…
24 October 2017
Ecosse Subsea Clearing Boulders in North Sea
Ecosse Subsea says it has mobilised Noordhoek Pathfinder and is currently undertaking boulder grabbing operations in the UK sector of the North Sea.Doing so will complement the use of its SCAR route preparation system.
24 October 2017
Hess Announces Sale of Interests in Equatorial Guinea
Hess Corporation (NYSE:HES) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to sell its interests in offshore Equatorial Guinea to Kosmos Energy (NYSE/LSE: KOS) and Trident Energy for a total consideration of $650 million, effective January 1, 2017.“This sale is a further step in our strategy to focus our…
24 October 2017
Stork Secures Asset Integrity Contract with Chrysaor
Fluor Corporation announced today that Stork, part of Fluor’s Diversified Services segment, was awarded a one-year contract plus two options of one-year each by Chrysaor. The contract will see Stork continue to deliver an integrated portfolio of specialist asset integrity support services to the Armada, Everest and Lomond offshore production…
24 October 2017
Aker BP Buys Hess Norge for USD 2.0 Billion
Aker BP has entered into an agreement to acquire Hess Norge for the cash consideration of USD 2.0 billion.The transaction includes Hess Norge’s interests in the Valhall (64.05 per cent) and Hod (62.5 per cent) fields in which Aker BP becomes the sole owner.Aker BP will also assume Hess Norge’s…
23 October 2017
Kitron Inks 5-Year Deal with Kongsberg Maritime
Kitron has signed a frame agreement with Kongsberg Maritime with a potential value of NOK 200 million for the next five years.Kitron will produce and deliver existing and future electronic modules and products to Kongsberg Maritime and actively collaborate on design, development, industrialization and production on future products and technology.“This…
23 October 2017
Robertson Group Lands New Burbo Bank O&M Base Contract
DONG Energy has awarded Robertson Facilities Management a one-year contract for hard and soft facilities management services at the new O&M base in King’s Wharf, Birkenhead, which will serve both Burbo Bank and Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farms.This contract follows DONG Energy’s deal with Robertson North West, also part…
23 October 2017
Seaway Heavy Lifting Preparing Beatrice for Inter-Array Cable Installation
Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) is set to commence the first pre-lay grapnel run campaign at the Beatrice offshore wind farm site to clear the inter-array cable routes from debris and prepare them for cable installation.The work will be carried out by the anchor handling vessel Blue Alfa between 28 October…
23 October 2017
Counting Down to First Oil at Ophir
Production is starting up at the Ophir oilfield development off the coast of Malaysia.Field co-owner Octanex revealed Monday the field facilities had been tested and commissioned, with start-up routines now initiated.It added hydrocarbons had been introduced into the system and are being received, processed and stored on the floating production,…
23 October 2017
Audit of Waves on Deck at Veslefrikk B
On 31 August 2017, we carried out an audit of Statoil Petroleum AS (Statoil) and waves on deck at Veslefrikk B. 20.10.2017 Print Tip someone Register for newsObjectiveThe objective of the audit was to understand the status of Statoil's own follow-up for securing semi-submersible production facilities and tension leg platforms…
23 October 2017
Construction Begins on Horns Rev 3
Construction work is set to begin on Denmark's largest offshore wind farm, Horns Rev 3, in October. The project will kick off when Vattenfall installs the first of a total of 49 foundations in the North Sea. When the offshore wind farm is complete, it will provide enough power to…
23 October 2017
Leviathan Vent Boom Contract for Heerema Fabrication Group
Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) has been awarded the Procurement and Construction contract for the Noble Energy Leviathan Vent Boom under the Heerema Marine Contractors Transport and Installation contract.This project marks the second contract for a Noble Energy project after being awarded the Tamar Vent Boom in 2012.Construction is due to…
23 October 2017
BW Offshore - Sendje Berge Contract Extension
Sendje Berge Limited, a subsidiary of BW Offshore Limited (BWO), has now agreed terms of a contract extension for the FPSO Sendje Berge with Addax Petroleum Exploration (Nigeria) Ltd (Addax) on the Okwori field offshore Nigeria which have been duly submitted to relevant Nigerian Authorities for their review and approval.…
23 October 2017
Catcher Update
The BW Catcher Floating Production Storage and Offloading (“FPSO”) vessel arrived at the Catcher field at 23:00 on Wednesday 18th October. The hook up of the Submerged Turret Production (“STP”) buoy mooring system was completed on the 19th October with the vessel successfully completing a rotation test around the buoy…
20 October 2017
Shell Divests from Polarled and Nyhanma
Shell, has entered into an agreement with CapeOmega for the sale of Shell’s 9.02% stake in the Polarled offshore gas pipeline and 3% of the 15.03% stake in the gas plant Nyhamna, one of the largest gas-processing plants on the Norwegian continental shelf.CapeOmega is owned by HitecVision, acquisition fund focusing…
20 October 2017
ORE Catapult Seeks Power Analyser System for ‘eGrid’
ORE Catapult is looking to procure a Power Analyser System to be used in the 15MW wind turbine and 3MW marine drivetrain test facilities in Blyth, which will link into the Grid Emulation System (eGrid) to allow the measurement of current and voltage usage from the eGrid system.Tenders may be…
20 October 2017
James Fisher Marine Secures East Anglia ONE Contract
James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) will provide integrated marine services package for the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm, developed by ScottishPower Renewables. The company was confirmed as the integrated marine services contractor for the 714MW project at East of England Energy Group’s (EEEGR) House of Commons reception on 18…
20 October 2017
Contracting of FPSO for Sepia Field
Petrobras informs that on October 13, 2017 it signed a contract with Modec Group to charter a FPSO platform (a unit that produces, stores and transfers oil and gas) to be used in the Sepia field development project, derived from the Transfer of Rights Agreement, located in the pre-salt of…
20 October 2017
KrisEnergy Commits to Cambodia Apsara Oil Development
KrisEnergy Ltd., an independent upstream oil and gas company, is pleased to announce it has made a final investment decision (“FID”) to proceed with the first phase of development for the Apsara oil field, the first hydrocarbon development project in the Kingdom of Cambodia.Located in Cambodia Block A in the…
20 October 2017
Aker Solutions Wins Order for World's Largest Umbilicals System
Aker Solutions won an order valued at more than NOK 1.6 billion to deliver the largest umbilicals system ever.The contract entails delivery of 250 kilometers of steel-tube umbilicals linking a subsea development to an existing offshore platform. "We are honored to have been selected to work on this project, which…
20 October 2017
Chevron Sanctions Stage 1 Captain Enhanced Oil Recovery Project
Chevron North Sea Limited (CNSL), operator of the Captain Field, announced today it has sanctioned the Final Investment Decision (FID) to proceed with the first phase of the Captain Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) project.The Captain EOR project is expected to increase the overall recovery rate from the field by the…
20 October 2017
Akastor’s MHWirth Bags West White Rose Deal Off Canada
MHWirth, a company owned by Akastor, has received a contract from Wood Group Canada for the delivery of a drilling package, including equipment, engineering and services for the West White Rose project offshore Canada.Husky Energy is developing the West White Rose project, together with its co-venture partners. This will be…
19 October 2017
Aqualis Offshore Bags Work on DONG’s U.S. OWFs
DONG Energy, soon to be officially renamed to Ørsted, has awarded Aqualis Offshore with a contract for supervision of geotechnical site investigation at the Ocean Wind offshore wind farm site, with an option for Aqualis Offshore to provide similar services for the Bay State Wind Farm project.Ocean Wind is proposed…
19 October 2017
Fugro, Diavaz Ink Pemex Survey Deal
Fugro, in conjunction with Constructora Subacuática Diavaz, has been awarded a survey contract by Mexico’s national oil company, Pemex.Valued at approximately USD 10 million, the contract covers work between August and December 2017.Offshore operations, including multi-site high resolution geophysical and geotechnical surveys together with laboratory testing and geoconsulting services, will…
19 October 2017
Contract Extension for CSV "Far Sentinel"
Solstad Farstad ASA (SOFF) has agreed contract extension as follows:CSV 'Far Sentinel', present contract with Blue Marine has been extended with approx. 18 months to June 2020 for operations in the Gulf of Mexico. The contract has incorporated an early cancellation clause, which includes a significant termination fee. However, early…
19 October 2017
Aker Solutions Kicks Off Snefrid Nord Project
Aker Solutions has started production for the Statoil-operated Snefrid Nord gas development.Aker Solutions will deliver the single-slot subsea template, a suction anchor and umbilicals for the Snefrid Nord.The subsea template and suction anchor mooring it to the seabed will be delivered from the company’s facilities in Sandnessjøen in Norway, securing…
19 October 2017
Flexlife Becomes Part of Seanamic Group
The Seanamic Group has acquired Flexlife, the specialists in the integrity management of flexible pipelines and umbilicals.Seanamic, which is backed by the Piper Jaffray-managed Simmons Private Equity II (SPE II) fund, has acquired the share capital of Flexlife’s trading businesses in both the UK and US.Flexlife, which operates from offices…
19 October 2017
Ophir Energy Signs Exploration Contract for New Equatorial Guinea Oil and Gas Acreage
The Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons (http://MMIE.gob.gq), Ophir Energy and national oil company GEPetrol have signed a new production sharing contract (PSC) for Block EG-24 offshore Rio Muni, Equatorial Guinea. London Stock Exchange-listed Ophir Energy (LSE:OPHR.L) is already a major player offshore Equatorial Guinea in Block R, where the company…
19 October 2017
Acquisition of Idemitsu Petroleum UK Limited & Suspension of Trading
RockRose Energy PLC ("RockRose" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has signed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire the entire issued share capital of Idemitsu Petroleum UK Limited (''Idemitsu UK'') from Idemitsu Kosan Co, Ltd, a Japanese corporation (the "Acquisition"). The Acquisition will be funded out of…
18 October 2017
Atlantis Reinstalls Fourth MeyGen Tidal Turbine
Atlantis has reinstalled the fourth and final turbine for the MeyGen Phase 1A project in the Pentland Firth.With the reinstallation of the fourth 1.5MW AR1500 turbine, MeyGen Phase 1A will now be capable of operating at its full 6 MW capacity generating full ROC and power revenues.The offshore works were…
18 October 2017
FairfieldNodal Set for Libra Seismic Acquisition Off Brazil
FairfieldNodal is set to begin 3D seismic acquisition for the Libra consortium offshore Brazil.FairfieldNodal secured the contract by the Libra consortium to acquire and process high-resolution 3D marine seismic in April 2017.The consortium is led by Petrobras, and includes Total, Royal Dutch Shell, China National Petroleum Corporation and CNOOC.The Libra…
18 October 2017
Transocean Ltd. Announces Two-Year Contract for Ultra-Deepwater Drillship Deepwater Invictus
Transocean Ltd. announced today that the ultra-deepwater drillship Deepwater Invictus was awarded a two-year contract plus three one-year priced options with a subsidiary of BHP Billiton. The backlog associated with the firm contract is approximately $106 million. The contract is expected to commence in the second quarter of 2018.“We are…
18 October 2017
Discontinuation of SapuraAcergy Joint Venture
Subsea 7 S.A. (Oslo Børs: SUBC, ADR: SUBCY) today announced an agreement with Sapura Energy Berhad to discontinue the SapuraAcergy joint venture. SapuraAcergy’s heavy-lift and pipelay vessel, Sapura 3000, has been sold to a subsidiary of Sapura Energy Berhad. The decision by Subsea 7 and Sapura Energy Berhad to discontinue…
18 October 2017
EMGS Gears Up for Multi-Client Survey Off Canada
Electromagnetic Geoservices and its wholly owned subsidiary Electromagnetic Geoservices Canada (together EMGS) have started preparations for a pre-funded multi-client survey west of Newfoundland, Canada.The survey represents a minimum level of revenues to EMGS of approximately USD 2.5 million, the company said.The survey is expected to be executed in the fourth…