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15 August 2016
Consent to Use Maersk Interceptor at Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen is an oil and gas field in the North Sea, around 175 kilometres west-south-west of Karmøy in Rogaland county. Water depth in the area is approximately 110 metres. Det norske is the field's operator.The field has been developed using a Production/Drilling/Quarters (PDQ) facility with a steel jacket. Drilling…
12 August 2016
ConocoPhillips Invites Caldita-Barossa Bids
US independent ConocoPhillips has moved into the next development phase of its multi-billion- dollar Caldita-Barossa gas project off northern Australia, which will be exploited via a large floating production, storage and offloading vessel.Invitations to tender for pre-front-end engineering and design contracts related to the gas FPSO and the subsea components…
12 August 2016
Output Back up at Nelson, Shearwater
Production has resumed at two of Shell’s UK North Sea platforms that shut down last week for planned maintenance amid an ongoing industrial dispute.“The planned maintenance on Nelson and Shearwater was completed earlier this week and both platforms are fully operational,” a Shell spokesman said on Friday.Production was suspended on…
12 August 2016
Spectacular Heavy Lift Completes Semco Maritime Rebuilding of Maersk Guardian
A 147-room complete hotel module will today be lifted on board the Maersk Guardian to finalize a major conversion of the upcoming hotel rig.Following design and construction of a turnkey accommodation module with 147 chambers and appertaining facilities for accommodation rig Maersk Guardian, Semco Maritime is now preparing the final…
12 August 2016
Keppel to Deliver Bumi Armada’s first LNG Floating Storage Unit
Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M)'s wholly-owned subsidiary Keppel Shipyard Ltd (Keppel Shipyard) is on track to deliver a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Floating Storage Unit (FSU) to Armada Floating Gas Storage Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bumi Armada Berhad (Bumi Armada).The sailaway ceremony of the LNG FSU, Armada LNG…
12 August 2016
GMC Makes a Splash in the North Sea with Connected Seawater Caissons
GMC Limited is proud to announce the safe and successful installation of a seawater caisson in the North Sea; eight (8) days ahead of schedule!This is the first installation that has been carried out by the company in the North Sea; with a further two fabricated caissons completed and ready…
11 August 2016
MacArtney Supplies Specialised Underwater Robotics Technology to Stinger, Norway
Stinger Technology AS has taken delivery of a customised Seaeye Falcon ROV to be used for offshore subsea operations under a contract awarded by Dong EnergyThe assignment includes environmental sampling and inspection inside the oil storage tank of the Siri platform. Siri is located in block 5604/20 in the north-western…
11 August 2016
Reach Subsea Secure Work on Pair of Vessels in North Sea
11th August 2016Two vessels secure subsea construction support and inspection dealsReach Subsea has secured contracts for a pair of vessels to carry out subsea construction, survey and inspection work in the North Sea.The short-to-medium-term charters with unnamed international clients will see high utilisation for construction support vessel Normand Reach and…
11 August 2016
Seanamic buys IMES
Struggling UK marine and subsea contractor IMES has been bought out by a compatriot player after it entered administration.The Aberdeen-based inspection, monitoring and engineering services provider has been snapped up by Glasgow-headquartered Seanamic Group for an undisclosed sum.All 49 employees of IMES have transferred over to the new owner, including…
11 August 2016
Rosneft Reveals Vietnam Discovery
Russian oil giant Rosneft has revealed a gas condensate discovery at a wildcat on a producing block off Vietnam.The Moscow-based company said on Thursday its operating subsidiary RN-Vietnam discovered the Wild Orchid has condensate field in Block 6-1 in the Nam Con Son basin.Rosneft was using Japan Drilling’s semi-submersible Hakuryu-5…
11 August 2016
2016 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release
The Australian Government encourages investment in petroleum exploration through an annual Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release. The 2016 acreage release is comprised of areas that have been nominated by industry. The acreage release is underpinned by Australia's stable economic environment and well-established regulatory framework for offshore petroleum activities.The 2016 acreage…
11 August 2016
James Fisher Acquires Hughes Sub Surface
James Fisher & Sons has acquired Hughes Marine Engineering Limited, the holding company of Hughes Sub Surface Engineering Limited.The initial consideration is £9.0m in cash, with further future consideration of up to £1.0m subject to certain profit targets being met by 28th February 2017. Hughes Sub Surface's profit before taxation…
11 August 2016
Milestone for IKM Subsea
IKM Subsea AS (IKM) is pleased to announce the receipt of contract award for “ROV and Subsea services for Visund and Snorre B” with Statoil.The contract has duration of 10 years firm and the contract value for IKM is up to 0.75 billion NOK in total for this period. The…
11 August 2016
Consent For Use of Island Frontier and Island Wellserver at Sigyn
The Sigyn field is in production licence 072, where ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Norway AS (ExxonMobil) is the operator. The field contains gas, condensate and light oil. Production on the field began in 2002.Sigyn has been developed using a subsea well template. The well stream is transported to the Sleipner…
10 August 2016
SCS and Forum Host Demonstration Event for Cutting-edge Offshore Instrumentation
Internationally developed pioneering subsea technologies aiming to improve working practices in the offshore sector have been showcased in Aberdeen.Organised by Subsea Commercial Services (SCS) in conjunction with Forum Energy Technologies, the two-day event featured specialist equipment manufacturers from the US, Canada and France who took the opportunity to highlight developments…
10 August 2016
GE, L&T Partner To Manufacture Subsea Equipment
GE stated it has signed a pact with engineering firm Larsen & Toubro to manufacture subsea equipment for future deep water projects in Krishna-Godavari basin on the eastern coast of India."Contributing to India's exploration and production (E&P) activities in the oil and gas sector, GE has signed an exclusive MoU…
10 August 2016
ROVOP Announces $4m of Contract Wins in North Sea, Gulf of Mexico, West Africa and Europe
The contracts are with several new clients across a number of sectors and include construction support, cable lay and protection, survey and inspection repair and maintenance (IRM).CEO of ROVOP, Steven Gray, said: “I am encouraged by the contract awards and continued positive momentum in increasing both our client base and…
10 August 2016
Bilfinger Sells Activities Related to the Manufacturing and Installation of Offshore Foundations
Bilfinger is selling its activities related to the manufacturing and installation of offshore foundations. Buyer of the manufacturing activities is the VTC Group Munich, buyer of the installation activities is the Dutch Van Oord Group. The two parties have agreed to keep the terms of the sale confidential.In the course…
10 August 2016
Completion of DEME Investment in TPSL
Atlantis, a global leader in the tidal power sector, is pleased to announce that DEME Concessions NV, a member of the DEME Group, ("DEME") has now completed its purchase of shares in Tidal Power Scotland Limited (“TPSL”).Under the terms of the agreement announced in April, DEME has paid £2 million…
10 August 2016
Date Announced for More Powerful Oil and Gas Authority
The Secretary of State announces that the Oil and Gas Authority will receive new powers on 1 October.The Oil and Gas Authority will be established as an independent regulator by the UK Government, with new powers that mean it can act with greater speed and flexibility to drive investment, support…
10 August 2016
Parkmead Doubles its Stake in Two UK Oil Fields
Parkmead, the UK and Netherlands focused independent oil and gas group, is delighted to announce that it has doubled its stake in the Polecat and Marten oil fields in the UK Central North Sea. The Polecat and Marten fields are located in Blocks 20/3c & 20/4a within Licence P.2218. Parkmead…
10 August 2016
Suncor Energy to Acquire Interest in North Sea Rosebank Project
Suncor Energy UK Limited ("Suncor") today announced it will acquire a 30 per cent participating interest in the U.K. North Sea Rosebank project from OMV (U.K.) Limited.Under the terms of the agreement, Suncor will make an initial payment of US$50 million on closing. The transaction is subject to conditions, including…
10 August 2016
Subsea 7 Acquires Swagelining Limited
Subsea 7 S.A. (Oslo Børs: SUBC, ADR: SUBCY) today announced the acquisition of Swagelining Limited, the subsea industry’s leading polymer lining technologist, to further expand existing polymer pipeline technology interests. Subsea 7 and Swagelining Limited have cooperated together as a successful partnership, designing and installing in excess of 150km of…
9 August 2016
STATS Group Supports Murchison Decom Work
STATS Group in collaboration with Paradigm Flow Services and Halliburton isolated, de-oiled, plugged and abandoned two 3.5” subsea flowlines as part of the Murchison decommissioning project.After nearly 30 years of operation in the Northern North Sea, the CNR International operated Murchison field had reached the end of its production life.Aberdeenshire-based…
9 August 2016
Statoil Has Submitted the Plan for Development and Operation of the Utgard Discovery in the North Sea
Statoil and its partners have submitted the Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) and the Field Development Plan (FDP) for the Utgard gas and condensate discovery in the North Sea to Norwegian and UK authorities.Recoverable reserves are estimated at 56.4 million barrels of oil equivalent, whereas capital expenditures are projected…
9 August 2016
Wintershall Targets Fresh Wildcat
Wintershall has secured a permit to drill a further wildcat in the Norwegian North Sea after completing a previous probe in the same area.The German explorer will use semi-submersible Borgland Dolphin to drill the latest well, 35/11-20B, in its operated production licence 248F, about 20 kilometres north-west of the Statoil-operated…
9 August 2016
Erin Energy to Give Nitrogen Boost to Oyo-7 Well
During the quarter the Company successfully brought back online the Oyo-8 well using a deepwater light intervention vessel and achieved net average daily oil production of 5,400 barrels per day compared to 1,800 barrels per day in Q1, 2016. Currently, Oyo-8 is producing more than 7,000 barrels of oil per…
9 August 2016
Drilling for Replenishment of Snøhvit Gas
The Songa Enabler drilling rig has started drilling a new injection well for CO2 gas on the Snøhvit field off the coast of Hammerfest. Next a production well will be drilled for replenishment of gas for Hammerfest LNG.Snøhvit is still the only LNG project in the world capturing and storing…
9 August 2016
Applicant Seminar for DEMO 2000 at the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate - 19 August
The DEMO 2000 technology programme has announced funding of NOK 125 million for development of new technology for use on the Norwegian shelf, with an application deadline on 12 October 2016.In an effort designed to safeguard expertise and employment in the petroleum industry, the Government has allocated an additional NOK…
9 August 2016
Peterson Awarded Two Six-year Contracts for Statoil Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm
Leading international energy logistics provider Peterson has been awarded two long term contracts with Statoil to provide logistics support for the Dudgeon offshore wind farm located in the Southern North Sea. Peterson will work closely with the operator to deliver comprehensive logistics services including stevedoring, ship agency services, provisions delivery…
8 August 2016
TEN to Come Online in Near Future
The Tweneboa, Enyenra and Ntomme (TEN) development off Ghana is expected to come online “shortly”, project partner Kosmos Energy confirmed on Monday.The three-field Tullow Oil-operated project has been aiming for first oil in early August, as work is now almost completed."TEN remains on schedule and on budget, with the project…
8 August 2016
Frontier Exploration Licence 3/04 Southern Porcupine
Providence Resources P.l.c. (PVR LN, PRP ID), the Irish based Oil and Gas Exploration Company, today provides an update on Frontier Exploration Licence (‘FEL’) 3/04, which lies in c. 1,500 m water depth in the southern Porcupine Basin and is c. 170 km off the south west coast of Ireland.…
8 August 2016
Pioneering Spirit Departs Rotterdam
Crowds of people turned out to watch as the world’s largest vessel, Allseas’ “Pioneering Spirit”, departed Rotterdam Saturday morning 6 August. Allseas’ record-breaking single-lift installation/decommissioning and pipelay vessel has been moored in Rotterdam’s Alexiahaven since January 2015 for installation, commissioning and testing of the topsides lift system.“Pioneering Spirit” will now…
8 August 2016
Quantum Leap Within the Offshore & Heavy Lift Industry
Holding OOS International Group B.V. confirms it has signed a fixed contract for the engineering and construction of two new build Semi-Submersible Crane Vessels (SSCV) with China Merchant Industry Holdings (a fully owned subsidiary of the China Merchant Group).Léon Overdulve, Founder and owner of Holding OOS International Group B.V., announces:…
8 August 2016
Sea Installer Ready for Burbo Bank Ext.
From the beginning of September, SEA INSTALLER will install the 32 MHI Vestas 8MW turbines on DONG Energy’s Burbo Bank Extension. The vessel is currently mobilising in Liverpool, preparing to handle the new large turbines.SEA INSTALLER and her crew are ready for the next assignment, which will be yet another…
8 August 2016
Lukoil Continues Facility Construction for the Second Stage of Filanovsky Field Development in Caspian Sea
LUKOIL commenced transportation of jackets for the offshore ice-resistant stationary platform #2 from the port of Astrakhan to the Filanovsky field in the Caspian Sea. The platform is intended for drilling and operation of wells within the second stage of field development.Jackets for the platform were fabricated at the Galaktika…
8 August 2016
FPF-1 Sail Away
Ithaca Energy Inc. (TSX: IAE, LSE AIM: IAE) announces that the “FPF-1” floating production facility has completed the final marine system trials as planned and has commenced sail-away to the Stella field. The anticipated period from sail-away to Stella first hydrocarbons is approximately three months.
5 August 2016
Hydratight Secures new Contract with Statoil
Subsea connector specialist Hydratight has secured a four-year contract with Statoil Petroleum AS to supply products, services and management for remote pipeline repairs worldwide.Hydratight’s MORGRIP® contingency connectors will be the primary mechanical repair method within Statoil’s Pipeline Repair and Subsea Intervention (PRSI) pool. The contract period is initially for four…
5 August 2016
New Contract Award for a Mid-Size Class Vessel
Gulf Marine Services (LSE: GMS), the leading provider of advanced self-propelled self-elevating support vessels (SESVs) serving the offshore oil, gas and renewable energy sectors, is pleased to announce a new contract award for one of its Mid-Size Class vessels.The contract, scheduled to commence immediately, is for 12 months including options,…
5 August 2016
Bagpuss Well Results
The 13/25-1 well, which was targeting the Bagpuss prospect, on the Halibut Horst in the Outer Moray Firth, has reached a total depth of 1,532 feet (TVDSS) in granite basement.The well encountered 41 feet of hydrocarbon-bearing sands within a 68 feet hydrocarbon column. This is in line with pre-drill estimates.…
4 August 2016
InterMoor do Brasil Successfully Completes Turret Operations of OSX-1 FPSO Decommissioning
InterMoor do Brasil, an Acteon company, successfully completed their involvement in the decommissioning operations of the OSX-1 Floating Production System and Offloading (FPSO).InterMoor do Brasil was responsible for the disconnection of the Submerged Turret Production System (STP) to allow the vessel to navigate to its final destination, and provided the…
4 August 2016
PJ Valves Bags Culzean Contract from Maersk Oil
PJ Valves (PJV) has been awarded more than GBP 1m (USD 1.3m) worth of contracts to supply over 1,000 valves to Maersk Oil’s Culzean field in the UK North Sea.PJV will manufacture forged cast gate globe and check valves in super duplex and super alloys for the well head, living…
4 August 2016
Eni Misses with Aurelia
Italian player Eni has failed to hit pay with its frontier wildcat at the Aurelia prospect in the Barents Sea.The delayed 7222/1-1 well was originally due to be drilled in mid-May but was finally spudded a month late on 14 June using the Saipem-owned semi-submersible Scarabeo 8 in production licence…
4 August 2016
Det Norske Comes up Dry at Rovarkula
Norwegian player Det Norske Oljeselskap has come out dry with its latest wildcat well at the Rovarkula prospect in the North Sea.Det Norske completed drilling well 25/10-15S, the first exploration well on production licence 626, in the central part of the North Sea, about six kilometres north of the Dana…
4 August 2016
EnBW Expands its Service Business for Wind Turbine Generators with the acquisition of the Independent Service Provider Connected Wind Services A/S
Major growth opportunities for the service and maintenance business / Strong market position in Northern Europe and Germany / Higher competitiveness with increased expertiseKarlsruhe. EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG is resolutely pushing forward the expansion of the renewable energies business field with the acquisition of the Independent Service Provider (ISP) Connected…
4 August 2016
Extension of Contract for MV Hugin Explorer
Siem Offshore has agreed to extend the current charter period for the seismic node vessel "Hugin Explorer" with 15 months taking the firm period of the charter up to 1st July 2019. The parties have further agreed to a purchase obligation for the charterer at the end of the firm…
3 August 2016
Scarabeo 5 Back in Action
Statoil has reactivated formerly suspended rig Scarabeo 5 to carry out well plugging and workover work on a pair of fields off Norway.The Saipem-owned unit had been sidelined since October last year when the Norwegian operator suspended its charter of the rig and subsequently extended the suspension several times until…
3 August 2016
Statoil in Hansteen Rig Hunt
Statoil has formally issued a tender to rig contractors for a contract to drill production wells on the under-development Aasta Hansteen field off Norway.The state-run operator is seeking a rig to drill six wells on the deep-water field in the Norwegian Sea starting in late 2017 or early 2018, with…
3 August 2016
Whittaker Engineering Develops Welding Procedure
Whittaker Engineering, an independent Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) company, has developed a unique water-backed welding procedure for vessels which can save companies millions of pounds from the prevention of dry docking and resultant loss of production.Traditional welding specifications used for the design and manufacture of FPUs (Floating Production Units)…
3 August 2016
All Dudgeon Foundations In Place
Seaway Heavy Lifting’s Oleg Strashnov has installed the last of the 67 foundations for the Dudgeon offshore wind farm, Statoil, the owner, developer and future operator of the wind farm, reports.Oleg Strashnov carried out the inshore loading, transportation and installation of the monopile foundations from a storage site to the…