Most popular articles of the week, August 18 – 24, 2014
Shell evacuates North Sea platform after power supply problems
The decision to evacuate was made after several failed attempts to restore the power
Apache makes significant oil discovery offshore Australia
Carnarvon, a partner in the block, has said that the discovery represents “one of the most significant developments in Australian oil and gas in recent times.”
Statoil shuts Sleipner A production after alarm goes off
The situation occurred due to some condensate vapour, but it was quickly normalized.
Bumi Armada pens its largest FPSO deal
The contract for the Block 15/06 field in Angola marks Bumi Armada’s largest FPSO contract to date.
Premier evacuates workers from Balmoral
Premier Oil-operated Balmoral floating production vessel in the UK North Sea has reportedly been evacuated.
‘Prospector 5′ rig arrives in Cromarty Firth
A giant heavy-lift and transportation ship has arrived in the Cromarty Firth, Scotland, carrying the jack-up drilling rig Prospector 5.
Keppel delivers ‘Dukhan’ jack-up to GDI, Qatar
“Dukhan” is a high specification rig built to Keppel’s proprietary KFELS B Class design.
