Most popular articles of the week, May 19 – 25, 2014

Eirik Raude rig to drill in the Falkands?

Ocean Rig has reportedly received a contract for its Eirik Raude semi-submersible rig for a drilling campaign in the Falkland Islands.

Piper Bravo platform workers tested for drugs

All personnel on board the Talisman Sinopec Energy UK-operated Piper Bravo platform in the UK North Sea have been tested for drugs.

ALE breaks world record with Arkutun Dagi topside load-out

ALE Heavylift has completed another world record with the load-out of the 47,830t Arkutun Dagi topside.

Statoil evacuates Snorre after seabed movement

Statoil has announced that the production from a subsea template at the Snorre B platform was shut down on 17 May following the discovery of an abnormal erosion of mass under the template.

POSH not receiving payments from Mexico

PACC Offshore Services Holdings Ltd. (POSH), a Singapore-based supplier of offshore support vessels to the international oil & gas industry, is having problems with collecting cash in Mexico.

KBR secures FEED contract for Culzean platform

The Maersk Oil UK-operated Culzean project, one of the largest gas discoveries of recent years in the UK North Sea, has taken a significant step forward.

Shell completes drilling of Corrib tunnel (Ireland)

Vermilion Energy Inc. has announced that tunnel boring operations beneath Sruwaddacon Bay have been completed at the Shell-operated Corrib project in Ireland.