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  • DNV GL UK Bags Mariner Field ICP Contract

    4 February 2014

    DNV GL UK has secured the third party ICP (Independent Competent Person) multi-million GBP contract, related to compliance with UK Offshore Regulations for the Statoil Mariner project. The award is the culmination of two years’ of project FEED support, assisting Statoil in developing Performance Standards and the Written Scheme of Examination (WSE) under the UK […]

  • Gardline Appears Before the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee Inquiry

    25 October 2013
    Business & Finance

    Gardline staff were honoured to appear before the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee inquiry into Marine Science for a second time. The Science and Technology Committee exist to ensure that Government policy and decision-making are based on good scientific and engineering advice and evidence. The session, on Monday 14 October, was a follow-up […]

  • Harkand Begins Decom Work on Leadon Field

    18 June 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Global inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) company Harkand, has started decommissioning work in the United Kingdom Continental Shelf supporting Maersk Oil UK’s work in the Leadon field. Earlier this year, the IRM firm secured a 12-month frame agreement with Maersk Oil in the region for the provision of its two dive support vessels (DSVs), the Harkand […]

  • i3 Finalizes Site Surveys for Liberator Field Development

    25 August 2017
    Operations & Maintenance

    i3 Energy has completed all site survey and pipeline route sampling operations at its 100% operated and owned Liberator field in the North Sea. The MV Poseidon, operated by MG3, conducted site surveys across two areas close to the Liberator field, identified by i3 as development drill centres for expected future production operations. The survey acquired seismic, […]

  • DeepOcean lays keel for new cable layer

    14 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    DeepOcean UK, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, has announced the symbolic keel laying ceremony has taken place in Galati, officially launching the construction phase of its new cable lay vessel. DeepOcean says that the vessel, yet to be named, will be taken on a long term charter from Maersk, and will extend DeepOcean’s […]

  • Det norske to use ‘Transocean Winner’ on Alvheim, Bøyla

    15 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has given Det norske oljeselskap ASA consent to use the Transocean Winner semi-submersible drilling rig for production drilling at Alvheim and Bøyla in the North Sea, offshore Norway. The background to this consent is Det norske‘s acquisition of Marathon Oil Norge AS  and the company’s production licence assets on the […]

  • Songa Offshore: 2Q Profit Drops

    26 August 2013

    Songa Offshore SE, a Cyprus-headquartered drilling contractors has reported operating revenue for the second quarter 2013 of USD 127.4 million.   Net profit for the period was USD 4.5 million, compared to USD 10.6 million in the same period in 2012. Total expenses for the second quarter 2013 were USD 91.3 million. EBITDA for the second quarter […]

  • Kvaerner lands two platform disposal jobs

    5 February 2018
    Business & Finance

    Norway’s engineering and construction services company Kvaerner has been awarded contracts by Allseas and Saipem for the disposal of platforms.

  • New Contract for Jack-Up Rig ‘Maersk Guardian’

    23 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    Maersk Drilling has signed a contract with Premier Oil Norge AS for the jack-up Maersk Guardian for a one well drilling operation, the Myrhauk exploration well, in the Norwegian North Sea. The duration of the contract is approximately 62 days. The contract will commence in direct continuation of the present Lundin Norway AS contract during […]

  • ‘Gentle Giant’ to Work on Sandbank OWF

    22 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Subsea pile driving specialist MENCK, an ACTEON company, is providing its largest and most powerful hydraulic hammer to assist Bilfinger Marine & Offshore Systems with the installation of subsea foundations for Project Sandbank, a new 72-turbine strong wind farm in the North Sea. Known as the ‘Gentle Giant’, the MENCK MHU 3500S hydraulic hammer exerts a […]

  • Norway: Equinor to Power Oil & Gas Platforms with 88MW OWF

    28 August 2018
    Business & Finance

    Norway could become the home of the first offshore wind farm directly connected to oil and gas platforms, as Equinor and its partners at Gullfaks and Snorre have decided to explore the possibilities of supplying the five platforms at the oil and gas fields with power from a floating offshore wind.

  • Germany: Preparation of Operation for Global Tech I Entering Crucial Phase

    21 August 2013
    Business & Finance

    The project company Global Tech I Offshore Wind GmbH continues to expand its management team. With the progressive establishment of the North Sea wind farm Global Tech I, detailed structure and the organization of its future operation plays an important role. For this reason, Dr. Claus Burkhardt has been appointed as technical director of the […]

  • DNS organises offshore decommissioning course in Norwich

    1 April 2014

    Following a successful launch last year, decommissioning industry body Decom North Sea (DNS) will deliver its first training course in Norwich on 30 April and 1 May, sharing their vast offshore decommissioning experience with the east of England.   The two-day interactive course, delivered in partnership with Decomareus Ltd, will give participants an overview and […]

  • Statoil Investigates Subsea Chemical Leak from Gullfaks

    29 December 2015
    Business & Finance

    Statoil is investigating a chemical leak on the seabed of the North Sea Gullfaks field. Morten Eek, a press officer for Statoil’s exploration and field development on the Norwegian Continental Shelf confirmed to Subsea World News that the company discovered a leak of 1,500 liters of barrier fluid. Statoil said the leak was not caused […]

  • Tyra decommissioning plans start next year, Maersk says

    30 December 2016
    Project & Tenders

    In January 2017, Maersk Oil will start making plans for the decommissioning of the Tyra field, in the Danish North Sea, after failing to find a viable solution for full recovery of the remaining resources.  Maersk Oil on Friday, December 30 issued a notification to the Danish gas market announcing that an economically viable solution for […]

  • AGR UK and Middle East Units Keeping Busy

    29 August 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Energy services and software provider AGR said it is enjoying a strong 2017 and a positive outlook for next year, having secured contracts worth over £6 million in the North Sea and internationally, and recruiting more than 20 engineers and operational experts. The company’s UK and Middle East businesses have won more than eight contracts […]

  • In midst of expansion initiatives, N-Sea to develop new-built operations support base

    15 November 2024
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Project & Tenders, Vision

    Netherlands-headquartered subsea solutions provider N-Sea Group is planning to develop a new-built operations support base in IJmuiden in 2025, said to enable it to support all offshore activities in the Europe region from one location. N-Sea Group has signed a contract to build a new operations support base with partner MSCY B.V. which develops and […]

  • MPI Enterprise Concludes Amrumbank West Works

    24 August 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    MPI Offshore’s wind-turbine-installation vessel MPI Enterprise has completed its first charter under MPI ownership. Following the company’s successful acquisition of MPI Enterprise earlier this year, the vessel has completed its job on E.ON’s Amrumbank West Offshore Wind Farm which started at the beginning of May 2015. The Amrumbank West Offshore Wind Farm is situated approximately 35 […]

  • Westwood: 2023 shaping up to be a busy year for offshore rigs with further boost in day rates

    26 January 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders

    Westwood forecasts global marketed offshore rig utilisation to average 95 per cent this year with day rates getting a further boost.

  • DEME, Windreich Join Forces for Merkur Offshore

    18 June 2015

    DEME and Windreich have formed a new joint venture for the development of Merkur Offshore offshore wind project, formerly known as MEG I. “Today’s announcement underlines our confidence in this project”, noted Alain Bernard, Director and Chief Executive Officer of the DEME group. “We are very pleased with the progress made to date, and look […]

  • Norway: Talisman Awards LOI for Prosafe MSV Regalia

    29 June 2011
    Business & Finance

    Prosafe has been awarded a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) by Talisman Energy Norge AS for a 107 day contract. Prosafe has been awarded a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) by Talisman Energy Norge AS for a 107 day contract using the MSV Regalia for accommodation support at the Yme facility in the Norwegian sector of the […]

  • GDF SUEZ E&P Norge Becomes Partner in PL637 B

    23 January 2014
    Business & Finance

    GDF SUEZ E&P Norge was awarded partnership in PL637 B, which is a license extension to PL637, in the 2013 Awards in Predefined Areas (APA 2013). “We are happy with the license award, which confirms our interest in the northern North Sea and is important in securing the potential upside to the PL637 license,” says […]

  • ConocoPhillips extends ‘Volstad Princess’ charter

    26 June 2014
    Business & Finance

    Volstad Shipping, a Norway-based owner of offshore support vessels, today announced a new charter deal with ConocoPhillips.

  • Image of the Day: Polar Light Show

    23 October 2014

    This phenomenon in the sky is known as Aurora, which is a natural light display in the sky. Aurora can be seen in the high latitude regions, like the Arctic and the Antarctic. A region displaying an aurora at any given time is known as the auroral oval, a band which is displaced towards the […]

  • Asda calls for fishing withdrawal

    6 September 2006

    Store chain Asda has called on the UK to abandon Europe’s Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and urged conservation of North Sea cod for British fishermen. The company said the protection of fishermen’s livelihoods – particularly in Scotland – required drastic measures to preserve stocks. An Asda spokesman said: “We want all the fish we sell […]