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  • Sentinel Marine Orders Four ERRVs from Nam Cheong (Singapore)

    29 March 2013
    Business & Finance

    Sentinel Marine has placed orders with Nam Cheong to construct four Multi-Role Field Support Emergency Response and Rescue Vessels. The Vessels will feature Dynamic Positioning, Redundancy of propulsion and thruster systems, Cargo carrying capabilities and advanced Rescue and Recovery equipment. Designed to work in the North Sea; one of the harshest environments in the world, […]

  • Norway: Det Norske Spuds Exploration Well Near Froy Field

    10 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    Norway’s Det norske oljeselskap ASA has commenced drilling of exploration well 25/6-4 S in PL414. Target for the well is the Kalvklumpen prospect. The well will be drilled in the central part of the North Sea about 20 kilometres southeast of the Frøy field and 37 kilometres northeast of the Heimdal field. The well is […]

  • PSA Norway Inspects Load Bearing Structures on Eldfisk Jacket

    4 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    On 10 and 11 May 2012, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of the engineering of load-bearing structures on Eldfisk 2/7-S’ steel jacket, located in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. The objective of the audit activity was to verify that the engineering of load-bearing structures was in compliance with […]

  • The Netherlands: Prince Willem-Alexander Visits Maasvlakte 2 Project

    9 March 2011

      Recently, Prince Willem-Alexander visited the new land of Maasvlakte 2. Decked out in safety gear – after all, the sprayed-on land is still a PUMA construction site – the Prince inspected the ongoing project in the North Sea. The President and CEO of the Port of Rotterdam Authority, Hans Smits, and Ronald Paul, Managing Director of Project Organization Maasvlakte 2, showed the Prince all aspects […]

  • Solstad Scoops Repsol Job

    16 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Oslo-listed vessel owner Solstad has secured a contract with the North Sea operator Repsol Sinopec Resources UK for the offshore construction vessel “Normand Jarstein”. The vessel, know as Rem Pioneer prior to integration of Rem Offshore into Solstad, is scheduled to start its contract end-April this year. According to Solstad, the deal covers work for a period […]

  • Total extends crane services deal with Enermech

    28 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Oil company Total has hired EnerMech for North Sea crane operation and maintenance. According to Enermech, the contract is for three years, with two one-year options. Enermech’s previous five-year contract with Total E&P UK for the provision of operation and maintenance services across 10 pedestal cranes has been revised and updated to include scope for 19 […]

  • China: Vroon launches VOS Glamour

    10 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Vroon Offshore Services announced that today, Tuesday 10 June, the launching of VOS Glamour took place at Fujian Southeast Shipyard in China. VOS Glamour is a 60-m field-support vessel, currently under construction at the Shipyard for Vroon Offshore Services. The vessel is the first of four FSVs under construction at the Shipyard and features a […]

  • Nanjing East Star Splashes Vroon’s VOS Faithful

    1 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Vroon’s VOS Faithful was launched yesterday in China. This 50‑m ERRV (emergency response and rescue vessel) is under construction at Nanjing East Star Shipyard in China. VOS Faithful is the third in a ten-vessel newbuilding programme, with six 50-m ERRVs being built at Nanjing and four 60-m vessels under construction at Fujian Southeast Shipyard, also […]

  • NAO Back at Ulstein

    10 February 2014

    Nordic American Offshore Ltd. (NAO) has decided to buy two more platform supply vessels (PSVs) from Ulstein, increasing its fleet to eight vessels of the same type. Nordic American Offshore Ltd., a subsidiary of Nordic American Tankers Limited (NAT), currently has six platform supply vessels operating in the demanding North Sea market. The PSVs are highly […]

  • Norway: Atlantic Offshore Sells ‘Ocean Scout’ Vessel

    8 June 2012
    Business & Finance

    Atlantic Offshore’s oldest PSV is now sold and delivered to new owners. The vessel will leave the offshore supply market and enter the windmill support market. It was sold slightly above book value.  Atlantic Offshore, previously known as Sartor Offshore AS was established in 2008. The company  acquired Sartor Shippings operation in Norway and Ocean Mainports operation in Aberdeen and Ireland. […]

  • DolWin3 Project Moving Forward

    8 March 2016
    Storage

    Two 685 MVA power transformers have been delivered and installed in the land-based converter station Dörpen West, which is part of the DolWin3 project. The power transformers have been developed, manufactured and tested according to the specific needs of the project at GE’s site in Mönchengladbach. The DolWin3 project, the third network connection in the DolWin wind […]

  • Google Parent Cuts Offshore Wind Kite Project Loose

    19 February 2020
    Research & Development, Technology

    Google’s parent company Alphabet has decided that it will no longer invest in the energy kite developer Makani, according to Fort Felker, CEO of Makani. Alphabet bought Makani back in 2013. Since then, the concept technology advanced from a 20kW demonstrator kite to a utility-scale kite capable of generating 600kW, Felker said. In February 2019, […]

  • Highlands and Islands, Scottish Enterprise Introduce New Decom Action Plan

    23 December 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and Scottish Enterprise (SE) have launched a new decommissioning action plan. The plan aims to support Scotland’s oil and gas sector to take advantage of the estimated £17.6 billion forecast by Oil & Gas UK to be spent on decommissioning on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) between now and 2025. In […]

  • BlueFloat, Renantis award surveys contract for floating wind sites offshore Scotland

    6 April 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    Acteon Geo-services brands, TerraSond and Benthic, have been awarded a combined geophysical and geotechnical survey by the BlueFloat Energy and Renantis partnership for its Bellrock and Broadshore offshore wind farms, located northeast of Aberdeen, Scotland. The geophysical scope will involve using the Ocean Fortune, a survey vessel designed specifically for year-round North Sea operations, which […]

  • Norway: Lundin to Increase Luno Field Reserves

    29 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    Lundin Petroleum AB  announces that the gross Proven and Probable (2P) reserves for the Luno field have increased from 95 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMboe) to 149 MMboe. The Luno field is located in production licence PL338, offshore the Norwegian North Sea. The reserves have been re-evaluated incorporating the results of the appraisal well […]

  • Northern Lights director: Market for CO2 transport and storage is evolving rapidly

    16 May 2023
    Business & Finance, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Ports & Logistics, Storage, Transition, Vessels

    Northern Lights, a joint venture (JV) of energy majors Shell, Equinor and TotalEnergies, has signed a deal that paves the way for the acceleration of the development of a commercial market for the transport and storage of CO2. Namely, the JV, which is developing a carbon capture and storage project located in the North Sea, has signed a contract […]

  • Lundin strikes oil in Rolvsnes prospect (Norway)

    22 December 2015
    Exploration & Production

    Lundin Petroleum has completed the Rolvsnes exploration well 16/1-25 S, in the North Sea offshore Norway, as an oil discovery. The well was spud in October 2015. It is located in PL338C south of the Edvard Grieg field in the central North Sea sector of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The well is on the […]

  • Marathon Oil Awards EPIC Contract to Technip (Norway)

    17 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    Technip was awarded a contract by Marathon Oil Norge AS for on-going expansion of the subsea drill centres at Kneler B and Volund located in the Alvheim area in the North Sea. The water depths in the area is around 120 meters, and the subsea work will be performed by use of remotely-operated vehicules as […]

  • Norway: Statoil Allowed to Use Floatel Superior at Oseberg

    21 March 2012

    Statoil has been granted consent for use of the Floatel Superior mobile living quarters facility on Oseberg Sør. The consent applies from 20 March 2012 to 10 August 2012. The facility will accommodate extra personnel during a high activity period in the Oseberg area. The floatel will be connected to the Oseberg Sør facility with […]

  • UK: Huntington Field Development Plan Approved by DECC

    17 November 2010
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian Energy Company ASA (Noreco)announced that the Field Development Plan for the Huntington field has been approved by the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC). Huntington will be developed using the FPSO Sevan Voyageur, and as previously announced the leasing contract for this unit was signed last week. Production is expected to commence in […]

  • Wintershall Win for DOF Subsea

    7 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    DOF Subsea said it has been awarded frame agreement for marine subsea services from Wintershall. During the course of the contract, Wintershall may call-of services as required within survey, IMR and light construction using DOF Subsea’s integrated PM&E teams and fleet of subsea vessels. The duration of the agreement is 3 years firm, with 4 […]

  • Eidesvik scoops extensions for two supply vessels

    4 March 2016
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian supply, subsea and seismic shipping company, Eidesvik Offshore, has been awarded contract extensions for two of its vessels by a French oil major Total.  Eidesvik was awarded contract extensions for the platform supply vessels, the Viking Lady and Viking Athene. These two supply vessels will work for Total E&P on the Solaris well in […]

  • PSA OKs Statoil for Edvard Grieg Oil Pipeline

    18 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given Statoil green light to use the Edvard Grieg Oil Pipeline (EGOP). Earlier this month, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has also granted a start-up consent for the EGOP. The Edvard Grieg Oil Pipeline system has been designed and built to transport stabilised oil from the Edvard Grieg facility to the […]

  • Norway: GC Rieber Shipping Agrees to Extend Charter for Subsea Vessel

    22 August 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    GC Rieber Shipping and the subsea contractor Technocean has agreed on a one year extension of the charter regarding vessel “Polar Prince”. The time-charter with Technocean for the subsea vessel “Polar Prince” has been extended to September 2012. The vessel is engaged in subsea operations related to installations of offshore wind farms in the North […]

  • Endeavour Recovers Ownership on Senior Notes (USA)

    4 April 2011

    Endeavour International Corporation today announced that it is redeeming all of its outstanding $81.25 million of 6% Senior Notes due 2012 (the “Notes”) with a portion of the proceeds from its recently completed offering of common stock. The redemption will be made in accordance with the terms of the indenture governing the Notes. Endeavour expects […]