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  • Rolls-Royce unveils new azimuth thruster powered by permanent magnet

    3 June 2015
    Equipment

    Rolls-Royce today unveiled the latest addition to its range of marine thrusters, with the launch of a new azimuth thruster powered by permanent magnet (PM) technology. Launched at the Nor-Shipping maritime exhibition in Oslo, the new thruster is the Group’s latest development of PM technology, which already includes tunnel thrusters and a newly developed winch. […]

  • Norway: Siem Moxie to Feature Two Voith Schneider Propellers

    27 March 2013

    The “Siem Moxie”, an infield support vessel (ISV), will be put into operation in spring 2014. She is the first work boat with the Ulstein-designed X-BOW to be fitted with two Voith Schneider Propellers (VSP). X-BOW vessels are characterised by the absence of a bulbous bow. Their bow slopes backwards above the water line which […]

  • Offshore safety body clears Askepott rig for Oseberg Vestflanken 2 ops

    6 December 2017
    Exploration & Production

    The Petroleum Safety Authority has given consent to oil major Statoil to use the Askepott drilling rig to perform well activities at Oseberg Vestflanken 2.

  • Aker BP cleared to drill Volund well with Transocean rig

    2 March 2017
    Exploration & Production

    Norwegian E&P player Aker BP has received consent from the offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), to drill an exploration well off Norway with the Transocean Arctic semi-submersible rig. PSA said on Thursday the consent was for the exploration well 24/9-11S and a potential sidetrack on the Volund field. Aker BP is the operator […]

  • ‘Songa Equinox’ kicks off its 8-year contract with Statoil

    7 December 2015
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production

    Songa Offshore’s first Cat D rig, Songa Equinox, has started drilling operations at the Troll Field, offshore Norway, under its eight-year drilling contract with Statoil.  The rig is now on operating rate, Songa Offshore, an offshore drilling contractor, reported on Monday. The rig’s dayrate with Statoil is $484 000 and the contract has four additional three-year […]

  • PSA probes Statoil’s Gullfaks A

    13 May 2016
    Exploration & Production

    Norway’s offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has revealed results of the audit relating to the life extension of the Gullfaks A. PSA said in a statement on Friday that it carried out a working environment audit between 8 and 10 March relating to Statoil’s plan to extend the Gullfaks A operation up to 2036. […]

  • Safety issues found during audit of Equinor’s Troll A

    21 April 2020
    Authorities & Government, Regulation & Policy, Safety

    Norwegian offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found irregularities during an audit of Equinor’s management of major accident risk and barriers on the Troll A platform.

  • FMC Technologies to Supply Subsea Systems for Statoil’s Gullfaks South (Norway)

    5 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    The U.S. based FMC Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has signed an agreement with Statoil for the manufacture and supply of subsea production equipment to support the Gullfaks South field development. The contract has an estimated value of $200 million in revenue to FMC Technologies. Gullfaks South field located in the Norwegian part of […]

  • Searcher Completes Silver-Eye Seismic in Barents Sea

    30 September 2015
    Operations & Maintenance

    Searcher Seismic has completed the acquisition of the Silver-Eye 3D Seismic Survey in the Hammerfest Basin, Norwegian Barents Sea. The Silver-Eye 3D Seismic Survey comprises 3,000 km2 covering the north and south flanks in the Hammerfest Basin. The survey covers the areas close to the Snøhvit and Goliat field and over the Snøhvit Beta and Tornerose […]

  • Report: Eni’s Goliat hit by another gas leak

    19 September 2018
    Infrastructure

    Eni’s Goliat FPSO in the Barents Sea offshore Norway has reportedly been hit by another gas leak.

  • Aibel: Troll Project at Peak of Construction Period

    23 September 2013

    The Troll project is now at the peak of its construction period, Norwegian company Aibel said today. Around 850 Aibel employees and subcontract personnel are working on the new modules that will increase the lifetime of the Troll field. Friday saw the last major lifting effort in Thailand. Section 514 was placed on the M11 […]

  • TechnipFMC gets Visund Nord job from Statoil

    14 June 2017
    Business & Finance

    TechnipFMC has been awarded an extension to its ongoing engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract from Statoil in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. TechnipFMC informed on Tuesday that the ongoing EPC project covers the provision of subsea equipment including template structure, manifold and two subsea trees including wellheads and modifications of control systems to the Visund Nord IOR (Improved Oil Recovery) […]

  • Neptune Energy streamlines Duva subsea trees setup

    22 March 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Equipment, Infrastructure, Innovation, Technology

    Neptune Energy has recently set up four enhanced horizontal subsea tree systems (EHXT) for the Duva subsea tie-back development project in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea in a standalone operation with a vessel. Being the first for Neptune Energy, the installation was carried by Solstad’s vessel Far Samson instead of a rig, reducing […]

  • Fugro to Work for Det norske

    16 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Fugro has been awarded a three-year contract for integrity management support (IMS) and intervention works for Det norske in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The offshore scope covers subsea assets at Alvheim, Vilje, Volund and Bøyla field developments, with the work being conducted in May and June. It will also cover support for […]

  • Alfa Laval pumps for FSO in Norway

    20 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Alfa Laval, a Swedish company specialising in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, has won an order to supply Framo pumping systems for an FSO project in Norway. The order, booked in the Marine & Offshore Pumping Systems segment, has a value of approximately SEK 115 million ($13.3 million) and delivery is scheduled for […]

  • Archer to work on P&A campaign for Wintershall Dea

    27 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Offshore services provider Archer has been awarded a plug and abandonment campaign in 2021 and 2022 by Wintershall Dea.

  • Equinor restarts Hammerfest LNG production

    2 June 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance, Ports & Logistics

    Norwegian oil giant Equinor has said the Hammerfest LNG is back in production after the fire in September 2020.

  • Gallery: ‘Island Venture’ on sea trials

    12 November 2015

    Norwegian offshore shipbuilder and designer Ulstein, is putting final touches on the Island Venture offshore construction vessel. According to Ulstein’s release on Thursday, the vessel has been tested at sea trial this week. The sea trial is now in the final stage and the Island Venture will return to the yard by the end of […]

  • Aker BP awards long-term removal contract to Allseas

    30 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    Norwegian E&P player Aker BP has awarded Allseas a long-term framework agreement for removal services and a call off for removal of the Valhall QP topsides and QP/DP bridge in 2019 and disposal thereafter. The six years firm contract with two two-year options was awarded to Allseas via Excalibur Marine Contractors. The agreement includes transport, installation and removal (T,I&R) […]

  • Harding to deliver lifeboat equipment for Culzean field

    16 February 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Norwegian life-saving systems manufacturer Harding has been contracted to deliver lifeboats and davits to the Culzean offshore gas complex Sembcorp Marine is building for Maersk Oil UK. Harding’s global director of sales Bjørn Sturle Hillestad said: “We have worked hard to strengthen our position in today’s difficult offshore market. Winning the Culzean project was a key strategic […]

  • Aker Solutions scoops up Tommeliten Alpha contracts

    2 October 2020
    Equipment, Infrastructure, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    Aker Solutions has won two contracts from ConocoPhillips for the Tommeliten Alpha development offshore Norway. The NOK 1.2 billion ($129.3 million) deal will see the company deliver the subsea production system. The scope of work includes 10 vertical subsea trees, two manifolds, wellheads, satellite structures, control systems as well as tie-in equipment. Kjetel Digre, chief […]

  • Equinor picks ASN for Breidablikk cabling

    7 January 2021
    Equipment, Infrastructure, Project & Tenders, Technology

    Equinor and Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) have signed a new contract for the roll out of the submarine cable for subsea control infrastructure for Equinor’s Breidablikk field development. Breidablikk is a large oil discovery on the Norwegian Continental Shelf located north-east of the Grane field in the North Sea. It is a subsea field development […]

  • Offshore safety body finds flaws during Statfjord probe

    11 April 2017

    Norwegian oil and gas safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has found two non-conformities and two improvement points during a late life safety probe of Statoil’s Statfjord platforms. Statfjord lies close to the boundary line between the Norwegian and UK continental shelves in the Tampen area in the North Sea. The field has been […]

  • Statoil: Natural Gas is Fit to Serve Energy Future of Europe

    17 January 2011
    Business & Finance

    Today, Monday 17 January, Statoil kicks off a marketing campaign arguing for natural gas to be part of Europe’s energy mix for the long term. It also marks that Statoil has been a reliable gas supplier to Europe for over 30 years based on its production from the Norwegian Continental Shelf. “Natural gas is key […]

  • Norway: Artemis Atlantic Sailing towards Barents Seismic

    23 April 2012
    Business & Finance

    Starting 26 April, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) will acquire 2D seismic in the southeastern part of the Barents Sea. The acquisition, to be carried out by the vessel M/V Artemis Atlantic, will last from six to eight weeks. In total, about 6 000 kilometres of seismic data will be acquired in this area. “The […]