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  • Songa Offshore back in profit, boosted by new rigs

    27 May 2016

    Songa Offshore, an Oslo-listed offshore drilling contractor, has returned to profit in the first quarter of 2016. The company’s profit for the period was $10 million, an improvement from a net loss of 11 million in the first quarter a year ago. Revenue also rose to $137 million, up from 108 million a year ago. Operating […]

  • Offshore safety body clears accommodation rig for Johan Sverdrup work

    3 April 2018
    Exploration & Production

    Statoil has received consent from the PSA to use the Haven accommodation rig on the Johan Sverdrup field.

  • Ashtead rolls out time-reducing optical chain measurement system

    15 April 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Technology

    Subsea rental equipment and solutions provider Ashtead Technology has developed a new optical chain measurement system (CMS) to provide accurate and repeatable mooring chain measurements.

  • 4Subsea to monitor Var Energi’s drilling ops offshore Norway

    25 June 2021
    Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    4Subsea has secured a service agreement with Vår Energi to monitor and analyse wellhead integrity to ensure safe operations for the Balder Future drilling and completion operations in Norway. Under the three-year deal, 4Subsea will monitor the West Phoenix drilling rig for the Norwegian oil and gas firm. The company will use its SWIM service […]

  • Corinth Pipeworks gets Subsea 7 order for KEG project

    14 September 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Corinth Pipeworks, a subsidiary of Cenergy Holdings, has signed an agreement with Subsea 7 to deliver high-frequency welding (HFW) steel pipes for Aker BP’s Kobra East and Gekko (KEG) project. The 9 kilometers of 16″ HFT ultra-long steel pipes will be used for the tie-back of KEG resources to the existing Alvheim FPSO in the […]

  • Ponant Takes Delivery of Newest Cruise Ship

    9 April 2019
    Business & Finance

    Ponant expanded its fleet to eight vessels with a new cruise ship, Le Bougainville.

  • MOL Steps Further into Subsea Support Vessel Business

    19 June 2018
    Business & Finance

    MOL is moving into the subsea support vessel business as it decided to buy a stake in AKOFS Offshore AS.

  • Spotted: Third Viking Cruise Ship Christened in Norway

    23 June 2017
    Business & Finance

    Viking Cruises has held a christening ceremony for its third ocean ship, Viking Sky, in Tromsø, Norway. On the occasion, Torstein Hagen, Chairman of Viking Cruises, commented: “This is a special time of year in Norway – these are the days of the midnight sun and the perfect backdrop for a celebration. All of our ships […]

  • Norway: Wood Group Kenny Clinches FEED Contract for Jordbaer Field

    25 August 2010
    Business & Finance

    The world’s largest subsea engineering and project management company, Wood Group Kenny, has been awarded the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) and related project management support activities for the BG Norge AS, Jordbaer field development. The proposed field development, located in the North Tampen region consists of a stand-alone FPSO with two drill centres in […]

  • Simon Møkster vessel continues MMT charter

    5 April 2018

    Sweden-based marine surveys specialist MMT has awarded a contract to Simon Møkster for the Stril Explorer.

  • Lundin to spin off non-Norwegian assets into new O&G company

    13 February 2017
    Business & Finance

    Swedish oil company Lundin Petroleum has proposed to spin-off its assets in Malaysia, France and the Netherlands into a newly formed company called International Petroleum Corporation (IPC). Lundin will then distribute the IPC shares, on a pro-rata basis, to Lundin Petroleum shareholders. The company informed on Monday that, subject to certain conditions, all of the shares […]

  • Offshore driller hires RigNet for comms at Mariner field

    17 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Exploration & Production

    RigNet, a provider of communications solutions for the offshore oil and gas industry, has been awarded a multi-million dollar remote communications contract with an offshore drilling contractor currently working on the Mariner field in the UK North Sea. RigNet said on Tuesday that the contract includes services for a newbuild ultra-high specification jack-up rig on […]

  • ROV solutions for vessel duo mark ‘largest’ deal in Norwegian firm’s history

    11 February 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    A big new order for comprehensive remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROV) solutions has landed on the Norway-based Kystdesign’s table.

  • Lundin: Poor Reservoir Quality at Torvastad Sidetrack Well

    28 January 2014

    Lundin Petroleum AB  announces that the side-track well 16/2-20A on the Torvastad prospect on PL501 in the North Sea sector of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), is in the process of being completed.   The well 16/2-20A has been drilled as a side-track 770 metres west of the main Torvastad exploration well 16/2-20S, to investigate […]

  • Update: Flights cleared for takeoff after suspension due to tragic helicopter crash

    1 March 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Safety

    Following suspension due to a helicopter crash, all the companies have now made up their minds to resume their flights, according to Equinor.

  • Offshore safety watchdog probes Snorre B

    11 January 2017

    Norwegian offshore safety agency, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has revealed several flaws at Statoil-operated Snorre B platform, off Norway, following audits within several disciplines.  Snorre is an oil field in the Tampen area of the North Sea, around 150 kilometers west of Florø. The field has been developed using two floating integrated production platforms, Snorre […]

  • Aker Solutions revenue hurt by low demand for subsea services

    5 November 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Norwegian oil and gas engineering and construction company Aker Solutions saw its revenues fall amid declining subsea services demand. The company said the drop in demand was especially felt in the North Sea region. Revenue for the third quarter was NOK 7.5 billion, down from NOK 8.3 billion in 2014. Profit for the period was NOK […]

  • Johan Sverdrup drilling platform audit finds no major issues

    3 May 2017
    Project & Tenders

    The Norwegian offshore oil and gas safety body Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has found no major issues during a recent audit of the Johan Sverdrup drilling platform. Johan Sverdrup is an oil and gas field under development at the Utsira High in the North Sea, 160 kilometers west of Stavanger. Statoil is the operator of […]

  • ConocoPhillips Gets Clearance to Carry Out Subsea Ops at Eldfisk

    27 May 2013

    ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS (COPSAS) has received consent to carry out manned underwater operations in connection with construction of a new facility on Eldfisk field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Eldfisk is an oil field in the Ekofisk area. Production started in 1979. Use of new technology has led to the field being […]

  • Aker Solutions’ new semi could help unlock more marginal fields

    5 October 2016
    Equipment

    Norwegian engineering and offshore services provider Aker Solutions has introduced a semi-submersible platform design that it says will help producers unlock more marginal oil and gas fields in harsh environments across the globe. According to the company, the new semi will be lighter and faster to deliver, and could be used to bring online fields […]

  • Goliat Contract to Siemens AS (Norway)

    5 November 2010
    Project & Tenders

    Eni Norge has on behalf of the Goliat-licence (PL 229/PL 229B) where Statoil is a partner, signed an EPCI contract with Siemens AS for delivery of Goliat Onshore Electrification System in Hammerfest. The contract has a value of approx. 243 million NOK. The scope of work includes among other; * New overhead line, and demolition […]

  • Ocean Installer gears for Liuhua 16-2 summer campaign

    8 April 2020
    Project & Tenders

    Norwegian subsea contractor Ocean Installer is carrying out power cable load out for the CNOOC Liuhua 16-2 field development in the South China Sea. The CSV Connector has arrived at Aker Solutions’ facility in Mobile, Alabama, where Ocean Installer is working together with this engineering company and Maritime Developments Limited to ensure its first offshore […]

  • Claxton Presents New Edition of Its Decommissioning Tools

    22 September 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Claxton has introduced the latest modular versions of its conductor recovery tower and SABRE abrasive cutting system aimed at increasing efficiency and flexibility in decommissioning and late life projects. The latest version, reportedly, has a reduced system footprint and is modular in design. It can operate at pressures of up to 20,000 psi and includes a […]

  • Italy: Fincantieri Moves Cruise Ship RIVIERA to Fitting-Out Berth for Finishing Touches

    19 July 2011
    Business & Finance

    Oceania Cruises’ RIVIERA was floated out of her construction dock and maneuvered to a fitting-out berth at Fincantieri’s Sestri Ponente shipyard in Italy on Saturday. The Norwegian design team, Y&S of Oslo, will now focus on fitting out and finishing RIVIERA’s interiors. RIVIERA will be the virtual twin of Oceania’s MARINA, which was launched to […]

  • Lundin Spuds Avaldsnes Exploration Well Offshore Norway

    21 July 2010

    Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum)  announces that drilling of exploration well 16/2-6 on the Avaldsnes prospect has commenced. The well is located in Block 16/2, production licence PL501, in the central North Sea sector of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The Avaldsnes prospect is located approximately 25 km east of the Lundin Petroleum operated Luno […]