2320 results found for 'Shetland Islands'

2320 results found for 'Shetland Islands'
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  • UK: Hamworthy Wins Offshore Inert Gas Contract at HHI

    17 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    Hamworthy announced today that it has won a contract from South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries to supply its inert gas generator (IGG) package for the QUAD 204 FPSO project. The BP-operated The Quad 204 project involves replacing the existing Schiehallion Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel with a new FPSO which is scheduled to […]

  • ‘Polarstern’ on Antarctic Research Campaign

    15 December 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    A group of IMARES staff sails on board the German Research Icebreaker ‘Polarstern’ for investigations in the sea-ice areas of the Weddell Sea. The expedition sails from Cape Town (2 Dec 2014) to the German Neumayer Station (Christmas), through the centre of the Weddell Sea to Punta Arenas in Chile (1 Feb 2015). The largest […]

  • Ofgem to Host Consultations on Shetland Subsea Power Link

    9 August 2017
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Ofgem, regulator of the UK energy industry, is hosting consultations this month in Shetland to gather the public’s views on plans to service the isles’ energy needs through a subsea cable from the Scottish mainland. Lerwick Power station is reaching the end of its operating life. Ofgem, regulator of the energy industry, asked SSEN, operating […]

  • Seven new UK offshore blocks await TotalEnergies and Kistos in West of Shetland oil & gas producing area

    22 August 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy

    TotalEnergies and Kistos have been presented with seven new blocks or part blocks in an area that contains producing oil and gas assets located West of Shetlands off the coast of the UK.

  • UK: Fairfield Farms-Out Darwin to Taqa

    14 February 2012
    Business & Finance

    Fairfield Energy Limited, the North Sea focused independent oil and gas exploration, development and production group, has agreed to farm-out a 50% interest in licences P184, P474 and P1634 to TAQA Bratani Limited. In consideration for the farm-in to the licences, which are collectively known as Darwin, TAQA will fund a work programme and make […]

  • DeepOcean and Enpro deliver attic oil recovery project for Shell

    15 October 2020
    Environment, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Subsea contractor DeepOcean has completed the attic oil recovery project for Shell in the North Sea. According to DeepOcean, the recent campaign on Brent Bravo concrete structure wrapped up with no safety incidents, ahead of schedule and within budget. The project management occurred between the DeepOcean offices in Haugesund and Aberdeen throughout the challenges of […]

  • UK: Hamworthy to Supply IGG Package for Quad 204 FPSO

    17 November 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    Hamworthy announced today that it has won a contract from South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries to supply its inert gas generator (IGG) package for the QUAD 204 FPSO project. The BP-operated The Quad 204 project involves replacing the existing Schiehallion Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel with a new FPSO which is scheduled to […]

  • Offshore workers stage strike on Statoil’s Mariner platform

    9 April 2018

    Offshore workers on Statoil-operated Mariner platform located in the UK sector of the North Sea staged an unofficial strike over the weekend.

  • GALLERY: Giant Pioneering Spirit vessel removes another Brent platform for Shell

    22 June 2020
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Heavy lifting, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    Allseas’ heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit has completed its first decommissioning job of this summer, the single-lift removal of Shell’s Brent Alpha platform from the North Sea.

  • CNR’s decom plan for Ninian Northern platform approved

    2 July 2019
    Project & Tenders

    CNR International (U.K.) Limited’s decommissioning program for its Ninian Northern platform, which is located in the UK sector of the North Sea, has been approved by UK authorities.

  • UK: Largest Contract in Odfjell Drilling’s History

    11 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    Odfjell Drilling has been awarded a significant pre-contract award with BP for the provision of a new build, semi-submersible drilling unit for use in the UK’s West of Shetland region. The contract value is approximately $1.2 billion, excluding options, and represents the largest contract in Odfjell Drilling’s 40 year history. The new unit will be […]

  • Siccar Point to start drilling on delayed UK project next year

    7 June 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Rules & Regulation

    Siccar Point Energy is moving forward with its Cambo field development project, located West of Shetland, which was delayed last year.

  • Clair oil spill dispersed and not visible on sea surface, BP says

    5 October 2016

    British oil major BP has informed that the oil spill near the Clair platform west of Shetland has dispersed and can no longer be seen at the sea surface. To remind, oil in water was released to the sea from the Clair platform, 75 kilometers west of Shetland Islands, on Sunday morning. BP shut the production […]

  • Hurricane finds oil at Lincoln well

    19 December 2016
    Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    UK-based oil and gas company Hurricane Energy has completed the drilling and logging phase of the Lincoln well, located west of the Shetland Islands, after making an oil discovery.  Hurricane started drilling the Lincoln well on November 8, 2016, with the Transocean Spitsbergen semi-sub drilling rig. Following the completion of the 205/26b-A well, the company on Monday […]

  • UK: Dredging Project Pays Off for Lerwick

    8 August 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Technology

    Lerwick Harbour has again demonstrated its deep-water capacity and capabilities, this time by simultaneously accommodating two giant support vessels and the successful offloading of a 10,000 tonne subsea oil storage tank, destined for west of the Shetland Islands. The sheltered port’s facilities and proximity to the Solan Field, being developed by Premier Oil 90 kilometres […]

  • EnQuest in talks with Delek for Kraken stake sale

    18 July 2016

    UK-based exploration and production company EnQuest has informed that it is holding discussions with Israel-based Delek Group for the sale of 20% interest in the Kraken development in the UK sector of the North Sea.  Kraken is a large heavy oil accumulation located in the East Shetland basin, to the west of the North Viking […]

  • DNV GL to support Shell’s Penguins field redevelopment

    2 August 2018
    Business & Finance, Infrastructure

    DNV GL has won a cross-service contract to support Shell’s Penguins field redevelopment on the UK Continental Shelf.

  • Top News of the Week June 3 – 8, 2013

    9 June 2013

    Top News of the Week June 3 – 8, 2013

  • UK: BPs Re-development Project Involves Replacing of Existing with New FPSO Vessel

    13 July 2011

      On behalf of its co-venturers BP is pleased to announce an agreement to progress a major re-development of the Schiehallion and Loyal oil fields to the west of the Shetland Islands. Schiehallion and Loyal have produced nearly 400 million barrels of oil since production started in 1998 and an estimated 450 million barrels of […]

  • Highlights of the Week

    3 January 2016
    Business & Finance

    Subsea World News has put together a recap of the most interesting articles from the previous week (December 28 – January 03). Subsea 7 has been awarded a sizeable contract by Burullus Gas Company S.A.E. for the platform extension and tie-in on the first phase of the West Nile Delta development of the Taurus and Libra fields by […]

  • USA: Chevron 2Q Profit Drops

    27 July 2012

    Chevron reported earnings of $7.2 billion for the second quarter 2012, compared with $7.7 billion in the 2011 second quarter. Sales and other operating revenues in the second quarter 2012 were $60 billion, compared to $67 billion in the year-ago period. “Our second quarter earnings and cash flow were among our strongest ever, even with […]

  • Siccar Point hits pause on controversial Cambo project after Shell’s exit

    10 December 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Transition

    Siccar Point Energy has decided to suspend its controversial Cambo offshore oilfield development following a recent exit by Shell.

  • Investigation launched after lifeboat plunges from Shell platform into the sea

    18 December 2017

    Oil major Shell has launched an investigation after a lifeboat fell from the Brent Alpha platform in the UK North Sea. 

  • ABB Wins $20 Mln FPSO Power and Automation Contract

    27 June 2013

    ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has been awarded an oil and gas contract worth $20 million for providing power and automation technologies to a floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) built by the Chinese shipyard COSCO Nantong for Dana Petroleum. The contract was signed in the second quarter of 2013. ABB’s […]

  • ABB Wins USD 20 Million FPSO Order

    27 June 2013
    Business & Finance

    ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has been awarded an oil and gas contract worth $20 million for providing power and automation technologies to a floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) built by the Chinese shipyard COSCO Nantong for Dana Petroleum. The contract was signed in the second quarter of 2013. ABB’s […]