Top News of The Week October 18 – 23, 2013

PSA Norway Finds ‘Serious Breaches of Regulations’ on Rowan Gorilla VI Rig

The PSA Norway has issued a notification of order to Rowan Drilling Norway AS (Rowan Drilling) following an audit of the Rowan Gorilla VI mobile drilling facility. The audit identified serious breaches of the regulations.

Bureau Veritas: Offshore is More Than Only Marine and Oil & Gas

What is a classification society? What are its roles? What are the biggest challenges when it comes to the offshore sector? Read all that in the interview Offshore Energy Today conducted with Bureau Veritas.

Statoil Evacuates Workers from Njord A Platform

Statoil on Saturday, November 16, completed the airlift of personnel from the Njord-A platform, and all employees have been sent to shore. The de-manning was initiated as a precautionary measure since the platform is currently subject to weather restrictions, in connection with ongoing reinforcement work taking place on board.

BP Brings Two Rigs to Deepwater Gulf of Mexico

BP  has added two drilling rigs to the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, bringing its fleet to a company record nine rigs as it continues to develop its strong portfolio of assets in the key U.S. offshore basin. One of the rigs is a new ultra-deepwater drillship known as the West Auriga.

First Gas Flows from Jasmine Field (UK)

BG Group announced first gas production from the Jasmine field in the UK North Sea, in which the company has a 30.5% interest.

Ensco Orders $285 Mln Jack-Up Rig from Keppel

Ensco plc  is extending its ENSCO 120 Series of ultra-premium harsh environment jackup rigs with the order of ENSCO 123 for delivery in second quarter 2016.

McDermott Nets $200 Mln Arabian Gulf EPCI Deal

McDermott International, Inc. has secured an Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) project for a client in the Arabian Gulf.

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October 24, 2013