Business & Finance
Plexus Wins Contract to Design HP/HT Subsea Wellhead System for Wintershall Noordzee (UK)
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® friction-grip method of wellhead engineering, has been commissioned by Wintershall Noordzee B.V. , a leading international oil and gas company, to design and develop a mudline crossov
UK: Aker Solutions to Run Mariner FEED Study for Statoil
Aker Solutions has won a contract to conduct the topside FEED (front-end engineering and design) study for Statoil on the Mariner field on the UK continental shelf in the North Sea. The contract value is approximately NOK125 million. The study will be delivered in the summer of 2012, after which the
Norway: Statoil to Carry Out Modifications on Njord A
Statoil has received consent to carry out modifications on Njord A for Njord Nordvestflanken (NNVF). NNVF is part of production licence 107, and is located in block 6407/7 about five kilometres northwest of Njord A. NNVF contains a discovery with gas and condensates. The owners are E.ON Ruhrgas Norg
Norway: GDF SUEZ to Use Aker Barents Rig for Exploration Drilling in Barents Sea
GDF SUEZ E&P Norge AS has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 7124/4-1S&A in the Barents Sea with the Aker Barents mobile facility. The consent relates to the drilling of an exploration well in production licence 530, with a possible sidetrack. The well is located approx. 53 n
Norway: Premier Oil Gets Green Light for Exploration Drilling in North Sea
Premier Oil Norge AS has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 9/1-1S in the North Sea with the Bredford Dolphin mobile facility. The well will be drilled in production licence 406, with Premier Norge AS as the operator (40%). The other licensees are Skeie Energy AS (40%) and Sp
UK: Aker Solutions to Run Mariner FEED Study for Statoil
Aker Solutions has won a contract to conduct the topside FEED (front-end engineering and design) study for Statoil on the Mariner field on the UK continental shelf in the North Sea. The contract value is approximately NOK125 million. The study will be delivered in the summer of 2012, after which the
Norway: ConocoPhillips Receives Approval to Use COSLRigmar at Eldfisk
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS has received consent to use the mobile living quarters facility COSLRigmar at Eldfisk 2/7 FTP. The consent relates to the period from 1 June 2011 to 1 July 2015. COSLRigmar (formerly Port Rigmar) will be moored to the southeast of Eldfisk 2/7 FTP, with a gangway connect
UK: Second Sustainable Shipping Operator of the Year Award for Maersk Line
Maersk Line wins its second Sustainable Shipping Operator of the Year Award. The award, presented by Sustainable Shipping at an awards ceremony in London on July 7, was given to Maersk Line in recognition of its investments in sustainable growth, CO2 reduction and advancement in creating industry tr
Norway: Premier Oil Gets Green Light for Exploration Drilling in North Sea
Premier Oil Norge AS has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 9/1-1S in the North Sea with the Bredford Dolphin mobile facility. The well will be drilled in production licence 406, with Premier Norge AS as the operator (40%). The other licensees are Skeie Energy AS (40%) and Sp
UK: Petrofac Extends North Sea Contract with Marathon
Petrofac, the international oil & gas facilities service provider, announces that its Offshore Engineering & Operations (OE&O) business has been awarded a contract renewal by Marathon Oil (“Marathon”). Petrofac has been working with Marathon on its North Sea Brae assets since 2005. Following the del
Norway: BP Norge Gets Consent to Use MSV Regalia and Safe Scandinavia on Valhall
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has granted BP Norge AS (BP) consent for continued use of the mobile living quarters facilities MSV Regalia and Safe Scandinavia on the Valhall field. BP has previously received consent to use the living quarters facilities MSV Regalia and Safe Scandinavia
Norway: ConocoPhillips Receives Approval to Use COSLRigmar at Eldfisk
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS has received consent to use the mobile living quarters facility COSLRigmar at Eldfisk 2/7 FTP. The consent relates to the period from 1 June 2011 to 1 July 2015. COSLRigmar (formerly Port Rigmar) will be moored to the southeast of Eldfisk 2/7 FTP, with a gangway connect
Statnett Buys NorGer Project Shares (Norway)
Statnett’s partners in the cable project NorGer, Agder Energi, Lyse and EGL have conveyed that they would like to sell their shares of the project to Statnett. Statnett bought into NorGer in June last year. The agreement included the opportunity for the partners to sell their remaining shares in the
Norway: Sevan Marine Seeking Ways to Avoid Bankruptcy
The Board of Directors of Sevan Marine ASA continues to hold constructive dialogue with bondholders and other relevant parties regarding a global restructuring of the Company’s balance sheet. In particular, the Board is in dialogue with the advisors to Norsk Tillitsmann ASA (the bond trustee for the