The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted a drilling permit for wellbore 6407/3-1 S, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Wellbore 6407/3-1 S will be drilled from the Transocean Leader drilling facility at position 64°46’32.49” N and 7°42’14.23” E after it has completed drilli
The engineers at West Maritime have become a part of the Design & Solutions business area at ULSTEIN, in connection with a strategic effort to strengthen the engineering area. “Engineering is an important focus for Design & Solutions, as it ties together what we do in design with what we do in terms
EnCore Oil plc announces the following changes to its Board of Directors. Non-Executive Director, L. Keith Hughes has tendered his resignation with immediate effect. Keith has recently become a senior partner at a law firm which has a general policy prohibiting partners holding non-executive directo
PDM Neptec exhibited at Ocean Business last week, and received an unprecedented number of enquiries, thanks mainly to the launch of 2 brand new products: the Compact Quickcure Moulding System, and Omicron miniature fibre optic connectors. A great deal of interest was shown by visitors in the Compact
Holdings in 11 new production licences have been awarded to Statoil in the 21st licensing round on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS), which was announced by the government on 15 th April. The group received eight new operatorships, with four of these in the Barents Sea and four in the Norwegian
Stichting Energy Valley chooses BLIX Consultancy BV to manage implementation of offshore wind project in the Netherlands. The contract was awarded on March 01, 2011. BLIX Consultancy BV is required to manage the implementation of the Offshore Wind Project. Support for the national government for the
Stichting Energy Valley chooses BLIX Consultancy BV to manage implementation of offshore wind project in the Netherlands. The contract was awarded on March 01, 2011. BLIX Consultancy BV is required to manage the implementation of the Offshore Wind Project. Support for the national government for the
Holdings in 11 new production licences have been awarded to Statoil in the 21st licensing round on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS), which was announced by the government today, 15 April. The group received eight new operatorships, with four of these in the Barents Sea and four in the Norwegian
Subsea 7 S.A. announced the award of a SURF contract valued at approximately $70 million from Statoil on the Tordis Area in the North Sea. This contract is for the engineering, procurement and installation of two 10” 12 km oil production pipelines, together with a pull-in to Gullfaks C and tie-in at
Subsea 7 S.A. announced today the award of a SURF contract valued at approximately $70 million from Statoil on the Tordis Area in the North Sea. This contract is for the engineering, procurement and installation of two 10” 12 km oil production pipelines, together with a pull-in to Gullfaks C and tie
Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, the leading manufacturer of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, announced that it has added Software Development to its Certificate of Registration of Quality Management System to I.S. EN ISO 9001:2008. The company has been assessed by an independent ag
Lundin Petroleum AB announces that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS (Lundin Norway) has been awarded a new exploration license interest in the 21st Norwegian Licensing Round. The awarded license, PL609 is located in the Barents Sea. Lundin Norway will be the operator of PL609 with 40 per
Rig utilisation in the first quarter of 2011 was 61 per cent. Safe Esbjerg, Safe Lancia, Jasminia, Safe Hibernia, Safe Britannia and Safe Regency have been fully utilised in the first quarter. MSV Regalia(photo) operated for BP at Valhall on the Norwegian Continental Shelf from mid March. Safe Scand
SAL was awarded a contract for the transport, loading and discharging of eight drilling templates for the Goliat offshore exploration project in Hammerfest, Norway. In March 2011, SAL’s new building of type 183, MV “Svenja”, loaded the first lot of four drilling templates in Egersund, Norway. The ca
