The Danish company DONG Energy A/S has now officially advised PNE WIND AG, that it has decided to construct and finance the offshore wind farm “Borkum Riffgrund I” in the North Sea. PNE WIND AG had been developing the offshore wind farm “Borkum Riffgrund I” since 2011 at first alone and then in a jo
In February 2010 Seajacks entered into a contract with GustoMSC to provide the Basic Design Package for two purpose built wind farm installation vessels. In June 2010 Seajacks entered into a contract with Lamprell shipyard to build these new vessels and Seajacks will take delivery of the first new
As part of the homeland security activity in the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to test commercially available water quality sensors for their ability to provide a warning alarm due to deliberate or unintentional contamination events within a drinking water system
Leading international oilfield service company Expro announces today that it has secured a new subsea contract in the UK. TAQA Bratani has awarded Expro with a 12-month subsea contract in the North Sea. The contract will see Expro provide TAQA with large bore landing strings for their 2011 work scop
Seatec received an order for the conversion of an existing subsea slib-sampler. Seatec will design and install a complete subsea package to be used in combination with the existing slib-sampler. Two seperate junction boxes will be installed. One with all electrics and one with pneumatics as well as
AGR Petroleum Services, the world’s largest independent well management company, has appointed a new manager to oversee and grow its global consultancy division. Kirsty Crook, who has been a part of AGR Consultancy Services for nearly a decade, has now been promoted to have global responsibility for
Endeavour International Corporation announced the United Kingdom Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has approved the Rochelle Field Development Plan (FDP) for Block 15/27 in the Central North Sea, now known as East Rochelle. This approval represents phase one of the development of the Gr
Spring Energy has agreed to acquire Marathon Petroleum Norge AS’ 17.5 % interest in production license 438, located in the Barents Sea. An exploration well targeting the Skalle prospect is scheduled to be drilled in the license this summer. Lundin is the Operator for PL438, while the other license p
Det norske oljeselskap ASA, operator of production licence 468, is in the process of completing the drilling of wildcat well 6305/9-2. The well was drilled about 30 km east of the Ormen Lange field in the Norwegian Sea. The primary exploration target for the well was to prove petroleum in the Middle
Ithaca Energy Inc. announces that it has successfully completed the drilling of a water injection well for the Athena field development. Well 14/18b-A1 (“the well”) intersected 325 feet (on a true vertical basis) of net reservoir, exceeding the net reservoir requirements for water injection to suppo
Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (FAIR) has published its audited financial statement for 2010, recording a net profit after tax of USD 228 thousand. The report also highlighted the company’s activities in the international capital markets, successfully raising almost USD 100 million that was invested
AGR Drilling Services has signed a NOK9.3m ($1.6 million) contract to supply its excavation technology and expertise – hot on the heels of a NOK84m deal for the company. The latest deal is with LOTOS Petrobaltic SA, the only Polish firm involved in oil exploration and extraction in the Baltic Sea. A
Brisk business has been reported by Aberdeen-based Ecosse Subsea Systems, following the Subsea 2011 event in the city recently. First-time exhibitors Ecosse Subsea Systems have announced interest from across the globe in all divisions of the company, particularly the £500,000 SCAR specialist trenchi
Brisk business has been reported by Aberdeen-based Ecosse Subsea Systems, following the Subsea 2011 event in the city recently. First-time exhibitors Ecosse Subsea Systems have announced interest from across the globe in all divisions of the company, particularly the £500,000 SCAR specialist trenchi
