EFC Group, a designer and manufacturer of instrumentation, monitoring, control and handling systems for the global oil and gas industry, has completed a £1.3 million ($2.2 million) contract to design and build a BOP and diverter control system for China based Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore Co
Norwegian oil giant Statoil has reportedly found a buyer for its Huldra platform, which has been on sale since 2011.
The first new-build semi-submersible drilling rig incorporating Wood Group Mustang Norway’s (WGMN’s) GG5000 floating hull design has been delivered to COSL Drilling Europe (CDE). The rig, built by CIMC Raffles, was recently on sea trials in China. The COSLProspector was designed to operate in water
Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to carry out exploration drilling of well 16/7-11, in the North Sea. Statoil is the operator for exploration licences PL 072 B and PL 072 D in block 16/7 in the central North Sea. Statoil has applied for consent to drill e
Paragon Offshore plc has announced that Julie A. Ferro has been appointed Vice President – Human Resources with responsibilities that include human resources, administration, learning and development, performance management, employee relations, recruiting and retention. Paragon says that Ferro has m
After the Atwood Mako jack-up rig began its new contract in Malaysia on January 2, Atwood Oceanics, Inc., a Houston-based owner of offshore rigs, has said it has secured more work for the jack-up rig. The contract will be performed in Southeast Asia at an operating day rate of $155,000 for a minimum
After Northern Offshore said today that the company has terminated the contract for the Energy Searcher drillship with the oil exploration company CAMAC Energy due to breaches in the drilling contract, CAMAC issued a counter statement. Namely, CAMAC has said it has terminated its drilling contract w
The video shows the Borgholm Dolphin offshore facility in the North Sea being rocked by waves and strong gusts of wind. The Borgholm Dolphin is a semi-submersible offshore accommodation unit hired by BG Group in support of its Lomond field operation. Located around 260 kilometers east of Aberdeen, t
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of emergency preparedness, cranes and lifting at Valemon field, located in the North Sea. Statoil is the operator of the Valemon field, which is in the northern North Sea, west of the Kvitebjørn field. The field has been developed
Expro, an international oilfield services company, has secured a significant Europe CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) contract, providing fully integrated well testing and fluid sampling services for Statoil Petroleum AS in the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). Starting on January 1, 2015, t
Lamprell, a builder of offshore drilling rigs, with construction facilities in the U.A.E, expects 2015 to be a challenging year. The company has said that while 2014 was an exceptionally strong year for Lamprell, that level of performance will not be replicated in 2015 due to Lamprell’s projects bei
Northern Offshore, Ltd. has announced today that on January 2, 2015 it issued a Notice of Contract Termination to Oceanic Consultants Nigeria Ltd. (Oceanic), an affiliate of Houston, Texas based CAMAC Energy Inc. for the Energy Searcher drillship drilling contract. The drillship, Energy Searcher, wa
Dear readers, in today’s list of the most read articles of this past week is an article of the arrival of the Pieter Schelte vessel to Rotterdam. To call it just a ‘vessel’ is an understatement. A platform installation / decommissioning and pipelaying vessel in one, it has been described as a twin-h
China’s COSCO Nantong shipyard has scrapped the construction of the unconventional Octabuoy offshore production platform as it was unable to find a buyer. In 2008, the company secured a contract to build the platform’s hull and the topside for ATP Oil & Gas’ UK subsidiary. The U.S.-based ATP Oil & G
