Fossil Energy
Transocean enlists NOV man as CEO
Transocean, an offshore drillign contractor, has announced that Jeremy D. Thigpen has been named President and Chief Executive Officer effective April 22, 2015. Thigpen succeeds Ian C. Strachan, Interim CEO. Strachan, who is also the company’s Chairman of the Board of Directors, will retire from the
Damen lays keel for two Atlantic Towing’s PSVs
In a keel laying ceremony, Damen Shipyards Galaţi marked the start of construction of two Platform Supply Vessels – PSV 5000 – for Canadian maritime services provider Atlantic Towing. The 90-metre vessels are part of a multiple vessel order that includes three identical supply vessels and one design
Maersk Drilling picks new COO from Baker Hughes’ rows
Angela Durkin from Baker Hughes will join Maersk Drilling as new Chief Operating Officer (COO). She will assume her new role May 1, 2015 taking over from Jørn Madsen and report directly to CEO Claus V. Hemmingsen. “We are very pleased that Angela Durkin will join Maersk Drilling. Angela brings vast
VIDEO: Heidrun B FSU on its way to Norway
Statoil has released a video of its Heidrun B floating and storage unit (FSU) that left South Korea in March 2015, heading for Norway. Statoil ordered the vessel from Samsung Heavy Industries in Korea in 2012. The vessel was built at the world’s second-largest shipyard in Geoje Island, Republic of K
Statoil leads Barents Sea Exploration Collaboration
Statoil, Eni Norge, Lundin Norway, OMV and GDF SUEZ will collaborate on solving operational tasks tied to exploration in the Barents Sea. The project, called BaSEC, Barents Sea Exploration Collaboration, will initially last for three years. The project will cover the Barents Sea, but with a special
Royal IHC introduces new AHTS design IHC Workhorse
Royal IHC has announced an extension to its range of vessels with the introduction of the IHC Workhorse. According to the company, this new design for a hybrid anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel has been developed specifically for the offshore sector. It follows the IHC Packhorse platform supp
Damen dry-docks FPSO Petrojarl I for hull work
After four months of preliminary work alongside, FPSO Petrojarl I moved on April 16, 2015 into Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam’s (DSR) dry dock no 8 for work to the hull. In all, the vessel will spend a year at DSR before heading off to the South Atlantic. The Teekay-managed FPSO arrived at Damen Shiprep
Norway opens 2015 NCS licencing round
Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has today announced the awards in pre-defined areas (APA) 2015 licencing round, comprising the predefined areas with blocks in the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea. The objective is to award new production licences in these areas at the begin
Deepsea Aberdeen rig starts drilling for BP (UK)
Today, Deepsea Aberdeen started drilling operations under its 7-year contract with BP on the Quad 204 field development project West of Shetland, UK. Deepsea Aberdeen is the latest addition to Odfjell Drilling’s fleet of ultra deepwater and harsh environment mobile offshore drilling units. The rig w
New CEO for Deep Sea Supply
Deep Sea Supply, a Cyprus headquartered owner of offshore support vessels, has appointed Jon Are Gummedal as new CEO of the company. Gummedal has worked with Deep Sea Supply since January 2014 as Technical Director with the responsibility of the technical management and crewing of the fleet operatin
TGS and Thalassa in Barents Sea seismic deal
Norway’s TGS has signed an agreement with Thalassa Holdings Ltd to acquire P-Cable 3D seismic data in the Norwegian Barents Sea. After Thalassa Holdings’ subsidiary WGP, in partnership with TGS-Nopec, completed the 2014 multi-client/proprietary survey of prospects in the Barents Sea region, the two
Siem Offshore prolongs Daya’s payment deadline for two OSCVs
Norway’s Siem Offshore and Malysia’s Daya Materials will extend the deadline for termination of the Memorandum of Agreement for the sale of two Offshore Subsea Construction Vessels (OSCVs) till April 24, 2015. Namely, the two companies entered into agreement for the sale of 2013-built Siem Daya 1 an
Royal IHC names pipelaying vessel Sapura Jade
Royal IHC has named and launched the pipelaying vessel Sapura Jade in a ceremony at the company’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. The naming of the fully integrated vessel was performed by Belle de Bruin, Managing Director of the Indofin Group. Earlier on the same day, the namin
Petrofac suffers further losses on Laggan-Tormore project (UK)
Petrofac has informed it is entering the final stages of the Laggan-Tormore gas plant project on Shetland in the UK. However, Petrofac expects to recognise a further pre-tax loss on the project of around £130 million ($195 million at current exchange rates) in 2015. To remind, in 2010 Total E&P UK a