Fossil Energy
Lime Norway boosts interest in offshore licence
Hibiscus Petroleum’s jointly-controlled entity, Lime Norway, has executed an agreement with Skagen44 to acquire an additional 10% interest in PL616, located in the North Sea. The transfer of this additional stake is subject to regulatory approval, and upon completion, will increase Lime Norway’s int
SPE Aberdeen names new chairman
The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen Section has appointed Shankar Bhukya as its new chairman, taking over from Ross Lowdon who has stepped down due to re-location to Houston. Beginning his career as regional applications engineer at Smith Services in Aberdeen, Bhukya has more than eigh
Underwater Centre names ROV Operations Manager
The Underwater Centre, has appointed Steve Cullen to the newly created role of ROV Operations Manager, where he will lead the development of the Centre’s ROV training and trials activities. He joins the Centre from Ashtead Technology and Subsea 7 where he took up similar training roles, with respons
Maersk Oil: Production starts from new Tyra platform
Maersk Oil has informed that production has started from the new unmanned platform Tyra Southeast-B, located in the Danish North Sea. According to Maersk, the platform is expected to add reserves of 50 million barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) over the next 30 years to Danish production. “The Tyra Sou
MacGregor names VP for Offshore Mooring and Loading Division
MacGregor has appointed Høye G. Høyesen (49) as Vice President, Offshore Mooring and Loading Division starting as of April 1, 2015. MacGregor reorganised into seven operative divisions in the beginning of 2015 to improve customer focus. Offshore Mooring and Loading Division drives the development of
Wood Group nets Total deal (UK)
Wood Group has been awarded a five year, multi-million contract by Total, which includes the option for two, one year extensions. Under the contract Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) will deliver engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning services to four offshore assets and two onshore facilitie
Ithaca, BW Offshore agree revised contract terms for BW Athena FPSO
BW Offshore, an Oslo-based provider of floating production systems to the international oil and gas industry, has received a notice of termination for the FPSO BW Athena contract from Ithaca Energy. The FPSO is producing oil at Ithaca’s Athena field in the UK North Sea. In a statement this morning,
Subsea 7 extends ‘Normand Seven’ charter
Subsea 7 has extended a charter for one of Solstad Offshore’s vessels. The contract extension is for the ‘Normand Seven’ construction vessel. The one year extension will become effective starting September 2015. This is the first of a total of five yearly options. Solstad, the ship owner based in No
A day in history: This rig gave birth to Norwegian oil industry
Norway is today Europe’s largest oil producer and exporter. However, it has not always been like that. According to the Norsk Olje & Gass, in a letter of February 1958 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Norwegian Geological Survey wrote the following:”The chances of finding coal, oil or sulphur
Maersk Oil chooses Harkand’s DSV services for North Sea ops
Harkand has secured a multi-million pound contract with Maersk Oil North Sea Ltd for the provision of Dive Support Vessel (DSV) services in the North Sea region. The 12-month contract will be serviced by Harkand’s two DSVs, the Harkand Da Vinci and Harkand Atlantis, supported by project management a
BP terminates drilling rig contract with Seadrill Partners
British oil giant BP has terminated a contract for the West Sirius semi-submersible drilling rig, owned by Seadrill Partners. In a statement issued today, Seadrill said the termination would become effective by early May 2015, following the rig completing the current well and demobilization. The rig
Bond Offshore Helicopters to provide SAR services for North Sea workers
Oil & Gas UK has informed that North Sea oil and gas operators have committed to fund a search and rescue (SAR) helicopter service, supplementing national SAR cover for parts of the Central North Sea. According to Oil & Gas UK, the service will be operated by Bond Offshore Helicopters and will ensur
Heerema inks LoI with Jurong Shipyard for ‘world’s largest’ semi-sub crane vessel
Heerema Offshore Services has announced the signing of a Letter of Intent (LoI) regarding the engineering and construction of a new semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) with Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd, a fully owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine. Heerema Offshore Services B.V., a subsidiary of Heerema
Wintershall gets new boss
Mario Mehren has been named President of BASF’s Oil & Gas division effective July 1, 2015, and in this function will be head of BASF’s subsidiary Wintershall. Mehren is currently a member of the Board of Executive Directors of Wintershall responsible for Exploration & Production Russia, North Africa