Fossil Energy
Topsides UK launch held in Aberdeen
Xcite Media, the company behind Europe’s “first and only oil and gas event focusing solely on topsides operations”, Topsides UK, are anticipating a successful 2016 event after launching to a full house. According to Xcite Media’s press release, the jam packed Trinity Hall on Holburn Street, Aberdeen
UK: Offshore unions set to vote on strike action
Offshore union RMT’s executive has endorsed the call from members to ballot for industrial action, targeting groups of workers in what the union sees as a rolling programme of action over a range of issues including: Ripping up current 2:3 and 2:2 shift patterns and replacing them with a 3:3 pattern
PSV market turbulent, Nordic American Offshore says
Nordic American Offshore (NAO), an offshore shipping company, has informed that although the market for the company’s platform supply vessels is turbulent, five vessels in NAO’s eight vessel fleet are currently employed on contracts, up from three last quarter. “The decline in oil price has led to r
Expro slashes jobs in Aberdeen. Responds to market downturn
Expro, a UK-based oilfield services provider is another company in the sector forced to reduce its workforce. The oilfield services sector has been hit hard by the cuts in spending by the oil companies, due to the low oil prices. In an e-mail sent to Offshore Energy Today, Expro, which employs over
Scotland eyes East Africa O&G opportunities
With some of the largest offshore gas fields in the world, no local supply chain and an immediate and significant demand for skilled workers, East Africa creates significant opportunities for Scotland’s oil and gas sector. Twelve Scottish organisations – from business and academia – with an interest
Vessel hits North Sea platform. Workers evacuated
An offshore supply vessel caused a stir in the North Sea yesterday after it crashed into an oil platform.
Archer in Heimdal plug & abandon ops for Statoil
Archer, a global supplier of drilling and well services, has started operations to permanently plug and abandon (PP&A) 12 gas wells on Statoil’s Heimdal platform in the Norwegian North Sea. John Lechner, President North Sea and Executive Vice President, Archer, said: “I am very pleased with the exce
Lundin bites dust in Gemini (Norway)
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum), through its subsidiary Lundin Norway, operator of PL338C, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 16/1-24, in a prospect named Gemini, in the North Sea. The well is dry. The well was drilled about 10 km southwest of the Edvard Grieg field in the central par
Far Sky AHTS sold
Norwegian ship owner, Farstad Shipping has sold the Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessel Far Sky. The vessel built in 1991 has been handed over to the new owner today, March 17, 2015. Farstad did not reveal the name of the client. Farstad has said that the sale of the vessel will give a booked loss [&h
Aker Solutions to build on subsea and field design markets
Aker Solutions has presented five strategic objectives after splitting in two in September last year to “better position all parts of the business and meet the needs of customers”. The company, which meets today (March 17) with investors in London, says it will build on its strengths in key subsea a
Searcher Seismic in Echidna shoot kickoff (Ireland)
Searcher Seismic in cooperation with MAGE, has announced that acquisition of the Echidna Regional Broadband 2D seismic survey started today. Comprising of approximately 9,000 km of high quality, long-offset broadband 2D seismic data, the Echidna survey will be the first comprehensive well-tie survey
Interview: ‘Sea Lion’ on track, Rockhopper COO says
Offshore Energy Today recently had an opportunity to interview Rockhopper Exploration Chief Operating Officer, Fiona MacAulay. Rockhopper is an oil and gas exploration company based in UK, with interests in the Falkland Islands. The company was recently awarded 40% interest in licence offshore Croat
Statoil: ABB to power Johan Sverdrup
Statoil has, on behalf of the Johan Sverdrup partnership, awarded a contract to ABB for land-based power supply to phase 1 of the Johan Sverdrup field. The contract value is around NOK 1.1 billion ($133.9 million), and covers delivery of electrical equipment for a converter station by the Kårstø pro
Oil & Gas UK: Tax changes vital for North Sea future
Trade association Oil & Gas UK has called on the Chancellor to take urgent action to reduce and simplify North Sea oil and gas taxation, noting today (March 16) that the right action could result in additional investment in the North Sea. Oil & Gas UK chief executive, Malcolm Webb, commented: “A dou