Fossil Energy
‘Mamola Reliance’ christened in Barcelona
Promar Shipping Services has christened the first of two Damen PSV 3300 vessels built at Damen Shipyards Galaţi in Romania. The Mamola Reliance will operate on the West African oil and gas market, where her high quality design will offer flexibility and a competitive edge. Following the official han
Ocean Installer secures more work with Statoil
Ocean Installer has signed amendments with Statoil for umbilical marine installation at the Visund field, and for riser replacement at the Troll B field in the Norwegian North Sea. The work will be executed under the SLMP Marine Installation Contract. “We are pleased to have secured more work for a
BOA orders new vessel from NorYards
BOA Offshore’s subsidiary BOA IMR AS has entered, with certain conditions, into a shipbuilding contract for a light construction / IMR vessel with NorYards Fosen AS. The delivery is scheduled for spring 2017 from NorYards’ yard in Fosen, Norway. The vessel with main dimensions of 108 x 24 meters is
Cairn delays Spanish Point appraisal (Ireland)
Capricorn, a subsidiary of Cairn Energy will delay the appraisal well drilling at the Frontier Exploration Licence (FEL) 2/04, which is located in the Spanish Point area, 175 km off the west coast of Ireland in the northern Porcupine Basin. The well was originally planned for 2015. Capricorn is the
Statoil takes Claxton centralizers for Gina Krog
Claxton, an Acteon company, has been awarded a contract with Statoil to supply conductor and internal centralizers to a minimum of 14 wells on the Gina Krog development, offshore Norway. The contract was finalised in December 2014, and first delivery is scheduled for March 2015. Claxton is responsib
Kongsberg Maritime adds to training portfolio
Global marine technology company, Kongsberg Maritime has reported a “significant increase” in the number of delegates partaking in its training courses. According to Kongsberg, from 2013 to 2014, delegates rose by 26%, and there was also a 36% increase in courses delivered from its training centre i
Optimus launches new training program
Aberdeen-based behavioural change consultancy, Optimus Seventh Generation, has reinforced its commitment to safety in the drilling industry, by today announcing the launch of its new ‘Operationalising the Safety Case’ workshop. The workshop, designed for drill rig crew and leadership in the global d
Report: Dong Energy selling E&P business?
Bloomberg on Friday reported that Danish energy company DONG Energy hired advisors to explore a potential spin-off or sale of its oil and gas exploration and production E&P business. Following the article, which Bloomberg wrote citing anonymous sources, DONG Energy issued the following statement: “I
Oil and Gas Authority chairperson elected (UK)
UK’s Energy Secretary Ed Davey has announced that Sir Patrick Brown will take up the role of chairperson of the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA). Sir Patrick Brown will work closely with Chief Executive Andy Samuel as he continues to build the senior leadership team for the new regulator. The first three
DOF takes ‘Polar King’
Norway’s GC Rieber Shipping has entered into a time charter agreement with DOF Subsea Norway AS for the CSV “Polar King” for a fixed period of 100 days. The charter will start in April and contains options for up to 5 months additional work. “Polar King” has since its return from Technocean Subsea A
UAE: Drydocks World takes part in Johan Sverdrup platform construction
Drydocks World has been awarded the contract from Kvaerner to carry out the fabrication of components on the Johan Sverdrup Riser Platform Jacket for end-user Statoil, to be located in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Kvaerner won contract from Statoil in January and Drydocks World will carry
Statoil secures ERRV for Mariner field
Statoil (U.K.) Limited has awarded a contract to Sentinel Marine Limited to provide a new multi role Emergency Response & Rescue Vessel (ERRV) to support operations on the Mariner field on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). Sentinel Marine is an Aberdeen-based company, owning and operating offshore su
MacGregor starts new training centre in Aberdeen
MacGregor has launched a new training centre in its Aberdeen office in the UK to deliver specialists skills and competencies to its engineers and customers. MacGregor says that Aberdeen office is the leading launch and recovery service provider within its Global Lifecycle Support Division. Central t
Alfa Laval to supply pumps for two FPSOs (Angola)
Sweden-based Alfa Laval, a provider of specialized products and engineering solutions, has won an order to supply Framo pumping systems for FPSO projects in Angola. The order, booked in the Marine & Offshore Pumping Systems segment, has a value of approximately SEK 260 million ($30.7 million) and de