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Popular news, March 1 – 8, 2015
The most read article at Offshore Energy Today this past week was the one on BW Offshore recovering bodies of three Brazilian workers who went missing after an explosion on an FPSO in Brazil, on February 11, 2014. The final death toll from this incident stands at nine. The second most popular articl
Worker killed in Kvaerner’s Stord yard
A worker died in an accident on Saturday morning at Kvaerner’s decommissioning yard at Eldoyane at Stord, Norway. According to Kvaerner, a man in his late thirties died after having been struck by a heavy sheet-metal plate. The man was from Eastern Europe. The accident happened in connection with de
Offshore energy industry not just for boys!
Despite great strides made by the international women’s rights movement over many years, women around the world are still facing restrictions in the energy industry; specifically within oil & gas. 440,000 people in the UK employed within the energy sector, only 3.7% were female. Undoubtedly the oil
Photo: This rig drilled UK’s first offshore well
The photo above shows a jack-up drilling rig that was the first ever to drill an offshore well in the UK North Sea. The rig, named Mr. Cap, was operated by American Overseas Petroleum Ltd. The well was drilled 165 miles offshore the United Kingdom. According to data on Chevron oil company’s website,
Worldwide offshore rig count rises in February
Baker Hughes Incorporated announced today that the worldwide offshore rig count for February 2015 rose to 379 active units. The number rose up from January this year, which had 370 rigs, and February 2014, with 374. The rig data provider separates the rigs into two groups, North America (U.S. and Ca
Statoil postpones Johan Castberg and Snorre 2040
Statoil has informed that the licensees in the Johan Castberg and Snorre 2040 licences have decided to spend more time on the projects. “Castberg and Snorre 2040 are two major and important projects in our portfolio, and it is important that we find sound and robust development solutions for them,”
Paradigm targets Mexican market
Paradigm Drilling Services has announced an initial $5 million investment in Mexico as the country’s President Enrique Peña Nieto visited Aberdeen to establish greater links between the two oil-producing regions. President Enrique Peña Nieto’s arrival in Aberdeen, as part of an official state visit
Brynhild back in production after shutdown
Lundin Petroleum has said that its Brynhild oil field in the Norwegian North Sea has returned to production after being shut down for more than a month. The field achieved first oil on the 25th December 2014 with an initial production rate confirming that the field was capable of producing at the pr
Mexico, UK seeking closer cooperation in energy sector
British energy businesses will benefit from closer co-operation between the UK and Mexico said the UK Energy Minister Matthew Hancock as Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto arrived in Aberdeen yesterday. Mexico’s energy system is undergoing significant reform and President Peña Nieto is visiting th
IHC integrates four business units into one (VIDEO)
Royal IHC (IHC) has integrated four of its business units – IHC Hydrohammer, IHC Handling Systems, IHC Sea Steel and IHC Fundex Equipment – into one new organization, which will operate under the name IHC IQIP. Through this merger, IHC says it is taking the next step in offering a fully integrated s
Total names Mike Sangster Senior VP, Investor Relations
French oil company Total has appointed Mike Sangster a Senior Vice-President, Investor Relations of Total. He succeeds Martin Deffontaines who is appointed Exploration & Production Senior Vice President Strategy, Business Development and R&D. Prior to joining the Investor Relations team, Mike Sangst
IKM Elektro nets Goliat job
ENI Norge has entered into a contract with IKM Elektro AS for the provision of overhaul and repairs of electric motors, generators and heaters on the Goliat FPSO, in the Barents sea, off Norway. The contract has a duration of three years with options for extensions, and will be performed as an Integ
Maersk Oil to use Ampelmann walk-to-work system (UK)
Ampelmann, a Dutch company supplying Motion Compensation Gangways (MCG) for offshore and marine industry, has secured a contract with Maersk Oil North Sea UK. The oil company will use the Ampelmann A-Type system for a shutdown campaign in the UK sector of the central North Sea to extend the weather
Video: Damen launches new Platform Supply Vessel
Damen Shipyards has launched another Platform Supply Vessel in its yard in Galati, Romania. The vessel named Mamola Defender is the second of two Damen PSV 3300 vessels delivered to offshore ship manager Promar. The platform supply vessel will be used to support offshore oil and gas operations in