Fossil Energy
Gassco now runs Knarr pipeline (Norway)
Norway’s Gassco has officialy taken over as operator of the Knarr pipeline, which will transport rich gas to the Shell-Esso Gas and Liquids (Segal) system and St Fergus in Scotland. Knarr is a gas and oil field located about 100 kilometres north of Statfjord in the northern North Sea. “We’ve had a c
Subsea 7 scoops $240M deal from Shell (UK)
Subsea 7 S.A. has been awarded a two-year extension to two Underwater Services Contracts (USCs) by Shell Upstream International Europe, worth approximately $240 million. Under these Life of Field contract extensions for Diving Support Vessel (DSV) and Remotely Operated Vehicle Support Vessel (ROVSV)
Olympic strikes two contracts
Norway’s Olympic Ship AS has signed a contract for M/V Olympic Taurus. Olympic has also inked a deal with Technip for M/V Olympic Challenger. Olympic was awarded a new contract for 4+1 months with “an international customer” for M/V Olympic Taurus. According to the company, the vessel will be doing
Nod to Statoil for Julius well drilling
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well 2/4-23, located in the southern part of the North Sea. Well 2/4-23 will be drilled from the Mærsk Gallant jack-up drilling rig. Statoil received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway to
‘Lewek Constellation’ named prior to Gulf of Mexico gig
Ezra Holdings Limited has officially christened and named the Lewek Constellation prior to its departure to the Gulf of Mexico to start work for Noble Energy. The Lewek Constellation, an ice-classed, multi-lay offshore construction vessel with ultra-deep water pipe laying and heavy lift capabilities
DeepOcean wins contract extension in Brazil
DeepOcean Brasil Servicos Ltda., a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV (DeepOcean), has been awarded a one year extension of contract for the provision of flexible repair and IMR services from Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. using the Deep Endeavour vessel. Deep Endeavour is a multi-purpose subsea sup
Statoil: Green light for Roald Rygg drilling (Norway)
Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) for exploration drilling in block 6706/12 located in the Norwegian Sea. Statoil recently decided to drill a well in production licence 602 in order to test the Roald Rygg Prospect. Statoil is the operator for PL 602 in blo
New boss for Havyard Ship Technology
Havyard Group has appointed Lasse Stokkeland as head of its Ship Technology business area. According to the company, Lasse Stokkeland starts from March 1, 2015 and Kenneth Pettersen continues as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Havyard Group. Kenneth Pettersen has over a period, in addition to his r
Popular news, February 23 – March 1, 2015
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S3 goes into administration. 77 workers dismissed
Blair Nimmo and Geoff Jacobs of KPMG LLP were appointed as Joint Administrators of the Aberdeen-based Specialist Subsea Services (S3), a provider of ROVs and survey services to the oil and gas and renewable industries, on 25th February 2015. The business has been trading since 2007 and was acquired
Oil & Gas UK names new chief executive
The Board of Oil & Gas UK, a trade association for the UK offshore oil and gas industry, has announced the appointment of Deirdre Michie as the organisation’s new Chief Executive, following a search led by The Curzon Partnership. Deirdre Michie will take up her position from May 1, 2015, replacing t
Statoil to close down Statfjord C platform
Statoil will shut down its Statfjord C platform, located in the Norwegian part of the North Sea, due to cracks discovered on the flare tower. According to Aftenbladet, a Stavanger-based newspaper, the crack on the flare tip was discovered a little over a week ago when an unusual flame from the tip w
AHTS Sea Tiger on extended stay in Brazil (Gallery)
Deep Sea Supply, the owner of offshore support vessels, has agreed on a contract extension for the AHTS vessel Sea Tiger. The vessel was hired for operations in Brazil, but Deepy Sea Supply did not name the client. The extension is for one year firm plus 6 x 30 days option period. According to Deep
PSA probes safety on ConocoPhillips’ Ekofisk 2/4 J (Norway)
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has carried out an audit of the work of ConocoPhillips (COPSAS) to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements within the disciplines of technical safety and process safety in respect of the operation and maintenance of Ekofisk 2/4 J (EkoJ) located in t