Fossil Energy
Magseis inks Chevron seabed survey deal
Seismic surveyor Magseis has said that a final contract has been entered into with Chevron North Sea Ltd for seabed seismic acquisition in the UK sector of the North Sea using the company’s proprietary MASS system and the Artemis Athene vessel. The work is expected to start towards the end of the fi
Lundin celebrates Christmas with first oil at Brynhild
Swedish oil company Lundin Petroleum has announced that first oil from the Brynhild field in the North Sea has started flowing. The Brynhild field started production on December 25, 2014. The Brynhild field, located on PL148 in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, is a subsea tie-back to the Pierc
N-Sea Offshore charters ‘Siem N-Sea’
Siem Offshore and N-Sea Offshore Ltd have entered into a charter agreement for the Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel “Siem N-Sea” (ex. “Siem Stork”). The agreement is made at market terms and is for a firm period of three years. The charter will start on January 1, 2015. The ship is equipped with
BG gets approval to drill at Jordbær Sør
BG Norge AS has received consent to drill exploration well 34/3-5. BG Norge AS (BG) is the operator for production licence PL 373 in the Tampen area in the northern North Sea, offshore Norway. The PSA has given BG consent to drill exploration well 34/3-5 in a prospect named Jordbær Sør. The well is
Popular news, December 22 – 28, 2014
In the last full week of this year, Total’s start of drilling in Angola was the most read article at Offshore Energy Today, followed by a story on Providence winning a case against Transocean. Our compilations of most viewed videos and galleries of the year also sparked your interest, as well as one
Heartwarming story from Norway
A plot twist is a radical change in the expected direction or outcome of the plot of a novel, film, television series, comic, video game, or other work of narrative. That’s exactly what happened with one drilling contractor in Norway. At the times when oil companies are cutting costs and scrapping
This field started production exactly 25 years ago
Twenty five years ago, on December 26th 1989, the first field on the Norwegian Continental Shelf developed using a floating production unit produced its first oil.
Offshore Energy Today: 2014 in pictures
Today, we bring you our top picks from the 2014 galleries; these include new vessel deliveries, jack-up rigs, offshore platform fires and offshore drilling protests. 1. Gallery: Fire on Alaska platform contained In October, fire broke out on the Baker platform, in the Cook Inlet of Alaska. 2. Gall
PHOTO: ‘Ceona Amazon’ at Huisman yard
Ceona Amazon, flagship of London-based Ceona, is now at the Huisman Schiedam quayside in The Netherlands. The vessel arrived at the Huisman yard after being officially christened in Germany at the beginning of December. It will now be equipped with a 570 tonne multi-lay pipe tower and two heavy duty
KBC inks seven-year deal
KBC Advanced Technologies has announced a seven year contract with a “major European based oil field services company” for the licensing of KBC’s upstream simulation portfolio. This contract covers Maximus™, Multiflash™ and Petro-SIM™ for use by the client in oil and gas engineering projects and stu
Oil spills in Black Sea (Russia)
A leak on a Russian oil pipeline caused an oil spill in the Black Sea near the port of Tuapse, Russia. The incident occurred on Wednesday and it was confirmed by the Russia’s emergencies ministry, but the ministry did not reveal the size of the spill. According to Reuters, the officials said that th
Top 10 videos of 2014
Today, we are bringing you videos our readers watched the most on Offshore Energy Today during the course of 2014. Enjoy! 1. VIDEO: World’s largest semi-submersible taking shape With topside dimensions of 150 metres by 110 metres, the Ichthys offshore processing facility will be the world’s larges
Island Offshore sells Island Champion PSV
Island Offshore Group has sold the vessel M/V Island Champion, a UT776 design PSV-vessel delivered from VARD Brevik in March 2007. Island Offshore says that the buyer is a third party Norwegian company. Delivery of the vessel took place on December 22, 2014. The sales price is in line with the marke
Marathon evacs offshore workers after power loss
Two North Sea oil rigs were evacuated due to power outage. According to Evening Express, a daily newspaper in Aberdeen, all non-essential personnel were evacuated yesterday from the Brae Alpha and Brae Bravo platforms located in the Brae field in the North Sea. The field is located about 155 miles n