Fossil Energy
Rolls-Royce to equip new MPSV for Myklebusthaug
Rolls-Royce has won a £12 million ($18.9 million) order to provide design, integrated power and propulsion systems and equipment for a highly advanced multipurpose service vessel for the Norwegian ship owner Myklebusthaug Management to be built at the Beşiktaş Shipyard in Turkey. This latest contrac
Worker evacuated from Cormorant Alpha after injury
Shetland Coastguard has flown an injured worker from the North Cormorant platform in the UK North Sea. According to Evening Express, a daily newspaper in Aberdeen, the 58 years old man was taken to the Lerwick hospital by helicopter last night. No further details into the nature and the gravity of t
PSA: Industry needs to deal with cutbacks without affecting safety
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has held a dialogue meeting with the industry on November 25, 2014. Subjects under discussion at this session included changes in the petroleum industry, where several years of strong growth have now been replaced by a slowdown. According to the PSA, the b
PSA probes Draupner for emergency preparedness (Norway)
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of emergency preparedness and radio and telecommunications systems at Draupner platforms in the North Sea. Gassco is the operator of the platforms while Statoil provides technical services. The Draupner S and Draupner E platforms c
Full Wärtsilä package for 6 Maersk AHTS vessels
A new series of six Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessels to be built at the Kleven Verft AS in Norway for the Danish based Maersk Supply Service A/S – part of the A. P. Møller-Mærsk Group, will feature fully integrated solutions from Wärtsilä. There is an option for an additional four vessels within t
Aasta Hansteen’s hull fabrication under spotlight
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has audited hull fabrication for the Aasta Hansteen spar platform. Statoil is the operator of the Aasta Hansteen field, lying in blocks 6706/12 and 6707/10 in the Norwegian Sea, around 320 kilometres west of Bodø. The field, which is in 1270 metres of wate
VIDEO: Kleven delivers “world’s largest” LNG-powered PSV
Kleven Verft has reported that platform supply vessel (PSV) Rem Eir, build no 356, was delivered to Remøy Shipping on November 26, 2014. With a length of 92.5 metres and a deck capacity of 1080 m2, Rem Eir is, according to the company, the world’s largest environmentally friendly LNG-powered PSV. Th
Easy oil is gone. North Sea industry needs to adapt to new reality
Companies operating in the North Sea require a cultural shift to make the most of its potential, according to a new report from Deloitte, the business advisory firm. The report, which gauges the oil and gas industry’s reaction to Sir Ian Wood’s Maximising Recovery Review, calls on the new regulator
Steel cut for Sovcomflot icebreaker / supply vessel
The production of the icebreaking multipurpose supply vessel for Sovcomflot was started with steel cutting on 26 November 2014. The ceremony took place at Vyborg Shipyard, where the blocks of the vessel are produced. The production start was attended by representatives from Sovcomflot, United Shipbu
Rosneft CEO: Oil players need to coordinate actions
Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin has taken part in International Oil Conference held in Vienna on November 25, 2014. The meeting was also attended by the Russian Minister of Energy Aleksandr Novak, the Saudi Arabian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Chairman of Board of Directors of Saudi Aramco A
Seadrill pauses rigs orders. Cuts dividend
Seadrill will refrain from ordering new offshore rigs in the near future due to the challenging market conditions for offshore drilling contractors. The company also announced it would put dividend distributions on ice. The company, one of the world’s largest offshore drilling contractors, which cur
Seabox launches new JIP to complete SWIT tech design
Norway’s Seabox will lead a Joint Industry Project (JIP) with Az ACG Ltd (The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic – SOCAR), Suncor, SIPCO, two oil majors, and with the support of The Research Council of Norway, that will, according to Seabox, bring advanced subsea water treatment one step c
Damen wins MSV Seawell upgrade gig
Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen (part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion) has won a contract with Helix UK for a major upgrade on MSV Seawell (light well intervention/dive support vessel). The Seawell is expected at the yard in the second half of December 2014. As the upgrade will be executed over the win
Gazprom, Petrovietnam in Arctic drilling talks
Russia’s Gazprom Neft has signed a number of agreements with Vietnamese companies aimed at developing cooperation between the two countries. The documents were signed in the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Nguyen Phu Trong. Al