Fossil Energy
Event beats expectations
The 7th annual Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) held on 28 & 29 October at Amsterdam RAI attracted 13,452 visitors representing 81 nationalities, an increase of 47% compared to last year. OEEC 2014 featured 630 exhibitors on 21,000 sq.m. floor space and 106 speakers in 22 sessions. Off
Statoil to plug Gullfaks Sør well with Songa Dee
Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to use Songa Dee for well plugging at Gullfaks Sør, in the North Sea. Statoil is the operator at Gullfaks Sør, located in block 34/10 in the northern part of the North Sea. The field has been developed using a subsea solut
Pemex, Eni sign collaboration deal
Petroleos Mexicanos’ CEO, Emilio Lozoya Austin, and Eni’s CEO, Claudio Descalzi, signed today a Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation (MoU). The MoU establishes the basis for cooperation and knowledge sharing in the upstream, midstream and downstream areas. The MoU will also include cooperatio
Lundin spuds Lindarormen prospect (Norway)
Lundin Petroleum has announced that drilling of exploration well 6405/12-1 in PL584, in the Norwegian Sea, has started. Lundin says the well will investigate the hydrocarbon potential of the Lindarormen prospect in PL584, located 150 km northwest of Kristiansund on the Norwegian coast and approximat
Highlights of the day two (VIDEO)
Seventh edition of Offshore Energy 2014 exhibition & conference, held at Amsterdam RAI, sparked interest of thousands of visitors from the sector. The following video shows the highlights from the second day of the Offshore Energy event that was held on 28 & 29 October 2014. The two day program cons
SPE Aberdeen recognized for section excellence
The Aberdeen Section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) has been awarded the SPE President’s Award for Section Excellence for the fifth consecutive year – the first of 190 SPE sections in the world to achieve this. The award recognises sections around the globe which display exemplary effor
Westcon to inspect three Dolphin Drilling’s rigs
Westcon Power & Automation has signed a frame agreement with Dolphin Drilling related to inspection and maintenance of Ex-equipment on board of three drilling rigs. Westcon Power & Automation has signed a frame agreement with Dolphin Drilling AS for the use of the Westcon IRM Ex system on board of t
Studies show high quality oil of Rosneft’s Pobeda field
Research workers of the TomskNIPIneft institute finalized the studies on the physical and chemical properties and composition of oil produced from the Universitetskaya-1 well drilled in the Kara Sea, which discovered a new Arctic field named Pobeda (eng. Victory). The results of the studies were pre
GMS wins 4-year contract for SESV
Gulf Marine Services (GMS), a provider of self-propelled self-elevating support vessels (SESV) serving the offshore oil, gas and renewable energy sectors, has confirmed a major new contract award for one of its Large Class vessels. The company did not disclose the name of the contractor. The vessel
‘Pieter Schelte’ to leave S. Korea within days, Allseas President says
Pieter Schelte, the world’s largest platform installation / decommissioning and pipelaying vessel, is expected to leave South Korea within days, said Edward P. Heerema. Heerema is the founder of Allseas Group, the Swiss-based company specialising in offshore pipeline installation and subsea construc
Additional staff reductions at Aibel
During the course of 2014, Aibel has announced several staff reductions due to reduced workload. Over the past year, the company’s workload has been declining. This has resulted in several staff reductions. Simultaneously, Aibel has done extensive work to improve its competitiveness within the diffe
Day two in pictures
Offshore Energy 2014 Exhibition and Conference, being held in Amsterdam, is now at its second and last day for this year. Described as the fastest growing gathering of offshore industry professionals in Europe, the event will on this second day host conferences covering developments in Wave and Tida
PSA Norway probes FPSO Petrojarl Varg
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of Teekay Petrojarl with associated offshore verification on board Petrojarl Varg. Teekay Petrojarl is a Norwegian company that operates floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) facilities. The PSA carried out an audit of
VIDEO: Ultra harsh jack-up Maersk Interceptor named in Norway
Maersk Drilling has reported that in a ceremony held at GMC Marine Partners yard in Mekjarvik in Norway, Anita Utseth, Senior Vice President in Det norske oljeselskab ASA had named the ultra harsh environment jack-up rig Maersk Interceptor. Maersk Interceptor is the second in a series of four ultra