Fossil Energy
Total CEO death spurs resignations at ‘Vnukovo’ airport
Following a tragic accident in which Total CEO Christophe de Margerie died, top managers of the ‘Vnukovo’ airport have resigned. The official statement by the ‘Vnukovo’ airport press service reads that the resignations offered by the General Director Andrey Diakov and Deputy General Director Sergei
‘Safe Bristolia’ to stay at Bergen Group yard
Bergen Group Hanøytangen has been awarded a contract from Prosafe for berthing of the semi-submersible accommodation rig Safe Bristolia. Prosafe has recently informed that the accommodation rig Safe Bristolia has been suspended from operation due to damages sustained in a storm. At that time, the ri
ArcelorMittal to supply steel plates for Pemex flotel
ArcelorMittal’s heavy plate mill in Gijón (Asturias, Spain) will supply more than 5,000 tonnes of steel plates to help build a floating hotel for 700 people. The huge residential complex is being built by the Spanish shipyard Navantia for the Mexican oil company Pemex, which will use the floatin
ConocoPhillips starts Eldfisk II drilling
An important milestone has been passed for the Eldfisk II project, ConocoPhillips has informed. In October the jack-up rig Mærsk Innovator started drilling activities on Eldfisk 2/7 S, in the North Sea, offshore Norway. There are a total of 40 well slots on the new integrated platform Eldfisk 2/7 S.
Five helicopter operators join to make HeliOffshore
Five major helicopter operators have officially announced a new industry association – HeliOffshore – for organisations with an interest in working together on safety in offshore helicopter transport. The new association was introduced at a launch event at its offices in London. Founded by five majo
Noble Energy hires ‘Mokul Nordic’ IMR vessel
Nordic Maritime, an offshore service operator, today announced a five year time charter for its DP2 IMR Subsea vessel, Mokul Nordic, which has been awarded by Noble Energy, the international energy provider. “At Nordic Maritime, we are delighted to have won this long term charter contract directly
Ocean Installer expands to Australia
Norway’s Ocean Installer has opened an office in Perth, Australia to meet client demand for subsea construction services. “This is the beginning of our presence in another promising region in line with Ocean Installer’s growth strategy. The Asia Pacific- and Oceania region represent significant grow
Mexico’s Under Secretary of Hydrocarbons to open Offshore Energy 2014
Dr. María de Lourdes Melgar Palacios, Under Secretary of Hydrocarbons of Mexico, will deliver a key note speech as part of the official opening of Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2014 on 28 October 2014 at Amsterdam RAI. Annemieke den Otter, OEEC Event Manager: “We are honored to we
Cleaning Arctic oil spills in the dark?
Eni Norge, a Norwegian subsidiary of the Italian oil giant Eni, is working on what they say is the world’s first center providing training for oil spill response in conditions of darkness. To make it work, Eni Norge has entered into an oil spill contingency training agreement with the Nordkapp Mar
Total pays homage to ‘The Big Moustache’. Names new CEO and Chairman
Total’s Board of Directors met today and paid homage to Chairman and CEO Christophe de Margerie or ‘The Big Moustache’ as he was affectionately nicknamed. Christophe de Margerie died tragically in an airplane accident in Moscow on the night of October 20-21, 2014. After joining the Group in 1974, Ch
Russia: Energy Minister hopes Exxon exit won’t affect offshore ops
Exxon Mobil has stopped its joint Kara Sea drilling operations with Rosneft due to the sanctions imposed by the West. According to Reuters, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak today said he hoped that the withdrawal of Exxon Mobil would not affect wider offshore exploration efforts in Russia’s A
‘Songa Trym’ to plug Oseberg field well for Statoil
Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to use Songa Trym for permanent well plugging on the Oseberg field, in the North Sea. Statoil is the operator on the Oseberg field, located in blocks 30/6 and 30/9 in the northern part of the North Sea. The 30/6-B-51 AH we
BMT names sales manager for offshore O&G
BMT Group Ltd (BMT), an international design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced the appointment of Ray McGlynn as Sales Manager for Offshore Oil and Gas. McGlynn will be responsible for European and African regional sales support and assisting Louise Ledgard, Offshore Oil an
Alcatel-Lucent buys 4D PRM specialist Optoplan
Alcatel-Lucent’s subsidiary, Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN), has signed a binding agreement with Sercel, part of the CGG Group, for the acquisition of Optoplan, a provider of 4D permanent reservoir monitoring solutions used in offshore oil and gas production. The closing of the transaction