Fossil Energy
Stubborn doors prevent crew transfer in North Sea
A helicopter carrying offshore crew has returned to its base in Aberdeen from a platform in the North Sea after its passenger doors would not open. According to Evening Express, a daily local newspaper serving the city of Aberdeen in Scotland, a CHC-operated Sikorsky S-92 helicopter has returned t
Bourbon orders ControlCutter tech for arctic AHTS
ControlCutter, a company based in Tananger, Norway, has received an order from Bourbon Offshore to equip its new Anchor Handling Tug and Supply (AHTS) vessel with chain cutting technology. According to Offshore.no, a Norwegian news website covering the oil and gas sector, the vessel in question is t
Global Marine in Tampnet Southern North Sea project deal
Global Marine has been awarded a third contract to extend the Tampnet offshore fibre optic network with a new cable linking offshore platforms in the Southern North Sea. This latest signing follows Global Marine’s successful installation of the previous phases of the North Sea project, using cable s
Offshore workers should take part in safety talks, PSA Norway says
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of the organisation of employee participation at Talisman’s Gyda organisation. The PSA focused in particular on the structures, remits and coordination of the Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) activities in t
Norway: September oil production above NPD’s prognosis
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has informed that preliminary production figures for September 2014 indicate an average daily production of about 1 834 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate. This is 16 000 barrels per day (about 1 percent) less than in August 2014. Total gas sales were about 7.
PSA audits Statfjord A safety management
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of Statoil’s management of the domains of electrical installations, safety instrumented systems and technical safety at Statfjord A platform, in the North Sea. The Statfjord field is in the Tampen area, in the northern part of the
NPD names head of Harstad office
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has appointed Stig-Morten Knutsen (49) as head of the NPD’s Harstad office. His duties will include responsibility for the annual Awards in Pre-defined Areas (APA). He will be part of the management team under exploration director Sissel Eriksen. Knutsen has broad
JDR to supply umbilical for Wintershall’s Ravn field
JDR has won a contract for the design and manufacture of a hybrid power steel umbilical from Wintershall Noordzee B.V. This umbilical will be deployed to the Ravn field development in the North Sea. JDR’s scope of work includes delivery of an 18.2 km umbilical which will provide power and control; c
Wood Group Mustang nabs pre-FEED for Snorre C TLP
Wood Group Mustang has been awarded the pre-front-end engineering design (pre-FEED) contract by Statoil for the proposed Snorre C tension leg platform (TLP) to be located on the Norwegian continental shelf. Work is being conducted by Wood Group Mustang and Wood Group Kenny and follows their comple
Lundin hits both oil and gas in Alta well
Lundin Petroleum AB has announced that drilling of exploration well 7220/11-1 on the Alta prospect in the Barents Sea has been successfully completed and has encountered both oil and gas. The well is located 20 km northeast of the Gohta discovery (well 7120/1-3) and some 160 km from the Norwegian co
MacGregor mooring systems for Mermaid’s tender rigs
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has won new contracts that will see electrically-driven versions of its mooring systems fitted to two new tender assist drilling rigs for Thailand-based Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited. The Self-Erected Drilling Tender (Hull No. CMHI (JS)-151-1 and Hull No. CMH
Milestone Aviation now part of GE
GE Capital Aviation Services, the aircraft leasing unit of GE, has announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Milestone Aviation Group, the Dublin-based helicopter lessor, for $1.775 billion. “The Milestone acquisition is a great fit for GE – it combines GECAS’ global reach and 45+ years in
Faroe retains Petrofac services for Schooner and Keecher
Petrofac Offshore Projects & Operations has secured a Duty Holder contract for two assets in the Southern North Sea, following their acquisition by Faroe Petroleum.
Rosneft completes Barents Sea survey
Russia’s Rosneft has finished geophysical exploration, including seismic data acquisition 3D and gravimagnetic survey on the West-Prinovozemelsky licensed site on the continental shelf of the Barents Sea. The scope of work totaled 2.8 thousand square km and it was conducted with a specialized scient