Fossil Energy
Four new directors for Decom North Sea
Decom North Sea (DNS), the offshore oil and gas decommissioning forum, held its Annual General Meeting last night in St Andrews, Scotland, with four new directors elected and two directors re-elected from across all sectors of the decommissioning industry. Attendees were appraised of Decom North Sea
World’s biggest jack-up nearing Norway (Gallery)
XLE 2, one of the world’s largest jack-up drilling rigs, is only a couple of days away from its final destination, Norway. Maersk Drilling, Danish offshore drilling contractor, has shared an image of the rig fixed on board the ‘Hawk’ heavy lift and transportation vessel. The XLE 2 jack-up rig was re
Radioactive ship spurs evacuation of North Sea platform
A ship carrying radioactive waste yesterday lost power and began drifting in the Moray Firth, Scotland, driving evacuation of a nearby oil platform. According to BBC, 52 workers from the Beatrice oil platform were evacuated last night as a precaution. The drifting ship, MV Parida, which lost power
BW Offshore buys FPSO Petroleo Nautipa
BW Offshore has completed the acquisition of the FPSO Petroleo Nautipa. The floating, production, storage, offloading vessel was, prior to the completion of the transaction, jointly owned by Norway’s BW Offshore and Malaysia’s Yinson Holdings through Tinworth, a joint venture company. The price for
North Energy wraps up two Norwegian Sea blocks share sale
Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad has announced that its jointly-controlled entity, Lime Petroleum Norway AS has completed the acquisition of a 5% stake each in PL591 and PL591B, located in the Norwegian Sea. North Energy signed a purchase and sale agreement with Lime Petroleum Norway in June 2014. The tran
ROVOP Managing Director UK’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2014
The managing director of a subsea specialist ROVOP on October 2 received prestigious industry recognition after being named as the UK’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2014 for international business growth. ROVOP says that judges singled out Steven Gray from a shortlist of the nation’s most successfu
North Star Shipping expands fleet with two ERRVs
Craig Group has announced the launch of two new D-class IMT 950 Emergency Response and Rescue Vessels (ERRVs). Part of a £70 million ($112.4 million) investment plan for North Star Shipping which will see a total of six vessels delivered between 2014 and 2016, they have been named the Grampian Dyn
DNV GL launches JIP to address risk from offshore CO2 releases
Industry stakeholders have asked DNV GL to initiate a Joint Industry Project “CO2 Subsea Releases – Small Scale Experimental Programme’’. Offshore carbon dioxide (CO2) pipelines could potentially pose a risk for offshore infrastructures, ships and the marine environment. The JIP was initiated to d
Eni hires INAER for helicopter services in Cyprus
INAER Aviation Italia, a provider of offshore transportation, medical emergency and rescue services and fire-fighting, has been awarded a contract for the provision of offshore transportation and medevac services by ENI Cyprus. The two helicopters will transport passengers engaged in the explorati
Wintershall’s Maria field work goes to FMC Technologies
Wintershall, Germany’s oil and gas producer, has announced the award of its first significant subsea contract for its Norwegian activities. Worth approximately NOK 1.8 billion ($280 million), the contract for Wintershall’s Maria development goes to FMC Technologies’ Norwegian subsidiary FMC Kongsb
Heerema-AF JV to remove Murchison platform
AF Gruppen ASA, in a consortium with Heerema Marine Contractors Nederland SE, has now signed a contract with CNR International (U.K) Limited, for the removal and disposal of the Murchison Platform in the North Sea. The Murchison oil field straddles the UK/Norway median line, with the platform itself
Fugro supports Technip’s ops in North Sea
Real-time metocean data transmitted by a Fugro SEAWATCH Wavescan buoy is enabling energy industry construction expert Technip to plan its operations more effectively, leading to improved safety and cost-efficiency, Fugro reports. According to Fugro, work is well underway on Technip’s largest UK Nort
Infographic: How much does it cost to abandon North Sea well?
Claxton, an Acteon company, has released an infographic guide to well abandonment costs in the North Sea. Released on the eve of the Oil and Gas UK Offshore Decommissioning Conference, held annually in St Andrews, Scotland, to discuss decommissioning in the region, the infographic highlights the cos
Reef Subsea to use Port of Blyth premises (UK)
Reef Subsea and Port of Blyth have announced a service agreement which will see Reef Subsea utilise the mobilisation and demobilisation facilities at the port. Reef Subsea has signed a service agreement with the Port of Blyth for a new storage, maintenance and mobilisation facility as part of the co