Fossil Energy
Boost for oil spill readiness in Norway’s North
Two new depots for oil clean-up equipment are being opened at Hasvik and Måsøy in northern Norway, to support emergency preparedness for the Eni-run Goliat field in the Barents Sea.
Sakhalin is priority region, says Rosneft vice-president
Rosneft delegation took part in Sakhalin Oil & Gas conference that takes place from 22nd – 25th September 2014, in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia. Rosneft vice-president Vlada Rusakova delivered a speech at the conference where she highlighted that Sakhalin is one of the priority regions of Rosneft’s pro
New operations director at Cortez Subsea
Subsea services and technology products company Cortez Subsea has appointed a new operations director, as the company looks to expand its scope internationally. Tony McKay has joined the company at a time of rapid growth, the company explains, as demand for their services is expected to increase fol
ACE platform for Bentley field enters pre-FEED phase
The Bentley Oil Field project enters the next stage of engineering
Site survey starts at Skerryvore. Drilling scheduled for 2015
Parkmead has announced that a site survey has begun at the Parkmead-operated Skerryvore oil prospect, in the UK North Sea. Skerryvore was awarded to Parkmead under the UKCS 27th Licensing Round and is located in the Central North Sea. It consists of two stacked prospects at Palaeocene and Chalk leve
EMGS sells Barents Sea data
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has signed a data licensing agreement with a customer worth USD 3.5 million for the provision of 3D EM data from EMGS’s multi-client data library in the Barents Sea, off Norway. “It satisfying to note that our multi-client library continue to provide value for
Sanctions will not impact 2014 ops, Viking Supply Ships says
Sweden’s Viking Supply Ships has informed the company does not expect for the EU and US sanctions to have an impact on operations and financials in 2014. Four of Viking Supply Ships’ AHTS-vessels, of which three with ice class 1A and one icebreaker, are currently operating offshore Russia in the Kar
Sevan scoops Bream FPSO FEED
Premier Oil has awarded Sevan Marine a Front End Engineering and Design contract for the hull and marine systems for the Bream field FPSO.
Report: Exxon, Rosneft to stop Kara Sea drilling on October 10
ExxonMobil and Rosneft are still drilling at the University-1 well in the Kara Sea, off the Russian northern coast, contrary to the reports that the operations have been halted amid the U.S. sanctions imposed against Russia.
MMT to exhibit at Offshore Energy 2014
On the 28 and 29 of October Sweden-based MMT will exhibit at Offshore Energy, stand 9.006, held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Offshore Energy exhibition & conference is the fastest growing gathering for offshore industry professionals and is expecting over 10 000 visitors. It takes place at Amsterd
Petrofac, First Reserve JV gets funds to finance two FPFs
Natixis, a French corporate and investment bank, has closed an underwriting mandate for a US$225m six-year facility to finance two floating production facilities for PetroFirst Infrastructure Ltd. PetroFirst Infrastructure is a joint venture between energy focused private equity firm, First Reserve
PSA audits Statoil’s Polarled
On 19 and 20 August 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway carried out an audit of the concrete coating of pipes for Statoil’s Polarled pipeline in the Norwegian Sea. The PSA conducted an audit of the application of concrete coating on the Polarled pipeline. The audit focused on Statoil a
Vroon’s second ERRV arrives in Aberdeen (Scotland)
Vroon has informed the company’s ERRV, VOS Fairness, has safely arrived in Aberdeen, following her long journey from Nanjing East Star Shipyard in China.
Transocean scores contracts for drilling rig trio
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean Ltd has secured new rig contracts worth roughly $115 million.