Fossil Energy
Rigmar: New contracts followed by new Aberdeen HQ
Rigmar has moved from its office and warehousing on Greenwell Road, Tullos, to a new HQ on Hareness Circle, Altens, in Aberdeen, Scotland as it announces contract wins totaling £6 million.
RSI applies rock physics tech for OMV in Barents Sea
RSI, an independent geoscience consulting firm, has been developing tailored workflows for lithology and fluid prediction under contract and in close collaboration with OMV Norge AS. These are based on the integration of seismic, well and CSEM data with geology and have been applied in pre-drill ana
Oyster acquires stake in North Sea licence
Oyster Petroleum has farmed into an offshore licence in the UK North Sea.
Deep Sea Supply wins charters for four vessels
Cyprus-headquartered Deep Sea Supply has announced multiple contract awards with “an international major subsea contractor” for a total duration of approximately 1000 vessel days. The three PSVs of PX105 design “Sea Spider”, “Sea Springer” and “Sea Spark” have been awarded contracts for ten, ten and
Ex-BG Group CEO takes over as Golar LNG Chairman
Former BG Group CEO, Sir Frank Joseph Chapman, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Golar LNG and will act as the Chairman. Sir Frank Chapman has worked 40 years in the oil and gas industry culminating in a twelve-year period as Chief Executive of BG Group plc. Under Sir Frank’s leadershi
20 years of Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli
The Azerbaijan International Operating Company (AIOC) operated by BP, today celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) production sharing agreement, signed on 20 September 1994 between Azerbaijan and eleven international companies.
Polarcus completes Porcupine basin survey off Ireland
Polarcus has completed acquisition of a major new 3D broadband multi-client project in the southern Porcupine Basin, offshore SW Ireland. The extensive survey, undertaken in partnership with ION GeoVentures, saw the technologically-advanced 3D seismic vessel Polarcus Amani tow an ultra-wide 1,350m r
Repsol hires Deep Sea Mooring for NCS support
Global energy company Repsol has selected Deep Sea Mooring (DSM) to provide a range of mooring services for their drilling operations on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Decommissioning North Sea platforms to cost $66.3 B
Decommissioning North Sea oil and gas facilities is projected to cost £40.6 billion ($66.3 billion) over the next 25 years in the North Sea, Oil & Gas UK says. According to Oil & Gas UK when the time is right, oil companies will seek to decommission as efficiently and cost effectively as possible wh
Sulzer pulls out of Dresser-Rand talks after Siemens offers $7.6B
Germany’s Siemens will buy Dresser-Rand, a U.S.-based oilfield equipment provider, for a sum of $7.6 billion.
IMCA hits thousand members milestone
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) now has over a thousand member companies involved in offshore, marine and underwater engineering in more than 60 countries, delivering major offshore construction projects from arctic to equatorial waters. “This is an important ‘membership mile
Greek oil drilling sector relaunched, Energean CEO says
Energean Oil & Gas has informed that on Thursday, 18 September, the Greek Parliament ratified its Licence Agreements for oil and gas exploration and production at the Ioannina and Katakolon blocks, Western Greece.
New compressor to boost Kvitebjørn field production
A new compressor will help boost the recovery rate and accelerate production on the Kvitebjørn field offshore Norway, Statoil has said.
Iceland’s first PSV christened in Svalbard
Fafnir Offshore’s ‘Polarsyssel’ vessel, of the Havyard 832 L WE design, was christened in Longyearbyen in Svalbard on saturday.