Fossil Energy
iSURVEY supports Bibby Offshore’s ops in North Sea
iSURVEY Offshore Ltd, a provider of survey and positioning services to the global oil and gas, offshore renewables and telecommunications markets, has completed a contract with Bibby Offshore’s ROV division worth more than £500,000.
Vallourec’s umbilicals tubes for Total’s Edradour field
Vallourec, a provider of premium tubular solutions, announces it has been awarded a contract by Technip Umbilicals, for the Edradour project operated by TOTAL in the UK.
Scotland’s Fisher Offshore opens Singapore base
Scottish energy industry specialist Fisher Offshore has expanded into Singapore as the firm embraces growing demand for its integrated services. The Aberdeenshire-based company has invested significantly in its lifting, deck machinery, subsea tooling and fluid solutions divisions. With equipment and
Statoil’s Fram H-North and Svalin start production
Statoil’s fast-track development projects are increasing the company’s and partners’ oil and gas production through a combination of standardised subsea development solutions and utilisation of infrastructure in a manner which helps extend the lifetime of existing fields.
Premier: All Solan facilities in place
Premier Oil, a UK-based independent oil and gas company, has announced that the Solan subsea oil storage tank, jacket and topsides have been successfully installed.
Xcite Energy, EnQuest, Statoil working on gas import solution for N. Sea fields
Xcite Energy announces that its 100% owned subsidiary, Xcite Energy Resources plc (“XER”), has entered into a Collaboration Agreement with Statoil (U.K.) Ltd. (“Statoil”) and EnQuest Heather Limited (“EnQuest”), in order to share field-specific technical and operational information to evaluate the p
PSA audits Statoil’s Aasta Hansteen management (Norway)
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has carried out an audit of how Statoil organises safe materials handling in the development project for the Aasta Hansteen platform in the Norwegian Sea. Statoil is the operator on the Aasta Hansteen field, which is in the Norwegian Sea, approximately 140 km no
Kongsberg’s ‘Full Picture’ solution for Siem Offshore’s vessels
Kongsberg Maritime will deliver Integrated Vessel Control Systems for two new Siem Offshore owned Well Intevention vessel being built at German shipyard Flensburger-Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG). Both vessels, to be chartered by Helix Energy Solutions are due for delivery in 2016, and will provide we
Green light for Lundin to use ‘Rowan Viking’ in North Sea
Lundin Norway AS has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway to use Rowan Viking to drill production wells on the Edvard Grieg field in the North Sea, Norway. Lundin Norway AS is the operator on the Edvard Grieg field in block 16/1 in the central North Sea, around 45 km south of
Caterpillar to unveil new engine platform for offshore vessels at SMM
Caterpillar Marine has announced the launch of the Mak M 25 E engine platform at the 2014 SMM Exhibition, held September 9 – 12 in Hamburg, Germany. Developed for state-of-the-art vessel designs with an emphasis on fuel savings, the platform was specifically designed to address the evolving global m
Expro secures major subsea contract west of the Shetland Isles
Expro, a UK-based oilfield services company, Expro, has secured a major subsea contract with BP for the Quad 204 project, west of the Shetland Isles in the UK North Sea.
Wärtsilä LNGPac gets DNV GL AIP Certificate
The new Wärtsilä LNGPac, the upgraded version of the company’s successful LNG fuel handling system, has been granted an AIP (Approval in Principle) Certificate from the classification society DNV GL. The certificate will be presented at the Wärtsilä stand in Hall A4, Booth 305 at the SMM conference
Voith launches new Schneider Propeller for tugs and OSVs
Voith rounds off its product portfolio for tugs and offshore support vessels (OSV) with the new size 34 Voith Schneider Propeller (VSP).
ABB to power Ocean Rig’s drillship duo
ABB has secured an order to deliver total power solutions to Ocean Rig’s two seventh generation new drillships that are being built by Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) at Goeje shipyard in Korea.