Fossil Energy
Rosneft, ExxonMobil start 2D seismic studies in Laptev Sea
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, International Energy Outlook 2014 preliminary projections
FPSO works call for Huntington field shutdown
Certain equipment on board the FPSO Voyageur Spirit will need to be replaced before production can be restored to full rates.
Vard equips PSVs with PARAT boiler plants
PARAT Halvorsen AS has during the last month collected four new boiler plant orders from the Vard Group and their multi purpose platform ships of Vard 1 08 design. Part of and included in PARAT’s scope of supply will be combined electric steam & hot water boilers with capacity each of 1250kW. In nor
Alewijnse completes Rowan Viking work
Alewijnse Marine Systems has informed it has completed the electrical installation for remodelling the drilling rig Rowan Viking.
All North Sea helicopters equipped with EBS
Every helicopter flying for the offshore oil and gas industry in the UK is now equipped with a new CAT-A Emergency Breathing System, the Step Change in Safety has revealed.
Van Oord orders new subsea rock installation vessel
Van Oord has ordered a new subsea rock installation vessel. Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group Shanghai will build the vessel at its Ningbo yard in China. The vessel will be delivered in 2016. Subsea rock installation is a proven technique for the protection and stabilisation of offshore structures and
Talk directly to employers at Scottish Energy Careers Festival
Non-management roles in the oil and gas sector earned the highest average wages in Scotland in 2014 – sitting at £47,168.
New North Sea player attracts $500M investment
Siccar Point Energy, a new exploration, development and production company, is led by Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Roger, the former Managing Director of Centrica Energy Upstream.
PSA: ‘Rowan Viking’ jack-up gets AoC (Norway)
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has reported that the Rowan Viking jack-up drilling rig has received Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC). An Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) is a statement from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway expressing the authorities’ confidence that a petrole
Jasper unable to pay for flotel. Shipyard seeking new buyer
Jasper unable to pay for floatel, may be forced to sell drillship
Newbuild PSV ‘Stril Luna’ delivered to Simon Møkster
Norway’s Simon Møkster Shipping has reported that, on the 29th of August, the newbuild PSV ‘Stril Luna’ was delivered from Astilleros Gondán S.A in Spain.
Production restarts at Etame following works on FPSO (Gabon)
Vaalco Energy has announced that production from the Etame Marin block, offshore Gabon, has resumed after the successful completion of previously announced maintenance work on the company’s leased FPSO vessel “Petróleo Nautipa”. Work was performed to upgrade the fire and gas detection systems on the
BG Group joins Plexus’ JIP
Plexus Holdings PLC, owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® method of wellhead engineering, has announced that BG International Ltd, a subsidiary of BG Group, has signed up as the sixth major oil and gas consulting partner to Plexus’ on-going Joint Industry Project. The JIP’s objective is to develop and
North Energy further increases stake in Norwegian Sea licence
North Energy has signed a contract with Dana Petroleum Norway AS to acquire 18 per cent of PL 484 block located in the Norwegian Sea. Following this transaction, the partners in PL 484 will comprise of North Energy with 53 per cent, Noreco (operator) with 15 per cent, Dana Petroleum with 12 per cent