Fossil Energy
Det norske drills duster in North Sea
Det norske oljeselskap ASA, as operator of production license 494, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 2/9-5S on the Heimdalshø prospect, in the North Sea offshore Norway. The well was drilled about 30 km east of the Valhall field on the Heimdalshø prospect. 2/9-5S was the first well to test
Lundin completes Luno II appraisal well. Cuts contingent resources estimate
Lundin Petroleum has completed drilling of the appraisal well 16/4- 8 S in the Luno II discovery, offshore Norway. The Luno II discovery is located approximately 15 km south of the Edvard Grieg field in the North Sea sector of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The well was drilled 4 km southeas
Havyard to design four AHTS vessels for Grupo CBO (Brazil)
Havyard Design & Solutions has announced that the company will deliver ship design and equipment for four anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels. The vessels are to be built and operated by the Brazilian shipping company and shipyard group Grupo CBO. The contract has been entered into by Havyard
Rosneft restores system of meteorological observation in Kara Sea
Russia’s Rosneft has reported that as part of a large-scale summer Arctic research expedition “Kara-Summer – 2014” a meteorological station was installed on the island of Uedinenie. Thus, the expedition organized by the “Arctic Research and Development Center” (a joint venture of “Rosneft” and Exxon
Atlantic Petroleum buys interest in Norwegian Sea blocks
Atlantic Petroleum has acquired a 10 percent interest from Ithaca Petroleum in production licences PL601 and PL602 in the Norwegian Sea. Atlantic Petroleum says that the transaction, subject to government approval, is a result of the company’s strategic focus in this area. With the previously announ
Kongsberg clinches Catcher FPSO job
Kongsberg Maritime Engineering (KME) will deliver an Integrated Control and Safety System for the new BW Offshore ‘Catcher FPSO’.
Semco Maritime: Half of North Sea installations exceed design life
Delegates to Scotland’s only dedicated instrumentation exhibition and conference will hear of the pressing need to effectively extend the life of ageing equipment and manage the issue of obsolescence in the offshore energy industry. Semco Maritime technical director Martin Belshaw will deliver a sem
Is this the coolest looking PSV in Norway?
Atlantic Offshore, a Norway-based supplier of offshore support vessels, is boasting a ‘coolest looking’ Platform Supply Vessel on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Brazil: Nine PSVs to get Rolls-Royce cranes
Upon completion, the vessels designed by Guido Perla, will enter service on an eight-year contract with state owned Brazilian oil company Petrobras.
Amarcon, Observator to launch helideck monitoring and forecasting system at SMM
Amarcon, a part of the ABB group and Observator Instruments, a developer of sensors and services for meteorological and hydrological monitoring, have announced that the companies will jointly develop a helideck monitoring and forecasting system. Amarcon stated that the helideck monitoring and foreca
Wintershall: North Sea of paramount importance for EU energy security
Wintershall’s Martin Bachman believes that supply security in Europe, which has traditionally always begun on the continent’s own doorstep, will remain important in the future too.
Fitch: Big guns could target smaller offshore drillers
The cyclical downturn in the offshore oil and gas-drilling market may provide an opportunity for drillers with financial flexibility to buy high-yield peers at favorable prices, Fitch Ratings says.
PSA issues order to Statoil for oil leak at Statfjord C
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has issued an order to Statoil following the investigation of the hydrocarbon leak at Statfjord C platform in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. The investigation identified serious breaches of the regulations. The hydrocarbon leak occurred in connection
Wartsila, Harvey ink maintenance deal for eight offshore vessels
Wärtsilä, the Finland based provider of solutions and services to the international marine and offshore industry, has signed a long-term Technical Management Agreement with Harvey Gulf International Marine LLC (Harvey Gulf). This five-year agreement was signed in August 2014 and it covers Condition