Fossil Energy
Ophir restructures senior management team
As part of a reorganisation across all levels of the company designed to reduce costs, and adjust to the future needs of the business, the Board of Ophir is to restructure and streamline the senior management team. The restructuring will result in a smaller Board with the number of Executive Directo
Dong Energy: Hejre platform running late
Denmark’s DONG Energy has revealed today that production from its $2.2 billion Hejre development in the Danish North Sea will begin later that originally expected. In its first half 2014 report, the Danish energy giant said that the work on the upper part of the Hejre field platform is challenged by
Energean buys ‘Glen Esk’ tender rig
Greece’s Energean Oil & Gas has launched a new $225 million investment programme to develop 30 million barrels of reserves in North West Greece and to increase production from the Prinos, Prinos North and Epsilon fields to 10,000 bbls/day by 2016.
Sevan Drilling could cancel rig order
Sevan Drilling, Norwegian provider of offshore drilling rigs of an unconventional, cylindrical design, may be forced to cancel a rig order.
Aquaterra Energy unveils new ‘revolutionary’ Riser Monitoring System
Aquaterra Energy has launched a unique Riser Monitoring System (RMS) which the company believes will revolutionise the integrity management process and deliver superior reliability and accuracy of data acquisition for the offshore oil and gas industry. The RMS design utilises a combination of direct
New office in Norway for Bibby Offshore
Bibby Offshore, a provider of subsea installation, inspection, repair and maintenance services to the offshore oil and gas industry, has announced its continued international expansion with the opening of an office in Stavanger, Norway. The Norwegian office for Bibby Offshore will be headed by Arne
Oil & Gas UK: East Anglia is a key hub for the UK oil and gas sector
Oil & Gas UK’s regional PILOT Share Fair in Norwich’s Dunston Hall Hotel on September 16 is attracting interest from supply chain companies in the East of England keen to hear about the business opportunities presented by Britain’s highly active oil and gas sector. Stephen Marcos Jones, Oil & Gas UK
Wood Mac: Norway could take $84B in taxes if discovered resources are developed
Norway has 10 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) of discovered natural resources yet to be developed, Wood Mackenzie reveals
Plexus to deliver POS-GRIP to Det norske
Plexus Holdings PLC, has received a purchase order from Det Norske Oljeselskap ASA to supply surface wellhead and mudline equipment services for an oil and gas appraisal well offshore Norway. The value of the order is estimated at approximately £1 million with revenues expected to start December 201
DNV GL’s map shows risks of offshore activities in the Arctic
The world’s need for energy is driving interest in further industrial activity in the Arctic, yet the region’s conditions are highly variable depending on the type of activity, location and time of year. This creates a complex risk picture, DNV GL writes. DNV GL has therefore developed an interactiv
Alfa Laval pumps for world’s largest FPSO
The FPSO will be 330 meters long , 61 meters wide and 34 meters tall. It will be able to carry 2.3 million barrels of crude.
GE Oil & Gas enhances subsea trees portfolio with DVXT launch
GE Oil & Gas has launched Deepwater Vertical Xmas Tree (DVXT) at the company’s new, interactive Technology Solutions Center in Stavanger, in conjunction with the Offshore Northern Seas (ONS) 2014 conference and exhibition.
GE Oil & Gas opens Technology Solutions Center in Stavanger (Norway)
GE Oil & Gas formally unveiled its new Technology Solutions Center (TSC) in Stavanger, Norway. The result of a $5m investment, the center offers a stunning visual showcase of GE’s technologies across the oil and gas industry, and has been designed to help operators achieve optimal efficiency, enviro
Lundin gets nod for Norwegian Sea wildcat
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Lundin Norway AS a drilling permit for wellbore, in the Norwegian Sea. The Wellbore 6405/12-1 will be drilled from the Bredford Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig after completing drilling of wildcat well 16/4-8 S for Lundin Norway AS in production