Fossil Energy
Tyra Southeast B platform shipped to Danish North Sea
After installing the platform, Maersk Oil plans to drill 12 wells during 2015-2017. Each horizontal well will be about six kilometres long.
‘Prospector 5’ rig arrives in Cromarty Firth
A giant heavy-lift and transportation ship has arrived in the Cromarty Firth, Scotland, carrying the jack-up drilling rig Prospector 5.
Jee to host subsea installation webinar
Jee Ltd, an independent subsea engineering and training company, will draw on its extensive subsea installation analysis experience to host a free-to-attend webinar exploring the topic on 11 September 2014.
NPD: Barents Sea seismic ops completed ahead of schedule
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has had a successful seismic season, which wound up 19 August. About 5,600 kilometres of two-dimensional (2D) seismic has been acquired in the northern Barents Sea since 18 July. This is a continuation of the acquisitions which the NPD conducted in the southeaster
Statoil selects Wenaas workwear
Statoil has entered into an agreement with Wenaas (Kwintet Norge AS), resulting in Northern Europe’s largest contract in the PPE and workwear sector. Statoil has been a customer of market leader Wenaas for many years, utilising its products on a global scale in recognition of the high quality and No
Premier Oil: 1H profit rises to $172.7M
Premier Oil, an independent oil and gas company based in the UK, reported profit after tax for the first half of 2014 increased to $172.7 million versus $161.1 million a year ago. The company says that the achievement reflects the strong performance of its producing fields and tax credits associated
IKM wins $80M Goliat contract
Eni Norge has awarded IKM Testing a contract for services in connection with the Goliat field in the Barents Sea.
Shetland to become leading decom hub in Northern North Sea?
£20m investment in Shetland to secure its place as a global decommissioning centre of excellence.
Shell evacuates North Sea platform after power supply problems
The decision to evacuate was made after several failed attempts to restore the power.
Statoil: Damaged pipe shuts down Troll C production
Statoil has shut down production on the Troll C platform in the North Sea on Sunday 17 August after an inspection programme on the platform detected corrosion damage to a pipe connected to the oil export system. The corroded pipe will be replaced. This is expected to require a 7-day shutdown. Troll
‘Maersk Intrepid’ receives AoC
Maersk Drilling’s jack-up drilling rig, Maersk Intrepid, has received Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC).
Costain wins two oil and gas sector contracts
Costain, the engineering solutions provider, continues to develop its activities in the oil & gas sector with the winning of two new contract extensions.
‘Polarcus Naila’ done with UKCS survey with TGS
Polarcus, a UAE-based seismic survey company, has said that its vessel ‘Polarcus Naila’ has continued to deliver superior performance since her propulsion upgrade in April this year. The modern 3D seismic vessel has recently completed a two month program for TGS-NOPEC towing a large 12 streamer sp
Omega to supply Statoil with well completion solutions
Omega Completion Technology, an independent well completion and intervention technology developer and manufacturer, has secured a completions framework contract with Statoil ASA. The contract awards Omega the right to supply its unique ReACT Technology (Remotely Activated Completion Technology) to a