Fossil Energy
ADIL helps Centrica boost North Sea production
ADIL, an independent energy consultancy, has secured a contract with Centrica Energy to support the development and implementation of an operational excellence programme that will allow the operator to maximise output from its North Sea assets. The deal will see ADIL provide project management resou
Aqualis Offshore gets green light for Oslo listing
The Board of Directors of Oslo Børs resolved to admit the shares in Aqualis Offshore Holding ASA to listing on Oslo Børs. The Board stipulated that the company prior to the first day of listing must satisfy the requirement for the number of shareholders as set out in Section 2.4.2 of the Oslo Børs L
Ex-Halliburton man to lead Enermech’s Middle East & Caspian business
The Aberdeen-based provider of mechanical engineering services invests in high calibre people to spur future growth
VIDEO: Shell explains how 3D WAZ seismic technology works
Shell’s Shelburne Basin Venture Exploration Project marks the first time 3D Wide Azimuth (WAZ) Seismic technology was used in Canada.
BW Offshore warns of fraud attempt
BW Offshore, an Oslo-based supplier of floating production supply and offloading units (FPSO), has warned of a fraudulent use of the company’s name by unknown persons. Several suppliers have notified BW Offshore that unidentified persons have attempted to order equipment using the name of BW Offshor
SBM Offshore seeks arbitration over vessel deal with Daya
SBM offshore looking to resolve a dispute over the proposed sale of the Diving Support and Construction Vessel ‘SBM Installer’.
Director resigns from Saipem’s Board
Saipem, Italy’s offshore oilfield services provider, announces that Fabrizio Barbieri has resigned from his position as a director of Saipem’s Board. Fabrizio Barbieri, a non-executive and non-independent Board member, was not part of any internal committee, and was drawn from the list of candidates
Solan oil tank offloaded (VIDEO)
Lerwick Harbour has again demonstrated its deep-water capacity and capabilities, this time by simultaneously accommodating two giant support vessels and the successful offloading of a 10,000 tonne subsea oil storage tank, destined for west of the Shetland Islands. The sheltered port’s facilities and
Shell gets nod to use ‘Transocean Barents’ at Ormen Lange
A/S Norske Shell has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) to use Transocean Barents to drill appraisal well 6305/8-2 at Ormen Lange field. Ormen Lange is a gas field located in the Møre Basin in the southern section of the Norwegian Sea. The sea here varies from 800 metr
‘West Linus’ cleared for Ekofisk work
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS (COPSAS) has received consent to use the West Linus jack-up drilling facility for drilling and completion of wells at Ekofisk 2/4-ZZ. The Ekofisk field was discovered in 1969 and is the oldest of the oil and gas fields in production on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. T
GOSEA lands two ship management contracts
SeaEnergy PLC’s recently established joint venture (JV) GOSeaEnergy Ship Management Limited (GOSEA) has this week been awarded the ship management of two more vessels. GOSEA was established in June 2014, as a JV between Go Offshore (Asia) Pte Ltd. a Singapore based shipping company and SeaEnergy Shi
Schlumberger, Statoil sign drilling services agreement.
Schlumberger Norway has been awarded a contract with Statoil to provide integrated drilling services for the Norwegian continental shelf licenses Gullfaks, Gullfaks Satellites, Snorre, Statfjord , Tordis/Vigdis, Visund. The agreement also covers exploration drilling on the Norwegian continental shel
SBM Offshore allocates $240M for potential bribery settlement
SBM Offshore, the world’s largest provider of floating production storage and offloading units, has set aside $240 million it may have to give away in a potential bribery settlement case. The company has been accused of bribery and improper sales practices involving third parties in Angola, Equatori
OPITO: Ex-military well equipped for oil & gas industry career
OPITO, the skills organisation for oil and gas, has been arming a squadron of soon to be ex-military at the Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire, today (7th August), with the inside track on the industry and how their Armed Forces background can transfer into a new career. The one-day OPITO Oil and G