Fossil Energy
Subsea 7 reduces number of US Directors
Subsea 7 S.A. announced today an action to facilitate use of its vessels for energy development related projects executed in US waters. The action is designed to enable the Company to meet requirements applicable to non-US companies operating vessels in US waters. Included within these requirements
Bredero Shaw coating for South Stream Pipeline
ShawCor Ltd’s pipe coating division, Bredero Shaw, has received a contract with a value of approximately US$50 million from Marubeni Sumitomo Consortium for coating services for Line 2 of the South Stream Offshore Pipeline. The South Stream Offshore Pipeline system is comprised of 4 pipelines that w
Peterson Den Helder extends ‘Island Endeavour’ charter
Island Offshore has announced that Peterson Den Helder B.V has declared another year for the Island Endeavour vessel.
NPD reports high exploration activity in first six months
Exploration activity on the Norwegian shelf remains vigorous. Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has reported that thirteen new discoveries have been made this year, the largest of these in the Norwegian Sea. Eight exploration wells are currently being drilled. As of 24 June, 33 exploration wells have
Rosneft kicks off seismic surveys in Barents and Pechora Seas
Rosneft has started field works at five license blocks of the Barents and Pechora Seas: East Prinovozemelsky, located in the North-Eastern part of the Barents sea near the Novaya Zemlya archipelago, Perseevsky, located in the North-Western part of the Barents sea, and at the South Russky, South Prin
Gazprom begins Dolginskoye drilling
Gazpromneft-Sakhalin, a subsidiary of Gazprom Neft, has started drilling a new exploration well in the Dolginskoye field on the continental shelf in the Pechora sea.
Det norske gets permission to drill North Sea wildcat
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Det norske oljeselskap ASA a drilling permit for the well 2/9-5 S in the North Sea, offshore Norway. Well 2/9-5 S will be drilled from the Mærsk Giant drilling facility at position 56°24’45.50’’ north and 03°55’06.08” east. The drilling program for wel
Statoil needs to work on Troll A emergency preparedness, PSA says
From 19 to 21 May 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Statoil and the company’s emergency preparedness management for Troll A platform in the North Sea, offshore Norway. The objective of the activity was to gain an overview of processes and systems that contribu
VIDEO: Island Performer getting ready to perform in Gulf of Mexico
A naming ceremony was held for the subsea vessel ‘Island Performer’ in Norway on Friday, June 27, 2014. The Island Performer, owned by Island Offshore, is getting ready for her work for FTO in the Gulf of Mexico. The vessel is equipped with a large intervention tower over the main moon pool, a 250-t
Teekay orders offloading system for Gina Krog FSO
Scana Industrier ASA has through its subsidiary Scana Offshore Vestby, been awarded a contract to deliver a Offloading System to Teekay Shipping Norway AS for their FSO at the Gina Krog field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The FSO will be based on a converted Shuttle Tanker in the Teekay
Alfa Laval lands heat exchangers order
Sweden’s Alfa Laval has won an order to supply compact heat exchangers to an offshore platform in the UK.
Wärtsilä gensets for two well intervention vessels
Wärtsilä has received an order to deliver generating sets for two new well intervention vessels for Siem Offshore A/S from Norway. The vessels are built by Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft (FSG) in Flensburg, Germany. The order was signed in the end of May 2014. Well intervention vessels are used
Polarcus shoots seismic over Drombeg (Ireland)
Providence Resources P.l.c. has announced that 3D seismic surveying operations have started on its Drombeg oil exploration prospect in the southern Porcupine Basin, offshore south-west Ireland.
RDS to carry out pre-FEED for Snorre C platform
RDS, the world’s leading rig design and engineering specialist, has been awarded a contract by Wood Group Mustang to carry out pre-FEED work on Statoil’s proposed Snorre C Tension Leg Platform (TLP) in the North Sea. The Snorre field, spanning blocks 34/4 and 34/7 in the Tampen area of the Norwegi