Fossil Energy
Maintenance management on Heimdal needs more work, PSA says
From 11 March to 3 April 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway carried out an audit of maintenance management on Heimdal HMP. The audit is part of the PSA’s overall follow-up of maintenance management at Statoil Development and Production Norway, which was initiated in 2010. “Our follow-up pai
AGR’s well intelligence software nominated for ONS 2014 Innovation Award
AGR’s iQ x™ well intelligence software is in the running for a prestigious ONS (Offshore Northern Seas) 2014 Innovation Award. iQ x™ is a new addition to the AGR software portfolio and has been developed to simplify the planning and execution of wells. The software utilises relevant public data from
Nexans’ umbilicals for Oseberg Delta field
Oil and gas extraction on the Norwegian continental shelf has been given a boost after Nexans recently delivered the first of four “Statoil Standard” umbilicals ordered by the company in 2012. The first umbilical will be employed at the Oseberg Delta field in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. The
CHC gets Mariner field transportation contract from Statoil (UK)
Statoil (U.K.) Limited has Awarded the Helicopter Transportation Contract for the Mariner Field to CHC Helicopter in the UK.
Cortez Subsea patents Modular Pipelay System (VIDEO)
Subsea services and technology products company Cortez Subsea has been granted a UK patent for its Modular Pipelay System, making new shallow water pipelay technology available to the North Sea for the first time. The culmination of three years of research and development to bring the technology – a
Rosneft, Statoil negotiate joint projects
Rosneft President, Chairman of the Management Board Igor Sechin held negotiations with Statoil CEO Helge Lund. The parties discussed joint projects on geological exploration on the Russian continental shelf in the Barents Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk, and projects on the development of Domanic deposit
No IPO for Nordcap Offshore
Nordcap Offshore Inc., announces that the initial public offering of shares by the Company has been cancelled. The recently founded company focused on offshore support vessels, said that the demand, despite being significant, did not meet the targeted equity requirement. The application to list the
Dong Energy selects DeepOcean for IRM and ROV inspection services
DeepOcean AS, subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, has announced that company has been awarded the contract for Inspection, Repair and Maintenance (IRM) and ROV Inspection services on Dong Energy’s subsea assets in Danish and Norwegian waters. The Contract is for two years firm plus options and
Shell completes Woodside shares sell-down
Further to the announcement on 17 June 2014, Royal Dutch Shell plc t0day confirmed its subsidiary has completed the sell-down of 78.27 million shares of Woodside Petroleum Limited (“Woodside”). Shell Energy Holding Australia Limited (“SEHAL”) completed the sale at a price of A$41.35 per share with p
CNOOC, Shell pen cooperation deal
On June 17th, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) and Shell announced that they have signed a Global Strategic Alliance Agreement that reconfirms both parties’ commitment to the existing strategic partnership in China and around the world. Under the Agreement, the companies also commit t
Major Joint Venture deal signed at 21st World Petroleum Congress
At the 21st World Petroleum Congress Rosneft, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Gazprom, NOVATEK, Gazprombank, Sovkomflot, United Shipbuilding Corporation signed a Joint Venture Agreement in relation to the implementation of vessel, drilling rig and marine equipment construct
VIDEO: Valemon topside on its way to Norway
The topside destined for the Statoil-operated Valemon field offshore Norway left the Samsung yard in South Korea in the morning of 15. June 2014.
Norway: Oil production above NPD’s prognosis
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has announced preliminary production figures for May 2014 which indicate an average daily production of about 1 665 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate. This is 282 000 barrels per day (about 14 percent) less than in April 2014. Total gas sales were about 8.2 b
Roxtec delivers cable and pipe seals for Golden Eagle LQ
Global safety seal manufacturer Roxtec has completed a project supplying cable and pipe seals to a six level accommodation module on the Golden Eagle development.