Fossil Energy
‘Deep Helder’ ready for operations in July
The new-build Subsea Support vessel Deep Helder, recently chartered by Deep Ocean continued its trials this week from the port of Delfzijl in the Netherlands.
BW Athena FPSO stays in North Sea
BW Offshore has received a contract extension for the FPSO BW Athena with Ithaca Energy in the UK North Sea.
Bristow Group appoints Senior VP and CFO
Bristow Group Inc., a provider of helicopter services to the offshore energy industry, announced today that John Briscoe has been appointed to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective June 9, 2014. Briscoe has an extensive background in senior financial leadership
Tanjung, Bourbon in OSV discussions
Malaysian Group Tanjung Offshore and Bourbon Far East Pte. Ltd. have entered into exclusive discussions for the sale of 51% ownership of 9 Bourbon Offshore Supply Vessels (OSV) operating in Malaysia. In parallel, Tanjung has invited BOURBON to become a shareholder in their company. Both parties are
EMGS in Barents Sea survey
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has received a signed contract from a repeat customer worth NOK 10 million (USD 1.7 million) for 3D EM data acquisition in the Barents Sea. The survey is done in June, using the vessel BOA Thalassa. The seabed logging vessel, owned by Boa Offshore, is of the MT
Songa Offshore updates on rig fleet performance for May 2014
Songa Offshore, an international offshore drilling company, has announced its rig fleet update for May 2014. Songa Dee achieved an operational efficiency of 100% and an earnings efficiency of 99% during the month working for Statoil in Norway. Songa Delta achieved an operational efficiency of 100% a
AMEC chooses Intergraph
Intergraph®, the leading global provider of engineering software for the design, construction and operation of plants, ships, and offshore facilities, announces that international engineering and project management company AMEC has chosen to upgrade its investment in PDS® to Intergraph Smart™ 3D tec
Airbus delivers three helicopters destined for oil sector in Angola
The worldwide fleet of EC225s that perform heli-lift duties for oil and gas operators increased by three today with Airbus Helicopters’ triple delivery of workhorse rotorcraft acquired by Milestone Aviation Group and leased to SonAir – an African operator – which will utilize them in Angola. The han
Polarcus completes Breagh survey in UK North Sea
Polarcus has successfully completed acquisition of the Breagh multi-client project in the UK Southern North Sea five days ahead of schedule. The 840 sq. km RightBand(TM) project was acquired by Polarcus Naila towing an 8 x 75 x 6,000m spread and utilizing Polarcus’ infill management solution ensur
Troll A gets new compressors
On 4 June, two new compressors were lifted aboard the Troll A platform in the North Sea. Once the compressors are up and running next year, they will boost recovery from Troll by more than 83 billion standard cubic meters of gas. As gas is produced on the giant Troll field, pressure in the reservoir
Statoil restarts Snorre B production
Statoil has fully resumed oil production from its Snorre B platform in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. According to Reuters, the news of the oil output resumption was first shared by the Stavanger-based newspaper, Aftenblad. Production from a subsea template at the Snorre B platform was shut do
GDF SUEZ orders ERRV vessel for Cygnus
GDF SUEZ E&P UK has awarded a five year, multi-million pound contract to Sentinel Marine to provide a new 61 metre multi role Emergency Response & Rescue Vessel (ERRV) to support drilling operations in the Cygnus field. The 1,890 tonne ship, named Cygnus Sentinel, will be built in the Fujian Southea
Statoil selects Dutch freefall lifeboats
Verhoef Aluminium BV from the Netherlands has been awarded a five year Framework Agreement by Norwegian oil giant Statoil to provide freefall lifeboat systems, as well as related products and support services. “Since our initial contact in February 2012 we have exchanged a lot of information regardi
OSD-designed ‘AHT Valiant’ vessel almost complete
The first of two IMT949 Offshore Anchor Handling Tugs “AHT VALIANT” for POET Shipbuilding & Engineering Pte Ltd, Singapore is nearing completion at Jiangsu Suyang Marine Company Shipyard, China. These very compact 49.66 metre length overall Anchor Handling Tugs were a challenging design, with a requ