Fossil Energy
PSA Norway audits Skarv FPSO loading system. All good.
On 29 April 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway carried out an audit of BP Norge’s management of loading operations from Skarv FPSO to shuttle tankers. The objective of the audit was to verify the operator’s organisation and division of responsibilities for the loading system, loading operat
‘Safety zone’ declared at Statoil’s drill site. Greenpeace won’t move
Late last night Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum informed the Greenpeace ship Esperanza of the creation of ‘safety zone’ around a drilling site in the Barents sea.
No trawling during PRM installation for Grane and Snorre fields, NPD says
Work will continue this summer and autumn on installing a Permanent Reservoir Monitoring solutionon Snorre offshore field in Norway.
North Sea contract extensions for Atlantic Offshore
Aberdeen-based standby vessel operator Atlantic Offshore Rescue has secured a five year charter with five, one year options to extend with Shell UK to support operations in the Gannet, Annasuria and the Dana Petroleum Triton Asset in the central North Sea. Ocean Osprey, a brand new Class A tanker as
Aiken looking at record-breaking year
Aberdeen-based Aiken Group has reported that the company has secured deals worth in excess of £14 million since the beginning of this year.
Modus buys 150hp HD ROV
Modus Seabed Intervention Ltd has taken delivery of a new 150hp HD ROV complete with Launch and Recovery System (LARS) from Schilling Robotics in Davis, California.
Sterling disappointed by Black Sea well
Sterling has completed drilling operations and has abandoned a well in Romania’s Black Sea .
Greenpeace vessel blocks Statoil’s rig from reaching drill site
The Greenpeace ship Esperanza is blocking the arrival of Statoil’s Transocean Spitsbergen oil rig in the Arctic by occupying the exact location where the company plans to drill the world’s northernmost well.
Douglas-Westwood: $117B to be spent on subsea systems by 2018
Douglas-Westwood (DW) forecasts global subsea hardware Capex will total $117 billion (bn) between 2014 and 2018 in its 4th edition of the World Subsea Hardware Market Forecast. This represents growth of more than 80% compared with the preceding five-year period. In 2013, subsea tree installations we
Liberia wraps up Kerala tanker hijacking investigation
The Liberian Registry has concluded its investigation into the pirate-hijacking of the product tanker Kerala off Luanda, Angola, on 18 January 2014. The Liberian investigation is based on evidence gathered by an INTERPOL-led multinational Incident Response Team as well as findings of its own investi
Polarcus opens Stavanger office
Polarcus, the UAE-based owner of high-end seismic survey vessels, has opened its first office in Norway to better service and support the Company’s rapidly expanding operations across Norway.
AGR warns of recruitment fraud
AGR, a Norway-based well, HSEQ, reservoir and field management service company, has warned that false job offers are being disseminated using the AGR name.
Harkand adds ROV support vessel to its fleet
Harkand, a subsea inspection, repair and maintenance and light construction company, has extended its ROV support vessel fleet operations in the North Sea by signing a charter agreement for the Surf Ranger. The multi-purpose ROV, survey and air diving vessel, owned by Go Offshore, will be deployed i
Trapoil CEO: Prostar deal to deliver growth in offshore portfolio
Trapoil, an independent oil and gas exploration, appraisal and production company focused on the UK Continental Shelf (“UKCS”) region of the North Sea, has provided a corporate and operational update. Trapoil’s management is in the process of determining how best to create value from the group’s exi