Fossil Energy
Subsea 7 charters Siem Offshore’s OSCV ‘Siem Stingray’
Siem Offshore and Subsea 7 have entered into a charter agreement for the Offshore Subsea Construction Vessel “Siem Stingray”, which is under construction in Norway. The agreement is made at market terms and is for a firm period of three years with two yearly options. The charter shall begin in third
‘Polarcus Naila’ prepares for ‘UK Breagh’ survey
Polarcus Limited announces that Polarcus Naila is presently mobilizing for the highly prefunded Polarcus “UK Breagh” multi-client survey after a successful upgrade. The upgrade enables the vessel to tow ultra-wide 12 streamer spreads, matching the capability of the four high performance “A-class” ve
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Aker Solutions divides into two Aker Solutions will split into two companies to speed up a streamlining process that will reduce costs and better position all parts of the group to meet the needs of customers in an increasingly competitive global energy industry. Sunken Perro Negro 6 rig to be s
Shell joins SCCS JIP that aims to extend life of North Sea oil fields
A joint industry project to investigate mechanisms for creating a CO₂-driven enhanced oil recovery (CO₂-EOR) industry in the North Sea has welcomed Shell as a new industry partner. CO₂-EOR has the potential to bring benefits for the UK offshore industry by improving recovery from depleted oil fields
CHC Helicopter to create world-class engineers
The first group of apprentices in CHC Helicopter’s scheme to develop 35 new, world-class engineers over the next three to five years arrive in Aberdeen this week. The week-long induction to CHC’s UK North Sea operations includes hands-on experience for the apprentices working under the guidance of C
3sun starts new industry training program
3sun Group, a specialist provider of products and services to the global energy industry, has established a new training program as part of the Group’s continued commitment to developing future industry talent. The program, which has been created in collaboration with the international engineering a
TTS Group works on reducing costs in Norway and Germany
TTS Group has decided to implement measures to reduce costs in Norway and Germany. Due to a weaker market than expected in the offshore and heavy lift sector, the Group will, during the first half of 2014, implement a workforce reduction of approx. 10% of the total workforce in the group. Today the
NPD to map unexplored acreage subsurface in Norwegian Sea
This summer, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) will map the subsurface on the Mørerand High and Gjallar Ridge South in the Norwegian Sea, which is in the western part of the continental shelf. The objective is to acquire knowledge about unexplored acreage. The so-called shallow drilling will
Offshore structures expert enters FoundOcean’s team
Offshore structures expert Naval Sondhi recently joined FoundOcean to lead its SMR design services division. Jim Bell, FoundOcean Managing Director said, “Naval’s 30 years’ detailed knowledge of the design and analysis of strengthening, modification and repair systems for jackets marries perfectly w
Lundin Petroleum: Johan Sverdrup appraisal well hits oil
Lundin Petroleum AB, through its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS, announces that the Johan Sverdrup appraisal well 16/2-19 found 6 metres of good quality oil filled sandstone of lower Jurassic/upper Triassic age in the Geitungen area in the north eastern part of the Johan Sverdrup discovery
Statoil discovers oil in Drivis prospect, Barents Sea
Operator Statoil has together with PL532 partners made an oil and gas discovery in the Drivis prospect in the Barents Sea. This concludes the 2013/2014 exploration programme around the Johan Castberg field. Well 7220/7-3 S, drilled by the rig West Hercules, has proven a 68 metre gross gas column in
‘Ceona Amazon’ en route to Lloyd Werft for outfitting
Ceona announced that its fully-owned pipelay and heavy subsea construction vessel – the Ceona Amazon – has successfully floated at Crist yard in Poland on 25 April. The vessel is currently being towed to the Lloyd Werft yard in Bremerhaven (Germany) for extensive outfitting. The flooding of the larg
Premier Oil hires FPSO for Catcher field
BW Offshore has signed a Letter of Award (LOA) with Premier Oil for a FPSO to operate on the Catcher oil field in the UK North Sea. The LOA will be converted into a final contract subject to final partner sanction and Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) approval, expected to be completed
InterDam completes G21 FirePanel H120 tests
In April 2014, InterDam’s next-generation G21 FirePanel successfully completed H120 tests. During the DNV GL- and Lloyd’s-Register-approved test, the G21 FirePanels maintained their fire resistance, structural integrity and insulation for over 180 minutes at hydrocarbon-fire-curve temperatures. Weig