Fossil Energy
‘Deepsea Atlantic’ continues drilling at Statoil’s Gullfaks field
Odfjell Drilling’s sixth-generation semi-submersible, Deepsea Atlantic, resumed drilling operations for Statoil on the Gullfaks field late evening on 20 April 2014 after an efficient and successful yard stay. The special periodic survey and the planned modifications were executed in 25 days, five da
Sakhalin Energy celebrates 20th anniversary
Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd., the operator of the Sakhalin-2 project, has celebrated its 20th anniversary on Friday, April 18. Sakhalin Energy has been established in 1994 to operate one of the largest oil and gas industry projects – Sakhalin-2. The sheer complexity of the challenges in e
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Large wave damages Ensco 8506 rig in Gulf of Mexico The Coast Guard is overseeing response efforts for an offshore drilling rig that began taking on water into a ballast tank after a large wave hit them in heavy seas more than 100 miles south of Galveston. Police raids Petrobras HQ (Brazil) Federa
Aveva to supply Total E&P Nigeria with engineering solutions
Aveva has announced that Total E&P Nigeria Ltd has adopted Aveva’s Engineering & Design solutions as part of an Integrated Engineering & Design approach. TEPNG is the operator of a joint venture with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. The Company has invested in licences for AVEVA PDMS™, A
First crude oil cargo unloaded from Prirazlomnaya platform (Russia)
Russian president Vladimir Putin today witnessed first oil from the Prirazlomnoye field, in the Pechora Sea, being loaded onto a tanker. Putin observed via video linkup the start of operations to unload the first supplies of oil extracted from the Arctic continental shelf in the Pechora Sea from t
Skarv field boosts PGNIG production and sales
Polish oil and gas company PGNiG in 1Q 2014 sold 287 thousand tonnes of crude oil, up 38.6% relative to 207 thousand tonnes sold in the corresponding period of 2013. In Q1 2014, crude output grew by 40%, to 322 thousand tonnes, against 229 thousand tonnes in the same period of 2013. The higher crude
OceanWorks delivers seafloor nodes to Harris CapRock
OceanWorks International has completed the delivery of a spare node base and two node pods to Harris CapRock Communications in support of the ongoing operation and maintenance of CSnet International’s Offshore Communications Backbone system. The OCB subsea infrastructure, including five seafloor nod
Shipdock working on Polarcus Naila
Dutch Damen Shipyards has today through social media shared photos of a seismic vessel being repaired in one of its yards. The Polarcus Naila vessel, owned by the UAE-based seismic specialist Polarcus, is undergoing repairs and upgrades in the Shipdock shipyard, which Damen bought in February last y
Prirazlomnaya platform: Putin, Gazprom CEO to have a conference call
Russian President Vladimir Putin will have a conference call with Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee Alexei Miller, who is at the Prirazlomnaya offshore ice-resistant stationary platform. The platform is located on the Pechora Sea shelf 60 kilometres off the shore (at the Prirazlomnoye oil
EU endorses Maritime Spatial Planning directive
The European Parliament endorsed on April 17th a Directive for Maritime Spatial Planning which should help Member States develop plans to better coordinate the various activities that take place at sea, ensuring they are as efficient and sustainable as possible. In coastal and maritime areas, many
Scottish oil worker found dead on Transocean Rather rig in Malaysia
An oil worker has been found dead on an offshore oil rig in Malaysia. According to The Scotsman, the worker, of Scottish nationality, was found by his colleagues on the Transocean Rather semi-submersible drilling rig. Transocean has confirmed the fatality to the Scottish media, and said it had launc
Gardline completes Mediterranean survey for BP
At the end of 2013 Gardline Environmental Limited, part of the marine specialists Gardline Marine Sciences Limited, through WAW International, were awarded a contract to undertake Environmental and MetOcean surveys in South Eastern Mediterranean by BP. Gardline’s survey vessel, the M/V Ocean Observe
Transocean rig contracts worth $209 mln
Transocean Ltd. has issued a comprehensive Fleet Status Report which provides the current status and contract information for the company’s entire fleet of offshore drilling rigs. The total value of new contracts since the March 17, 2014 Fleet Update Summary is approximately $209 million. Other item
Wessex in talks to acquire Far East offshore assets
Wessex Exploration PLC, the hydrocarbon exploration company, is now in advanced discussions with the vendors of a company holding an interest in a prospective offshore asset in the Far East, which the Directors believe is capable of near-term production. The acquisition, to be paid for by way of sha