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Download PSA Norway’s latest report on subsea facilities
The PSA has commissioned a new report on technological developments, incidents and future trends relating to subsea facilities. The development of subsea technology, along with the increasing number of new entrants, and the increasing complexity of solutions for subsea installations on the NCS, has
Hejre accommodation platform scheduled for delivery in 2015
The Korean shipyard Shinhan Machinery is hard at work building the accommodation platform for DONG Energy’s new Hejre oil and gas field in the North Sea. The accommodation platform for Hejre will take approximately one year to construct and will be transported to the Hejre field once it is ready to
Greenpeace activists scale drilling rig to ‘celebrate’ Exxon Valdez spill anniversary
Today, on the 25th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, Greenpeace climbers scaled an ExxonMobil rig destined to drill in the Russian Arctic. The activists are calling for a ban on offshore oil drilling in the Arctic and for renewed efforts to fight climate change. Fourteen activists
Atlantic Offshore lets go NOA contract
Atlantic Offshore has terminated the fleet management agreement with Nordic American Offshore. The company said that Atlantic Offshore will take delivery of four new vessels within the next four months and reported the intent to focus their resources on managing these. “In addition, we want to avoid
Kongsberg equips Simsea AS’ offshore simulators
The state-of-the-art Simsea AS maritime training centre in Haugesund, Norway, has chosen Kongsberg Maritime to support the extension of its offshore simulation facilities with new simulators and significant upgrades to existing simulators. Kongsberg Maritime has also recently delivered a new rig sim
UTEC Survey, Veripos sign offshore positioning services contract
UTEC Survey, one of the world’s largest independent survey organisations, has awarded Veripos an exclusive three-year contract for provision of high-precision GNSS positioning services in support of global offshore operations via UTEC’s offices located around the world including: Australia, Brazil,
OMV to drill Barents Sea well using Transocean Barents rig
OMV Norge has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 7324/7-2 in production licence 537 in the Barents Sea using the Transocean Barents semi-submersible drilling rig. Water depth at the site, offshore Norway, is 418 metres. Drilling is planned to begin in March 2014, with a dur
Wärtsilä introduces new dual-fuel 46DF engine
Finland’s Wärtsilä takes dual-fuel technology to the next level by introducing Wärtsilä 46DF engine.+
ConocoPhillips awards contracts for two Volstad vessels
ConocoPhillips UK has exercised a further one year option for the Volstad Viking vessel, starting the 2nd of June 2014. The charter rate is subject to two years of escalation on top of present term. ConocoPhillips UK also has one additional yearly option available. To remind, Volstad Viking entered
Tangiers: Ralph Coffman jack-up rig to spud Morocco well in 2Q
Tangiers Petroleum Limited has advised that the site survey has been completed at the location of the TAO-1 well, offshore Morocco, and is compatible for the use of a jack-up rig. A Novation Agreement has been entered into by Galp Energia on behalf of the joint venture partners to secure access to t
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Statoil’s Troll C gets audited for barrier management
Between 28 and 31 January 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway carried out an audit of barrier management, technical safety and electrical systems at Troll C platform in the North Sea. The objective of the audit was to verify whether Statoil’s management and monitoring of barriers at Troll C
Eni CEO Paolo Scaroni sees gloomy future for South Stream
Paolo Scaroni, Chief Executive Officer of Italian oil company Eni, is pessimistic about the future of the South Stream offshore pipeline project. According to La Repubblica, Scaroni said that the future of the project, which is expected to bring Russian gas to Europe via a subsea pipeline in the Bla
Bergen Group, Calexco pen revised NorYards agreement
Bergen Group ASA has today signed an agreement with Calexco S.a.r.l. regarding revisions of the terms for Bergen Group ASA’s sale of the majority interest in NorYards AS (“Noryards”) to Calexco. The main deviations from the SPA executed in July 2013, as further described in Bergen Group’s detailed a