Fossil Energy
ZI Award goes to Mittelplate driller
RWE Dea staff member Marco Köpsel, driller on the Mittelplate drilling and production island, developed a new system for improving safety at work, winning top honours with an internationally recognised award. The so-called “ZI Award” by the Centre for Idea Management is conferred each year. For impl
Super Puma crash might have been prevented
On Wednesday 1 April 2009, a Super Puma helicopter, owned by Bond Offshore Helicopters Limited, was flying over the North Sea, en route from the BP-operated Miller oil platform to Aberdeen, when it plunged into the sea killing all 16 people in the aircraft, 11 nautical miles (20 km) northeast of Pet
N-Sea Offshore selects GAC Shipping UK as ship agent
Integrated subsea infrastructure services provider N-Sea Offshore Ltd has appointed GAC Shipping UK as its ship agent for vessels supporting its operations for the oil & gas and renewable energy industries in the North Sea. Under the agreement, GAC will provide a package of support services for vess
Statoil gets Aasta Hansteen orders
Petroleum Safety Authority has issued an order to Statoil concerning the collection of environmental data from the Aasta Hansteen field.
Siemens to Power Toisa offshore construction vessel
On behalf of Hyundai Heavy Industries Ltd. (HHI), the largest shipyard in the world located in Ulsan, South Korea, the Siemens Drive Technologies Division is supplying an integrated drive and power generation solution for a multipurpose offshore construction vessel (MOCV). This MOCV is currently bei
Forland Shipping sells MV Seisranger to undisclosed client
Forland Shipping has, through its subsidiary Seisranger AS, entered into a Memorandum of Agreement to sell MV Seisranger vessel to an undisclosed client. The sale was done at market terms and a 10% deposit has been received by Forland. The vessel, which is currently in layup mode, is expected to be
GDF Suez: Second Juliet field well comes on stream
GDF SUEZ has started gas production from the second of two development wells on the Juliet field in the North Sea, on the 9th of March. The Juliet field is a subsea development on the western flank of the Southern Gas Basin, 39 km east of the Lincolnshire coastline in the United Kingdom. This [&he
Shell CEO: We need to tighten grip on performance management
Shell’s CEO Ben van Beurden today reinforces his priorities for the company in presentations to financial markets. Van Beurden said: “Shell has a strong asset base and industry leadership in many of its growth themes. While this position of strength gives confidence for the future, it is also clear
DNV GL names regional manager for UK and Southern Africa
Hari Vamadevan has been appointed as DNV GL’s regional manager for UK and Southern Africa as the company looks to establish itself as the leading technical advisor to the oil and gas industry. Vamadevan was previously DNV’s UK regional manager and the new role will see him head up 13 oil and gas rel
Norway: February oil production in line with NPD forecast
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has announced preliminary production figures for February 2014. The figures indicate an average daily production of about 1 931 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate. This is 34 000 barrels per day (about 2 percent) less than in January 2014. Total gas sales were
Damen Fast Crew Suppliers to serve Pemex in Mexico
Mexican offshore company Naviera Integral and Damen Shipyards Group signed a contract for four more Damen Fast Crew Suppliers 5009 (FCS 5009). The first two vessels will be delivered from stock and will be handed over in Vietnam on April 16th of this year. The other two vessels will start constructi
Boskalis’ 2013 revenue and net profit rise
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. achieved revenue of EUR 3.5 billion in 2013 (2012: EUR 3.1 billion). Net profit rose sharply to EUR 366 million (2012: EUR 249 million), partly due to a number of extraordinary items amounting to EUR 97 million post tax. Boskalis intends to distribute a dividend of EU
Micoperi hires ‘Cecon Pride’
Cecon ASA has entered into a bare-boat contract for the first newbuild SSC vessel “Cecon Pride” with Micoperi SLR.
Statoil CEO: In oil industry geology takes precedence over geography
Statoil invited politicians, suppliers and other important stakeholders to Stavanger Concert Hall today to share challenges and increase understanding for the changes that are the inevitable outcome of tighter margins in the oil and gas industry. Stavanger Day, being arranged this year for the first