Fossil Energy
Shell: Josef Ackermann to retire as director
Royal Dutch Shell plc has informed that Josef Ackermann, a Non-executive Director, has notified the Company of his intention to retire as the Director of the Company at the 2014 Annual General Meeting, scheduled to be held on May 20, 2014. Born February 7, 1948, a Swiss national, he was appointed a
Osiris achieves IMCA accreditation
Osiris Marine Services, a division of James Fisher and Sons plc, has become a contractor member of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) Remote Systems and ROV Division. IMCA is the internationally respected trade association representing offshore, marine and underwater engineering
RWE Dea spuds Titan appraisal well (Norway)
RWE Dea Norge started drilling a well at production license (PL) 420, offshore Norway, to appraise the Titan discovery. Recoverable volumes are estimated at approximately 12 million standard cubic metres oil equivalents. It is the first of two wells to be drilled on PL420 this year. RWE Dea Norge ha
Olympic Shipping secures contracts for Subsea Support newbuilds
Olympic Shipping has secured contracts for two of its Subsea Support newbuilds to be delivered from Kleven Maritime in 2014 and 2015. Both vessels have been awarded contracts for 3 years fixed with options of another 2 x 1 year. The company, based in Norway, did not reveal more details on the agre
ITF: Industry operators discuss pressing technology issues
A host of operators will give their views on where UK oil and gas technology development needs to be focused to help maximise recovery rates at the ITF Technology Showcase being held in collaboration with Oil & Gas UK on Wednesday 5 March. Leading industry figures from operators and major service co
Boskalis buys Fairmount
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) Group today announces it has sold its Dutch subsidiary Fairmount Marine to Dutch group Royal Boskalis Westminster NV (Boskalis). In the last 7 years, LDA Group has transformed Fairmount Marine from a pure operator into a fully integrated shipowner with a fleet of 5 mode
Police Scotland reveals name of worker killed in rig accident
Police Scotland revealed the name of the oil worker who died following an incident on the Harding Platform in the North Sea as George Bartlett, aged 62. Bartlett was from the Shotts, West Lothian area. His family have released the following statement: “George was a loving husband, father and grandfa
MacGregor wins OSJ’s Innovation of the Year award
MacGregor’s three-axis motion compensated offshore crane has won the Offshore Support Journal’s (OSJ) Innovation of the Year award. The news was announced at OSJ’s fifth Annual Offshore Support Journal Conference and Awards event in London, UK, on 19 February 2014, and the award was presented to Mac
NPD: Total recoverable resources up
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s resource accounts show that the total recoverable petroleum resources are estimated at 14.2 billion standard cubic metres (Sm3) of oil equivalents (o.e.). New acreage in the southeastern Barents Sea and the shelf around Jan Mayen is included in the resource acco
Ian Tyler to succeed Sir Bill Gammell as Chairman in Cairn
Cairn announced that Sir Bill Gammell will retire as non-executive Chairman of the Company with effect from the conclusion of the Company’s AGM on 15 May 2014. As part of the Company’s long term succession planning he will be succeeded by Ian Tyler, who is currently a non-executive director of the C
IOG gets 18 month extension on Blythe and Skipper licences
The Board of Independent Oil and Gas plc (“IOG”), the North Sea focused Oil and Gas Company, has confirmed that the Blythe and Skipper licences have been extended by 18 months to 31st September 2015. Alpha Petroleum Resources Ltd operates the Blythe and Skipper licences in which IOG has a 50% intere
EnQuest buys Greater Kittiwake Area assets from Centrica
The GKA includes the Kittiwake, Mallard, Gadwall, Goosander and Grouse fields.
‘Polar Onyx’ Named at Ulstein Verft
On Friday 28 February 2014, the offshore construction vessel ‘Polar Onyx’ was named at Ulstein Verft. The vessel is built for GC Rieber Shipping, and is chartered by Ceona for five years for deepwater projects offshore Brazil. The lady sponsor was Ms Natalie Dawn Preston, daughter of Ceona’s CEO, St
Ocean General completes drilling in Vietnam. No oil found
Ocean General semi-submersible drilling rig has completed drilling operation at a well offshore Vietnam without discovering hydrocarbons.