Fossil Energy
Gazprom Begins Oil Production from Prirazlomnoye Field
“Gazprom” has started oil production from its Prirazlomnoye field. The Prirazlomnoye field was discovered in 1989. It is located on the Pechora Sea shelf 60 kilometers off the shore at the water depth of 19 to 20 meters. Built by Sevmash Production Association, the Prirazlomnaya offshore ice-resista
Cygnus Topsides on the Move
The Cygnus project, which will develop the largest gas discovery in the Southern North Sea in the last 25 years has reached a milestone. Construction of the Cygnus Alpha Platform, the first of four platforms for the Cygnus field, is nearing completion at Heerema’s fabrication yard in Hartlepool. The
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Aker Solutions, Statoil Sign Johan Sverdrup Framework Contract
Aker Solutions has won a framework contract from Statoil to provide engineering services, procurement and management assistance (EPma) for as many as 10 years at the Johan Sverdrup development in the Norwegian North Sea. The agreement includes front-end engineering design (FEED) work, for a value of
Statoil Refuses to Pay for Veslefrikk Leakage
Statoil sad today it would not not to accept a fine of NOK 10 million imposed by the public prosecutor for Rogaland county on 18 October 2013, in connection with leakage from an injection well on the North Sea Veslefrikk field in the period 2002–2009. The company says that the fine is based on an [&
‘Normand Reach’ Launched in Romania
Solstad Offshore has announced the launch of a newbuild vessel NB 825 in its shipyard in Romania today. The vessel was successfully launched from the company’s yard in Tulcea, Romania. “We congratulate the building team and the yard with well performed job so far,” said Solstad Offshore in a stateme
RWE Dea Becomes Operator of Three North Sea Licences
In the 27th Offshore Oil and Gas Licensing Round, RWE Dea UK received the operatorship in a further three licences in the Southern North Sea. In addition to the two 27th Round licences awarded earlier this year, P2018 West of Shetland and P1975 Northern North Sea, RWE Dea UK has recently been awarde
STL Research Receives Funds to Develop Offshore Personnel Access System
STL Research has recently been awarded further funding by the UK’s innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board to accelerate their project to develop an offshore personnel access system. The system, called ‘Neptune’, will use a space-stabilised, articulated arm to safely transfer personnel and
GSP Saturn Jack-Up Rig Set for Pechora Sea Adventure
GSP Offshore announces that the GSP Saturn jack-up rig will provide offshore drilling services in Pechora Sea, in the south eastern part of the Barents Sea, on the continental shelf of the Russian Federation. GSP Saturn will carry out operations under a two year contract, 2014 – 2015 with extension
Lukoil: Construction of V. Filanovsky Field Facilities Continues
Astrakhan’s Krasnye Barrikady shipyard in has begun construction of the living quarter platform (LQP-2) for the second stage of Vladimir Filanovsky field developed by LUKOIL in the Russian sector of the Caspian Sea. The shipyard will construct two bearing blocks, the topside of the LQP and a catwalk
Premier Oil Hires ‘Maersk Guardian’ for Myrhauk Well
Maersk Drilling has signed a contract with Premier Oil Norge AS for the jack-up Maersk Guardian for a one well drilling operation, the Myrhauk exploration well, in the Norwegian North Sea. The duration of the contract is approximately 62 days. The contract will commence in direct continuation of the
Two Directors Step Down from Northern Petroleum Board
Northern Petroleum Plc announces that Anthony Brewer and Jeremy White have stepped down from their roles as Non-executive Directors of the Board with immediate effect. Stewart Gibson, former Chief Executive Officer of TSX-V listed Sterling Resources Ltd., has been appointed to Northern’s Board of Di
Lundin: Luno II Appraisal Drilling Unsuccessful
Lundin Petroleum has completed the drilling of appraisal well 16/5-5 in PL410, in the North Sea, offshore Norway. The well targeted a possible southern extension of the Luno II discovery. The main objective of well 16/5-5 was to prove the southernmost extension of the Luno II discovery in PL410 with
‘Munin Explorer’ Contract Extended Until Late 2019
SeaBird Exploration Plc has extended the bareboat charter for the Munin Explorer from 1 November 2014 to 31 October 2019. In connection with the bareboat extension, the charter rate is being reduced from USD 20,271 per day currently to USD 12,000 per day, starting 1 February 2014. The charter rate w