Fossil Energy
Graham Hayward to Lead Bilfinger’s Offshore Oil and Gas Division
Bilfinger has appointed Graham Hayward as Managing Director to lead its offshore oil and gas business, Bilfinger Salamis UK, headquartered in Aberdeen. Hayward will lead Bilfinger Salamis UK as the Bilfinger group develops its newly formed Oil and Gas division alongside sister upstream business Bilf
Blackford Dolphin Arrives in Belfast
Blackford Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig has arrived in Belfast, Northern Ireland from Brazil, after a three-month journey. The rig will undergo maintenance and repair works at the Harland & Wolff yard. The project will include upgrade work and repairs and renewals for its Class Renewal Surve
Det norske to Drill in PL 659 with ‘Transocean Barents’
Det norske oljeselskap ASA (Det norske) has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 7222/11-2 in production licence 659 in the Barents Sea using the Transocean Barents mobile drilling rig. Drilling is planned to begin in December 2013, with a duration of 50 days, depending on wh
Rolls-Royce Package for Sinopacific Platform Supply Vessels
Rolls-Royce announced today that it has won an order to provide design and integrated equipment packages for two UT 771 WP platform supply vessels to be built by Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group Co. Ltd (SINOPACIFIC), one of the leading shipbuilders in China. The contract incorporates MTU-engines as p
Plexus Raises Cash to Support Further Growth
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® friction-grip method of wellhead engineering, announces that it has conducted a placing to raise, in aggregate, approximately £6.83 million before expenses by way of a placing of 2,78
Bumi Armada, Lukoil Sign $280M Caspian Sea Charter Deals
Malaysia’s Bumi Armada Berhad has signed a contract with Russian “Lukoil-Nizhnevolzhskneft” for the provision of six vessels to be deployed at the Vladimir Filanovsky field located at the Caspian Sea. Under the agreement the company will provide Lukoil with two new built ice-class support vessels an
Seadrill Sells West Leo and West Sirius Rigs
Seadrill Limited announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Seadrill Partners pursuant to which the Company will sell to (i) Seadrill Operating LP, the Company’s 70% owned subsidiary (“Seadrill Operating”), all of the ownership interests in the entities that own and operate the semi-
Caterpillar Powers New Østensjø Rederi OCV
Caterpillar Marine announces MaK™ engines have been selected to power an Østensjø Rederi newbuild set for delivery in spring 2016, to be constructed by Kleven Shipyard in Norway. The newbuild, a large offshore construction vessel, is being specifically designed and built for the Greater North Sea
Serica Acquires East Irish Sea Block
Serica Energy plc has been offered a Traditional Licence in the latest stage of the 27th Offshore Licensing Round, announced by the Department of Energy and Climate Change on Friday 29 November. Block 113/22 in the East Irish Sea has been offered to a group in which Serica has a 35% interest and is
Seadrill Names New Senior VP, CAO
The Board of Seadrill has today announced David Sneddon to succeed Robert Hingley-Wilson as Chief Accounting Officer and Senior Vice President of Seadrill Management Limited. Sneddon is joining Seadrill effective December 1, 2013 as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to Seadri
Chinese Banks to Finance Vroon’s Newbuilds
Vroon, a Dutch-based owner of a large fleet of offshore-support vessels, has during a “Sino-Dutch dinner” held in Beijing on 15 November, signed an intention agreement with the ABN AMRO Bank and the Export-Import Bank of China (CEXIM), for the financing of some vessels currently under construction i
Johan Sverdrup Oil Destined for Mongstad
The Johan Sverdrup field partners have unanimously decided to recommend landing of oil from the field at Mongstad. The partners recommend Mongstad after studies of both Sture and Mongstad as alternative terminals for receiving the oil. The decision is founded on an overall assessment of health, safe
Oil Firms Frustrated by Lack of Info on Potential Impact of Scottish Independence
A record number of contractors in the oil and gas sector (98 per cent) are looking to recruit in the next 12 months and confidence in the industry is high for 2014, according to a new report published last Thursday. However, the findings reveal that the industry’s growth is being constrained by skil
IOG Offered Licence Near Blythe Field (UK)
Independent Oil and Gas plc (“IOG”), the North Sea focussed Oil and Gas Company has been offered a licence award in the UK 27th licensing round of blocks 48/23c and 48/24b with 100% working interest. The licence area lies approximately 10km to the east of the proposed Blythe development in which