Fossil Energy
Gas Flow Resumes from Bulla-Deniz. Fire Extinguished (Azerbaijan)
Azerbaijan’s state-controlled oil company SOCAR today announced that natural gas production from the Bulla Deniz platform in the Caspian Sea has been completely restored. The company confirmed that on October 25, as a result of joint efforts by the SOCAR and “BOOTS & Coots” specialists, transportati
BP Opens Center for High-Performance Computing in Houston
BP worked with HP and Intel to grow its computing power to over 2.2 petaflops, almost doubling our capability this year. BP’s new supercomputer will also boast total memory of 1000 terabytes and disk space of 23.5 petabytes – the equivalent of over 40,000 average laptop computers.
Ekofisk South Produces First Oil
ConocoPhillips today announced first oil production from the Ekofisk South development project in the Norwegian North Sea on Oct. 25. “The Ekofisk South project startup represents an important milestone for ConocoPhillips,” said Matt Fox, executive vice president, Exploration and Production. “This i
3sun Group Turnover Increases Almost Three-Fold (UK)
Great-Yarmouth based 3sun Group, a specialist provider of products and services to the global energy industry, has reported a turnover of £13.7 million for the financial year 2012/13. The company’s turnover increased almost three-fold from 2010/2011, going from £2.4million to £6.5million, and almost
Eni Opens Operations Centre in Hammerfest
Today, Eni Norge is opening its new operations centre in Hammerfest – an event which marks a further expansion of the company’s activities in northern Norway Eni Norge consolidates its position in the Barents Sea: “Strategically, northern Norway and the Barents Sea are key areas for Eni Norge”, says
Statoil to Build New Platform on Snorre Field
Statoil recommends building a new drilling and processing platform on the Snorre field in the North Sea to extract maximum remaining reserves. Together with Petoro and the other licence partners, Statoil has worked hard to find a good solution for extending the life of the field to 2040. A thorough
Top News of the Week October 21- 26, 2013
Aegir Sailing Toward Its First Project; Anadarko’s Lucius Field Heerema Marine Contractor’s new state-of-the-art deepwater construction vessel Aegir has left Rotterdam and is now en route to the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The news was revealed by Martijn van Wijngaarden last week at the Offshore Energy 20
Reach Subsea Secures North Sea Contracts
Reach Subsea has been awarded two new contracts for light construction subsea work in the North Sea. The company will use the chartered in vessel Bourbon Emerald with Reach Subsea’s own ROV-systems and offshore personnel on board. The contracts also include engineering and will secure utilisation fo
‘Island Earl’ Contract Extended
Island Offshore has informed that Peterson Supply B.V, Den Helder has extended the contract on the M/V Island Earl with one year. The Island Earl began her contract as a new build in 2008, and has been supporting the SNS pool in the southern sector of the North Sea ever since. “We would like to [&he
SOCAR Kills Burning Well after Two Months (Azerbaijan)
Azerbaijan’s state-run oil company SOCAR, has extinguished the burning well at the Bulla Deniz field in the Caspian sea. The well, which was on fire since August 17, was killed Wednesday, October 23, SOCAR said in a statement. Halliburton’s subsidiary, Boots & Coots, a pressure control company, help
Two Dry Wells for Wintershall in North Sea
Wintershall Norge AS, operator of production licence 457, has completed drilling of wildcat wells 16/1-19 S and 16/1-20 A. Wells 16/1-19 S and 16/1-20 A were drilled about two and a half kilometres east of appraisal wells 16/1-16 and 16/1-16 A at the Ivar Aasen field, and about three kilometres nort
Ocean Installer Orders GE Subsea Systems for Gina Krog and Eirin Fields
Norwegian-based subsea contractor Ocean Installer AS has awarded GE Oil & Gas a contract to supply subsea tie-in connection systems that will support the development of the Gina Krog and Eirin gas fields in the Norwegian North Sea. Statoil Petroleum AS , which operates the Gina Krog (formerly known
Bibby Offshore Opens Houston Office. Lands Job in Mexico
As part of its continuing global growth strategy, subsea installation contractor Bibby Offshore has announced the opening of a new division and international base in Houston. The company, that also has bases in Aberdeen, Liverpool, Singapore and Trinidad, has initially invested over £3million into t
First Gas Flows from Rochelle Field (UK)
CNOOC Limited announced today that the first production from the Rochelle gas-condensate field in the UK North Sea has started. At Rochelle field, Nexen Petroleum U.K. Ltd. (“Nexen UK”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, acts as the field operator. The Rochelle field in Blocks 15/26b, 15/26c