Fossil Energy
Prospector Offshore Drilling Takes Delivery of Its First Rig
Prospector Offshore Drilling S.A. has taken delivery of PROSPECTOR 1, from Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore Co., Ltd. in Dalian, China. PROSPECTOR 1 is the first in the Company’s series of six high specification, harsh environment jack-up drilling rigs built to the Friede and Goldman JU2000E de
Start-Up of Njord and Hyme Fields Delayed Until 2Q 2014
Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company, announces, further to the announcements released on 9 September 2013 and earlier today, the conclusions of a meeting of the Management Committee of the Njord field held this morning. At the meeting, Statoil as operator informed the Group that the
Scana Offshore to Exhibit at OTD, Norway
Scana Offshore group of companies will be present at the Offshore Technology Days in Stavanger, October 23-24 2013. The companies participating are: Scana Skarpenord, Scana Mar-El, Scana Offshore Technology and Scana Offshore Vestby. The Company’s main objective in participating at the OTD, is to up
C-MAR Awarded Crewing Contract for Express Pipelayer
Leading international marine and offshore resource and asset management provider C-MAR Group has today announced that it has won a major crewing contract with EMAS AMC, which will see the business provide the marine crew for the 520 foot, reeled pipelay vessel the Express, until Summer 2015. The agr
San Leon Sells Interest in Irish Assets
San Leon Energy, the oil and gas exploration and development company focused on projects in Poland, Morocco and Turkey announces that it has signed Binding Heads of Agreement in respect of the sale of Island Oil & Gas Limited to Ardilaun Energy Limited. Island Oil & Gas is a wholly owned subsidiary
Sonar Equipment Services Delivers First Multi-Sensor ROV Survey Package
Great Yarmouth-based Sonar Equipment Services has successfully delivered its first multi-sensor ROV survey package to Calecore’s marine survey division, Calesurvey. The leading supplier of marine survey equipment to the offshore energy industry has integrated, tested and mobilised a complex array of
Expro Receives Prestigious RoSPA Scotland Trophy
Leading international oilfield services company, Expro, has received another major acknowledgement for its approach to occupational health and safety management from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). Expro was presented with the prestigious RoSPA Scotland Trophy at the chari
Faroe Petroleum Reports Increased 1H Net Cash
Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas group focused on oil and gas exploration and production in the Atlantic margin, Norway and the North Sea, announces its unaudited Interim Results for the six months ended 30 June 2013. The Compan reports Revenue at £89.0million (1H2012: £90.6million) and
Senergy Expands Its Survey and Geo-Engineering Division
Energy services company Senergy has reinforced its survey and geo-engineering team by almost 30% after further building on its fast-growing global footprint through the expanding geographical reach of its operations. New contract wins across the UK, Norway and Australia have resulted in the growth o
ode Supports RWE Dea UK’s North Sea Operations
International engineering and operations support services contractor, Offshore Design Engineering (ode), has won a five-year contract for the provision of operations support services to the Southern North Sea operations of energy company RWE Dea UK Limited. The £40m contract marks the start of anoth
Offshore Helicopter Operators Launch Review of Their Safety Practices
Offshore helicopter operators Avincis Group, Bristow Group and CHC Helicopter announced today they have launched a review of safety practices that will deepen their commitment to share best practices and consistently operate at the highest possible level of safety. The three companies leading this e
GoM Ecosystem Will Need Decades to Recover from Deepwater Horizon Disaster, Report
The deepsea soft-sediment ecosystem in the immediate area of the 2010’s Deepwater Horizon well head blowout and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will likely take decades to recover from the spill’s impacts, according to a scientific paper reported in the online scientific journal PLoS One
Niestern Sander Orders T40 Barge Master System
Barge Master has received a Letter of Award from Niestern Sander bv for employment of the Barge Master motion compensated crane on their new Walk-to-Work vessel, to be built for Wagenborg. The vessel, including the Barge Master system, will be ready in the first quarter of 2015. NAM will use the mot
Odfjell Drilling to Be Listed on Oslo Børs
The Board of Directors of Oslo Børs resolved at its meeting on 25 September 2013 to admit shares in Odfjell Drilling Ltd to listing on Oslo Børs. Admission to listing will be on a conditional basis (‘if and when sold’) until the third day of listing in accordance with Section 2.5.2 of the Listing Ru