Fossil Energy
AquaTerra Strengthens Management Team
As part of its investment planning for future, significant growth, AquaTerra Group has strengthened its management team with a new appointment. Multi Disciplined Industrial Services specialist, Brian Bendel, takes on the new role of Director adding further strength to an already established and valu
CAA to Review North Sea Helicopter Operations. Aims to Improve Safety
The Civil Aviation Authority,the UK’s specialist aviation regulator, has said it is undertaking a review of North Sea helicopter operations. It is a joint review with the Norwegian CAA and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and advised by a panel of independent experts. It will study current
Frontier to Manage Offshore Workforce for ROMAR
Aberdeenshire-based oilfield service company ROMAR International has awarded the contract of the management of its offshore workforce to Frontier International, an Aberdeen based international oil and gas recruitment company. The personnel management contract, worth £650,000 in year one will require
Bibby Offshore Names New Commercial Director
Aberdeen-based subsea installation contractor Bibby Offshore has appointed Nicky Etherson as its new commercial director to help facilitate the company’s ambitious growth plans. Etherson joins the business with almost 20 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry, having previously held the posit
Maersk Drilling Orders New Jack-Up Rig in South Korea
Maersk Drilling has ordered a new ultra harsh environment jack-up rig, XL Enhanced 4, to be built at the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard in South Korea. The rig is scheduled for delivery in mid-2016. The total project cost for the rig is USD 650m including a turnkey contra
Training Center for Offshore Helicopter Pilots Opened in Norway
CAE and Eurocopter announced an agreement for an EC225 training facility in Norway, including a CAE 3000 Series Level D flight and mission simulator that will begin operation in 2015 as part of the Eurocopter-approved simulation center. The center’s new EC225 simulator will provide an unprecedented
Wintershall Completes Amol Drilling. Asha East Up Next
Bridge, the Oslo Børs and AIM listed oil and gas exploration and production company, provides an update on the current exploration drilling campaign, targeting the Amol and Asha East prospects within the Wintershall-operated PL457 licence, offshore Norway in the North Sea. “Further to the announceme
Inocean to Design Statoil Cat I Drillship
Inocean has been awarded the contract for the concept and option for FEED for the Statoil CAT I Drillship. “The most important contract for Inocean ever,” says Jon Erik Borgen, CEO of Inocean. “Being developed for arctic operations, we are probably speaking of the most advanced and sophisticated uni
Noble Corp. to Set Up New Offshore Drilling Company
Noble Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a plan to separate a business comprised of many of its standard specification drilling units, resulting in the creation of two separate and highly focused offshore drilling companies. The drilling units that would be owned an
Hertel Offshore Delivers LQ for Shell Draugen Platform
Hertel Offshore has delivered an additional Living Quarter for the Shell Draugen Platform in the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The Shell Draugen additional Living Quarter will accommodate 44 people, has a total weight of around 500T and is designed according to the Norsok and Shell requirements and s
Tekmar Names New Chairman
An offshore cable protection company, Tekmar Energy, has bolstered its senior management team with the appointment of a new chairman. High profile industry figure Ally MacDonald takes up the post. With 25 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry and a background in engineering, MacDonald brings
Centrica Scraps North Sea Gas Storage Project
Centrica plc has taken the decision not to proceed with its new-build gas storage project at Baird in the UK Southern North Sea and to put its project at Caythorpe in East Yorkshire on hold indefinitely. This decision was taken in light of weak economics for storage projects and the announcement by
Statoil Receives Permission to Drill New Norwegian Sea Wells
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for wells 6407/8-6 and 6407/8-6 A, cf. in the Norwegian Sea. Wells 6407/8-6 and 6407/8-6 A will be drilled from the Songa Trym drilling facility at position 64°21’12.70″ north and 07°27’44.48″ east after it comple
Oil & Gas Recruitment Specialist Bolsters its Team with New Members
An oil and gas recruitment specialist Infinity Resources International has made two key appointments as it establishes a new business stream and bolsters existing service provision to a growing client base. Experienced industry figure Graeme Chapman has joined the Aberdeen-based company to head up a