Fossil Energy
Seatronics, Zetechtics Enter Subsea Systems Agreement
Seatronics Limited, an Acteon company, and Zetechtics Limited have signed a global representative agreement for the Jupiter range of subsea ROV intervention control systems and associated products. The agreement includes the provision of rental equipment that will be held in all Seatronics’ location
InterMoor UK Reports Six Years without LTI
InterMoor UK Operations, part of Acteon’s foundations and moorings business, has operated for more than six years without a lost time incident (LTI). InterMoor UK Operations includes Acteon companies InterMoor Ltd, InterMoor Marine Services Ltd and ChainCo. This is a significant achievement in safet
DNV Launches Guidance to Safer Working Environment Report (Norway)
In the report entitled ‘Enhancing offshore safety and environmental performance’, DNV suggests six critical levers to provide a more holistic safety framework across the oil and gas industry. CEO Remi Eriksen, DNV Maritime and Oil & Gas, says new regulations, such as the EU directive, mirror society
Lundin Norway to Use Island Innovator in PL 501
Lundin Norway AS has received consent to use the Island Innovator mobile drilling rig to drill and perform production testing of wildcat well 16/2 in production licence 501, in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Water depth at the site is approx. 109 metres. Island Innovator is a recently constr
Statoil to Use ‘COSLPioneer’ for North Sea Well
Statoil has received consent to use the COSLPioneer mobile drilling rig for drilling and completion of production well 34/8-C-1 in the Visund field. Visund is an oil field situated in the northern part of the North Sea, about 130 km west of Florø. The field has been developed using a semi-submersibl
North Sea Discovery Encourages Statoil’s Upcoming Drilling Operations
Statoil is a partner in the OMV-operated Wisting Central oil discovery in the Hoop area. This represents a new oil play in the Norwegian Barents Sea. “Statoil is very pleased with the discovery in the Wisting Central well. This is the first well drilled in the frontier Hoop area. It gives us valuabl
Norway: Total Gets Clearance to Drill North Sea Well
Total E&P Norge as (TEPN) has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 25/5-8 in production licence 102C in the central part of the North Sea using the Leiv Eriksson mobile drilling rig. The planned start-up is 15 September 2013 with a duration of approx. 40 days, depending on whet
Repsol to Drill PL 541 Well with Mærsk Giant, Norway
Repsol Exploration Norge AS (Repsol) has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 4/4-1 in production licence 541 in the southern part of the North Sea using the Mærsk Giant mobile drilling rig. Water depth at the site is approx. 62 metres. Mærsk Giant is a jack-up mobile drilling
TAQA Awards Cladhan Field Engineering Contract, UK
AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, has been appointed by TAQA’s UK business, to undertake the engineering, procurement and construction of modifications to the Tern oil production platform to accommodate a new subsea tie-back to the Cladhan field in the northern Nort
OMV Hits Oil in Barents Sea (Norway)
Tullow Oil plc announces that the Wisting Central exploration well (7324/8-1), offshore Norway, has made the first ever oil discovery in the Hoop-Maud Basin in the Barents Sea. Results of drilling, wireline logs and samples of reservoir fluids show that the well has encountered 50-60 metres of net l
Statoil, ABB Develop Subsea Power Transmission Solutions
Statoil and ABB have entered an agreement to develop solutions for subsea electrical power transmission, distribution and power conversion systems for water depths down to 3,000 metres and over long distances. The agreement is in the form of a cost-shared joint industrial programme (JIP) led by Stat
Winning Student Team of SPE Europe Petro League Announced, UK
The winning team of the inaugural Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Europe Petro League was announced yesterday, with prizes presented on Wednesday 4 September during Offshore Europe. The new student competition, organised by volunteers from the SPE Aberdeen Young Professionals committee, saw ten
FMC Technologies Bags Subsea Contract from Statoil (Norway)
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has received an order from Statoil for subsea equipment for the Gullfaks Rimfaksdalen project. The order has an estimated value of $90 million in revenue. FMC Technologies’ scope of supply includes subsea trees, wellheads, a manifold, control systems in
Craig Group Orders Six ERRVs from Spanish Shipyard
Craig Group, shipping and energy services firm, announced the investment of £70million to build six new vessels at the Balenciaga Shipyard in Northern Spain. Four D class IMT 950 Emergency Response and Rescue Vessels (ERRVs) and two F class IMT 958 ERRVs will be delivered during 2014 and early 2016,