Fossil Energy
Registration Live for Offshore Energy & OWIM 2013
With less than 2 months to go the registration for both Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference and Offshore WIND Installation and Maintenance (OWIM) 2013 is now open at www.offshore-energy.biz. Hosted in Amsterdam RAI on October 15 & 16 the events expect some 500 exhibitors, 8,500 visitors and 900
DSME Orders Drillship Cranes from TTS
TTS Group ASA has through its subsidiary TTS Offshore Handling Equipment AS in Norway, signed a contract with a total value of approximately. 120 MNOK. The contract is with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. in Korea and concerns delivery of four large offshore cranes, additional equ
‘Deepsea Bergen’ Rig to Undergo Modifications
Odfjell Drilling’s semi Deepsea Bergen will be berthed at the Coast Centre Base (CCB) yard in September. The rig will be modified for continued drilling services for Statoil. Odfjell Drilling has awarded CCB the contract for the yard stay for Deepsea Bergen where the rig will undergo planned client
Gazprom Neft Shelf Publishes Plan for Prirazlomnaya Oil Spill Prevention and Response
“Gazprom Neft Shelf” LLC has published on its site the Summary Plan on prevention of spill incidents and oil spill response in the operating responsibility zone of Prirazlomnaya Offshore Ice-Resistant Fixed Platform (OIRFP). The document reflects basic provisions of prompt response system and of int
Some CHC Helicopters Back in Air Following ‘Super Puma’ Crash Off Shetland
After CHC on Saturday announced it would ground all of its helicopters within the UK, as a response to the AS332-L2 Super Puma helicopter crash which occurred Friday, off Shetland, the company last nigh revealed that some of its helicopters might start flying Monday after all. “We believe that engin
Spectrum to Start Airborne Seismic Survey in Barents Sea
Spectrum reports that the mobilization has commenced for the acquisition of an airborne gravity/magnetic/seep Multi-Client survey in the Barents Sea South East. The survey will cover the entire newly opened area with approximately 29,280 km to be acquired. The survey aircraft will also carry, on an
Det norske: Augunshaug Well Dry
Det norske oljeselskap ASA is about to complete the drilling operations in wildcat well 2/1-15, on the Augunshaug Prospect. Augunshaug is located in the North Sea, east of the Gyda Field. The well encountered sand of Jurassic age, but without hydrocarbons. Det norske oljeselskap ASA has completed th
Lundin Spuds Another Johan Sverdrup Well (Norway)
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum), through its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS (Lundin Norway), announces that drilling of appraisal well 16/5-4 on the Johan Sverdrup discovery located in the North Sea sector of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), has commenced. The well is located
Songa Offshore: 2Q Profit Drops
Songa Offshore SE, a Cyprus-headquartered drilling contractors has reported operating revenue for the second quarter 2013 of USD 127.4 million. Net profit for the period was USD 4.5 million, compared to USD 10.6 million in the same period in 2012. Total expenses for the second quarter 2013 were USD
Top News of The Week August 19 – 24, 2013
Top News of The Week August 19 – 24, 2013
CHC Grounds All Flights After Helicopter Crash Off Shetland
Step Change in Safety’s Helicopter Safety Steering Group (HSSG) yesterday held a meeting in response to the CHC helicopter ditching off Shetland on Friday evening. HSSG has taken the precautionary measure of recommending temporary suspension of all Super Puma commercial passenger flights to and from
Helicopter Crashes Into Sea Offshore Shetland. Four Dead
An oil rig helicopter carrying 18 workers crashed last night into the North Sea, about two nautical miles west of Sumburgh, on Shetland Island in the U.K. Four passengers died and 14 others were rescued. Police Scotland informed that one passenger is yet to be recovered: ” Police Scotland can confir
Eidesvik Completes Sale of ‘Viking Forcados’
Norwegian shipowner Eidesvik which earlier this month entered into a memorandum of agreement for the sale of the vessel Viking Forcados to an undisclosed buyer, today announced that delivery of the vessel to new owners took place today. The Viking Forcados is a multi purpose support vessel designed
Sevan Drilling Shareholders Snub Seadrill Offer
Seadrill, a drilling contractor owned by John Fredriksen, a Norwegian-born Cypriot oil tanker and shipping tycoon, has failed in an attempt to takeover all the shares in Sevan Drilling company. In a filing to the Oslo Stock Exchange, the drilling contractor announced that it has received acceptances