Fossil Energy
HANSA HEAVY LIFT Names Interim CEO
HANSA HEAVY LIFT board member Roger Iliffe has been appointed by Oaktree Capital, 100% shareholder of the shipping company, as interim CEO, and replaces Tomas Dyrbye whilst the company searches for a replacement. Oaktree’s plan is to continue significant investment into the project heavy lift market
EnQuest Gets Clearance to Build New North Sea Base
EnQuest will have a new prestigious North Sea base in the Granite City after planning permission was granted for a high quality office development on the derelict Aberdeen Seafood Park site in the harbour area. The firm, which is the largest UK independent oil producer in the UK North Sea, currently
Wintershall Granted Drilling Permit for PL 418 Well, Norway
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Wintershall a drilling permit for well 35/9-10 S, in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Well 35/9-10 S will be drilled from the Transocean Arctic drilling rig at position 61°15’07.02” north and 3°41’04.10” east for Wintershall Norge AS in productio
Blackford Dolphin to Be Dry-Docked at H&W Yard
Aberdeen based Dolphin Drilling Ltd has awarded Harland and Wolff the contract for the dry docking of the Blackford Dolphin mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU). The project will include upgrade work and repairs and renewals for its Class Renewal Survey. The project will be completed in H&W’s 556m x
DW: $106 Bln to Be Spent on Subsea Vessels by 2017
The subsea vessel operations market is poised to see an increase in demand in the near term with day rates for some vessels set to increase. Between 2013 and 2017, Douglas-Westwood (DW) forecast $106 billion (bn) of expenditure on subsea vessel operations – an increase of 54% over the preceding five
Crew Change Delays Put Extra Load on Offshore Workers
Amid the challenges posed to operations and logistics staff by weather-enforced crew change delays, one other offshore discipline also has a key role to play – the medic. An Aberdeen-based medical expert says events such as the summer backlog of helicopter flights, caused by a period of North Sea ha
Largest Offshore Order for Trelleborg
Trelleborg has, through its business area Trelleborg Offshore & Construction, been awarded a contract to supply drill riser buoyancy modules (DRBMs) to one of the major leading drilling companies in the world. The order is the largest to date for the offshore operation of Trelleborg and is in the ra
KCA Deutag Wins $165 Mln Contracts Off Norway and Angola
International drilling contractor, KCA Deutag, has signed two significant contracts valued at over $165 million. The first contract is a new five year operations and maintenance programme for platforms offshore Angola with mutually agreeable options to extend the duration of this contract. KCA Deuta
Ferguson Group Strengthens Management Team
The Ferguson Group, specialists in the rental of containers, refrigeration containers, accommodation modules and engineering modules to the global offshore energy, has boosted its senior management team with the appointment of Derek Penny as the Group’s corporate development director. Derek Penny jo
Harkand Names New CEO (UK)
International subsea inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) group Harkand has today announced the appointment of John Reed as its new chief executive officer as it embarks on the next stage of its ambitious growth strategy. Reed, an industry veteran with more than 30 years’ experience in the offsh
Glacier Buys Ross Offshore
A UK-based oilfield specialist Glacier Energy Services today confirms the acquisition of Aberdeen-based Ross Offshore in a multi-million pound deal, further extending its onsite specialist technical support offering to the energy industry. The purchase sees Glacier Energy Services establish an offsh
‘Fugro Helmert’ Latest Addition to Fugro’s Fleet
Fugro’s new offshore survey coastal vessel, R.V. Fugro Helmert, delivered on 6th August 2013 is the latest in Fugro’s fleet renewal programme. Built to Fugro’s specifications for a highly manoeuvrable, versatile survey vessel, Fugro Helmert will enable the group to better respond to the survey needs
Prosafe Net Profit at $54.9 Mln
Prosafe, the world’s leading owner and operator of semi-submersible accommodation vessels, today announced its second quarter results. Operating profit for the second quarter came to USD 83.2 million and net profit amounted to USD 54.9 million (up from 35.9 in the same period last year). The utilisa
Huntington Oil Field Resumes Production (UK)
Production from the Huntington field in the UK North Sea is now back online, after being shut due to issues related to the cargo tank venting system on board the platform at the field. Noreco, a Norwegian oil firm with a share in the field, has been informed by the operator of the Huntington Field,