Fossil Energy
Huntington Field Sets Iona’s New Production Record (UK)
Iona Energy Inc. provides an update related to its Huntington Oil Field located in the UK North Sea, as well as a total production update for the Company. Current production from the Huntington Oil Field is approximately 24,500 boepd gross (21,700 bopd of oil and 16.9 MMscf/d of natural gas). Net to
BMT Group Appoints New BoD Member (UK)
BMT Group Ltd, a leading international design, engineering and risk management consultancy, announce that Wendy Barnes has joined the Board of Directors as a Non-executive Director. Wendy is presently a Non-executive Member of the main Board of OFWAT, the economic regulator of the water industry in
Gudrun Lifted into Place (Norway)
A mere 25 hours after the deck for the Gudrun platform left Aibel’s shipyard in Haugesund, the deck had been lifted into place on the steel undercarriage in the North Sea. “The operation has been safe and efficient with favourable sea conditions,” says Øyvind Haugsdal, transport and installation man
Bergen Group Brings Its Shipbuilding Activities to a New Level
Bergen Group ASA has today entered into a Share Purchase Agreement for the group’s Shipbuilding Division with JSV Zaliv Shipyard, Ukraine (“Zaliv”), one of the leading hull construction shipyards in Central and Eastern Europe. For a purchase price of USD 18.2 million, Zaliv will acquire 51% of the s
Statoil to Use West Hercules in PL 532 Drilling Ops (Norway)
Statoil Petroleum ASA has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 7220/7 in production licence 532 in the Barents Sea using the West Hercules rig. The planned start-up is August 2013 with a duration of 42 days, depending on whether a discovery is made. West Hercules is a 6th gener
PSA Inspects Skarv FPSO Emergency Preparedness Management, Norway
From 1 to 4 July 2013, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of emergency preparedness management on the Skarv FPSO in the Norwegian Sea. The objective of the audit was to verify that the company’s emergency preparedness management for Skarv complies with the regulations.
Seadrill Appoints New CEO (UK)
The Board of Seadrill has today announced that Per Wullf will succeed Fredrik Halvorsen as Chief Executive Officer of Seadrill Management Limited. Halvorsen has decided to leave Seadrill to join Ubon Partners, a technology venture. Wullf has worked for Seadrill since February 2009 as Executive Vice
Turkish South Stream Offshore Pipeline Scoping Report Released
South Stream Transport AG published Scoping Report for the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) of the South Stream Offshore Pipeline in Turkish exclusive economic zone prepared by “URS Infrastructure & Environment UK Limited”. The impact assessment for the Turkish Sector of the South S
Gudrun Sails Away from Haugesund Yard, Norway
Wednesday afternoon, July 17, Gudrun sailed away from the yard in Haugesund. Now she is well on her way to the field where the jacket has been awaiting her since last summer. It is an approximately 24 hour long journey to the field location. “After two years of hard work, dedicated commitment and a
PSA Inspects Ekofisk 2/4-Z (Norway)
On 7 June 2013, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of emergency preparedness and logistics on Ekofisk 2/4-Z. The objective of the audit was to verify that Ekofisk 2/4-Z has been built in accordance with regulatory requirements within the technical disciplines of emergen
PSA Audits Safe Boreas Mobile LQ (Norway)
On 11 March 2013 and from 16 to 19 April 2013, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit and subsequent follow-up of conditions relating to working environment, emergency preparedness, logistics and materials handling in the project planning of the Safe Boreas mobile living qu
MOG Achieves Significant Progress in Malta, CEO Says
The Board of Mediterranean Oil & Gas Plc announced an operational update related to the Company’s activities. The Company highlighted the following: – Rapid and positive developments at offshore Malta Area 4 – Ombrina Mare production concession award is further delayed by the Italian Ministry of Env
DEME Awards Energy-Related Projects
Within the DEME group recently, a great many assignments for large, energy-related projects have been awarded to a range of different companies. The assignments will be executed for oil and gas companies and businesses working within the renewable energy sector and represent a total value of 250 mil
Kongsberg Embeds Attunity Technology in Its Market Solutions
Attunity Ltd., a leading provider of information availability software solutions, announced today that Kongsberg Maritime, the leading provider of technology solutions for the global maritime market, has signed an OEM agreement to embed Attunity replication technology as part of the new Kongsberg In