Fossil Energy
Enegi, ABT Earn 50% Interest in Fyne Development
Enegi, the independent oil and gas Company with a portfolio of assets located in the UK North Sea, Newfoundland Canada, Ireland, and Jordan has announced, that along with its Joint Venture (“JV”) partner ABTechnology (“ABT”), it has signed Heads of Agreement (“HOA”) with Antrim Resources (N.I) Limit
Kenz Cranes Delivers Boom Hoist Cranes for Clair Ridge Project
Kenz Cranes, a Dutch company specializing in offshore lifting and hoisting solutions, last month delivered a set of three identical boom hoist cranes for Clair Ridge project offshore UK. The cranes, with a hoisting capacity of 55 tonnes each, will be installed on BP’s new Clair Ridge Platforms. Kenz
Statoil to Drill Another Well in Johan Sverdrup, Norway
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well 16/2-18 S, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Well 16/2-18 S will be drilled from the Ocean Vanguard rig at position 58°49’56.6” north and 2°27’51.2” east on the Johan Sverdrup discover
VIDEO: Damen Delivers ‘World Diamond’ PSV
Damen Shipyards Galati has delivered the ‘World Diamond’, the first of six Platform Supply Vessels for Norwegian offshore owner World Wide Supply, built to an entirely new Damen design. The World Diamond was christened by godmother Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Margarita of Romania on June 28th,
AGR Enhanced Drilling Names New Regional VPs (Norway)
Offshore technology provider AGR Enhanced Drilling has recently strengthened its business with the addition of two new regional vice presidents. Ruud Van Der Meer will head-up the Norwegian firm’s presence in ACIS (Africa, Commonwealth of Independent States). He brings a host of experience to the No
Subsea 7 Secures $450 Mln Contract for Its PLSV in Brazil
Subsea 7 S.A. announced the award of a contract with a value (at the time of contract signature) of around U$450 million from Petrobras. The contract is for the operation of the Pipe Lay Support Vessel (PLSV) Seven Phoenix on a day rate basis for five years, with operations starting in the third qua
DECC Approves Revised FDP for Fyne Field (UK)
Antrim Energy Inc., a Canada-based international exploration and production company, has announced that the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (“DECC”) has agreed to amend the terms of UK Central North Sea Licence P077 (Antrim 100%) to allow for a revised Field Development Plan (“FDP”) for t
Rig Delay Forces Hurricane Energy to Cancel Lancaster Drilling (UK)
Hurricane Energy plc announces it will not be carrying out its expected operations for the horizontal well on its Lancaster discovery this summer. Hurricane had contracted to use the Global Arctic III rig but has elected not to proceed with the programme due to extensive delays outside of Hurricane’
Ship Finance Buys West Linus Rig
North Atlantic Drilling (“NADL”) and Ship Finance International Limited (“Ship Finance”) today announce an agreement to a combined sale and leaseback arrangement whereby Ship Finance will acquire the harsh environment jack-up drilling rig West Linus from a subsidiary of NADL. The West Linus is curre
Indofin Acquires 62% in IHC Merwede (The Netherlands)
Indofin Group, the investment company, owned by the De Bruin family, has acquired a majority shareholding of 62% in IHC Merwede. Rabo Capital (10%) and IHC Merwede management and staff (28%) are the other principal shareholders. Indofin has obtained this significant stake in IHC Merwede by partially
Noble Corp. Moves from Switzerland to UK
Noble Corporation, an offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry, announced today its Board of Directors has approved changing the place of incorporation of the publicly traded parent of the Noble group of companies from Switzerland to the United Kingdom. The Company’s shareholders wi
PSA Norway Inspects Ocean Vanguard Stability. Finds Room for Improvement
On 28 and 29 May 2013, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) conducted an audit of Diamond Offshore in connection with the stability, buoyancy and ballasting of Ocean Vanguard rig. The objective of the audit was to verify that Diamond Offshore had good systems for stability, buoyancy and balla
Harkand to Deploy Harkand Atlantis Vessel at Apache’s Beryl Field (UK)
Harkand has secured a multi-million pound subsea inspection, repair and maintenance contract. Under the deal with Apache North Sea, the diving support vessel Harkand Atlantis will be deployed to carry out work in the Beryl field, located 350 km north-east of Aberdeen. The sixth largest oil field in
N-Sea Provides Support for Cecon Subsea Ops in Dutch North Sea
N-Sea announces the award of a subsea support services contract for Cecon in their Dutch sector campaign 2013. N-Sea will perform survey and ROV based construction support services throughout the installation of 60 km of pipelines in the North Sea. The project is scheduled in Q3 2013 and will involv