Fossil Energy
Ulstein PSV Hired by Repsol, Det Norske
ULSTEIN’s yno 298, ‘Blue Guardian’, a platform supply vessel of the ULSTEIN PX121 design, has been contracted to support the jack-up rig Maersk Giant in its work on two subsea wells on the Norwegian continental shelf in the North Sea. The contracts with Det Norske Oljeselskap ASA and Repsol Explorat
Norway Puts on Sale Seismic Data in Barents Sea and Jan Mayen
In 2011 and 2012, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) acquired 2D seismic data in the southeastern Barents Sea and in Norwegian waters off Jan Mayen. The processed seismic data will be sold as a data package. The seismic data package will also include older, reprocessed 2D seismic data from th
Statoil, Rosneft to Conduct Joint Exploration Offshore Russia
Statoil and Rosneft today signed agreements that complete the contractual framework of their Joint Venture to explore offshore frontier areas in the Sea of Okhotsk and in the Barents Sea. The companies have also concluded a Heads of Agreement to explore shale oil opportunities in the Samara region.
GE, Rosneft Pen Strategic Cooperation Deal in St Petersburg
On June 21, 2013 Rosneft and General Electric signed a Strategic cooperation agreement during the St Petersburg International Economic Forum. The Agreement was signed by Igor Sechin, Rosneft President and Chairman of the Management Board, and Jeffrey Immelt, GE Chairman and CEO. The Agreement will l
Severnoye Siyaniye Rig Reaches Yuzhno-Kirinskoye Field (Russia)
The Severnoye Siyaniye (Northern Lights) semi-submersible drilling rig (SSDR) has been delivered to the Yuzhno-Kirinskoye field in the Sakhalin shelf. The Polyarnaya Zvezda (Polar Star) SSDR was the first to arrive in the Kirinskoye field. The offshore drilling rigs are owned by Gazprom and built on
Trelleborg to Provide Subsea Insulation for Statoil’s Asgard Project
Trelleborg Offshore & Construction has been awarded a contract to provide Aker Solutions with high performance subsea insulation. The insulation is for use on the Asgard Subsea Compression Project for Statoil – the world’s first ever subsea gas compression facility. Trelleborg’s innovative Vikotherm
CHC Helicopters Support Centrica’s Offshore Activities (UK)
Centrica Energy and Centrica Storage Limited have signed a £29million three-year contract, with options for a two year extension, with CHC Helicopter to secure an improved helicopter service to meet its operational needs across key oil and gas fields in the North Sea. In the Southern North Sea, CHC
NPD, Rosnedra Sign Five-Year Cooperation Deal
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) will continue its cooperation with the Directorate for Mineral Resources in Russia (Rosnedra). The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) will continue its cooperation with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation (Rosnedra)
Wintershall Encounters Gas Offshore Norway
Wintershall Norge AS, operator of production licence 511, is about to complete drilling of wildcat well 6406/6-3 in the Norwegian Sea. The well was drilled about 25 kilometres south of the Tyrihans field and about 15 kilometres northeast of the 6406/9-1 Linnorm discovery. The primary and secondary e
VIDEO: Sail Away Ceremony for Asgard Subsea Template
Norwegian-state run oil and gas company Statoil on Tuesday informed that the 1800-tonne subsea template for the Åsgard subsea gas compression pioneering project was en route from the shipyard in Egersund to the Åsgard field in the Norwegian Sea. The installation, set to come on stream in 2015, will
Lukoil Celebrates 5 Years Since 1st Oil Shipment from FOIROT Offshore Terminal
Russian private oil company LUKOIL has celebrated the fifth anniversary of its first bulk oil shipment through the Varandey oil terminal located near the Barents Sea coast in the Nenets Autonomous District. During this five-year period, 26.37 million tons of oil were shipped by 381 ice-class tankers
Shell Hires ‘Rem Fortress’ PSV
Rem Offshore ASA has entered into a contract with A/S Norske Shell for the PSV vessel “Rem Fortress”. The firm contract period is 18 months, with 6 x 1 months options. The vessel shall support A/S Norske Shell operations offshore on Draugen, Ormen Lange and other locations. The contract is expected
Hydrasun Awarded Equipment Supply Deal by Shell UK
Hydrasun, a leading specialist provider of integrated fluid transfer, power and control solutions to the global energy market, has secured a five-year contract with two, one year extension options, for the continued supply of Flexible Hose Assembly (FHA) and Small Bore Tubing (SBT) integrity managem
Piper 25 to Galvanise O&G Industry into Further Continuous Improvement
A major three-day conference to mark the 25th anniversary year of the Piper Alpha disaster has opened at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre on Tuesday 18 June. Organised by Oil & Gas UK, the event is aimed at bringing together people from across the global oil and gas industry to reflect on t