Fossil Energy
Ireland: Natural Resources Minister Approves Major Seismic Survey
Ireland’s Minister O’Dowd approves seismic survey to reveal oil and gas exploration potential of Atlantic margin
Exxon Mobil Buys Interest in Faroe Islands Licence
P/F Atlantic Petroleum announces that Exxon Mobil Exploration and Production Faroe Islands Limited has acquired a 6% interest in Licence L016 from Atlantic Petroleum. The revised ownership interests in the Licence are Statoil Færøyene AS (the operator of the Licence) 40%, DONG Energy Føroyar P/F 30%
Lundin Petroleum: Johan Sverdrup Appraisal Well Hits Oil Column
Lundin Petroleum has announced that the Johan Sverdrup appraisal well 16/2-21 located in PL501 is successfully completed. Well 16/2-21 appraised the Johan Sverdrup discovery 3.8 km north of well 16/5-2S and 2.5 km west of well 16/2-7 and found a net oil column of 12 metres in a gross Jurassic reserv
UK: Newcastle Gets Training Centre for Offshore Fire Fighters
A brand new £1million, state-of-the-art, offshore training centre was unveiled Thursday, May 30, at Newcastle International Airport, which will see up to 6,000 offshore workers trained every year in emergency fire fighting. The world-class facility has been developed by Offshore Training Newcastle (
Deepsea Stavanger Rig Stays with BP in Angola Until November, 2014
Odfjell Drilling has announced that British oil company BP has exercised a one-year option for use of Deepsea Stavanger semi-submersible drilling rig. The extension will keep the rig with BP in Angola as a minimum until November 2014. Deepsea Stavanger has been drilling under contract with BP Angola
GALLERY: Island Crown Christened in Oslo
A christening ceremony was held today for Island Offshore’s new offshore support vessel in Oslo, Norway. The 99,8 meters long vessel, was build by STX Offshore, now known as Vard. According to Rolls-Royce, a company which designed the vessel, Island Crown will usually spend its time connected to an
Nautronix Upgrades Its Acoustic Positioning Systems
Nautronix has today announced it has further enhanced the functionality and future support of the existing legacy Nautronix NASDrill USBL acoustic positioning systems. Upgrading to the New NASDrill USBL MK II Directional Hydrophone The new NASDrill USBL MK II directional interrogate / receive Hydrop
Cosco Heavy Transport, BigLift Order Amarcon’s OCTOPUS-Onboard
Amarcon, a member of the ABB group, announced that it has received an order for in total eleven OCTOPUS-Onboard installations for Heavy Lift vessels from Cosco Heavy Transport and BigLift Shipping. The Cosco deal was closed after the heavy cargo transporter leased the portable OCTOPUS-Onboard system
Vroon Warns Seafarers of Fake Firm Using Vroon’s Name
Vroon, a Dutch shipping company, has warned seafarers to be aware of the existence of a fraudulent organisation, using the name of Vroon Offshore Services Ltd. Aberdeen. According to Vroon, the fake company also uses Vroon’s logo and address to contact seafarers. In response to this situation, the s
Statoil Accepts Gullfaks C Penalty (Norway)
Statoil accepts a fine of NOK 30 million (approximately USD 5 million) following the well control incident on the Gullfaks C platform in 2010. Earlier this year, Statoil was fined by the public prosecutor for Rogaland county following the well control incident that occurred on Gullfaks C on 19 May 2
VIDEO: Maersk Oil Gryphon FPSO – The Recovery Story
In February 2011, Maersk Oil’s Gryphon FPSO suffered significant damage in heavy storms in the turbulent North Sea. After nearly 20 years of uninterrupted service, the FPSO had to leave the Gryphon field for the first time for repairs and upgrade. Last Wednesday, May 29, Maersk Oil announced that th
Nord Stream Pipelines Shut for Maintenance
From June 3, 2013 onwards, Nord Stream AG will be conducting routine maintenance works on both pipelines. These long-planned works will be ongoing for about two weeks and require first each line separately, followed by both lines at once to be temporarily shut down during that time. The works includ
MOG Joins Cairn in Malta Area 3 Offshore Blocks
Mediterranean Oil & Gas Plc has reached agreement with Transunion Petroleum Ltd and Nautical Petroleum Ltd, a subsidiary of Cairn Energy PLC, to join Cairn in the exploration of offshore Malta Area 3 – Blocks 1, 2 and 3 (“Area 3”). In December 2012 Cairn entered into a three-year Exploration Study A
PSA Inspects Talisman’s Management of Varg Project (Norway)
On 3 May 2013, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Talisman Energy Norge AS’ (TENAS’) management of the Varg gas export project. The objective of the audit activity was to verify TENAS’ management of the Varg gas export project, including modifications on Petrojarl Va