Fossil Energy
IKM to Develop Concept for Johan Sverdrup Infield Pipelines
Statoil has awarded the concept phase for the Johan Sverdrup Infield Pipelines to IKM Ocean Design. The project starts immediately and will run up to the end of 2013 Man Dir. in IKM Ocean Design, Peder Hoås, says in a press release that IKM Ocean Design is very proud being given the contract for dev
ConocoPhillips Gets Clearance to Carry Out Subsea Ops at Eldfisk
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS (COPSAS) has received consent to carry out manned underwater operations in connection with construction of a new facility on Eldfisk field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Eldfisk is an oil field in the Ekofisk area. Production started in 1979. Use of new techn
Australia Announces Offshore Oil and Gas Acreage Release
The Australian Government has today announced the 2013 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release comprising 31 areas across six basins in Commonwealth waters offshore of the Northern Territory, the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Western Australia and Victoria. Announcing the Acreage
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Sevan Cylindrical Hulls to Be Completed as Accommodation Units
Press Release – Sevan Marine ASA has entered into an agreement to sell the semi-completed Sevan hulls number 4 and 5 on an “as-is, where-is” basis to Logitel Offshore. The total purchase price for the Hulls is USD 41 million, to be rendered as a seller’s credit. Sevan will grant an additional loan o
VIDEO: Island Offshore Takes Delivery of Island Crown Vessel
Island Offshore, a Norwegian owner of offshore support vessel, took delivery of the M/V Island Crown from Vard Brevik today around 13.30. The vessel is a purpose built Walk2Work Maintenance and Subsea Support Vessel outfitted for offshore Inspections, Maintenance and Repairs in addition to general s
Dolphin Gets Loan to Buy Seismic Equipment
Norway’s Dolphin Geophysical, a marine geophysical services provider, has today reached a deal with DNB Bank ASA and Sparebank 1 SR Bank ASA to increase its existing loan with the banks to $55.5 million. Dolphin will use part of the cash to pay for seismic equipment on its vessels Geo Atlantic and P
Lundin Receives Go-Ahead for N. Sea Appraisal Well (Norway)
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Lundin Norway AS a drilling permit for an appraisal well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Lundin Norway, a subsidiary of the Swedish oil company, Lundin Petroleum, will use the Bredford Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig for the opera
PSA Lists Knarr FPSO Project Flaws (Norway)
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA), from 20 March to 11 April 2013, carried out an audit of Teekay Petrojarl (TKPJ) and the company’s design and construction of Knarr FPSO. The activity covered the areas of process, technical safety, barrier and maintenance management. Objective The objecti
Statoil Sends Students on North Sea Platform
Statoil’s Natural Science Award was presented in Bergen yesterday, 23 May, and 15 students from six upper secondary schools from all over the country were gathered for the grand finale. The competition is a collaboration between Statoil and six regional science centres in Norway. The winners of Stat
Dutch Doedijns Receives Safety Integrity Level 3 Certificate
Doedijns recently received a Safety Integrity Level 3 (SIL 3) certificate from Lloyd’s Register according to IEC 61508 standards for its complete series Compact Actuators. In recent years, the IEC 61508 standard has provided a more structured approach to both risk assessment and risk-reduction metho
Oil & Gas UK: Well Services Sector Booming
Oil & Gas UK’s survey of the well services sector published yesterday (23 May) reveals that companies delivering drilling, completion, testing and maintenance for oil and gas wells generated gross revenue of £1.9 billion ($3.05 billion) in 2012, the highest since records began in 1996. In line with
Petroceltic Disappointed with Bulgarian Offshore Well
Petroceltic International plc has provided an update on its western Black Sea drilling operations where the GSP Prometeu jack-up drilling rig has completed the first of four wells planned for this year. The Kamchia-1 exploration well offshore Bulgaria was designed to test a prospect located in the c
UK: Cygnus Field Accommodation Platform Job Awarded to BiFab
The Rt Hon Edward Davey MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change in the UK, joined GDF SUEZ E&P UK in Aberdeen yesterday to witness the signing of another major contract with the UK supply chain for the Cygnus project. The deal with Burntisland Fabrication Ltd (BiFab) to construct the ac