Fossil Energy
Ulstein Delivers ‘Blue Thunder’ PSV
Ulstein Verft delivered ‘Blue Thunder’, the fourth of six medium-sized platform supply vessels of the PX121 design from ULSTEIN® to Blue Ship Invest, on Monday 13 May 2013. Owned by Blue Ship Invest, a wholly-owned company in Ulstein Group, the platform supply vessel (PSV) is commercially and techni
PSA Displeased with Ekofisk Helipad
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA), with assistance from the Civil Aviation Authority, carried out an audit of Ekofisk 2/4-L facility on 4 – 5 April 2013. The objective of the audit was to verify that Ekofisk 2/4-L , located in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, was built in accordance
Det Norske Puts Focus on North Sea. Gives Away Norvarg Stake
Norway’s Det norske oljeselskap ASA has come to an agreement with Total E&P Norge AS with regards to transfer of participating interests in three licenses. In the Barents Sea, Det norske assigns ten per cent of license 535, which contain the Norvarg discovery, to Total. After the transaction Det nor
Noreco Appoints New CEO (Norway)
The Board of Norwegian Energy Company ASA (Noreco) announced that Svein Arild Killingland has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company group. Svein Arild Killingland will take office on Monday 13 May 2013. Svein Arild Killingland (57) was until recently employed as Senior Partn
Statoil, Total Swap Barents Sea Assets
Statoil and Total have reached agreement on asset swap in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway. Statoil acquires 10% equity in PL535 in exchange for 10% equity in PL395. Production licenses PL395 and PL535 are situated on the Bjarmeland Platform in the central Barents Sea, where both companies have prov
BG to Use Transocean Searcher for Knarr Ops (Norway)
BG Norge AS has received consent to carry out production drilling, completion and well testing on the Knarr field, with the Transocean Searcher rig. The planned start-up is in June 2013 and the operation has an expected duration of 60-80 days. Transocean Searcher is a semi-submersible rig of a Bingo
Songa Offshore Names New CEO
Songa Offshore SE, a Cyprus-headquartered offshore drilling contractor, has appointed Bjørnar Iversen as new CEO of Songa Offshore SE, effective as of June 1st. Iversen will relocate to Limassol and take up the position only weeks after he joined the company as president of Songa Rig AS. “Sometimes
Transocean’s Chairman Announces Retirement Plans
Transocean Ltd., one of the world’s largest offshore drilling contractors, today announced that J. Michael Talbert has advised the Board of Directors that, if re-elected at the company’s upcoming Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) on May 17, he will retire from the Board no later than the company’s 2014
Vroon Expands Fleet with ‘VOS Prudence’ PSV
Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) have taken delivery of a new addition to their offshore fleet. VOS Prudence, a platform-supply (PSV) vessel, is the first of two 75-m PSV vessels built at Fujian Southeast Shipyard in China. The vessel was delivered Friday, May 10, 2013, in China and will be operated in
Top News of the Week May 6 – 11, 2013
Shell Bringing In GoM’s Second FPSO. Makes Stones FID (USA) Royal Dutch Shell plc made a final investment decision in the Stones ultra-deepwater project, a Gulf of Mexico oil and gas development expected to host the deepest production facility in the world. Karoon Finds More Oil at Bilby-1 Well (B
Talisman Begins Frode Drilling (Norway)
Canada’s oil and gas exploration an production company Talisman Energy has kicked off drilling at the Frode prospect in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The well, which is situated in the production licence 299, approximately 16 km south-east of the Gyda field, was spudded on Friday, as announ
Statoil Receives Approval to Use Floatel Superior on Kvitebjørn
Statoil has received consent to use the Floatel Superior mobile living quarters facility on the Kvitebjørn gas and condensate field lies in block 34/11, east of Gullfaks in the Norwegian North Sea. The field is developed with a living quarters, drilling and process facility on a steel jacket resting
Bilfinger Salamis Secures Work on Chevron’s North Sea Platforms
Bilfinger Salamis UK has been awarded a major contract by Chevron Upstream Europe (CUE) to provide a full range of fabric maintenance services on the company’s North Sea platforms. The flagship contract, with a potential value of approximately £50 million, runs for three years and has two additional
Energy Secretary: Oil & Gas to Remain Vital Part of UK’s Energy Mix for Decades to Come
The Rt Hon Edward Davey MP, secretary of state for energy and climate change, yesterday addressed a London audience of 150 on how to best deliver a successful oil and gas industry and how government policy is put into practice here in the UK. The oil and gas industry is the single biggest industrial