Fossil Energy
VIDEO: Greenpeace Activists Protest Against Statoil – Rosneft Arctic Drilling Plans
Greenpeace activists wearing polar bear costumes protested yesterday against Statoil’s arctic drilling plans in front of the oil company’s Moscow office. The three ‘polar bears’ chained themselves to oil barrels with signs saying “The Arctic is worth more than oil” and “We are hostages of your greed
Norway Opens New Barents Sea Area for Oil Exploration
The Norwegian Government on Monday presented its proposal to open for petroleum activity in the south-eastern Barents Sea. “This is a historic day. Opening the first new region for petroleum activity since 1994 will allow us to explore new, promising areas for oil and gas, provide new opportunities
Petrofac Wins ‘Ideas in Safety’ Prize (UK)
Petrofac Offshore Projects & Operations’ (OPO) pioneering Control of Work e-learning programme has been recognised at the prestigious UK Oil and Gas Industry Safety Awards. The OPO Control of Work team, responsible for delivering the bespoke, industry first training programme, won the ‘Ideas in Safe
Statoil’s Skrugard and Havis Fields Renamed to Johan Castberg
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has decided to rename Statoil’s Skrugard and Havis discoveries in the Barents Sea. The field/s will now be called Johan Castberg. According to Barents Observer, Johan Castberg, who served as a parliament member for the then Labour Democrats in the early
Bond Offshore Helicopters to Transport EnQuest Workers (UK)
Bond Offshore Helicopters Ltd (Bond), one of the UK’s leading providers of energy support services, has been awarded a new contract with EnQuest PLC, the largest UK independent oil producer in the UK North Sea. The contract is for up to ten years and it will provide crew change flights for EnQuest o
SOCAR CAPE JV Wins Services Contract in Azerbaijan
Cape plc, the international provider of essential support services to the energy and mineral resources sectors, announces its SOCAR CAPE joint venture has been awarded a three-year contract with two one-year extension options by a major international oil company for the provision of Fabric Maintenan
Norwegian Continental Shelf Factbook Available for Download
Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy together with the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate are publishing “Facts 2013 – The Norwegian petroleum sector”. The publication provides a general overview of information regarding the petroleum activities on the Norwegian continental shelf. Here you can rea
Robert Allan to Design Icebreaking OSVs for Lukoil
Robert Allan Ltd. has secured contracts for two new designs of icebreaking OSVs for use in the North Caspian Sea. The contract was awarded to the Vancouver naval architects by the Turkish-based Palmali Group of Companies, and the vessels will be built by Besiktas Shipyard of Altinova, Turkey. Upon d
VIDEO: PGS’ New Ship Takes Seismic Acquisition to a New Level
The 24-streamer Ramform Titan seismic vessel was named today at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries yard in Nagasaki, Japan. The new ship, owned by PGS, a seismic specialist from Norway, will, according to PGS, be the most powerful and efficient marine seismic acquisition vessel ever and the widest ship in
Total Reports Drop in Profit (France)
French oil giant Total today reported its adjusted net income for the first quarter of 2013. The group’s adjusted net income was $3.8 billion, a 6 per cent drop when compared to $4.0 billion achieved in the same period a year before. Commenting on the results, Christophe de Margerie, Chairman and CE
Caley Completes Reel Carousel Job for Saipem
Offshore handling systems specialist, Caley Ocean Systems has completed the refurbishment and upgrade of a 2,500 tonne, 25m diameter reel carousel for Italian offshore contractor Saipem. The reel carousel will be used to transport umbilicals and flowlines from Norway to China on Big Lift heavy lift
Dana Spins Drill Bit in Dutch North Sea
Aberdeen-based Dana Petroleum has spudded a new exploration well in the Dutch part of the North Sea from its De Ruyter platform. Dana is drilling the P11-08 exploration well using the jack-up Noble Lynda Bossler, in the production licence P10a and will test the Triassic Volpriehausen substrata for t
BG Charters Blue Power PSV
The platform supply vessel Blue Power, a PX121 design delivered from Ulstein Verft in March this year, has entered into a five-year contract with BG Group, with options for 2×1 year. Owned by Blue Ship Invest, a wholly-owned company in Ulstein Group, the vessel is commercially and technically under
Sembmarine to Build Bridge and Flare for Nexen’s Golden Eagle Project
Sembmarine SLP Limited (SLP), a subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine has secured a contract worth approximately £7 million to fabricate the Bridge and Flare Structures for Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd’s Golden Eagle Project in the UK North Sea. SLP is already the EPC provider for the Project’s Living Quarters Pl