Fossil Energy
Piper 25: Lord Cullen to Stress Importance of Strong Leadership in Offshore Safety
Lord Cullen, the man who led the Public Inquiry into the Piper Alpha disaster will stress the importance of strong leadership in how safety is managed offshore, at a major three-day conference this summer. Twenty-five years after the world’s worst offshore disaster, which claimed the lives of 167 me
Skansi Offshore Buys Havyard 833 L PSV (Norway)
Havyard Group has agreed on a contract with Skansi Offshore regarding delivery of a Havyard 833 L platform supply vessel. Skansi Offshore takes over the contract of newbuild 111, originally ordered by a different shipowner, a ship to be delivered in June 2013. The vessel is designed by Havyard Group
Trapoil: No Significant Hydrocarbons at Scotney Well (UK)
Trapoil, the independent oil and gas exploration, appraisal and production company focused on the UK Continental Shelf region of the North Sea, announces that operations are now being concluded on the Scotney (Licence P.1658, Block 20/5b) exploration prospect. The exploration well was drilled to its
Arctic Offshore Vessel ‘Aleksey Chirikov’ Named in Finland
Arctic offshore vessel NB 507 was named after Russian Navigator Aleksey Chirikov at Arctech Helsinki Shipyard 11 April 2013. The vessel will be delivered to the largest Russian shipping company Sovcomflot the next week and it will continue its path straight to Sakhalin area in Far East Russia, where
Centrica Awards Its Largest Ever IRM Contract to Bibby Remote Intervention
Bibby Remote Intervention Limited (BRIL) has successfully secured a contract with the potential of a seven year commitment. Centrica Energy has awarded a three year contract with two, two year extension options, worth up to £40million. It is the largest Inspection, Repair & Maintenance (IRM) contrac
Seadrill Buys More AOD Shares
One of the world’s largest offshore drilling contractors, Seadrill Limited, yesterday acquired additional 14,153 shares of Asia Offshore Drilling Limited (AOD). The shares were acquired at price NOK28.70 per share. Following this acquisition, Seadrill will be the owner of 39,739,547 shares in the Co
Rocksource Spuds Storbarden Well (Norway)
Rocksource has announced that drilling of the Storbarden well in PL 506S in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea has started. This marks the return to drilling for Rocksource, and the first of five wells that the Company currently has lined up for drilling over the next two years. Storbarden has be
Chevron Orders Rosebank FPSO
Chevron, a California-based oil and gas exploration and production company has, through its subsidiary Chevron North Sea Limited, ordered a Floating Production Storage Offloading unit from South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries. Hyundai Heavy, one of the world’s largest shipbuilding companies, made
DNV Presents Jacking Gears Maintenance Themed JIP
Jacking gears, the most characteristic systems of self-elevating units and jack-ups, often remain neglected on board, with a high potential for dire consequences. In order to achieve higher availability, reduce the risk of gear failure and lower the life cycle cost, DNV is inviting the industry to p
WTS Acquires Maritime Protection (Norway)
Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions AS (WTS) signs the agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in Maritime Protection AS (MP), strengthening the inert gas portfolio for the marine and offshore segments. Subject to certain conditions, the transaction will be closed 25 April 2013. “I am very excited that w
Aker Solutions Secures Hook-Up Job at Premier’s Solan Field (UK)
Aker Solutions has won a contract to provide hook-up, commissioning and facility management services to Premier Oil at the operator’s Solan field development, west of Shetland. The hook-up project will see two subsea production and two subsea injection wells tied back to a fixed production platform
DeepOcean Charters MV Deep Helder
DeepOcean Group has entered into a 5 year charter of a new-build Subsea Support vessel, to be named MV Deep Helder, from SeaMar Subsea B.V. “Deep Helder will be a cost effective vessel that we plan to operate on survey, IMR and trenching projects for our customers in the oil & gas and renewable mark
Greenpeace Climbs Aboard West Hercules Rig. Protests Against Statoil’s Arctic Drilling Plans
Two Greenpeace activists wearing polar bear costumes have climbed aboard the West Hercules semi-submersible drilling rig at Westcon Shipyard in Ølensvåg, Norway. “I got news from my friends and colleagues home in Norway that they took action today at the Statoil oil rig, West Hercules, that is about
VIDEO: Kongsberg Deepens Its AUV Rental Pool
Kongsberg Maritime Ltd announces at Ocean Business 2013 that it will add a number of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) to its rental pool during 2013/14. The addition of AUV capability will further enhance the existing portfolio of Kongsberg Maritime Ltd rental equipment, which supports customers