Fossil Energy
IHC Winches Presents IDsis to Dutch and Belgian Markets
IHC Winches, part of IHC Merwede, has officially presented its 50-tonne fibre rope traction winch, known as IDsis, to the Dutch and Belgian offshore markets. The presentation on 20 March was attended by a large group of lifting specialists, who responded enthusiastically to the prototype and the res
Boskalis Offshore Presents Trenchformer
Dutch Boskalis Offshore has expanded its capabilities in the cable installation market with the Trenchformer: a multi-purpose cable trencher for a wide range of soils and cable types. Developed by Boskalis and VSMC, the trencher can bury cables in deep waters as well as in shallow areas. Besides wor
BG Won’t Build Lomond BLP (UK)
BG has informed Serica, as Operator of the Columbus field, that it has decided not to proceed with the construction of a Bridge Linked Platform (“BLP”) adjacent to the BG operated Lomond field. The BLP was to be part of the export route for gas and gas condensate from the Columbus field. As a conseq
No New Exploration Permits Offshore Greenland?
Greenland’s recently elected government will be cautious about issuing new offshore oil and gas exploration licences, Reuters has reported, citing the country’s new energy minister who will take his position in April. Jens Erik Kirkegaard, the next mining and oil minister at the newly chosen governm
RWE Dea Farms Into Handcross Prospect (UK)
Valiant Petroleum has signed a farm-out agreement with RWE Dea UK SNS Limited (“RWE Dea”) with regard to its Handcross prospect located in the UK West of Shetland Licences P1631 Block 204/18b and P1832 Blocks 204/14c and 204/19c (“Handcross”). Under the terms of the agreement, RWE Dea will acquire a
Bond Offshore Helicopters, Premier Oil Ink New Contract
Bond Offshore Helicopters Ltd (Bond), one of the UK’s leading providers of energy support services, has been awarded a new contract with Premier Oil plc. The contract is to provide crew change flights for the independent exploration and production company. Services started on the 4th of March and th
BP, Partners to Develop 3rd Phase of Giant Clair Field (UK)
BP and its co-venturers Shell, ConocoPhillips and Chevron announced today their decision to proceed with a two-year appraisal programme to look at the possibility of developing a third phase of the giant Clair field, originally discovered in 1977, west of the Shetland Islands. The initial commitment
Trapoil Experiences Setbacks at Scotney Well
Trapoil , the independent oil and gas exploration, appraisal and production company focused on the UK Continental Shelf (“UKCS”) region of the North Sea, announces that operations on the Scotney (Licence P.1658, Block 20/5b) exploration prospect (“Scotney”) have experienced certain operational and w
Turkey Stops Business Relations with Italy’s Eni
Turkey has chosen to suspend all business relations with Italian oil company Eni, as a response to the oil giant’s involvement in oil and gas exploration in disputed waters offshore Cyprus, Anadolu news agency has reported. The news agency has quoted the country’s energy minister Taner Yildiz who, a
BAE Systems Starts Construction of PSV for GulfMark (USA)
Executives and employees from BAE Systems and GulfMark gathered recently at the BAE Systems’ facility in Mobile to oversee the initial cutting of steel for the vessel’s first module, which is expected to be delivered in the second half of 2014. The BAE Systems-built 300-Class Green DP2 vessels are d
GALLERY: 100th Rig Project for Westcon Yard
Westcon Yard in Norway last week celebrated an important milestone for the company. The yard in Olen welcomed West Alpha, its rig project number 100. At the arrival of West Alpha, the rig project number 100 for Westcon Yard, rig manager Malvin Eide reports of still good capacity at the yard. He find
Wintershall to Use Transocean Arctic Rig for PL 511 Drilling
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Wintershall Norge ASA a drilling permit for well 6406/6-3, in the Norwegian Sea. The well will be drilled from the Transocean Arctic drilling rig after completing the drilling of appraisal well 35/9-8 for Wintershall Norge ASA in production licen
Wood Group PSN Secures CNRI N. Sea Contract Extension
Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) has achieved a significant three year, North Sea contract extension from CNR International U.K. Ltd (CNRI). The contract is to provide project management, engineering, construction and general commissioning services on CNRI’s Murchison, Tiffany, Ninian North, Central and South
PSA Identifies Room for Improvement at Island Innovator
On 5 March 2013, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit activity directed at Island Innovator Drilling and intervention semisubmersible rig, which involved a review of preparedness-related aspects. Odfjell Drilling will operate the facility on the Norwegian continental shel