Fossil Energy
New Research Center to Focus on Improving O&G Output in Danish North Sea
The Danish Underground Consortium (DUC) has initiated the establishment of a new Danish research center in collaboration with leading Danish and foreign universities. The research center’s efforts are directly aimed at improving oil and gas production from the Danish sector of the North Sea. The res
LOC Expands. Opens Offices in Newcastle and Leeuwarden
Leading global marine and engineering consultancy, LOC (London Offshore Consultants) has opened two new offices to strengthen its service delivery in the North Sea region. Complimenting existing LOC hubs in London, Aberdeen and Stavanger, the new offices – both opened on the same day (14 March) – ar
MCG Starts New 2D Seismic Survey in Barents Sea, Norway
MCG announced the commencement of a new multi-client 2D survey, MCG1301, in the southwestern Norwegian Barents Sea. This is the fifth consecutive year MCG acquires multi-client 2D in the western Barents Sea. The survey is a consistent 4×4 km grid and will be around 8,400 km. This will bring MCG’s hi
NPD Presents Resource Estimates in Southeastern Barents Sea and Jan Mayan
In 2011 and 2012, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate acquired seismic data off Jan Mayen and in the southeastern Barents Sea. In the southeastern Barents Sea, Dolphin Geophysical acquired 6766 line-kilometres during the periods of 26 April – 15 June and 1 – 6 July 2012, using the survey vessel Arte
Wood Group Bags $240 Mln in African Contracts
Wood Group has secured 11 new contracts in Africa totaling approximately $240 million. The contracts were awarded over the last 12 months to Wood Group PSN, Wood Group GTS and Wood Group Mustang for projects in five African nations. Wood Group PSN, which provides brownfield production services, won
Petrobras to Hire Two FPSOs for Santos Basin Fields
Petrobras and its partners in Block BM-S-11, BG E&P Brasil and Petrogal Brasil, announce negotiations are under way for the contracting with consortium QGOG/SBM (Queiroz Galvão Óleo e Gás S.A./ SBM Offshore) of two FPSOs for production development at Lula Alto and Lula Central, in Lula Field, in the
Northern Petroleum Provides Update on Cygnus Reserves (Italy)
Northern Petroleum Plc announces that the Cygnus prospect offshore Italy has now been mapped as an estimated unrisked prospective resource of up to 790 million barrels of recoverable oil within Northern’s 100% owned F.R39.NP permit. The prospect is adjacent to and up-dip of the producing Aquila oil
Apply Building LQs for Gina Krog Field (Norway)
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in Korea has awarded the contract for delivery of the Gina Krog (previously Dagny) Living Quarters to Apply. DSME is the topside contractor to Statoil for their Gina Krog field development in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The contract includes
OPEX Secures New Contracts Across UK and Middle East
Aberdeen-based Operational Excellence (OPEX) Group Ltd is on track to meet its ambitious growth plans with £10million worth of business secured in the last three months. The company, which helps operators eliminate production loss and unplanned breakdowns, has secured work with a number of oil major
Statoil to Use Deepsea Atlantic on Gullfaks, Norway
Statoil Petroleum AS has received consent to use the Deepsea Atlantic semi-submersible drilling rig for drilling, sidetrack drilling, plugging, completion, recompletion and well intervention on Gullfaks field satellites in the Norwegian sector of the North se. Water depth at the locations varies fro
Adria Winch, Seaonics Supply Deck Equipment for Siem Offshore’s OSCV
Croatia’s Adria Winch, together with its partner Seaonics AS has recently received an equipment order for two Offshore Subsea Construction Vessels, currently under construction at STX OSV Brattvaag Shipyard. The vessels are being built for a Norwegian owner of offshore support vessels, Siem Offshore
Statoil: Johan Sverdrup Extends into PL 502 (Norway)
Statoil has completed appraisal well 16/5-3 together with partners Petoro and Det norske oljeselskap. The well confirms that the Johan Sverdrup field extends into production license 502 and proves a small additional upside to the field’s resources. The discovery was proven by Lundin Norway AS in the
Lamprell Handed £2.4 Million Fine by FSA (UK)
Lamprell , a provider of diversified engineering and contracting services to the onshore and offshore oil & gas and renewable energy industries, confirms that it has concluded a settlement with the Financial Services Authority (“FSA”) in relation to the FSA’s investigation into the Company’s handlin
RWE Dea Selects Development Concept for Zidane Field (Norway)
RWE Dea Norge, operator of production license (PL) 435 (Zidane) in Norway and partners, reached a decision on the concept selection for the field development project. The concept consists of a tie-in to the platform at the Heidrun oil and gas field and a gas export through the Polarled pipeline syst