Fossil Energy
IOS InterMoor Wins Goliat Mooring Contract from Eni (Norway)
IOS InterMoor AS, an Acteon company, has secured a contract from Eni Norge to provide two complete mooring spreads for developmental drilling in the Goliat oilfield in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway. Under the terms of this three-year contract, IOS InterMoor will provide the rig moorings with asso
Visiongain: FLNG Market in 2013 to Reach Value of $9.5 Bln
Visiongain’s analysis indicates that the FLNG market will reach a value of $9.5bn in 2013, as confidence and investment continues in the regasification side of the market (FSRU) and final investment decisions are made on floating LNG production vessels (LNG FPSO). One core factor underpinning this i
WorleyParsons Buys Bergen Group Rosenberg
WorleyParsons has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Bergen Group Rosenberg AS for a cash consideration of NOK 1,088 million (including more than NOK 200million of acquired cash). Rosenberg is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bergen Group ASA, a listed Norwegian company. Completi
Songa Offshore COO Steps Down
Drilling contractor Songa Offshore SE has received the resignation of the company’s COO, Trond Christensen. Christensen will leave his position at the end of March and remain at the company’s disposal as a consultant for a further 2 months, until the end of May 2013. “During the 8 years Trond Christ
Clyde Blowers Capital Buys Energy Services International
Clyde Blowers Capital today (Wed Feb 20) announced the acquisition of American company Energy Services International (ESI) – a provider of specialist products and services to the oil & gas industry. The $20m (£13m) deal also includes ESI’s trading businesses Southern Technology and Services and Vick
Edda Ferd PSV Wins OSJ Environmental Award
Norwegian shipowner Østensjø Rederi AS has won Offshore Support Journal’s Environmental Award 2013 for its platform supply vessel Edda Ferd. The Environmental Award is awarded to a company, project or product that has made a significant contribution to a reduction in the environmental footprint of t
Fabricom: 1 Million Man Hours without LTI
Fast-growing facilities engineering company, Fabricom Offshore Services, has marked a major safety milestone after recording one million man hours worked without a single reportable incident or Lost Time Incident (LTI). The achievement spans Fabricom’s five-year history as well as work carried out o
CGG Begins New 3D Seismic Acquisition Program in North Sea
CGG has commenced acquisition of a new, highly pre-funded 3D multi-client program in the Central North Sea (CNS) using BroadSeisTM, its broadband marine solution, with BroadSourceTM, its broadband source option, to deliver superior imaging for enhanced interpretation. Quad 30 Phase 7 of CGG’s Corner
Statoil to Remove Esvagt Cobra Standby Vessel (Norway)
Statoil Petroleum AS (Statoil) has received consent to remove the dedicated Esvagt Cobra standby vessel when drilling well 30/9-J AH on Oseberg Sør. The Borgland Dolphin sesmi submersible rig is currently chartered to a company consortium to drill a number of wells on the Norwegian shelf. A dedicate
ADTI Hires Energy Endeavour Jack-Up Rig for N. Sea Drilling (UK)
Northern Offshore, Ltd. reported today that its subsidiary, Northern Offshore U.K. Limited, was awarded a contract with ADTI for the jackup Energy Endeavour. The contract, for operations in the UK Sector of the North Sea, is for a one-well program with an expected duration of sixty days, and is sche
Rocksource ASA to Drill in PL 506 S with Borgland Dolphin
Rocksource ASA has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 26/5-1 with the Borgland Dolphin semi submersible drilling rig. Well 26/5-1 will be drilled in production licence 506 S in the North Sea. Rocksource is the operator, and Petoro, Petrolia Norway and Valiant are the other li
Statoil Uses Ocean Vanguard for Drilling at Johan Sverdrup, Norway
Statoil Petroleum AS (Statoil) has received consent to carry out exploration drilling with the Ocean Vanguard semi submersible rig on well 16/2-17 S at the Johan Sverdrup field. 16/2-17 S is an appraisal well located in the North Sea, in production licence 265. Water depth at the site is 111 metres.
Allseas Gains Realtime Insight into Logistics Process
Offshore company Allseas, a specialist in offshore pipeline installation and subsea construction, has signed for the delivery of a supply chain forwarding portal by logistics software supplier Yellow Star Solutions. The system will assist Allseas to centrally manage their logistics processes. The su
Pacific Drilling Gets $1 Bln Loan to Pay for Construction of New Drillships
Offshore drilling contractor Pacific Drilling S.A. has signed a $1 billion senior secured credit facility agreement to finance construction of the Pacific Sharav and Pacific Meltem. The term loan made pursuant to the credit facility will have a maturity of 5 years from the delivery date of the Pacif