Fossil Energy
Petrolia Norway Wins New Licence in 2012 APA
Petrolia Norway AS, a subsidiary of Petrolia E&P Holdings SE, has been awarded a new licence in the 2012 Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) in Norway. “Petrolia Norway is pleased with having been awarded a 50 per cent share in the promising PL674 licence, close to the Johan Sverdrup field. We are look
Statoil Pleased With APA 2012. Bags 14 Licences (Norway)
Statoil was yesterday awarded interests in 14 production licences on the Norwegian continental shelf, of which 7 are operated by Statoil. The broad award reflects Statoil’s extensive application. In this Awards of Predefined Areas (APA) round Statoil has applied for production licences in the North
Cormorant Alpha Shutdown Affects Over Twenty Fields in UK North Sea
Antrim today confirms that the export infrastructure system (“Export System”) used by the Causeway Field (“Causeway) and Cormorant East Field (“Cormorant East”) in the UK Northern North Sea is currently unavailable due to a potential hydrocarbon leak on the Cormorant Alpha platform. As a consequence
Faroe Petroleum Acquires Stake in 8 New Licences (Norway)
Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in the Atlantic margin, the North Sea and Norway, has been awarded eight new prospective exploration licences, including three operatorships, under the 2012 Norwegian APA
Lundin Awarded 7 Licences in APA 2012
Lundin Petroleum AB has been awarded seven exploration licence interests in the 2012 Norwegian Licensing Round (Awards in Predefined Areas, APA). The awarded licences include four licences in the North Sea, two in the Norwegian Sea as well as one licence in Barents Sea. Two of the awarded licences w
Taqa Confirms Hydrocarbon Leak from North Sea Plaform (UK)
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) today confirmed that an indication of hydrocarbons was detected in one of the legs of the Cormorant Alpha platform in the northern UK North Sea at 16.15 hours local UK time on January 14. Since the discovery, hydrocarbon levels have been continually moni
Mott MacDonald Acquires Procyon Oil & Gas Limited (UK)
Engineering, management and development consultancy Mott MacDonald announce that it has acquired Procyon Oil & Gas Limited. Procyon Oil & Gas Limited is a multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy providing services to a broad range of clients in the upstream oil and gas industry for both offshore
Flexlife Announces 45% Rise in Comparable Turnover (UK)
Flexlife, a specialist provider of flexible pipe technologies and engineering services, has posted its 2011-12 (to year end March 31) results with more than a 45% rise in comparable turnover from £7.35million to £10.6million. The Aberdeen-based company expanded significantly over the 12-month period
GSP Appoints New Offshore Senior Operations Manager (Romania)
Simon James has joined GSP in January, becoming the Senior Operations Manager for the Offshore Construction Department. Simon James is a highly motivated and dynamic Chartered Senior Manager with a strong academic background. He specialized in Mechanical Engineering, holding Master Degrees in Projec
Subsea 7’s Seven Borealis Nominated for Ship of the Year
Subsea 7’s flagship ‘Seven Borealis’, a customised SOC 5000 design designed by ULSTEIN has been nominated for the prestigious Ship of the Year Award organised by the Offshore Support Journal. Voting is open until close of business on 25 January via this link: www.surveymonkey.com/s/13SVVOTE. The Sev
Reef Subsea Charters Subsea Construction Vessel (Norway)
Reef Subsea today announced they have signed a five-year plus options charter for a new-built dynamically positioned subsea construction vessel from Olympic Shipping AS in Norway. The vessel, to be named “Olympic Reef, built by Kleven Maritime in Norway, is to be delivered in August 2013. The vessel
Norway: Energy Ministry Puts 51 Licences Up for Grabs
The award of new licences is vital for effective, long-term resource management, says Minister of Petroleum and Energy Ola Borten Moe.
Songa Trym Yard Stay Costs Hit $260 Million (Norway)
Songa Offshore, a Cyprus-based drilling contractor, has informed in its December 2012 fleet update that its Songa Trym rig has completed its yard stay at CCB shipyard in Norway. The drilling contractor reported that non-conformities identified in the Petroleum Safety Authority’s (Petroleumstilynet)
Norway to Enhance Energy Ties with Iran
The Norwegian Ambassador to Iran Jens Petter Kjemprud says his country is ready to enhance its energy ties with the Islamic Republic. The ambassador made the remark during a meeting with Eshaq Rouyvar, the director of public relations of Iran’s Oil Ministry, Iran’s SHANA news agency reported. The No