Fossil Energy
Dron & Dickson to Maintain Nexen’s North Sea Platforms (UK)
Dron & Dickson, specialists in design, supply and maintenance of hazardous area electrical equipment, has secured a multi-million pound contract with Nexen Petroleum UK Limited. The five-year project will see Dron & Dickson carry out electrical maintenance on Nexen’s Buzzard and Scott offshore platf
Lundin to Drill New North Sea Well Using Maersk Guardian (Norway)
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Lundin Norway AS a drilling permit for well 8/5-1. Well 8/5-1 will be drilled from the Mærsk Guardian drilling facility in the Norwegian part of the North Sea The drilling programme for well 8/5-1 relates to drilling of a wildcat well in producti
PSA Norway: West Hercules Good to Go
North Atlantic Management AS has received an Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) for the West Hercules semi-submersible rig. The AoC, given by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway, indicates that the West Hercules is considered to be in compliance with relevant requirements in the petroleum activit
ConocoPhillips to Use Rowan Norway Jack-Up for Ekofisk Drilling
ConocoPhillips will use the Rowan Norway jack-up rig to drill three new production wells on Ekofisk 2/4-B complex in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The PSA Norway has given its consent for the use of the rig which was recently granted an Acknowledgement of Compliance. ConocoPhillips will dri
Statoil Receives Approval for Manned Underwater Ops (Norway)
Statoil has applied for consent to carry out manned underwater operations in 2013 with reference to an existing contract for diving services with Technip Norge AS. Pursuant to a cooperation agreement, ExxonMobil and Gassco will also be able to use this contract. The manned underwater operations will
Statoil Gets Licence to Drill New Well in PL 169 (Norway)
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well 25/11-26, in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Well 25/11-26 will be drilled from the Ocean Vanguard drilling facility at position 58°14’03.21” north and 2°36’40.99” east after completing drill
Proserv Completes $215 Million Refinancing Agreement (UK)
Rapidly-evolving energy production technology services company Proserv has consolidated its position for sustainable growth and future expansion following the successful completion of a $215million (approximately £133million) refinancing agreement. The term loan and revolving credit facility, which
Rowan Norway Rig Gets AoC
Rowan Drilling’s jack-up rig Rowan Norway has been granted an Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) by the Norwegian authorities. This means that the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway considers the rig to be in compliance with relevant requirements in the Norwegian petroleum activities regulations. If
Nessco Group Names New Business Manager for MetOcean (UK)
Nessco Group, a RigNet company, has appointed Phil Goodall to grow the Company’s international offshore weather monitoring business. Goodall, who takes up the position of business development manager for MetOcean, will oversee the globalisation of the company’s unique offering in meteorology and wea
ThinJack Adds New Member to Its Team (UK)
Aberdeenshire-based oil service firm ThinJack has announced the appointment of Robert Turnbull to the growing team. Robert brings to the company six years of experience gained from mechanical and electrical settings in the oil and gas sector. Educated at Forres in Moray, Robert has joined the ThinJa
CARIS, EIVA to Work on Offshore Survey Solutions (Denmark)
CARIS and EIVA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on providing offshore survey organizations with a tightly integrated and streamlined solution. Both companies develop state-of-the-art software for the marine offshore market. CARIS is a world leader in software for hydrog
DOF Subsea Bags $130 Mln Worth of New Contracts
DOF Subsea Group has secured multiple contract awards in the North Sea and the Asia Pacific region, with a total contract value of about USD 130 million. In the North Sea region DOF Subsea has secured multiple contracts. The contracts have been agreed with key clients in UK and Norway. The scopes co
Noreco Awards Well Services Contract to AGR (Norway)
Petroleum Services, part of AGR has been awarded a well management contract from independent Norwegian E&P company Noreco. The agreement commenced January 1, 2013 and includes well management services for an initial 3 year period, with the possibility of Noreco to extend the contract period by an ad
Aasta Hansteen: Norway Step Closer to Its First Deepwater Project
Norway’s Statoil has today submitted the plan for development and operation (PDO) of the Aasta Hansteen field to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. Furthermore Statoil and the Polarled Development Project partners have submitted the plan for installation and operation (PIO). This represents a ste