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PSA Inspects West Hercules for AoC (Norway)
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of West Hercules within maritime systems on board the West Hercules facility. The audit is part of the processing related to the application for an Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) from North Atlantic Drilling (NAD) for the West Her
BP: Production Kicks Off at Skarv Field Offshore Norway
BP and partners today announced the successful start of production from the Skarv field in the Norwegian Sea, one of a series of new major upstream projects that BP brought into production in 2012. Production started on 31 December, 2012. “The start-up of Skarv is a key operational milestone for BP,
ExxonMobil to Use West Alpha on Balder Field (Norway)
ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Norway AS (ExxonMobil) has received consent to use West Alpha rig for drilling and completion on the Balder field. The consent relates to use of the West Alpha mobile drilling facility to drill the five wells which are part of production licence 001. Water depth
Talisman to Use Petrojarl FPSO on Varg Field Until 2021
Talisman Energy Norge AS has received consent to use the Petrojarl FPSO on the Varg field, in the Norwegian sector of the North sea, beyond its original lifetime. Varg is an oil field located south of Sleipner Øst in the central part of the North Sea, at a water depth of 84 metres. The original [&he
Westcon Acquires Two STX Companies (Norway)
STX Europe AS on 31 December 2012 completed the sale of all of the shares in its wholly owned subsidiaries STX Norway Florø AS and STX Norway Design Florø AS to Westcon Group AS. The order backlog of STX Norway Florø AS was NOK 59 million at the end of Q3 2012 and the order […]
Statoil to Transport Condensate via Heimdal-Grane Pipeline
Norway’s Statoil has received renewed consent to use the pipeline between Heimdal and Grane. The background for the application is a change in how the pipeline is used. The pipeline between the Heimdal and Grane facilities was originally constructed for gas injection purposes. Statoil wants to have
Polarcus Sells Seismic Vessel to TPAO (Turkey)
Polarcus has completed negotiations and agreed final agreements with Turkish TPAO for the sale and reflagging of the 8-streamer 3D seismic vessel Polarcus Samur combined with the provision by Polarcus of seismic data acquisition, fast-track data processing, management and crewing services for the ve
Seabird Charters Geo Pacific Vessel from Fugro
SeaBird Exploration Plc (“SeaBird”) has chartered the 3D vessel “Geo Pacific” from Fugro, through a subsidiary of Ordinat Shipping AS on a 4 month time charter that is intended to be converted into a 3 year bareboat with four one-year options to extend the contract. Ordinat Shipping AS is the larges
Dong Energy Gets Approval for Drilling in Norwegian North Sea
Dong E&P Norge AS (Dong) has received consent to conduct exploration drilling in block 3/7 offshore Norway. The well will be drilled with the Mærsk Giant jack-up rig. The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has granted Dong consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 3/7-9S. The objective
The Most Read News in 2012
Read the most read Offshore Energy Today news in 2012: Dec: 77 Workers Injured in Rig Listing Incident Released from Hospital (Singapore) This is one of the worst industrial accidents we have seen in recent times, MOM Secretary says. Nov: FOGL Shares Soar on Scotia Discovery Speculation (Falklan
Happy New Year 2013!
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BP Gets Approval to Use Safe Scandinavia on Valhall Field
BP has received consent to use the Safe Scandinavia living quarters facility for accommodation on the Valhall field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. On 27 June 2012, BP Norge AS (BP) received consent to use the Safe Scandinavia mobile living quarters facility on the Valhall field. The facil
Top News of The Week Dec. 24-29
1.Four Crew Members Kidnapped Off Nigeria Four crew members have been kidnapped off Nigeria’s coast from an Italian platform supply vessel. Armed pirates have attecked the vessel MV Asso Ventuno, operated by Naples-based Augusta Offshore, on Sunday evening about 40 miles (65 km) off the coast of Nig
Carizzo Sells Huntington Stake to Iona (UK)
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its wholly owned subsidiary Carrizo UK Huntington Limited, and all of its interest in the Huntington Field in the UK North Sea to a subsidiary of Iona Energy Inc. for a cash consideration of $184 million.