Fossil Energy
DeepOcean Secures $18 Mln Contract from Statoil (Norway)
DeepOcean AS, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group, has been awarded a call-off under the current long-term frame agreement for offshore Light construction and survey services for Statoil. Estimated contract value is more than NOK 100 million (approximately 18 million). The frame agreement includes servi
Scana to Deliver Equipment for FPSO Applications in South Korea
Scana Industrier ASA has through its subsidiary Scana Skarpenord, been awarded contracts to deliver actuators and control systems to customers in South Korea and China for FPSO and LNG/LPG applications. The value of the contracts is 15 MNOK. Scana Skarpenord has through its strategic positioning emp
Production Resumes at Victoria Field, Bridge Energy Says
Bridge Energy today announced that production from Victoria field, located in the southern sector of the North Sea, off UK, has resumed. The production had been shut since November 30, because the gas export infrastructure system used by the Victoria field was unavailable. The system is now fully op
OMV Petrom Hires GSP Jupiter Rig (Romania)
Romania’s GSP Offshore has secured a new contract in the Black Sea for GSP Jupiter rig. GSP Jupiter shall provide light side track services offshore Romania for OMV Petrom on the Romanian continental shelf. The rig has successfully completed the works under the contract with Sterling Resources. The
Noble, U.S. Coast Guard Working to Fix Drillship Issues
Noble Corporation has announced that it is working cooperatively and diligently to rectify deficiencies and maintenance issues raised by the U.S. Coast Guard during a recent inspection of the Company’s drillship, the Noble Discoverer. The inspection followed a successful drilling season in offshore
Aker Solutions to Make Modifications to Gullfaks South Topside
Aker Solutions has been awarded a topside modification contract by Statoil to increase oil recovery at Gullfaks South. Estimated contract value is NOK 180 million (USD 32.3 million) . The main object of the project is to deliver topside modification for tie-in of two new templates, located at Gullfa
South Korea’s DSME Confirms USD 1.76 Bln Mariner Topside Award
South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering in a filing with the Korea Exchange confirmed it has secured an order for the construction of a topside for a platform to be installed in the UK sector of the North Sea. The order, valued at approximately USD 1.76 billion, comes from the Norwe
Cargotec Equipment for Chinese PSVs
Finland’s Cargotec has secured a comprehensive MacGregor offshore equipment contract for six platform supply vessels (PSVs) from Fujian Southeast Shipyard in China. The vessels are being built for leading US offshore support vessel owner, Tidewater Marine LLC, and the equipment is scheduled for deli
Aker Solutions to Supply Subsea Trees to Alvheim (Norway)
Aker Solutions has signed a contract with Marathon Oil Norge for the delivery of subsea trees to the Alvheim field on the Norwegian continental shelf. Contract value is undisclosed. The contract includes the delivery of four subsea trees and associated equipment. The contract is part of the frame ag
Lundin Acquires Talisman’s Stake in Brynhild Field (Norway)
Lundin Petroleum has announced the completion of the agreement with Talisman Energy Norge (Talisman Norge) to acquire a 20 percent interest in the Brynhild field, offshore Norway. Following the acquisition, Lundin Petroleum holds a 90 percent interest in the Brynhild field. The original agreement, a
Operational Delays at Romeo Well, Trapoil Says
Operations are continuing on the Romeo (Licence P.1666, Block 30/11c) exploration prospect (“Romeo”), Trapoil, which owns 12.5 per cent carried interest has informed. Romeo is a four-way dip closure mapped at Base Cretaceous Unconformity with Fulmar sands as the reservoir objective, and with best es
Statoil Orders Subsea Equipment from FMC Technologies (Norway)
FMC Technologies, Inc. has signed an agreement with Statoil for the supply of additional subsea equipment for the Snorre field in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. The order has an estimated value of $33 million in revenue. Under the terms of the agreement, FMC Technologies will provide 10 produc
COSCO Delivers T-15 Tender Rig to Seadrill (Norway)
The Board of Directors of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited announced that COSCO (Nantong) Shipyard Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of the Company’s 51% owned COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd, has delivered a tender rig, “T-15”, to Seadrill. The delivery documents were signed by and between COSCO Nantong an
Sovcomflot Opens New TE Centre (Russia)
On 22 December, 2012, OAO Sovcomflot held a grand opening ceremony for its new training & engineering centre (TEC) in Saint-Petersburg. This unique centre will provide special training for the company’s captains and senior officers in preparation for navigation in the challenging climatic conditions