Fossil Energy
ConocoPhillips to Use Ekofisk LQs Beyond Original Lifetime
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS (ConocoPhillips) has received consent to use Ekofisk 2/4-H, 2/4-C, 2/4-Q beyond the original lifetime. Ekofisk is an oil field located at a water depth of 70-75 metres in the southern part of the North Sea. The consent relates to the two living quarters platforms Ekofis
Bridge Energy: Production from Victoria Field Shut due to Export System Problems
Bridge, the Oslo Børs and AIM listed oil and gas exploration and production company, today confirms that the gas export infrastructure system used by the Bridge operated Victoria field, in Southern North Sea, UK, has been unavailable since 30 November 2012. This unavailability is due to issues on th
SBM Offshore to Decommission YME Platform (Norway)
SBM Offshore, a Dutch based provider of systems and services to the global offshore oil and gas industry, has today announced that it will most likely be decommissioning the troublesome YME platform that has been sitting unmanned in the Norwegian part of the North Sea since mid-July, 2012. The decis
Total Becomes Consulting Partner in Plexus’ JIP
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® method of wellhead engineering, announces that the major worldwide French oil and gas operator has through Total E&P Recherche Developpement SAS (‘Total’) signed up as an additional c
DeepOcean Pens Long Term Charter Deal for New OSCV
Norway’s DeepOcean has entered into a contract for long term charter of an offshore support and construction vessel (OSCV) from Rem Ship AS. “DeepOcean is established as a leading subsea services and installation contractor in the North Sea. In order to maintain and strengthen our leading position i
IHC Names New Offshore Sales Director
René Raaijmakers has been appointed as IHC Merwede’s new Offshore Sales Director. He succeeded the previous incumbent Twan Voogt on 1 December 2012. Mr Raaijmakers joined IHC Merwede’s in April 2012 as Product Director of the Renewable department and Manager of IHC Offshore Systems. In his new role,
Severely Damaged VOS Sailor Towed Ashore (UK)
VOS Sailor standby vessel which was on Saturday severely damaged at Balmoral field, offshore Aberdeen, UK, has been towed ashore. The owner of the vessel, Vroon Offshore Services, informed via its website that the vessel had reached the port of Fraserburgh on Monday night at approximately 20.40 hrs
RWE Completes Edvard Grieg Sale (Norway)
RWE AG today completed the sale of its 20% interest in the Norwegian “Edvard Grieg” license to OMV (Norge) AS, a subsidiary of the Austrian OMV Group, after the transaction has been approved by the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and the Ministry of Finance. The transaction takes retroact
Wartsila Designing Diving Support Vessel for Subsea 7
Finland’s Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has signed a contract for the design of a new diving support vessel (DSV) to be built for Subsea 7, the seabed-to-surface engineering, construction, and services contractor to the offshore energy industry. The brand n
Accommodation Rig Contract Between Cosco and Axis Offshore Now Effective
The contract for delivery of one Harsh Environment Semi-Submersible Accommodation Rig, signed in September by COSCO Qidong Offshore Co., Ltd, with Axis Offshore, has been made effective at a value of over US$200 million. The new accommodation vessel is ordered by Axis Offshore to target the strong d
TAP Searching for Best Pipeline Route for Caspian Gas (Italy)
Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) plans to start offshore surveys in the Adriatic Sea this winter. The goal is to collect additional data and samples to identify optimal offshore routing. TAP plans offshore surveys that will consist of various investigations along the proposed offshore pipeline route in
Oil & Gas UK Appoints New Operations Director
Oil & Gas UK has appointed Oonagh Werngren as the new operations director. She will join the team on 21 January 2013 and build on the work of Paul Dymond who retires from the post after ten years of excellent service. Oonagh Werngren is highly experienced in project delivery in the oil and gas indus
AMEC’s qedi Wins Valhall Decom Gig (Norway)
AMEC, the international engineering and project management company announces that subsidiary qedi, a market-leading oil and gas completions and commissioning services company, has been awarded a decommissioning management services contract for three platforms in BP Norway’s Valhall development. qedi
Scana to Supply Riser Forgings to Australia and North Sea
Scana Industrier ASA has through its subsidiary Scana Subsea, been awarded contract to deliver machined riser forgings to an undisclosed client. The riser systems are intended for North Sea and Australia operations. The initial contract value is 27 MSEK (USD 4.09 million). The contract contains addi