Fossil Energy
Gas Continues to Play an Important Role in UK
Responding to indications that the Government is preparing to put in place support for the development of more of the UK’s natural gas and its use in power generation, Oil & Gas UK’s economics director, Mike Tholen has made an announcement. He said: “The Government’s confirmation that gas will conti
Aker Solutions to Meet Its 2015 Growth Targets (Norway)
Aker Solutions today announces at the company’s capital markets day that it is on track to meet its 2015 growth targets – and that it expects growth in revenues and margins to continue into at least 2017. Key focus will be on exerting discipline and prioritising resources. In 2010, Aker Solutions se
Neptune, BP Sign Subsea Services Agreement (UK)
Neptune announces the signing of a framework agreement with BP in the UK to provide subsea engineering services and support. This contract is a significant milestone for Neptune in the UK, signifying the first agreement of this kind with a major subsea operator in the region. The agreement provides
Caley Ocean to Develop MARS System for Cameron (UK)
Offshore handling systems specialist, Caley Ocean Systems has been awarded a contract by Cameron to develop a new deployment and overboarding system for the MARS (Multiple Application Re-injection System) for deepwater scale squeeze applications. The modular handling system will allow the MARS hardw
Viking Energy PSV Stays with Statoil for Two More Years (Norway)
Statoil Petroleum AS has awarded Eidesvik Offshore ASA with a 2 years extension for the LNG fuelled Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) Viking Energy. The contract has further 2×2 years options for extension. The Viking Energy was the first LNG fueled PSV in the world when it was delivered in 2003, and has
Cargotec Receives Order for MacGregor Module Handling Equipment
Finland’s Cargotec has secured a new contract from an international owner for a comprehensive MacGregor module handling equipment package. The equipment is destined for an offshore vessel and is scheduled for delivery next year. It will be designed, manufactured and tested in Kristiansand, Norway, i
Coastline Surveys Ltd Completes Multi-Beam Surveys in Southern North Sea
Coastline Surveys Ltd (CSL) have completed three high resolution multi-beam hydrographic surveys in the Southern North Sea, using the latest generation R2SONIC 2024 combined with an IxBlue Octans MKIII Gyro / MRU and C-NAV 3050 RTK GPS positioning. The CSL survey vessel MV FlatHolm managed to comple
Dolphin Geophysical Pens Offshore Marine Services Deal with OMV Petrom (Romania)
Dolphin Geophysical has signed a framework agreement for Offshore Marine Services with OMV Petrom SA in Romania. It was declared and acknowledged by both parties recently, that following awards elsewhere, the Dolphin vessels offered for the work in Romania were unavailable for OMV Petrom surveys thi
Allseas Awards Veripos with 3-Year GNSS Positioning Services Deal
Allseas, a global leader in offshore pipeline installation and subsea construction, has awarded Veripos a further three-year contract for continuing provision of specialist GNSS positioning services for its entire fleet of vessels headed by the world’s largest pipelaying vessel, the 300m Solitaire.
DeepOcean Secures IMR Contract Extension with Statoil (Norway)
DeepOcean has been awarded extensions and additional work under long term Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) contract with Norway’s state-controlled Statoil. The awarded work includes a 1 year option for the Edda Fauna and a 7 months option for Edda Fonn. The award represents an addition of se
Wintershall Discovers Oil in Dutch North Sea
Wintershall announces an oil discovery in exploration licence F17a in the Dutch North Sea about 120 kilometers north of Den Helder. Exploration well F17-10 found a Late Cretaceous Chalk reservoir of good quality containing crude oil. Oil was produced during a production test. The well was spudded on
TWMA Secures Contract with Premier Oil (UK)
TWMA, the leader in integrated drilling services and environmental solutions for the international onshore and offshore oil and gas industry, today announces it has secured a substantial contract with UK operator, Premier Oil (Premier), following a comprehensive tender process. The project, worth an
Faroe Petroleum Announces Directorate Change (UK)
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, announces that Group Finance Director Iain Lanaghan, plans to step down from the Board on 30 April 2013, following the de
Lundin to Use Transocean Winner for Drilling in PL 338 (Norway)
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has granted approval to Lundin Petroleum for exploration drilling of well 16/1-17 with the Transocean Winner semi-submersible rig. Well 16/1-17 is located in the southern part of the North Sea, in a prospect east of the Edvard Grieg field in production licence P