Fossil Energy
Wood Group Kenny Wins FEED for Rosebank Export Pipeline (UK)
Wood Group Kenny has been awarded the Gas Export Pipeline Front End Engineering Design (FEED) by Chevron North Sea Ltd for their Rosebank West of Shetland development. “This is excellent news and keeps us positioned as leaders in the design of pipeline systems in the extreme and hostile environment
Stork Technical Services, Subsea 7 Sign Cooperation Agreement
Stork Technical Services, the leading global provider of knowledge-based asset integrity services for the oil and gas, chemical and power sectors, today announces it has secured a global frame agreement with Subsea 7 to deliver a range of inspection and expediting services. The agreement, over the n
Seadrill Ups Stake in AOD
Seadrill yesterday bought additional 1,887 shares of Asia Offshore Drilling Limited (AOD) at a price of NOK 28.70 per share. The international offshore drilling contractor now owns 26,379,530 shares in the Company, corresponding to 65.95% of the total number of outstanding shares in the Company. Sea
Swire Oilfield Services Opens New HQ in Aberdeen
Swire Oilfield Service has officially opened its new £4 million global headquarters in Aberdeen. The new headquarters are part of an overall investment in the business of £50 million this year to support the company’s international business development strategy, the company explained in a press rele
Hammerfest LNG Back in Production (Norway)
Hammerfest LNG in Norway is back in normal production after the temporary closure of the plant following a power failure on Monday 19 November, Statoil today announced. Interference to the power system, which arose during maintenance work on the plant’s battery-based reserve power supply, led to the
PSA: Centrica Nears Vale Lifetime Extension Approval (Norway)
On 30 October, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) conducted an audit of Centrica Resources (Norge) AS (Centrica). The audit activity was conducted as part of the processing of Centrica’s application for consent relating to lifetime extension of the well, subsea facilities, production pipeli
Drydocks World to Build Subsea Facility for Premier Oil’s Solan Field
Drydocks World, a UAE-based service provider to the global maritime and offshore oil and gas industry has entered into a multi-million contract with Premier Oil, to build subsea facility for Solan oil field in UK. “We have achieved yet another breakthrough in penetrating the offshore oil sector with
BP Sells $1.1 Bln Worth of UK North Sea Assets to TAQA
BP announced today that it has agreed to sell its interests in a number of central North Sea oil and gas fields to TAQA for $1.058 billion plus future payments which, dependent on oil price and production, BP currently expects will exceed $250 million. The assets included in the sale are BP’s intere
J D Neuhaus Monorail Hoists Mounted on Maersk Guardian (Norway)
Four J D Neuhaus type EH50 air operated monorail hoists have been supplied and mounted by Westcon Løfteteknikk AS of Bergen to the Maersk offshore rig Guardian. These products have been specified for the synchronised lifting and handling of an 18.3/4” 15,000psi BOP unit before and after drilling ope
SeaBird Raises Cash to Upgrade Aquila Explorer Vessel
SeaBird Exploration Plc has announced the successful completion of a Private Placement of 11,000,000 new shares directed towards Norwegian and international institutional investors after the close of the Oslo Stock Exchange on 27 November 2012. The over-subscribed placement was made at a subscriptio
Wartsila to Design and Equip Siem Offshore’s PSV
Finland’s Wartsila, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has been contracted to supply an integrated solution comprising ship design services and the power and propulsion system for a newbuild LNG powered Platform Supply Vessel (PSV). The contract has been signed with the N
Boskalis Becomes Largest Shareholder in Dockwise (The Netherlands)
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has announced that it currently holds a 33.0% stake in the Dutch heavy lift and transportation company Dockwise. As a result, Boskalis is now the largest shareholder in Dockwise. Boskalis on Monday announced its intention to acquire Dockwise for a total consideration
Fugro Introduces DeepWorks Simulator for Saab Seaeye ROVs
Fugro has developed a new version of its DeepWorks ROV simulator for the Saab Seaeye family of electric ROVs, supporting console integration of the Seaeye Tiger, Lynx, Cougar XT and Panther XT/XT Plus models. To cater for the training needs of a mixed fleet of ROVs, Fugro Operating Companies in UK,
Aquaterra Energy: 7 Years Without LTI (UK)
Reaffirming its sustained commitment to health and safety across its offshore and workplace operations, Aquaterra Energy, the specialist offshore engineering solutions company, has achieved an outstanding seven years with no Lost Time Incidents (LTIs). Through its continued dedication to minimising