Fossil Energy
Pacific Drilling Orders Kongsberg IMS System for Its Drillship
Kongsberg Maritime will deliver a sophisticated new Information Management System (IMS) as part of a ‘Full Picture’ Integrated Automation System (IAS) delivery to the Pacific Drilling owned Samsung 12000 design dynamically-positioned drillship, Pacific Santa Ana. The IMS, which will be shown on the
GALLERY: Damen Unveils Innovative Damen Offshore Carrier (DOC) 7500
Damen Shipyards presents a new shipping concept to the market – the Damen Offshore Carrier (DOC) 7500 – specifically designed as a smaller heavy transport, offshore installation and ro-ro platform suitable for multiple markets. The Damen Offshore Carrier aims to provide flexibility and year-round ut
Stena Drilling Working to Find the Cause of Stena Clyde Accident (Australia)
Stena Drilling Limited has confirmed that an incident occurred on its Stena Clyde semi-submersible drilling rig yesterday, currently operating in offshore Australia, at approximately 00:20hrs (UK time). Stena Drilling revealed that the incident, which resulted in two fatalities one British national
ABB Powers Troll A (Norway)
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order from Statoil to install high voltage subsea cables to supply power to the Troll A gas platform on the western coast of Norway. The Troll A concrete deep water structure is the world’s largest natural gas production platform, 47
Shell Awards Framo a $100 Mln Draugen Field Deal (Norway)
Framo Engineering, a Schlumberger company, today announced that A/S Norske Shell has awarded the company a 100-million USD contract for the supply of a complete subsea multiphase booster pump system for the Draugen Field in Norwegian Sea. The contract includes a complete system for topside power and
“The Norwegian Continental Shelf” Map Available for Download
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has made its new continental shelf map available for download. The map, “The Norwegian Continental Shelf” shows all fields, discoveries, licensed area and area opened for exploration as of 20 June 2012. The map also provides an overview of all production licences
Havyard Receives Order for ‘Next Generation’ PSV (Norway)
Norway’s Havyard Group has signed a contract for delivery, design and construction for the next generation of Havyard 832 platform supply vessel with an undisclosed client. The vessel is expected to be delivered in the second quarter of 2014 and the contract value is close to NOK 300 million (USD 51
Greenpeace Prevents Offshore Workers from Boarding Prirazlomnaya (Russia)
Greenpeace activists have intercepted a vessel carrying workers to the Gazprom-operated Prirazlomnaya platform in Pechora Sea, offshore Russia, Greenpeace has reported. The activists’ boat is now attached to the anchor chain of the Anna Akhmatova vessel, preventing the ship from lifting anchor and s
Wagenborg Offshore Takes Delivery of IMSV Sanaborg (The Netherlands)
Wagenborg Offshore on Friday, August 24th, accepted delivery of the IMSV Sanaborg, the first in a series of ice-breaking multipurpose support-vessels (bollard-pull 34 ton). The vessel, delivered by Royal Niestern Sander B.V. Delfzijl, is specifically developed for logistic provision of service to th
Dry Well for Centrica in Norwegian Sea
Centrica Resources (Norge) AS, operator of production licence 477, is about to complete drilling of wildcat well 6506/11-9 S. The well was drilled about five kilometres east of the Morvin field and about five kilometres west of Åsgard (Smørbukk field) in the Norwegian Sea. The primary exploration ta
Lundin Resumes Drilling at Albert Prospect (Norway)
Lundin Petroleum has resumed drilling operations at exploration well 6201/11-3 in PL519 targeting the Albert prospect. The main objective of well 6201/11-3, located in the Norwegian See is to test Cretaceous and Triassic age sandstones of a multiple target structure. Lundin Petroleum estimates the A
Cargotec Introduces New Range of Offshore Winches (Finland)
Finland’s Cargotec has introduced a new range of electrically-driven offshore winches that offers proven safety and reliability, with improved operability and reduced environmental impact Cargotec can now offer electrically-driven versions of its proven range of offshore MacGregor anchor handling/ t
GE Oil & Gas to Exhibit at ONS 2012 (Norway)
GE Oil & Gas, a key equipment and services supplier for the global offshore drilling and subsea sectors including the North Sea is showcasing its latest offerings at the Offshore Northern Seas (ONS) 2012 Conference and Exhibition being held August 28-31 in Stavanger. “Our diverse and expanding techn
Lundin Completes Appraisal Drilling on Johan Sverdrup
Lundin Petroleum AB announces that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS (Lundin Norway) has completed the drilling of the appraisal well 16/2-13S, in PL501, on the north eastern part of the Johan Sverdrup discovery. The well is located 2.5 km north east of the Johan Sverdrup discovery well 1