Fossil Energy
Aker Solutions’ Drilling Equipment for Six Brazilian Drillships
Aker Solutions has won a contract to supply drilling equipment packages for a series of six deepwater drillships being built by Jurong Shipyard for the Brazilian market. The contract value is undisclosed. The contract includes complete topside and subsea equipment (drilling riser and BOP) packages f
Statoil Confirms Geitungen Oil Discovery
Statoil has made an oil discovery in the Geitungen prospect on Utsira High in the North Sea together with partners Petoro, Det norske oljeselskap and Lundin. Exploration well 16/2-12 drilled by the drilling rig Ocean Vanguard has proven a 35 metre oil column in a high quality reservoir dating from t
JDR to Display Subsea Umbilical Systems at ONS 2012 (Norway)
At ONS 2012, JDR, a leading supplier of high performance subsea cables and umbilical systems, will showcase its evolving range of custom design products for the global oil, gas and renewable energy markets. Key product innovations on show will include JDR’s Open Water IWOC Umbilical Systems for next
Gazprom: Greenpeace Refused a Constructive Dialogue
After Greenpeace today announced its activists had climbed aboard the Prirazlomnaya platform in the Pechora Sea offshore Russia, Offshore Energy Today asked Gazprom for a comment. Gazprom’s Information Directorate has replied that: “Today Greenpeace representatives broke the 500-meter safety zone na
Awilco Drilling Optimistic About Future (UK)
Awilco Drilling, an Aberdeen based owner of two semi-submersible drilling rigs, is encouraged by high demand and rising dayrates for semi-submersible rigs in UK. The drilling contractor, which owns WilPhoenix and WilHunter rigs, today reported profit after tax for the second quarter 2012 of USD 5.2
Ramboll Oil & Gas’ Revenue Rises 11 Pct (Denmark)
Ramboll’s revenue grew by 11% to DKK 3.9 billion during the first six months of 2012. Operating profit before goodwill amortisation (EBITA) was DKK 231 million, which was 63% higher than the same period last year. Denmark’s Ramboll achieved all-time high revenue of DKK 3,886 million during the first
Poulsen Rejoins Lundin (Sweden)
Lundin Petroleum has announced that Teitur Poulsen will assume the position of VP Corporate Planning & Investor Relations effective 3 September 2012 and will assume overall responsibility for investor relations as well as corporate development. Teitur Poulsen re-joins Lundin Petroleum from Det norsk
Apache FASP Jacket Leaves for Forties Field (UK)
Offshore Group Newcastle (OGN) one of the UK’s leading EPC service providers to the offshore oil & gas and wind energy sectors has informed of the safe and successful departure of the Apache FASP jacket structure. The Apache FASP jacket, the largest to ever be designed and fabricated on the River Ty
VIDEO: Greenpeace Climbs Aboard Gazprom’s Arctic Platform
Greenpeace activists have climbed aboard Gazprom-operated Prirazlomnaya offshore ice-resistant stationary platform at Prirazlomnoye field in the Pechora Sea, offshore Russia. The 6 activists from Germany, Finland, USA, Canada, Germany and South Africa are now anchored in place to the Arctic drilling
Reef Subsea Rebrands Its Norwegian Businesses
Reef Subsea has announced that it is set to fully rebrand and align its companies in Norway-namely Technocean and Scanmudring-Rotech Subsea – to position itself as a dynamic and integrated contractor in the subsea market. Coupled with an extension of its geographical footprint, the Group is well pos
Schlumberger Wins $342 Mln Deal for Wireline Logging Services on NCS
Statoil has on behalf of all exploration and production licenses awarded a four-year contract for electric wireline logging services on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) to Schlumberger. “High quality logging services is fundamental to characterise reservoirs in the exploration and production ph
Faroe Petroleum Plugs Cooper Well (Norway)
Faroe Petroleum has announced further results on the 6506/11-9 S Cooper well in the Norwegian Sea (Centrica 40% and operator, Suncor 30% and Faroe Petroleum 30%). The primary target for the well was to prove up hydrocarbons in the Middle Jurassic Garn, Ile, Tofte and Tilje Formations. The secondary
ENSCO to Ring NYSE Bell for Its 25th Birthday
On Wednesday, 5 September 2012, executives of Ensco plc will ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange in celebration of the offshore drilling company’s 25th anniversary. “Ensco is at a key moment in its history,” said Chairman and CEO Dan Rabun. “We have a world-class offshore drilling f
Premier Reports Record 1H Profit (UK)
Premier Oil, a UK based independent oil and gas exploration and production company has released its half year financial and operational results. The company has reported record profit before tax of US$194.6 million (2011: US$32.5 million) and profit after tax of US$145.8 million (2011: US$88.5 milli