Fossil Energy
John Mills Valves Completes Works on Triton FPSO
John Mills Valves, a subsidiary of Wärtsilä Valves Limited, has completed a contract for a bronze globe valve for GE Oil & Gas for the firefighting system handling seawater on the Triton FPSO facility, approximately 100 miles off the east coast of Scotland. GE Oil & Gas required a non-standard valve
FMC Technologies to Supply Subsea Systems for Statoil’s Gullfaks South (Norway)
The U.S. based FMC Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has signed an agreement with Statoil for the manufacture and supply of subsea production equipment to support the Gullfaks South field development. The contract has an estimated value of $200 million in revenue to FMC Technologies. Gullfa
Oil & Gas UK CEO: Britain’s Offshore Oil and Gas Industry is Well Worth Supporting
Oil & Gas UK’s 2012 Economic Report, published today (5 July), highlights how constructive engagement between the Government and industry on the stewardship of the UK’s oil and gas resource over the last twelve months has succeeded in promoting investment and increasing the reserves planned for reco
All Production on the NCS Stops on Monday!
Statoil is preparing to shut down production on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) following a notice of lockout. The Norwegian Oil Industry Association (OLF) announced today that a lockout will be imposed on all members of Industry Energy (Industri Energi), the Organisation of Energy Personnel (
Lundin Books Safe Boreas for Edvard Grieg Project (Norway)
Safe Boreas will, according to the owner, be the most advanced and efficient harsh environment accommodation rig in the world, with facilities for 450 persons in single man cabins.
Dockwise Now Holds 93.63 pct of Fairstar Shares (The Netherlands)
Dockwise, a marine transport services provider headquartered in Breda, The Netherlands, has announced that, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Dockwise White Marlin B.V., Dockwise now controls 93.63% of the outstanding shares of Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (“Fairstar”). Following various trades y
Dragon Oil Completes Dzheitune (Lam) C/173 Well, Turkmenistan
Dragon Oil plc , an international oil and gas exploration, development and production company, publishes the results of successful completion and initial testing for the Dzheitune (Lam) C/173 development well in Caspian Sea, offshore Turmenistan. The Dzheitune (Lam) C/173 well was completed as a dua
GBS Installed for Russia’s Largest Offshore Production Platform
This week VOSCF, a joint venture between Sovcomflot and Van Oord, successfully installed a Gravity Based Structure (GBS) for the offshore platform Berkut in the Arkutun Dagi field offshore Sakhalin Island. The GBS was designed and constructed by Kvaerner in the Russian mainland port of Vostochny in
Chapman Freeborn Gains FPAL Accreditation for Oil and Gas Industry Services (UK)
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has joined the FPAL community – an industry-governed supplier management system for the oil and gas industry. Following the successful completion of the application process, the global aircraft charter specialist is now fully registered as an FPAL supplier – making its
Former Transocean CFO Joins Subsea 7 (UK)
Subsea 7 S.A. announced today that its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Simon Crowe will leave the Group to pursue other interests with effect from the end of July. Simon will be succeeded by Ricardo Rosa who will take up the position of CFO for Subsea 7 SA on 9th July 2012. Ricardo Rosa was until [&h
WGP Completes Valhall LoFS for BP (Norway)
WGP has completed the fifteenth Life of Field Seismic (“LoFS”) survey over the Valhall field in the North Sea for BP. This is the fourth LoFS at Valhall to be carried out using the Group’s Portable Modular Source System (PMSS™). As per previous surveys, the PMSSTM was mobilised onto the M/V Stril My
Petroceltic Clinches Two Exploration Blocks Offshore Italy
Petroceltic International plc (“Petroceltic” or “the Company”), the upstream oil and gas exploration and production company focused on North Africa, the Middle East and the Mediterranean, announces that its wholly owned Italian subsidiary, Petroceltic Italia S.r.l., has been awarded two exploration
Norway: Seven New Discoveries So Far in 2012
As of 30 June, 19 exploration wells have been spudded on the Norwegian shelf. Of these, 13 are wildcat wells and six are appraisal wells. Seven new discoveries have been made. Four of these were made in the North Sea, two in the Norwegian Sea and one in the Barents Sea. “It is gratifying that [&hell
Det Norske Gets Drilling Permit for North Sea Well (Norway)
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Det norske oljeselskap ASA a drilling permit for well 3/4-2 S, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Well 3/4-2 S will be drilled from the Mærsk Guardian drilling facility at position 56°38’47.24’’ north and 4°5’38.18”east. The drilling