Fossil Energy
Eni, Oil States Enter Plexus’ JIP for Safer Subsea Wellhead (UK)
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® method of wellhead engineering, announces that Eni S.p.A, the Italian oil and gas major, and Oil States Industries Inc. a subsidiary of Oil States International Inc., a leading USA ma
Farstad Orders Two Platform Supply Vessels (Norway)
STX OSV, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, has received new contracts for the design and construction of two Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) for Farstad Shipping (“Farstad”). The total value of the contracts amounts to approximately NOK 700 millio
Kenz Cranes Delivers Pedestal Crane for Jascon 55 Vessel (The Netherlands)
On June 6th, Kenz Cranes, well-known specialist in offshore lifting and hoisting solutions, successfully delivered the new build 12t ram luffing pedestal crane. The crane was handed over to the Sea Trucks Group (STG) for installation onboard the newly build DP-2 construction support vessel ‘Jascon 5
BG Group to Fund Australia and Brazil Projects with Fresh Money
BG Group today issued hybrid bonds totalling US$1.57 billion, another step in the execution of its approved funding plan to support the company’s investment programme. The bonds, which comprise tranches of £600 million and €500 million, mature in 2072. The bonds are long-dated, subordinated securiti
UK’s Rolls Royce to Power Largest Ever Construction Vessel
The Pieter Schelte features a unique design concept with a displacement at full load of nearly 900,000 tonnes. It is capable of lifting 48,000 tonnes and the pipelay tension capacity will be 2,000 tonnes, doubling the capacity of the world’s current largest pipelay vessel, Allseas’ Solitaire.
Deepsea Bergen Rig Stays with Statoil for Five More Years (Norway)
Statoil has informed Odfjell Drilling that it is exercising the option for maximum duration of the new drilling contract, which means that Deepsea Bergen will be drilling on the Norwegian continental shelf for another five years. This autumn, the rig will be modified for drilling production wells on
More Work for Aibel on Norne Vessel (Norway)
Aibel is to carry out even more work on the Norne vessel in connection with the fast-track development of the Skuld field. Statoil has exercised several options in the contract at a total value for Aibel of around NOK 150 million (USD 25 million) . “The contract will be extended by eleven months and
Subsea 7 to Supply Pipeline Bundle for UK North Sea Project
Steph McNeill, Subsea 7’s Vice President, UK and Canada said: “We are pleased to be awarded this major pipeline project with this client, which builds upon our unique bundle technology.”
Visitor Registration for Offshore Energy 2012 Now Open!
Navingo has said that online visitors can register for a free visit to Offshore Energy 2012 Exhibition. The fifth edition of this two-day, international offshore and energy event on Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 October 2012, takes place in the Amsterdam RAI, the Netherlands. The 5th edition of Offsho
IceBlue Refrigeration Offshore Celebrates its First Birthday (UK)
IceBlue Refrigeration Offshore, the newest company within the Ferguson Group, is celebrating its first successful year in business supplying specialist refrigeration containers to the global offshore energy sector. IceBlue Refrigeration Offshore was formed last year in response to the increasing mar
Gardline Orders Sonardyne’s Ranger 2 System for Its Survey Vessels (UK)
Leading marine contractor Gardline Geosurvey has selected Sonardyne International’s Ranger 2 USBL tracking system as part of a multi vessel upgrade programme. By equipping its survey vessels with Sonardyne’s latest generation acoustic technology platform, Gardline will now benefit from Ranger 2’s ab
Petrobras Approves Investments of USD 236.5 Billion (Brazil)
Brazil’s oil and gas giant Petrobras has approved the company’s 2012-2016 Business Plan with investments totaling US$ 236.5bn (R$ 416.5bn) and averaging of US$ 47.3bn per year. The 2012-2016 Business Plan is based on the integrated management of the Company’s project portfolio, with emphasis on: • R
Ocean Installer Accomplishes Balder Field Gig for ExxonMobil (Norway)
Ocean Installer has successfully completed survey and intervention work at the Balder field, as contracted by ExxonMobil Exploration & Production Norway AS (“ExxonMobil”). The work was performed in May 2012, according to schedule and in line with Ocean Installer’s quality and HSE standards and requi
Primeline, CNOOC Ink PSC for East China Sea Block
CNOOC Limited announced today that its parent company, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has signed a production sharing contract (PSC) with Primeline Energy China Limited (PECL) and Primeline Petroleum Corporation (PPC) (jointly as “Primeline”) for Block 33/07 in the East China Sea. B