Fossil Energy
Reef Subsea Buys Vako (Norway)
Reef Subsea AS announced today that one of its Norwegian subsidiaries, Scanmudring AS, has fully acquired Norwegian company Vako AS. Scanmudring had previously owned 38% of Vako and today bought the remaining 62% for full ownership. Vako will be integrated into Scanmudring Rotech Subsea, a group of
Centrica, Statoil Sign MOU for Joint Gas Exploration in UK and Norway
Centrica plc, the parent company of British Gas, and Statoil ASA today signed an extension to their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on gas-focussed exploration opportunities in Norway and the UK. The original MoU, which was signed in November 2011, has already resulted in the compan
UK: OSLR, SWRP to Launch Well Capping System
The oil and gas industry is set to benefit from internationally deployable well capping equipment, following collaboration between Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) and the Subsea Well Response Project (SWRP). Working closely with SWRP, OSRL is making an integrated intervention system available to t
ConocoPhillips to Use Maersk Gallant at Ebba and Tjalve Wells (Norway)
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has given consent to ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS for use of the harsh environment jack-up drilling rig Mærsk Gallant. The consent applies to permanent plugging and abandonment of the wells Ebba 2/7-31 and Tjalve 2/4-17. The wells are a part of production licen
DeepOcean Takes Part in Statoil’s B-11 Decommissioning (Germany)
DeepOcean AS (“DeepOcean”), a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding AS, has been awarded a contract by AF Group in connection with the removal and recycling contract for the B-11 riser platform cessation project for Statoil, on behalf of Gassco as operator for Gassled. The contract is an option in t
Zheijang Delivers New Platform Supply Vessel to Bourbon (China)
Bourbon Clear, the second in a series of four platform supply vessels of PX105 design from ULSTEIN was delivered to Bourbon Offshore from Zhejiang Shipbuilding in China on 31 May. The vessel features an overall length of 88.8m, breadth of 19m, DWT of 4250T, and maximum speed of 15.5 knots. Bourbon C
Bergen Group Wins USD 165 mln Offshore Vessel Order (Norway)
Bergen Group BMV has signed a contract with the ship owner North Sea Shipping AS, a subsidiary of North Sea Shipping Holding AS, for construction of a large and advanced offshore vessel. The contract value is NOK 1 billion (approximately USD 165 million), included options for some additional equipme
CGGVeritas Starts Fourth Repeat Ekofisk Survey (Norway)
CGGVeritas announced today that it will begin acquiring a fourth repeat survey (LoFS04) on the Ekofisk field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea as part of the multi-year Life-of-Field Seismic (LoFS) program for which it was awarded both the seismic data acquisition and processing. Mobilization
Aker Solutions to Create 1300 New Jobs in UK by 2015
Aker Solutions aims to build up a 1 700-strong London engineering hub – thereby creating 1 300 new jobs – by 2015, as growth in global oil and gas markets drives demand for the company’s technologies and services. Øyvind Eriksen, executive chairman of Aker Solutions, shared this ambition with Prime
UK: First Oil Cargo Shipped from Athena Offshore Field
Ithaca Energy Inc. announces initial peak gross oil production rates from the Athena field of 22,000 barrels of oil per day (“bopd”) (4,950 bopd net to Ithaca) as metered into the BW Athena’s storage tanks. Oil export operations have commenced. The flow from each of the four oil production wells is
Cyprus’ Seabird Selects Navigation System for Its Seismic Equipment
SeaPro Nav, Sercel’s integrated navigation system for all in-water seismic equipment, has been selected by Cyprus-based Seabird Exploration as the master system for two vessels in its marine seismic fleet, the Harrier Explorer and the Aquila Explorer. Seabird Exploration is the fourth industry playe
South Ireland’s Waters Hold High Value Crudes, Providence CEO Says
Providence Resources P.l.c., (“Providence”) the Irish oil and gas exploration and production company, whose shares are quoted in London (AIM) and Dublin (ESM),has provided a technical update on the Barryroe oil discovery in the North Celtic Sea Basin, offshore Ireland. Providence (80%) operates Barr
Dragon Oil Provides Update on Wells Offshore Turkmenistan
Dragon Oil plc, an international oil and gas exploration, development and production company, publishes the results of completion and initial testing for three development wells and an updated rate for the 28/169 well in the Dzheitune (Lam) field. The Dzheitune (Lam) C/170 well was completed as a du
Ugland Offshore Orders Platform Supply Vessel from Kleven (Norway)
Kleven Maritime has signed a contract with offshore ship owning company Ugland Offshore on the delivery of a platform supply vessel of SALT 100 PSV design. The vessel is to be delivered from Kleven Verft in Ulsteinvik Q1 2014. The contract also includes an option for a second vessel. Currently Kleve