Fossil Energy
UK: ClerkMaxwell Wins Four North Sea Contracts
ClerkMaxwell has secured framework agreements with four major North Sea operators with the potential value of up to £15m over the next three years. Since Costain completed the acquisition of the Aberdeen-based upstream oil and gas consultancy in April of last year, the company has gone from strength
Hess Sells UK Offshore Assets to Shell
Hess Corporation today announced it had reached agreement with Royal Dutch Shell to sell its 15.67 percent interest in the BP-operated Schiehallion field, its associated share in the Schiehallion Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) and the West of Shetland pipeline system. The
Ocean Installer Opens Aberdeen Office
The Norwegian subsea entrepreneur Ocean Installer has opened a UK office in Aberdeen, Scotland. The new office will become a full-blown regional branch of Ocean Installer. “We are very pleased that less than one and a half year after Ocean Installer was established, we are at a place where the only
Danish Ramboll to Make Enhancements to Maersk Inspirer Jack-up
Ramboll Oil & Gas has been appointed by Maersk FPSO on an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract – the first time ever that Ramboll has undertaken such an initiative from start to finish. “In many ways this is a big test of a potential new market for Ramboll. Therefore it is import
UK: KUFPEC to Invest USD 500 Mln in Alma/Galia Development
EnQuest PLC has entered into an agreement with the Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (‘KUFPEC’), by which EnQuest will farm out a 35% interest in EnQuest’s Alma and Galia oil field developments (‘Alma/Galia’) to KUFPEC. Under the agreement, which is subject to regulatory approvals, KUFPEC
Premier Oil Buys More Into Bream Project Offshore Norway
Premier Oil has signed a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Skeie Energy AS to acquire a 20 per cent equity interest in PL407 and a 40 per cent equity interest in the adjacent PL406 licence on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. This will increase Premier’s stake in the Bream project to 40 per cent
UK: BP Selects Emerson Technology for Clair Ridge Project
Emerson Process Management has been awarded a $23 million contract by BP to supply integrated control and safety systems for two new bridge-linked platforms for the Clair Ridge project. Clair Ridge is located in the North Sea to the west of the Shetland Islands, U.K. It is being developed by BP and
UK: Ocean Installer Takes Part in Scott Field Development
Saipem has awarded Ocean Installer a subcontract for the installation and recovery of a Pipeline Initiation System at the Scott Field development in the UK North Sea. Saipem is contracted to undertake pipelay operations at the Scott Field development, and has subcontracted the installation and recov
Norway: Troms Offshore Accepts Delivery of New PSV
Troms Offshore Supply has today received its new build no 773 at STX Søviknes shipyard in Norway. The ship will be given the name MV Troms Sirius in a naming ceremony to be arranged in Stavanger on Thursday 31st May. Troms Sirius is a Clean Design diesel electric PSV (Platform Supply Vessel) with a
Largest Ever Jacket Built by HFG Ready for Valemon Field Offshore Norway
The largest jacket ever designed and fabricated at Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) ready for installation at Statoil operated gas field offshore Norway
Statoil: Heimdal Gas Leak Under Investigation (Norway)
Statoil is initiating an internal investigation following a gas leak on the Heimdal platform in the North Sea on Saturday 26 May. The incident will also be investigated by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway. The gas leak occurred during the testing of emergency shutdown valves. Due to shutdown fo
UK: Augean North Sea Services Comes to Life
Augean plc, one of the UK’s market leaders in the management of hazardous waste, has signed a joint venture agreement with Scomi Oiltools (Europe) Limited (“Scomi”) to take a controlling stake in a new company formed from the existing operational assets of Scomi in the UK. Highlights A new company,
Finland: Nord Stream Starts Subsea Welding Operations to Join Two Pipeline’s Sections
Nord Stream started today the first of two all-important underwater tie-ins of its second gas pipeline through the Baltic Sea. In this complex two-week-long offshore operation, two of the pipeline’s three sections will be joined together 80 metres underwater inside a hyperbaric welding habitat on th
UK: BP Extends Safe Caledonia Contract
BP Exploration Operating Company Limited (‘BP’) has extended the contract duration for the use of Safe Caledonia accommodation rig at the Andrew Area Development Project in the UK sector of the North Sea. The revised contract period incorporates operations at the Magnus platform and extends the cont