Fossil Energy
Kongsberg Evotec to Equip Forland’s Vessel with E-LARS
Kongsberg Evotec, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, has been selected to supply its sophisticated new Launch and Recovery System (E-LARS) for Remote Operated Vehicles (ROV), for installation on a new Forland Shipping AS subsea vessel currently under contruction at Havyard Leirvik, Nor
The Netherlands: Chevron’s Well Gets Tight Hole Designation
Xtract Energy today announced that the P2-10 well is currently being drilled by Chevron using the Noble Byron Welliver jack-up drilling rig and is now designated as “tight hole” in order to protect their proprietary technology being used to drill the well . “Tight hole” designation means that inform
Wintershall Finds Oil in PL 418, Offshore Norway
Wintershall Norge AS, operator of production licence 418, is in the process of completing the drilling of wildcat well 35/9-7. The well has been drilled about 17 kilometres southwest of the Gjøa field in the North Sea. The purpose of the well was to prove petroleum in reservoir rock from the Upper J
PGS Orders Two Ramform Vessels from Mitsubishi, Japan
In April 2011, Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS) signed two shipbuilding contracts with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. for the delivery of two Ramform vessels in 2013, with the option for one or two additional vessels to be delivered in 2015. The parties have now agreed to extend the exercise perio
Norway: Oil Production Starts at DONG Energy’s Oselvar Field
DONG Energy will be increasing its production of oil and gas via production from the Norwegian Oselvar field. Oselvar is DONG Energy’s second development as operator in Norway. The field was put into production Saturday 14 April. “We are now the operator of two Norwegian fields. This confirms our lo
UK: Ecosse Subsea Systems’ SCAR1 Completes Trials
Ecosse Subsea Systems’ wholly owned subsea trenching system SCAR 1 has just ploughed a 20-metre wide, one kilometre stretch of seabed to the West of Shetland to remove boulders prior to umbilical and pipelay work. Following the initial call, the Ecosse Subsea Systems team was able to design modifica
Elgin Incident: Total’s Plans to Stop Gas Leak Progressing
French oil major Total, which has been working to halt a gas leak at Elgin platform, in a statement made on Friday said that it has made significant progress in the past week towards stopping the gas leak on well G4 on its Elgin platform. This included preparatory work for its planned well control o
Singapore: Imtech Marine Completes Three New Offshore Vessels
Recently Imtech Marine, specialized in system integration, successfully completed three innovative new-build vessel projects in Singapore; Seven Borealis for Subsea 7, Rockpiper for a subsidiary of Royal Boskalis Westminster NV and Flintstone for Tideway, part of the DEME Group. The ships will all o
Putin: Russian Continental Shelf is Our Strategic Reserve for the 21st Century
“Shelf deposits, primarily in the Arctic, without any exaggeration, are our strategic reserve for the 21st century. We must utilise it very responsibly and efficiently, complying with the highest standards of environmental protection.”
Russia: Two Week Shutdown for Nord Stream Pipeline
Nord Stream is entering an intensive period during which its engineers and partners will take key steps towards completing the integrated twin pipeline system capable of transporting up to 55 billion cubic metres (bcm) of Russian gas a year to Europe through the Baltic Sea, for at least 50 years: co
Norway: Statoil Contracts IKM for Aasta Hansteen Pipeline FEED
IKM Ocean Design has been awarded a pipeline front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract from Statoil for the Aasta Hansteen deep-water field off Norway. The Norwegian contractor will carry out FEED design work, with an option for detailed engineering, on pipelines and cables to be installed at
UK: Antrim to Regain Operatorship of Fyne Licence
Antrim Energy Inc Antrim, an international oil and gas exploration and production company headquartered in Calgary, Canada, yesterday announced that, under the terms of the Joint Operating Agreement (the “JOA”), Antrim will regain working interest and reserves and anticipates regaining operatorship
Mauritania Government Approves Chariot’s Block 19 Acquisition
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited, the independent Africa focused oil and gas exploration company, today announced that the recently announced contract regarding the Block C19 concession offshore Mauritania, has been approved by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and is now effective. The
STX OSV to Build Two OSCVs for Siem Offshore (Norway)
STX OSV Holdings Limited (“STX OSV”), one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, has secured new contracts for the design and construction of two Offshore Subsea Construction Vessels (“OSCV”) for Siem Offshore in Norway. The vessels will be of STX OSV’s O