Fossil Energy
VIDEO: Total’s Solution for Stopping Elgin Gas Leak (UK)
French oil major Total, the operator of the Elgin platform, from which gas has been flowing into the atmosphere since March 25, has published a video which describes Total’s strategy to regain control of the leaking well. kitd.html5loader(“flash_kplayer_708f2ea1bafs”); [mappress] Offshore Ener
UK: Production Restarts at Duart Field
Bridge Energy ASA, the Oslo Axess listed oil and gas exploration and production company announces that production restarted on the Duart field on the 9 April 2012. The Duart field has been shut in since 5th October 2011 as a result of planned maintenance activity on the host Tartan platform. The ext
PSA Norway Working on Offshore Lifeboats Regulations
The lifeboat issue on the Norwegian Continental Shelf has been part of the government and industry agenda for years. Changes to the regulations could now be on the way.
Multiple Vessel Charter Deals for Farstad in Australia
Norway’s Farstad Shipping ASA has been awarded multiple charter contracts in Australia. Origin Energy has awarded contracts to AHTS Far Fosna (1993, UT 722, 14,400 BHP) and AHTS Lady Sandra (1998, KMAR 404, 15,014 BHP) to support their Bass Strait drilling campaign. The duration of the contracts wil
Norway: Havila Secures PSV Contracts Worth USD 60 Million
Havila Shipping ASA, a Norway based ship owner has secured contracts worth USD 60 million for two of its Platform Supply Vessels
Talisman to Use Rowan Stavanger Jack-up on Rev Field (Norway)
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has given consent to Talisman Energy Norge AS for the use of the Rowan Stavanger jack-up rig for production drilling. The consent relates to drilling of production wells on the Rev field in production licence 038C. Water depth at the site is 87 metres. Talisman
Norway: COSL Innovator Gets Acknowledgement of Compliance
The semi-submersible drilling facility COSLInnovator has received the PSA’s Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC). On 30 March 2012, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) granted COSL Drilling Europe AS an Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) for the semi-submersible drilling facility COSLInnovat
Nautronix Opens New Office in Norway
Nautronix celebrate the opening of a new office in Norway, which is located at Nedre Strandgate 27 in Stavanger, and are also delighted to announce the appointment of Jørn Berg as Vice President of Sales for Norway. Nautronix see huge growth in the Norwegian market for their full range of products a
Norway: ConocoPhillips to Use Maersk Innovator at Ekofisk
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS (COPSAS) has received consent to use the jack-up drilling facility Mærsk Innovator to drill eight water injection wells on the Ekofisk field. The consent covers the drilling of eight water injection wells with the objective of maintaining the formation pressure in the s
Subsea 7 Hires WESL for Works in Danish North Sea
Wilton Engineering Services (WESL) Limited – the international design, engineering and fabrication business – has secured a multi-million pound contract with Subsea 7. Wilton Engineering, a Wilton Group company, will construct support clamps for work on DONG Energy’s SIRI Caisson Support Project in
Norway: Statoil Hires Prosafe Accommodation Rigs
Prosafe, an owner and operator of semi-submersible accommodation/service rigs, has been awarded two separate contracts by Statoil Petroleum AS (‘Statoil’) using the Safe Scandinavia and Regalia. The Safe Scandinavia will be used for accommodation support at Snorre A in the Norwegian sector of the No
UK: First Subsea Moors FPSO Athena’s STP Buoy
Ahead of the arrival of the BW Athena FPSO from Dubai, subsea mooring specialist First Subsea has supplied the Ballgrab connectors used to moor the FPSO’s submerged turret production buoy in 440 feet (134 meters) of water in the Ithaca Energy (UK) Limited, Athena field located in the UK North Sea. F
Lime, Rex Enter Norway Through North Energy’s Assets
North Energy ASA has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Lime Petroleum Plc and Rex Oil & Gas Limited transferring parts of North Energy’s interest in the licenses PL 503, PL 518, PL 526 and PL 530 to Lime, upon their pre-qualification as an exploration company on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. T
Finland: MacGregor Winches for SapuraCrest Pipelayers
The vessels are being built for Malaysian offshore installation and maintenance specialist TL Offshore Sdn. Bhd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SapuraCrest Petroleum Bhd. The order is booked in the first quarter of 2012.