Total confirms that a helicopter took off from Aberdeen at 10:30am today with the objective of landing on the Elgin PUQ (Process, Utilities, Quarters) to allow a specialised team to perform a reconnaissance mission of the Elgin wellhead platform and the G4 well, if it is safe to do so. On 25 March,
Huisman, the worldwide specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, has secured new contracts with Technip, a world leader in project management, engineering and construction for the energy industry, for a 500mt Yard Crane and a 150mt Flexlay System. Both the crane and the pipelay system wi
Sevan Drilling ASA, an international drilling contractor specializing in the ultra deepwater (UDW) segment provides fleet update for March 2012. Sevan Driller: Sevan Driller had a technical uptime of 95.6 % in March 2012. Sevan Brasil: Sevan Brasil was loaded onto the heavy-lifter Mighty Servant 1 a
EDT Offshore (Cyprus), an operations and management company for offshore support and dredging services, has taken delivery of a Damen Fast Crew Supplier 3507 and an FCS 5009: the ‘EDT Leda’ and the ´EDT Nefeli´. Both are built according to the Damen Sea Axe design that reduces slamming up to 75% and
Dolphin Geophysical AS, a Norway-based seismic specialist, held the christening of M/V Polar Duchess at Vågen, Bergen on Friday, 30th March 2012. Many attended the special occasion, which launched the sistership to Dolphin’s flagship vessel M/V Polar Duke. Professor Gunn Mangerud assumed the positio
Oil & Gas UK, the representative organisation for the UK offshore oil and gas industry, today (4 April 2012) announces a number of new appointments within its expanded Board. Effective from 1 April 2012: James Edens, vice president and managing director at CNR International (UK) Ltd, and Gordon Ball
Last Thursday, the mayor of Houston (USA), Annise Parker, visited the Petrobras Research Center in Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro. The mayor’s party, including representatives from the oil and gas industry and from Texan universities, was received by Alípio Ferreira, General Manager of Downstream R&
During the period 28-29 February 2012, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) conducted an audit of working environment follow-up on the mobile drilling facility Scarabeo 8. The audit activity was part of the processing associated with Saipem SpA’s (Saipem’s) application for an acknowledgement
In February 2012, NKT Holding A/S and Subsea 7 S.A. entered into an agreement to sell NKT Flexibles to National Oilwell Varco (NOV) for a total consideration of DKK 3.8 billion (USD 671 million). The agremeent, which was subject to approval from the relevant competition authorities has today been co
On 27 March 2012, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) granted Rowan Drilling Norway AS an Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) for the jack-up drilling rig Rowan Stavanger. Rowan Stavanger has had an AoC as a living quarters facility since June 2011. This AoC has now been expanded to include
Norway-based Siem Offshore has completed the sale of the 2006-built mid-size PSV “Siem Danis” of VS 470 mk II design in accordance with sales agreement reported in December 2011. The vessel sales price was USD 34 million, which represents a gain of approximately USD 14 million. The sales proceeds wi
Following confirmation on Saturday morning (31 March) that the flare on the Elgin Platform has extinguished itself, Total is actively preparing operations to regain control of the leaking well. With respect to stopping the leak, Total has launched two main actions which are progressing in parallel.
The American Petroleum Institute (‘API’), the leading standards writer and assessor covering the global oil and gas industry, has awarded the Company’s Aberdeen facility two licences in relation to the API Monogram Programme.
Petoro, the licensee for the Norwegian State’s Direct Financial Interests, has awarded Ramboll Oil & Gas a concept study. The study will address defined issues and themes regarding a potential new wellhead platform at the Snorre field in the North Sea. “Ramboll looks very much forward to start worki
