The shareholders of the Antwerp based specialist in hoisting on the water Scaldis Salvage & Marine Contractors NV have ordered an extremely powerful, self propelled DP2 crane ship from Korean shipbuilders STX Offshore & Shipbuilding. The vessel will be built in STX’s shipyard in Dalian and finished
P/F Atlantic Petroleum announces the commencement of operations on the 29/1c-9 Orchid exploration well on UK Licence P.1556 in the Central North Sea. The well is being drilled with the Sedco 711 semi-submersible rig in a water depth of about 290 ft, near to the producing Bittern and Kyle fields. The
Eurasia Drilling Company Limited , the leading onshore and offshore drilling service provider in the CIS, announces that in February 2012 its TRIDENT 20 jack-up drilling rig was renamed SATURN. The SATURN is a Keppel FELS CS Mod V cantilever jack-up delivered in 2001, and is capable of operating in
The offshore supply vessel North Sea Giant was given the Offshore Support Journal “Ship of the Year 2012” award. The vessel of Norwegian operator North Sea Shipping AS received this prestigious prize during the Offshore Support Vessel Conference in London. North Sea Giant is one of the largest and m
Kvaerner establishes an engineering office in Trondheim. The establishment will increase Kvaerner’s capacity and competence to meet the future activities, and it is part of the company’s jacket strategy in the oil and gas industry. Being close to the technology and research communities in the city a
Songa Offshore, a Cyprus-based international offshore drilling company operating a fleet of 6 semi-submersible rigs with an additional 4 on order, provides fleet status update for February 2012. Songa Venus achieved an operating efficiency of 100% during the month, the rig continues to operate for P
BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, environmental and engineering consultancy, will showcase its portfolio of offshore support services on Stand I120 at the Oceanology International conference taking place in London this month. BMT’s knowledge and expertise provides a fully int
French oilfield services provider, Technip, was awarded a lump sum front-end engineering design (FEED) contract by Norway’s oil giant Statoil ASA for the development of the Luva floating platform, offshore Norway, at a water depth of approximately 1,300 meters (4,265 feet). The contract covers the d
Caledonian Geotech has proved its commitment to achieving the highest possible standards by being awarded a hat-trick of prestigious industry accreditations. Based in Dundee, Caledonian Geotech was formed in 1980 and encompasses the practical application of geology, engineering and oceanography. Fol
Leading deepwater mooring ropes specialist, Lankhorst Ropes Offshore Division is undertaking a research project into the development of cut resistant jackets for mooring ropes in the Norwegian and Barents Seas. The project will be used to assess materials needed to reduce the effects of fishing traw
Centrica Energi has been granted consent to conduct exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea with the West Alpha mobile facility. The consent applies to drilling of well 6506/11-9S, which is part of production licence 477. Water depth at the site is 249 metres. Drilling is scheduled to start in Mar
Red Spider’s eRED has been used by more than 20 operators resulting in significant risk reduction and maximising production time.
The product will enable the delivery of electro and automation systems for large, electric propulsion vessels, such as drilling rigs and tankers, large passenger and cruise ships, various offshore service vessels
Danish Maersk Oil has finished drilling the T-Rex prospect offshore Norway. The well, drilled in Production Licence 431 in the Norwegian Sea, discovered hydrocarbons but not in commercial quantities. The well found thinner than expected oil-bearing sands of reservoir quality at two intervals in the
