On March 1, SOCAR President Mr. Rovnag Abdullayev met with the delegation led by the CEO of Qatar Petroleum International Mr. Nasser Al-Jaidah at Head office of SOCAR. Welcoming the guests, SOCAR President stressed the successful development of bilateral relations between Qatar and Azerbaijan and th
Bluewater Energy Services in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands, has placed an order with Siemens Industry Automation Division for supplying a pump skid that features Brise dissolved gas flotation (DGF) technology. The skid is part of the produced water system on the Glas Dowr, which is a floating productio
Brazilian state-controlled company, Petrobras, has decided to charter one additional of Siem Offshore’s AHTS vessels, the “Siem Ruby”, for a firm period of four years. Petrobras has an option to extend the charters for four additional years, upon terms to be mutually agreed. The contract value for t
CNOOC, a Chinese state controlled oil and gas exploration & production company, has shown interest in Cyprus’ hydrocarbons reserves. According to a Cyprus’ newspaper Politis (a Greek word for Citizen), the Chinese oil giant on Friday (March 2) submitted a proposal to explore for natural gas in Block
Lundin Petroleum AB has entered into an agreement with Talisman Energy Norge AS to acquire an additional 30 percent interest in PL148 containing the Brynhild field (previously knowns as Nemo), offshore Norway. Following the acquisition, Lundin Petroleum will hold a 100 percent interest in PL148. In
EMAS AMC, has been awarded a SURF (Subsea, Umbilical, Risers and Flowlines) contract for marine installation and pipe lay from Statoil valued at approximately US$55 million. The subsea development, Fram H-Nord, is situated in the Troll C/Fram area in the northern part of the North Sea. “We are very
Together with the partners in the Draupne field, Det norske oljeselskap ASA has reached agreement today with the partners in the Luno field on a coordinated development solution for the area. Draupne will be developed using a fixed platform with pre-processing. The well stream will be transported fr
Kjetil Aasoldsen (36) has become a member of the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s management team as director of North Sea South, effective March 1. «I look forward to getting started. The southern section of the North Sea is a very exciting area of the shelf, with a mix of mature fields with vast
Farstad Shipping ASA, a Norwegian owner of large offshore support vessels has reached an agreement to sell the two oldest AHTS in our fleet, the AHTS Lady Audrey (1983, ME 303, 12.240 BHP) and the AHTS Lady Valisia (1983, ME 303, 12.240 BHP). Delivery of the vessels to the new owner is expected to t
Inocean will support Aibel Norge AS in a Class B Study for the Substructure design of a Statoil Floating Production Unit FPU for the Astero field in the North Sea. Inocean’s scope of work is related to hull design, including hull structure, hydrodynamics and stability, mooring and riser arrangements
Statoil is preparing an invitation to tender for a new type of drilling rig for mature fields on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The new rigs, known as category J, will be jack-ups designed by the industry on behalf of Statoil. Statoil will propose for licence groups to take on ownership of t
Xcite Energy (XER) has announced that the Rowan Norway jack-up drilling rig has left Dundee harbour and is being towed to location to commence Phase 1A of the First Phase Development of the Bentley field. XER are 100% owner and operator of Block 9/3b, licence P.1078, containing the Bentley Field in
Coastline Surveys has successfully completed a Pre-decommissioning Environmental Survey on behalf of Energy Resource Technology (UK) Ltd, a division of HELIX. The programme is in preparation for the decommissioning of Camelot CA production platform and associated sub-sea infrastructure, which is loc
RWE Dea UK celebrates its 10 year anniversary: Looking back on a decade of successful exploration and production of natural gas in the United Kingdom. The company also expects significant growth in the next years. RWE Dea UK Holdings Ltd has been the operating subsidiary of RWE Dea AG since 2002 and
