Statoil, together with its Luva field partners, has selected a Spar platform to develop the field. As a gas transport solution has also been decided, a major step has now been taken towards deep-water production in the Norwegian Sea. The Luva field, which is a deep-water pioneer in the Norwegian Sea
GE Subsea Systems has been selected for the Nexen Golden Eagle Area Development project in the United Kingdom’s central North Sea. Contracts with the project operator, Nexen Petroleum U.K. Limited, could total more than $170 million over the life of the development, GE reported at the 2012 GE Oil &
The state-of-the art diving support vessel, the Seven Havila, owned by Subsea 7 and Havila Shipping, has achieved a world first in the number of divers working on the seabed. Gael Cailleaux, Vice President for Offshore Resources at Subsea 7 confirmed the achievement that eight divers were in action
Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has granted consent to Total E&P Norge AS has for use of the mobile facility Borgland Dolphin for drilling and completion of a production well in production licence 102 C. Total E&P Norge AS has been given approveal for use of Borgland Dolphin for drilling of produc
Drilling operation on Storebjørn, in production license 450, has commenced. Well 7/12-13 S is the first well in the license, which was awarded in the 2007 APA licensing round (Awards in Predefined Areas). The Storebjørn prospect is located in the southern North Sea, in close proximity to existing in
Leading international oilfield services company Expro has been awarded a multi-million pound multi-discipline five year contract with Shell UIE. Expro has won the primary Slickline/Multiline contract across Shell UIE, which includes the UK, Ireland, Norway and the Netherlands. Additionally, Expro ha
Centrica plc, the parent company of British Gas, has reached an agreement with ConocoPhillips to acquire its non-operated interests in the gas and oil producing Statfjord field and associated satellites for a total cash consideration of $223 million (£142 million), including $103 million (£66 millio
Statoil and its partners on the Snøhvit field have increased the reserves estimate by 20 billion standard cubic metres of gas. Production experience from the field has proven that it is possible to produce more gas from the reservoirs than previously assumed. The adjustment corresponds to an increas
The Ferguson Group, specialists in the rental of containers and accommodation and engineering modules to the offshore energy industry around the world, has appointed Haakon Andersen, Chairman, Ferguson Seacabs, and Mike Salter, Chairman Ferguson Modular Ltd, to the main Ferguson Group Board. They bo
The Norwegian Government has awarded RWE Dea Norge seven new licenses, of which two as operator in the latest Awards in Predefined Areas round for 2011 (APA 2011). The two licenses awarded to RWE Dea as operator, each with a 40% share are situated next to the company’s operated license PL330 in the
EnQuest’s option to purchase Bluewater’s FPSO Uisge Gorm has been exercised and the sale was completed on Wednesday 25th of January 2012. EnQuest will deploy the FPSO on the UK Alma and Galia fields project. The Alma/Galia field development project is worth approximately $850 million and will add a
Havila Shipping has entered into an agreement with FugroTSM in Australia for a two year extension of the contract for the subsea vessel Havila Harmony. The extension will keep the vessel on contract until March 2014, with two optional periods of one year until March 2016. A contract is entered into
On 7th January, approximately 12 months since building was commenced, Rosetti Marino, delivered the new Platform Supply Vessel “F.D. Remarkable” to Fratelli D’Amato. It is the 7th vessel of a 10-unit series – Rolls Royce UT 755 XL design, commissioned by the Neapolitan Owner to the Italian Shipyard.
Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (FAIR) has been awarded two contracts by Saipem to provide marine transportation services for the Golden Eagle Project in the North Sea, offshore UK. The first voyage is scheduled in early 2013 and will involve the FINESSE. The second voyage is scheduled in early 2014 a
