Lundin Petroleum has, with its partners Wintershall Norge ASA (Wintershall) and RWE Dea Norge AS (RWE Dea), submitted a plan for development and operation (PDO) for the Luno field to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (the Ministry). Lundin Petroleum is in ongoing negotiations with Det n
Ulstein Verft delivered M/V Blue Fighter, the first of two medium-sized platform supply vessels (PSV) of the new PX121 design from ULSTEIN® to Blue Ship Invest, on 19 January 2012. “The two vessels were ordered based on market trends showing a future increase in demand for this type of PSV. We have
Technip USA, Inc. has contracted Lankhorst Ropes to manufacture the polyester mooring ropes for a new spar platform for the US Gulf of Mexico. The Lucius truss spar hull will be installed in a water depth of 2,165 metres (7,100 feet). The 23,000 ton spar is designed to produce 80,000 bopd of oil and
The Aldous/Avaldsnes discovery has been renamed Johan Sverdrup. The Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Ola Borten Moe, announced the new name during an industry conference in Sandefjord. The name is intended to reflect the importance of this project in specific, and the oil and gas industry in genera
North Energy has been awarded a partnership in two new licences on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. With this new award, the company has 25 licences and two operatorships. – We are very pleased to have succeeded so well with our APA application for 2011. We won two of the three licences we wanted. T
Aibel, a leading supplier of services related to oil, gas and renewable energy. has won the contract to further develop the concept for the topsides on the Dagny platform. The contract with Statoil is worth approximately NOK 80 million (USD 13.4 million). “Dagny is one of the largest construction pr
Eni, an Italian multinational oil and gas company, has been awarded a new exploration license (PL657) in the Barents Sea, located just east of the Goliat Field, also operated by Eni. The license has been awarded by the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy as part of the 2011 APA to the Joint V
Boa Group has recently been awarded a 3 year firm contract + option for the Offshore Construction Vessel “Boa Sub C” from Singapore based EMAS/AMC. The contract is for subsea construction installations and is due to commence in July 2012, in direct continuation from current contract agreement. “Boa
DOF has signed a new contract for Skandi Waveney with Peterson Den Helder B.V. for operations in Dutch sector. The contract duration is 1 year firm with 2 x 1 year options. The contract will commence in January 2012. Skandi Waveney is a medium sized PSV built in 2001. Platform Supply Vessels transpo
AGR confirms it has been awarded a frame agreement which includes the possibility for Total Well Management services with Statoil worth approximately 100 – 130 million NOK per year (17-21 million USD per year). The contract period is for two years with the possibility for an additional two plus two
Lundin Petroleum has been awarded 10 exploration licence interests in the 2011 Norwegian Licensing Round, (Awards in Predefined Areas, APA). Minister of Petroleum and Energy Ola Borten Moe described APA 2011 as the most extensive licensing round ever undertaken on the Norwegian continental shelf. T
Valiant Petroleum plc has been awarded operatorship and a 50% interest in License PL 617, Block 2/9 on the Norwegian Continental Shelf as part of the APA 2011 Licensing Round. The other partners are Premier Oil Norge AS (35%) and Bridge Energy Norge AS (15%). The award represents Valiant’s first ope
The Graig Group has launched a new subsidiary, Graig Offshore, which will consolidate and expand the group’s existing services to the offshore energy industries. Based in Oslo and Cardiff, Graig Offshore will be headed up by Jan Erik Granholdt, who has extensive offshore experience. Graig currently
Det norske oljeselskap ASA has been offered an interest in nine licenses in the APA 2011 licensing round. The company has been offered the operatorship in three of the nine licenses. Bjørn Martinsen, VP Exploration in Det norske, said he is very pleased with the awards. He is particularly satisfied
