Antrim expects to commence drilling on the “Erne” exploration prospect (Antrim 50%, operator) in the Greater Fyne Area once the WilPhoenix rig has completed its current operations with another exploration company on a well West of Shetland. Following the completion of the Erne well, the rig will mov
Engineering and construction company Clough Limited today announced that Clough AMEC has been awarded a two year contract extension by ConocoPhillips to provide operations and maintenance services to the Bayu-Undan facilities located in the Timor Sea. The contract extension has an estimated value of
In 2001, Shipyard De Hoop designed, built and delivered its first ship to Mexican shipping company Oceanografía. The Caballo De Mar was a diving support vessel to be used for inspection, maintenance and repair. In the years that followed, De Hoop developed another seven diving support vessels for Oc
Prosafe today reported rig utilisation in the third quarter of 2011 of 91 per cent. Safe Scandinavia, MSV Regalia, Safe Caledonia, Safe Esbjerg, Safe Lancia, Jasminia, Safe Hibernia, Safe Britannia, Safe Regency, Safe Bristolia and Safe Concordia have been fully utilised in the third quarter. Safe A
During the period 2001–2010, there has been a significant reduction in the number of acute crude oil spills on the Norwegian continental shelf. The reduction was greatest during the first years of the period, while the number of spills following this remained stabile for several years. In 2010, the
The Ferguson Group, specialists in the rental of containers, accommodation modules and engineering modules to the offshore energy industry around the world through its divisions Ferguson Modular, Ferguson Seacabs and IceBlue, is expanding its business in Norway, the company announced this week at Of
Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) yesterday announced that it had taken delivery of a new addition to their offshore fleet. The VOS Themis, a 1,400 dwt anchor handling tug support (AHTS) vessel built at the Fujian Shipyard in China, was delivered today, 17 October 2011, in China. The vessel will operate
Dolphin Group ASA (“Dolphin” or the “Company”) yesterday announced that it would enter into an agreement with Sanco Shipping AS regarding a five year chartering agreement for Sanco Swift, a 16 streamer seismic vessel currently under construction at Kleven Maritime, Norway, with delivery in June 2013
The 40 years successful relationship between Huisman and Jumbo is currently confirmed with an order of two 1100mt Heavy Lift Mast Cranes (HLMC). Huisman delivered 22 HLMCs to Jumbo, starting with the first ever built Mast Crane in 1983. The first Mast Crane has been developed to higher capacities an
Reef Subsea extends its range of activities by providing installation and trenching services to the Offshore Oil & Gas and Renewables markets via Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical Ltd. Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical, based in Stockton-On-Tees, will provide the installation and trenching of submarine cabl
Det norske oljeselskap ASA announces an oil discovery in the appraisal well 16/2-10 on Aldous Major South in PL 265. The license is operated by Statoil. In addition to Det norske, the partners in PL 265 are the Norwegian state, through Petoro, and Lundin Petroleum. An oil column of 50 to 55 meters h
Wintershall, Germany’s largest crude oil and natural gas producer, launched its first gas production as operator in the British North Sea last Sunday with the Wingate platform. The platform in the British offshore concession 44/24b will initially produce 1.5 million cubic meters of natural gas. A se
Amarcon is widely recognized as a state of the art supplier of decision support, motion monitoring and fuel management software for the shipping and offshore construction industry. The Dutch based company is currently in the process of expanding her worldwide presence by appointing agents for produc
Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller met with Eni CEO Paolo Scaroni today at Gazprom headquarters. The two participants examined the ongoing situation and the prospects of cooperation development in the oil & gas sector. In particular, they discussed the realization of the gas pipeline South Stream and the fut
