Ministry of Trade and Industry (NHD) visits Odfjell Drilling in connection with the project ‘NHD going national’. On this day, the Ministry sends out 165 employees to visit enterprises all over the country, and Odfjell Drilling is one of 56 Norwegian enterprises that have been selected. In Hordaland
The Offshore Energy exhibition, an event focused on global oil & gas exploration and production market opened today in Amsterdam RAI, the Netherlands. The event boasts over 300 high-profile exhibitors from UK, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Saudi Arabia etc., and over 5000 visitors ar
Oil and gas carrier Varun Shipping Co is in talks for two long-term charter contracts for its offshore vessels in the Caspian Sea… (EconomicTimes) [mappress] Source: EconomicTimes, October 11, 2011
ABB and SPT Group have been selected to deliver the Flow Assurance System (FAS) and the subsea part of the Operator Training Simulator (OTS) for the Goliat field. Using OLGA as the core tool for monitoring the subsea production system and critical production parameters will allow Eni Norge AS, as th
Ithaca Energy Inc. announces that it has met major scheduled milestones for the Athena project and on site subsea installation work and rig based operations are on schedule. The Company will present the Athena project today at 9.30 a.m. in London; the presentation is available on the Company’s websi
ORCA Offshore and MarineObjects have successfully build and delivered an Operational Decision Support system to Tideway Offshore Contractors for the inclined fall pipe system on the “Rollingstone” . The system consists of four 200 ton loadcells, all communication hardware and the software to process
Cameron announced that it has signed an agreement with Det Norske for the supply of subsea production systems for the Jette development located in blocks 25/7 and 25/8 in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The scope of supply for this fast track development includes wellheads, trees, flow bases,
Russia agreed to lend Venezuela $4 billion through 2013 for defense spending in return for gaining access to heavy crude and offshore gas… By Daniel Cancel Bloomberg [mappress] Source: Bloomberg, October 11, 2011;
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s (NPD’s) Resource Report will be published on Wednesday, 12 October at 09:30. The report will be presented by Director General Bente Nyland in the NPD’s offices (new building – extension to old building) at Ullandhaug in Stavanger. The presentation will also be s
The four-decade clash between Turkey and Cyprus has moved offshore, drawing warships into an area where some of the past decade’s biggest… Reported by Emre Peker and Stelios Orphanides (Bloomberg) [mappress] Source: Bloomberg, October 11, 2011;
E.ON Ruhrgas UK E&P Ltd., operator of Licence P1330, announces a gas discovery on the Tolmount prospect. The discovery is located in Block 42/28d in the UK Southern North Sea to the west of the E.ON-operated Babbage gas field. E.ON Ruhrgas UK E&P Ltd. and partner Dana Petroleum (E&P) Limited (a whol
CGGVeritas provides its vessel utilization and its fleet allocation updates for the third quarter of 2011. Vessel utilization for the third quarter 2011: -The vessel availability rate was 91% including initial shipyard of the Champion for upgrades as part of our performance program. This compares to
In relation to the construction and operation of the natural gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea, Nord Stream conducts ambitious environmental and socio-economic monitoring in each country through whose waters the pipeline passes. Furthermore, for the purpose of providing a transparent overview, Nord Str
Seadrill Limited has successfully secured commitments from a group of commercial lending institutions and export credit agencies for a new US$550 million senior secured credit facility. The new facility has a tenor of five years and a 10 years amortization profile. Interest on the loan and the set o
