OAO Gazprom, Russia’s biggest company by market value, may get a 10-year tax exemption for crude oil exported from its offshore … By Alena Chechel and Stephen Bierman (Bloomberg) [mappress] Source:Bloomberg, October 3, 2011;
Cetix AS in Stavanger, Norway has been awarded a contract by IKM Subsea AS for delivery of two active heave compensated work class ROV-winches. Cetix AS has already an established track record as a supplier for IMR and ROV vessels. The scope includes engineering, design, manufacturing and testing of
AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, has been awarded a Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd’s Cygnus gas field development, one of the most significant undeveloped gas fields in the North Sea. The contract includes work on the ‘option t
Kvaerner has appointed Tony Allen as Executive Vice President for its International business area. As one of the world’s leading contractors for new offshore platforms and onshore facilities, Kvaerner has stated clear growth ambitions in selected regions around the world. Tony Allen will have an imp
Yard nr. 286 from Ulstein Verft, Oceanic Sirius, was named in an official ceremony in Ulsteinvik, Norway, on 1 October. Lady sponsor of the vessel is Mrs. Danielle Malcor, wife of Jean-Georges Malcor, CEO of CGGVeritas. Oceanic Sirius, an advanced seismic research vessel of the SX120 type from Uls
Statoil has received consent to use the Island Constructor mobile facility in the northern part of the North Sea and in the Norwegian Sea. The consent relates to implementation of light well intervention on Oseberg, Gullfaks, Vigdis, Tordis and Kristin. The planned start-up of the intervention work
– The Supervisory Board of Linde AG has appointed Thomas Blades (55) as a new member of the Executive Board. Blades succeeds J. Kent Masters (51), who steps down today from the Linde AG Executive Board. Blades will assume his position by 1 April 2012 at the latest. Blades’ most recent role was as CE
The Underwater Centre has picked up a top award at the inaugural Energy North Awards Ceremony held in Inverness, Thursday, September 29). The Centre triumphed in the Best Oil and Gas Industry Service Supplier category. The Best Oil and Gas Industry Service Supplier recognises those companies that ar
Under the charter contract with Centrica Energy Upstream, the charter is automatically extended by six months unless notice is given six months prior to the expiration of the contracted period. The expiration of the currently contracted period was March 28, 2012, and the charter for FPSO Sevan Hummi
Officials from the Department for Energy and Climate Change put the unexpectedly large fall down to “maintenance and other production … By Rowena Mason (Telegraph) [mappress] Source:Telegraph , September 30, 2011;
Aker Solutions has secured a contract for maintenance, modifications and operations work with an undisclosed customer in the UK sector of the North Sea. The two-year contract will guarantee over 180 jobs annually for Aker Solutions in Aberdeen, UK. There are also two optional one-year contract exten
Saipem has been awarded new E&C Offshore contracts worth €500 million. In Russia, Saipem has been awarded a contract for the subsea development of Kirinskoye Gas Condensate Field with Mezhregiontruboprovostroy (MRTS) for Gazprom Dobycha Shelf, as part of the Sakhalin 3 project development. The field
Kongsberg Maritime AS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Gruppen ASA, completed the acquisition of Evotec AS today. Evotec AS addresses the maritime industry, developing and delivering technological management systems for the seismic, subsea and supply markets, among others. In these selected n
Norwegian Energy Company ASA (Noreco) is a 20 percent partner in the Huntington oil field in the U.K. North Sea, which is currently under development. The field will be produced with the Sevan Voyageur FPSO. “The Huntington partnership (the JV) has been monitoring the situation at Sevan closely, and
