Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) announces that it has taken delivery of a new addition to their offshore fleet. The VOS Apollo, an anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel built at the Fujian Shipyard in China, was delivered yesterday, 15 September 2011, in China. She is the third in a series of six “
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has granted BG Norge AS consent to carry out manned underwater operations (MUO). The consent relates to saturation diving in connection with development of the Gaupe field. The water depth at the site is 82 to 90 metres. Gaupe is located at the border betw
Dolphin Geophysical and TGS have entered into an agreement for the M/V Polar Duke to acquire 1,500 sq. km of 3D seismic data in the Barents Sea. The award follows our successful Barents Sea operation to date for TGS. The extension will meet the increased demand for seismic data in the region. [mappr
Spectrum has completed the purchase of the Marine 2D Multi-Client library of CGGVeritas effectively doubling their Multi-Client portfolio. This conclusion follows endorsement by the Board Members and shareholders of both companies and the completion of a US$40 million transaction. The combined size
Statoil and its partners in the Troll licence have decided to invest NOK 11 billion (approximately USD 1.9 Billion) in two new compressors on Troll A. The compressors will enable the production of gas from the field all the way until 2063. The two new compressors form the final phase of the planned
More than half the backlog in safety-critical servicing on installations operated by Statoil off Norway has been eliminated over the past year. The organisation is working continuously to get better at operating these facilities safely and effectively. “There’ll always be some outstanding maintenanc
A preliminary count reveals that 43 companies have applied for acreage in the 2011 Awards in Predefined Areas (APA 2011). This result shows that there is still considerable interest in awards in predefined areas in the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea, even through much of the acreag
Bergen Group Dreggen AS has this week been awarded new contracts with an aggregated value of NOK 40 million. The contracts are awarded from three different international customers, and comprise eight different crane-units for offshore and maritime operations. The contracts will generate activity in
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s (NPD’s) seismic acquisition in the Norwegian part of the Barents Sea was completed around midnight on 14 September. The acquisition has been ongoing since 8 July, after the new agreement regarding the demarcation line between Norway and Russia in the Barents Sea
Nemo Engineering AS was founded in 1989, and is a highly qualified and experienced partner in the subsea industry. The company has built one of the longest and most diverse track records in the subsea market. Throughout the years Nemo has grown to a group of companies situated in Oslo, Norway; Perth
Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said on Wednesday Turkey may carry out gas exploration in the Mediterranean with Egypt and that it was… Source: Reuters [mappress] Source:Reuters ,September 14, 2011;
The European Parliament has rejected calls for a moratorium on offshore drilling, pushing instead for Brussels to adopt new rules obliging… Read more at Euractiv.com [mappress] Source: Euractiv,September 14, 2011;
Prosafe has been awarded a contract by Nexen Petroleum U.K. Limited (“Nexen”) for a 240-day firm period using the Safe Caledonia for accommodation support at the Golden Eagle facility in the UK sector of the North Sea. Subject to the Golden Eagle development receiving regulatory approval, on site op
Aberdeen-based Veripos, a world leader in the provision of GNSS positioning facilities to the offshore oil and gas industry, has been awarded a contract by Dolphin Geophysical AS of Bergen, the newly-formed Norwegian seismic exploration contractor, for the supply of services aboard its recently-comm
