AGR has been awarded a three year frame agreement with Lundin Norway AS for Drilling Services on the Norwegian continental shelf, plus two one year options. Under the frame agreement AGR will provide Drilling Management Services for Lundin on a call – off basis. The frame agreement may also include
At 14.30 today a fire was reported in an air compressor compartment on the Huldra platform in the North Sea, which is situated west of Mongstad. The fire was extinguished at 14.50., Statil announced on its website. None of the 19 persons on board the platform were injured in the incident. Huldra has
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) is hosting a seminar at its premises in Stavanger on Wednesday 19 October 2011 concerning pipelines and risers – both rigid and flexible. The focus will be on pipeline integrity from a systems perspective. Pipelines and risers have been used for many deca
Wärtsilä is sponsoring the Offshore Energy Network Evening. This event is part of Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference, 11 & 12 October 2011. At the first exhibition day, exhibitors can attend the Offshore Energy Network Evening and meet their fellow exhibitors. Offshore Energy is the leading int
Development of new gas or oil fields in European seas should only be allowed if the company has prepared an adequate emergency plan and has sufficient funds to repair possible damage to the environment, says a resolution passed by Parliament on Tuesday. Site-specific plans for all drilling, which wo
Market leading subsea asset rental company, Ashtead Technology announces the appointment of Martyn Conroy as Sales Director of the Offshore… Source: Subsea UK [mappress] Source: Subsea UK,September 13, 2011;
Ascent Resources plc, the AIM-traded European oil and gas exploration and production company, through its subsidiary Ascent Resources (Netherlands) BV (‘ARN’), has received confirmation of the extension of its M10/M11 block licences (‘the Project’) located offshore Netherlands in the southern North
Greece invited companies to apply to conduct non-exclusive seismic surveys in its western and southern offshore areas. By Paul Tugwell (Bloomberg) [mappress] Source:Bloomberg ,September 13, 2011;
Gerard Keser appointed as Leen Noordhoek’s succesor The Supervisory Board and Management of N-Sea announces that as of 12 September 2011 Mr Gerard Keser takes office as the new Managing Director of N-Sea. Leen Noordhoek. Who has been Managing Director, ad interim, since May of this year, wiLL become
Songa Offshore, Cyprus-based offshore drilling company, provides fleet update for August 2011. Songa Venus remained warm stacked in Labuan, Malaysia during the month. The rig continued undergoing maintenance and operational preparedness for the upcoming one year contract with Petronas in Malaysia. C
Det norske oljeselskap ASA, operator of production licence 482, is about to complete drilling of wildcat well 6508/1-2. The well proved oil and gas. The well was drilled about ten kilometres south of the Norne field in the Norwegian Sea. The objective of the well was to prove petroleum in Early Jura
Today the European Union has adopted a mandate to negotiate a legally binding treaty between the EU, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan to build a Trans Caspian Pipeline System. This is the first time that the European Union has proposed a treaty in support of an infrastructure project. The treaty will be
A survey commissioned by GL Noble Denton at the Offshore Europe conference in Aberdeen last week suggests oil and gas industry professionals are concerned over the lack of industry spending on research and development. Nearly three quarters (74%) of participants agreed that a lack of investment into
International oil services company Aker Solutions takes its subsea business to Sweden through establishment of an office in Gothenburg. The objective is to tap into the Swedish engineering market to help further grow Aker Solutions’ subsea business. The global subsea oil and gas market is expected t
