Yesterday at Gazprom’s headquarters, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller met with Eni CEO Paolo Scaroni. The main topic of discussion was the completion of the pipeline project South Stream. The parties have agreed that the project continues according to the schedule. In addition, the participants discussed i
Rocksource ASA (Rocksource) has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 6608/11-7S in the Norwegian Sea with the Borgland Dolphin mobile facility. The well will be drilled in production licence 559, with Rocksource as the operator (60%). The other licensees are VNG (30%) and Skage
Technip was awarded an installation contract, worth approximately €40 million, by Maersk Oil North Sea UK Limited for the Gryphon Area Reinstatement Programme – GARP(1), located about 320 kilometers North-East of Aberdeen in 110 meters of water. This contract covers installation of 15 dynamic risers
Shell U.K. Limited has extended the gas turbine maintenance contract held by Aberdeen-based Rolls Wood Group (RWG) for a further five years to 2015. The multi-million pound extended contract includes maintenance, repair and overhaul of 27 Rolls-Royce Avon and RB211 gas turbines operating on seven of
Dolphin Geophysical AS announced the name of vessel NB533 as M/V Polar Duchess. The vessel option expires on 1st November and it is highly likely the company will exercise the option. Good progress in the Factorias Volcano yard, Spain, safeguards a Q4 delivery ready for the North Sea season at the e
Total Carbide, a leading developer of tungsten carbide wear parts, is launching a new process that produces tungsten carbide components with complex internal forms for use in harsh environments such as valves operating in high-pressure, highly abrasive or corrosive environments. Intraform[TM] will e
STX Offshore & Shipbuilding has announced that Technip and STX Offshore & Shipbuilding have completed the first stage of its first Offshore Pipelay vessel in Dalian, China and the vessel is now being moved to STX Europe’s yard in Florø, Norway for completion. The CEO of STX commented: “As one of the
Northern Offshore’s jackup rig Energy Enhancer will be marked by Tideland Signal’s Syncrolan LED light stations when it goes on station in the North Sea. To warn shipping in the vicinity of the rig, Northern Offshore have installed three Tideland Syncrolan LED light stations with a central battery b
RBG and Stork Technical Services (STS) will highlight the benefits of its combined service and technology offering at Offshore Europe as the companies exhibit together for the first time at booth 26C0. In advance of the exhibition, RBG and STS have launched an Offshore Europe microsite, www.assessin
Det norske oljeselskap ASA will present a plan for development and operation (PDO) of Jette to the Minister of Petroleum and Energy Ola Borten Moe, today. The PDO will be submitted on behalf of the partners in the Jette Group, which in addition to Det norske includes Petoro, Dana Petroleum and Bridg
GE today announced the successful completion of its $3.2 billion acquisition of Converteam, a leading provider of power conversion and automation systems and high-efficiency power electronics, motors and generators. Converteam’s solutions enable customers in a variety of industries to replace or imp
Offshore Independents B.V., leading providers of EPCProject Management and Engineering services to the international oil and gas industry, announced that it has been awarded a project management contract by international dredging, marine and offshore contractor Van Oord of Rotterdam, The Netherlands
GSP provides ROV and ROV crew, subsea compensated crane and marine crew for the South Stream project. GSP Prince is mobilized to provide services for an estimated six months period under a contract with one of the contractors, Peter Gas. GSP Prince, the DP2 Divers & ROV Survey Offshore Support Vesse
Ulstein Sea of Solutions is nominated for the Dutch HME Maritime Innovation Award 2011 for their SOC 5000 vessel design. The SOC 5000 is a self propelled heavy lift crane vessel design, measuring 180,9 m by 46.4 m with a lifting capacity of 5.000 metric tons. Based on this design two customized vers
