The 4th edition of Offshore Energy will again be bigger than previous editions. Based on exhibitor numbers of 2010 (231), the expected number of exhibitors this year is 300. Current developments show that this number of exhibitors is realistic. Even more, based on present numbers, event-orgaziner Na
The Board of Directors of Schlumberger Limited announced today that Andrew Gould, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Schlumberger Limited will retire as Chief Executive Officer effective August 1st 2011. Mr. Gould will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board until the annual general meeting
Melrose Resources plc , the oil and gas exploration, development and production company today provides an update on its exploration activities and provides notification of a planned industry analysts’ Exploration Presentation on 4 August 2011. Highlights the Company is pursuing a number of high pote
Aker Solutions has signed a contract with Endeavour Energy UK, a subsidiary of Endeavour International Corporation, to supply subsea umbilicals and associated equipment for the East Rochelle development project located offshore UK. The contract value is approximately NOK 83 million (USD 15 million).
Maersk Drilling and Maersk Training have invested in a state-of-the-art drilling simulator from Drilling Systems (UK) Ltd. The fully immersive drilling simulator will provide a real-life experience and will be customized to incorporate the specific designs of Maersk Drilling’s latest newbuilding ser
The audit of emergency preparedness on Åsgard B was carried out in parallel with an audit of employee involvement from 18-20 May 2011. During 18-20 May 2011, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit activity targeting Åsgard B, which is a floating production facility for gas
Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas has slashed the reporting time for a Condition Assessment Programme report from three months to one month, and at the same time improved the accessibility and usability of the report. The dramatic shortening of time for the CAP programme re
Statoil has secured consent to conduct exploration drilling in the central part of the North Sea using the COSLPioneer mobile facility. The consent relates to the drilling of exploration well 15/8-2 in production licence 303. The well is located about 250 kilometres southwest of Stavanger. The conse
Flexlife, an oil & gas industry specialist in subsea project and integrity management, has opened a new base in Newcastle and plans to recruit 25 staff by the end of this year, rising to 50 within 18 months. The award-winning company has appointed Andrew Lake as Director of Operations in Newcastle.
Reference is made to the press release issued by Sevan Marine ASA (the “Company”) on 11 July 2011. The Company announces that it has entered into a USD 36.1 million bond loan agreement with Norsk Tillitsmann ASA (“Norsk Tillitsmann”) acting on behalf of a group of holders of the Company’s existing b
During the period 4-7 July 2011, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) conducted an audit of working environment conditions on the facility West Elara. Background The PSA’s activity was conducted as part of the processing of the company’s application for an Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC).
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) announces that drilling of the appraisal well 16/2-7 on the Avaldsnes discovery located in the North Sea sector of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), has commenced. The planned depth is approximately 2,275 meters below mean sea level and the well will be dr
From 14-17 June 2011, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of maintenance management on Brage. Background During the audit in 2010, the status of maintenance management in Statoil EPN and associated challenges was presented to us in several meetings. It emerged that Stato
Eni Norway AS has been granted consent for use of the mobile facility Scarabeo 5 on Marulk in the Norwegian Sea. The consent applies to drilling of pilot well 6507/2-N-2 H, production well 6507/2-N-2 AH, and production well 6507/2N-4 H in the Nordland II area. The wells belong to production licence
