Subsea 7 S.A. announced today the award of a call-off contract under the offshore engineering and construction Frame Agreement with DONG Energy for the Siri Caisson Permanent Support Project. The value of the call-off contract is approximately $220 million. The scope involves the engineering, procur
AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, has been selected by the Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) to design and deliver components of MWCC’s expanded containment system. “I am pleased that AMEC’s track record of excellent execution, particularly of complex and chall
Swire Oilfield Services is investing £50 million over the rest of this year in its rental fleet and support infrastructure. Around £20 … Source: Business7 [mappress] Source:Business7 , June 14, 2011;
Oil & Gas UK has today (14 June) published an updated set of guidelines for tandem loading to help operators of Floating Production Storage and Offloading facilities (FPSOs), Floating Storage Units (FSUs) and offtake tankers implement agreed good practice when transferring crude oil between FPSOs an
Wood Group PSN has extended its contract with TAQA Bratani Limited for a further 5 years. Under the services contract Wood Group PSN will provide operations & maintenance support and engineering & construction services to TAQA’s Cormorant Alpha, North Cormorant, Tern and Eider platforms in the North
Technip has secured a contract worth around £4.4 million to decommission the Shelley field in the North Sea. Premier Oil expects Technip… Source: Business7 [mappress] Source:Business7 , June 13, 2011;
Saipem has been awarded new E&C Offshore contracts in Egypt, in the North Sea and in Russia, worth in excess of $1 billion. In Egypt, Burullus Gas Company awarded Saipem the EPIC contract for new subsea developments in the area of the West Delta Deep Marine Concession, located about 90 kilometres of
Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in the Atlantic margin, the North Sea and Norway, announces that drilling has reached target depth on the Lagavulin exploration well (Faroe 10%), operated by Chevron, in t
SeaBird Exploration PLC informed the following new 2D contracts awarded. The Osprey Explorer has been awarded an LOI by an oil supermajor for a 2D survey between 8,000 and 11,000 kilometres in South America. The vessel will mobilize after her current commitment in the GOM and commence the survey fro
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Lundin Norway AS a drilling permit for well 16/2-7, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Well 16/2-7 will be drilled from the Bredford Dolphin drilling facility at position 58°46’48’’N 02°39’16’’E after completing drilling of wildcat w
FG International Holland BV, the Dutch Special Lifting company, has recently applied a brand new construction called FG Single Pole Lifter. Willtéco was awarded the high profile job to construct and exchange gearboxes on a jack-up platform in IJmuiden, The Netherlands. While the jack-up does have 2
Today, 10 June, the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy approved the plan for development and operation for Visund South. Production is planned to start up in the third quarter of 2012, and a subsea template is already on its way out to the field. Visund South, which is located 10 kilometres
Vroon Offshore announces that yesterday, Thursday 9 June 2011, the company took delivery of VOS Vigilant. VOS Vigilant, a field-support vessel, is the penultimate in a series constructed for Vroon at the Astilleros Zamakona Shipyard, Pasaia. She will join Vroon’s extensive fleet of modern vessels pr
The plan for development and operation of the Valemon gas and condensate field in the North Sea was approved by the Norwegian parliament yesterday, 9 June. Production start-up is planned for 2014. The Valemon field is one of Statoil’s largest development projects on the Norwegian continental shelf (
