It has now been determined that there will be seismic acquisition in the eastern part of the Barents Sea from 7 July. The necessary formalities surrounding the Treaty on Maritime Delimitation and Cooperation in the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean between Norway and Russia are now in place. The acti
Total announces the launch of the Ekofisk South and Eldfisk II projects offshore in the southern Norwegian North Sea on Production Licence (PL) 018. Total holds a 39.90% interest in the licence. The plan for development and operation for each project has been approved by the Norwegian authorities. T
Today Det norske and partners DONG and Edison, signed agreements for production license 613 at the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. Production license 613 was awarded in the 21st licensing round. The license is located in the northern part of “Loppa High” in the Barents Sea. The license covers bloc
Providence Resources P.l.c., (“Providence”) the Irish oil and gas exploration and production company, whose shares are listed in London (AIM) and Dublin (ESM), announced that it has, on behalf of itself and its partners, commenced its 3D seismic acquisition project in the north Celtic Sea, offshore
A small piece of history: The search for oil and gas in Norway started earlier, and a very different place than most people think. The first well in the North Sea was completed in the summer of 1966, and the first discovery, Ekofisk, was made in 1969. Already in the late 50’s, the brothers Einar [&h
Sanco Shipping AS has signed a contract with Kleven Maritime for one seismic ship with an option for additionally one. With this contract, the order reserve stands at 11 ships with a combined value of about 4.2 billion NOK. Kleven Maritime, Norway’s biggest Norwegian-owned shipbuilding group, has si
Farstad Shipping has been awarded the following charter contracts: AHTS Far Strait (2006, UT 712L, 14.688 BHP), AHTS Lady Caroline (2003, UT 712, 12.240 BHP), PSV Far Spirit (2007, VS 470 MK II, 3.624 DWT) and PSV Lady Grace (2001, UT 755, 2.936 DWT) have all been extended for 365 days while AHTS Fa
Within the frames of the Black Sea oil pollutions monitoring program natural oil sources were detected in south-eastern part out at sea of the town of Poti, Georgia. The source was detected based on analysis of multi-temporal radar satellite images by the scientists of the Shirshov Institute of Ocea
STX OSV Holdings Limited , one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, announced that it has secured new contracts for the construction of two Platform Supply Vessels (PSV) for Island Offshore. The total value of the contracts amounts to approximately NOK
Shell has chosen Jee as its training partner of choice with the award of a 3 year contract extension for subsea engineering training. Jee will deliver courses to Shell employees worldwide. Jee has worked with Shell for the past 4 years, providing high-quality training globally to engineers as part o
Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited , through its wholly owned subsidiary, Canadian Overseas Petroleum (UK) Limited, has signed a farm-in agreement with SSE E&P UK Limited (“SSE”) whereby COPL will pay SSE’s 16.67% share of the total drilling costs in the Lower Toad, Newt and West Columbus explorati
China became the world’s largest energy consumer in 2010 overtaking the USA during a year which saw the rebound in the global economy drive consumption higher and at a rate not seen since the aftermath of the 1973 oil price shocks. Demand for all forms of energy grew strongly in 2010 and increases i
It was held, in the Salone delle Feste del Quirinale, the prize giving ceremony for the Eni Awards 2011 took place in the presence of President Giorgio Napolitano, the Chairman of Eni Giuseppe Recchi and the CEO of Eni Paolo Scaroni. The award was established in 2007 and over the years has become an
For the fourth year in a row, Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference will experience extensive growth. The number of registered exhibitors for Offshore Energy 2011, to be held 11 & 12 October at the Amsterdam RAI, already succeeds expectations. Compared to 40 registered exhibitors in the same perio
