Mechanical engineering group, EnerMech Ltd, has secured a £20 million ($32.9 million) contract to supply tools and rental equipment to Wood Group PSN. The five year contract covers the UKCS and 12 jobs will be created by the Aberdeen company as a result of the contract win. The deal includes the sup
Patrik Romberg has been appointed new Senior Vice President Corporate Communications at the Trelleborg Group effective October 1, 2011. He will succeed Viktoria Bergman, who will be leaving on September 30, 2011. Patrik Romberg, who has been with Trelleborg since 2006, is currently responsible for a
Spring Energy announces a farm-in transaction of a 20% working interest in PL 490 from Norwegian Energy Company ASA. The PL 490 license is located immediately to the West/North West of the producing Snøhvit Field in the Barents Sea, and a firm well on the combined Juksa / Snurrevad prospects is sche
Ensco announced the completion of its acquisition of Pride International, Inc. after both companies received overwhelming shareholder approvals at special meetings held earlier today. The combination establishes Ensco as the world’s second largest offshore drilling company, Ensco said. Under the ter
Foster Wheeler AG announced today that the UK subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded, for the fourth year running, the prestigious Order of Distinction Award for Occupational Health and Safety by the UK’s Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), an
SeaBird Exploration PLC (“SeaBird” or “SBX”) has over the last few months worked with a Norwegian shipyard to develop and plan the construction of a second vessel in addition to the Hugin Explorer for deploying, retrieving and servicing Ocean Bottom Nodes (OBN). Through a mutual understanding betwee
Statoil and Sintef have signed a new framework agreement – one which likely to be the most comprehensive individual research agreement ever signed in Norway. With a potential value of NOK 1 billion, the agreement is valid for four years with an option for an additional two plus two years. “Sintef ha
SAL will host a booth at the Offshore Energy 11, Amsterdam RAI, the Netherlands, 11 & 12 October 2011. The SAL services and in particular the new buildings of Type 183 equipped with Dynamic Positioning System will be presented at the booth in hall 8. The 4th edition of Offshore Energy Exhibition and
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit activity with assistance from the Norwegian Maritime Directorate, where preparedness-related factors were reviewed on board the Rowan Stavanger facility. Background Rowan Drilling UK (Rowan) will operate the facility on the Norwegian c
TTS Energy AS, subsidiary of TTS Group ASA, has signed contracts with DSIC Offshore in Dalian, China, for delivery of four BOP handling packages for the JU2000E Jack-ups currently under construction at the yard for Prospector Offshore Drilling. The new contracts are in addition to the previous contr
Deep Sea Supply has entered into a sales agreement for the AHTS vessel “Sea Lion” to an international buyer. Expected delivery of the vessel to new owner is 2nd quarter 2011. The vessel will leave the North Sea market after delivery to new owner. The parties have agreed to keep the terms and conditi
Premier announced that it has signed the sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Chrysaor to acquire equity in Licence P164 in order to participate in the development of the Solan field in the UK for an upfront consideration of US$10 million, with US$10 million to follow upon sanction as well as a pa
Aker Solutions has been selected to supply three subsea production control umbilicals for the Chevron operated Jack & St. Malo field developments in the Gulf of Mexico. Contract value is undisclosed. The production control umbilicals will provide hydraulic, electrical and fiber optic service to the
From 1 June onwards, registration for Offshore Energy 2011 is open. The fourth edition of this two-day, international offshore event is organized in the Amsterdam RAI, at 11 and 12 October 2011. Visiting the exhibition is free of charge; conference delegates pay a conference fee. The 4th edition of
