DOF Subsea UK, a subsidiary of DOF Subsea, has secured a decommissioning contract with HESS in the Ivanhoe/Rob Roy Field, North Sea. The project will last for approximately 21 days and is scheduled to start in Q3 2011. The Ivanhoe and Rob Roy fields are located approximately 120miles northeast of Ab
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) announced that it has entered into an agreement with RWE Dea Norge AS to farm-in to PL330 located in the northern Norwegian Sea. Under the agreement Lundin Petroleum will acquire a 30 percent interest. PL330 covers an area of approximately 740 km2 and comprises
The 130-metre long, 24-metre wide new offshore construction vessel Fugro Symphony has become the first ever to sail with Kongsberg Maritime’s K-Master aft bridge workstation onboard. Built at the Bergen Group BMV yard, Fugro Symphony was delivered to its owner on 3rd May 2011 and features an extensi
Ballasting of Prirazlomnaya ice-resistant oil platform continues at 35th Ship Repair Plant in Murmansk. Foundation concreting works are carried out by contracting agency JSC Germes possessing two advanced mobile concrete plants, required equipment and materials. Ballasting is performed in accordance
Statoil’s helicopter operators report that today’s traffic is not expected to be affected by the ash cloud (updated 25 May 09.00 CET). All helicopter flights are expected to run to normal schedule. Air Transportation is keeping updated on the weather forecast and is still keeping in continuous touch
Edinburgh oil explorer Cairn Energy outlined its $600 million (£371m) drilling plans for Greenland this summer as the firm continues its … By Erikka Askeland (The Scotsman) [mappress] Source: The Scotsman, May 25, 2011;
AGR Field Operations has established a new Advisory Services department. AGR Field Operations has previously provided early life asset and project services as part of the standard offering under different product lines. The establishment of the Advisory Services department strengthens the company’s
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted E.ON Ruhrgas Norge AS a drilling permit for wellbore 31/8-1, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Wellbore 31/8-1 will be drilled from the Borgland Dolphin drilling facility at position 60°22’11.23” N and 3°34’04.94”E after it has comp
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions provider and system integrator, has been awarded the contract to supply the design and equipment for a new Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) for offshore operations. The order has been placed by Hellesøy Verft AS, the Norwegian shipyard that will build th
Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon officially opened the Statoil-operated Peregrino oil field offshore Brazil today in a ceremony aboard the floating production storage and offloading ship (FPSO). The event was attended by relevant authorities and international journalists. Crown Prince Haakon was accompa
IHC Engineering Business (IHC EB), a part of IHC Merwede group, has recently been awarded a contract for the supply of a 35 tonne Launch and Recovery System (LARS) to Canyon Offshore Ltd (Canyon). The bespoke A-Frame system will be used to launch and recover a new build trenching ROV. IHC EB enginee
CGGVeritas has initiated acquisition on the first 3D multi-client program that uses BroadSeisTM, its superior broadband marine solution. Located in the Central North Sea, Quad 29 Phase 1 covers 2,100 km² and is being acquired by the CGGVeritas Oceanic Challenger operating with a 10 x 75 x 6000 m lon
The Anglo-Dutch group, the field operator, has been ordered to overhaul well procedures on the production platform after breaching a … Source: Telegraph.co.uk, [mappress] Source:Telegraph , May 24, 2011;
Seaway Heavy Lifting ordered OCTOPUS-Onboard for one of the largest Heavy Lift vessels in the world: the 5000-mt Crane vessel Oleg Strashnov. This latest edition to the SHL fleet is used for execution of various offshore heavy lift projects. The Oleg Strashnov successfully completed its sea trials i
