Holdings in 11 new production licences have been awarded to Statoil in the 21st licensing round on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS), which was announced by the government today, 15 April. The group received eight new operatorships, with four of these in the Barents Sea and four in the Norwegian
Subsea 7 S.A. announced today the award of a SURF contract valued at approximately $70 million from Statoil on the Tordis Area in the North Sea. This contract is for the engineering, procurement and installation of two 10” 12 km oil production pipelines, together with a pull-in to Gullfaks C and tie
Lundin Petroleum AB announces that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS (Lundin Norway) has been awarded a new exploration license interest in the 21st Norwegian Licensing Round. The awarded license, PL609 is located in the Barents Sea. Lundin Norway will be the operator of PL609 with 40 per
Rig utilisation in the first quarter of 2011 was 61 per cent. Safe Esbjerg, Safe Lancia, Jasminia, Safe Hibernia, Safe Britannia and Safe Regency have been fully utilised in the first quarter. MSV Regalia(photo) operated for BP at Valhall on the Norwegian Continental Shelf from mid March. Safe Scand
SAL was awarded a contract for the transport, loading and discharging of eight drilling templates for the Goliat offshore exploration project in Hammerfest, Norway. In March 2011, SAL’s new building of type 183, MV “Svenja”, loaded the first lot of four drilling templates in Egersund, Norway. The ca
The Norwegian Government has decided to award 24 production licenses in the 21st licensing round. The awards in the 21st licensing round include 12 production licenses in the Norwegian Sea and 12 production licenses in the Barents Sea. “The 21st licensing round will lay a foundation for further expl
Dockwise Ltd. announces the sale of type IV vessel MV Explorer to optimize the composition of the company’s fleet with an increasing focus on value add cargoes. MV Explorer has been sold to an undisclosed buyer, who previously bought MV Enterprise as well. MV Explorer will be delivered to the buyer
During the period 28 February – 3 March 2011, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of electrical systems and process safety on Ekofisk 2/4 Bravo and 2/4 Kilo. The audit activity was carried out in the form of a meeting with the operations organisation at ConocoPhillips (C
Halliburton has been awarded a contract by Statoil to provide integrated drilling and well services offshore Norway with options up to eight years in duration with extended scope and activity. Traditionally, Statoil has procured drilling and well services on a discrete basis. This is the first time
Foster Wheeler AG announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has received a contract from Statoil Petroleum AS for the pre-front-end engineering (pre-FEED) for the Snøhvit Future Development Project at Statoil’s Melkøya-based LNG facility on Melkøya Island app
Yet another success for Bilfinger Berger in the oil and gas industry: in the United Kingdom the Group has signed framework contracts valued at over €200 million for the maintenance and repair of offshore platforms in the North Sea. The comprehensive agreements with renowned companies, which also inc
Bluestream Offshore has announced that Caspar Domstorff is a new Shareholder in the company and will be a member of the Board. His appointment follows Bluestream’s securement of multiple construction and IRM projects in the Dutch Sector. Caspar Domstorff has over twenty-five years experience in the
BP announced today that it has agreed with Rosneft to extend the deadline for completing the share swap agreement (previously announced on 14 January) to 16 May 2011. The agreement between the two companies followed the 8 April decision of the arbitral tribunal to allow them to discuss extension of
GL Noble Denton, the global independent technical advisor to the oil and gas industry, has partnered with control system software testing specialist Marine Cybernetics, to improve performance, reliability and planning for all types of offshore vessels. The partnership will see GL Noble Denton’s Dyna
