The Tyrihans subsea field in the Norwegian Sea is making a considerable contribution to Statoil’s production on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The field will be officially opened at a ceremony in Trondheim on Thursday 24 March. The field consists of Tyrihans South, a gas-capped oil field, an
Statoil has today, 24 March, received the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway’s (PSA) investigation report on the Gullfaks B gas leak on 4 December 2010. Statoil published its own investigation of the incident in February. ”The main conclusions from the PSA are in keeping with the results from our own
GC Rieber Shipping has an ongoing new building programme related to fleet renewal within subsea and marine seismic. A brief status is provided below. The IMR/CSV new buildings H702 and H703 are being built at the Freire yard in Vigo, Spain. The vessels have high manoeuvrability and station keeping c
Aberdeen-based Aiken Group looks set to exceed last year’s £10 million turnover following the announcement that the company has secured deals worth more than £5 million in the last six months. The upturn in business has also led to 8,000 square feet expansion at the company’s Crombie House headquart
In April 2012 Aker Solutions opens the doors to the company’s new 2 000 square metre technology experience centre in Oslo, Norway. The centre aims to demonstrate the art of engineering at its best, and show how science subjects contribute towards development of technology and what this means to soci
Polarcus Limited announces that the Company will commence acquisition in Q2 2011 of its first 3D multi-client project, in Quad 28 of the UK Continental Shelf. The survey, with the potential to cover an area of up to 2,000 square kilometers, is supported through industry pre-funding. The data will be
Viktor Lenac has recently completed the conversion and repair of the crane-pipe laying vessel “Seminole“, owned by Italy’s Subsea Oil Services (part of Micoperi Srl from Ravenna). The shipyard built and outfitted a complete new superstructure weighing some 450 tons, including accommodations for 250
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Total E&P Norge AS a drilling permit for well 7225/3-1, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Well 7225/3-1 will be drilled from the West Phoenix drilling facility at position 72o 54´ 58.35″ north and 25o 52´ 02.70″ east. The drilling p
Schilling Robotics, LLC, experts in subsea systems, announced today the agreement of the lease of a new 15,000ft2 (1,393m2) building at Kirkhill Commercial Park in Aberdeen, Scotland. This investment reinforces Schilling’s sales and service centre expansion for their regional customers. Schilling Ro
Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract by ConocoPhillips, for modification work on the Eldfisk field. Contract value is approximately NOK 1, 3 billion. The work scope comprises modifications of all the existing platforms; Eldfisk 2/7 A, Eldfisk 2/7 FTP, Eldfisk 2/7 B and Embla, as a consequence
Oil and gas well performance and downhole tool specialist, READ Well Services, has divided its operations in to two sister companies and appointed an additional chief executive officer. READ Expandables Ltd will focus on developing the company’s expandable well integrity and downhole isolation produ
Leading international oilfield services company Expro has secured a £1.5million contract with an international oil and gas operator in its Europe CIS region. The year-long contract will involve well testing with cased hole logging work and has been secured mainly in the Southern North Sea. The contr
BG Group today announced that Lord Sharman will be retiring from the Board at the conclusion of the Company’s Annual General Meeting to be held on 12 May 2011. Commenting, BG Group’s Chairman, Sir Robert Wilson said: “I would like to express the Board’s thanks and appreciation for Lord Sharman’s sup
The Board of Directors took notice of the information on the elaboration of the Gazprom Innovative Development Program until 2020. The Company’s Management Committee was tasked to submit the draft Program to the Board of Directors for approval in June 2011. The meeting participants noted a high leve
