Subsea 7, Havila Shipping and Havyard Design and Engineering held an official naming ceremony for the newbuild diving support vessel … Source: Bairdmaritime [mappress] Source:Bairdmaritime , March 18, 2011;
The Vega field in the North Sea was officially opened during a ceremony in Bergen yesterday, 17 March. The subsea field adds important natural gas and condensate to Statoil´s production on the Norwegian continental shelf. Regardless of a challenging development, the partners on the Vega field have c
VERIPOS are back on the road and taking their stand to Ocean Business 2011 from 5th – 7th April in Southampton, UK. This will be VERIPOS’ third time exhibiting at this bi-annual show which attracts 300+ exhibiting companies within the Ocean Technology and Survey Industry. The event will held in the
At a ceremony in Bangkok on 18 March 2011, Statoil signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) of Thailand. Last November, Statoil agreed to sell to PTTEP a 40% stake in its Kai Kos Dehseh Canadian Oil Sands asset, forming a strong partnership with PTTEP. T
Minor adjustments have been implemented in the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s (NPD’s) organisation and management structure. The changes entail that Johannes Kjøde will assume the function of deputy director general. Tomas Mørch has been appointed as a new director. The NPD is a flat, team-based
Nemo Engineering, the subsea unit in Apply, has been awarded a contract with Statoil Petroleum AS for the delivery of two 12’’ Hot Tap Gooseneck Spools on the Åsgard Subsea Compression Project, with the purpose to ensure an extended lifetime and increased exploitation for the Åsgard field in the Nor
Aker Solutions has entered into a contract with Intergraph using Intergraph’s Smart 3D technology. A multiyear contract, which includes SmartMarine® 3D, was signed in Oslo, Norway, this month with the first project deployment expected during the second half of 2011. “Intergraph’s Smart 3D Technology
Leading international oilfield services company Expro announces that its fluids laboratory in Den Helder, Holland, has been awarded ISO/IEC 17025, the prestigious accreditation for the determination of mineral oil in water. The laboratory is the only one in the region of North Holland to receive thi
DOF Subsea AS announces the start of new Executive Vice President Business Acquisition Mr.John Baxter. He will be leading the Business Acquisition process for DOF Subsea AS to secure profitable new contracts for DOF’s regions. John Baxter moves from Acergy where he spent the last year successfully a
Azerbaijan and Turkey are to sign a contract on the transport of natural gas and purchase and sale of gas from Shah Deniz 2. Source: News.az [mappress] Source:News.az, March 17, 2011;
Activity on Petroceltic’s Elsa discovery, located in the Central Adriatic B.R268.RG permit, continues to be delayed due to uncertainties in the legal interpretation of Italian Legislative Decree L.D. 128, passed into law in August 2010, which prohibits drilling in the Italian seas within 5 nautical
Packed with ten powerful thrusters and with the capacity to carry a seven-function position feedback manipulator and five-function rate manipulator, the new Saab Seaeye Panther XT Plus has quickly become a top seller with four systems sold for delivery this year. With 50% more power, and swimming 30
Statoil has awarded Songa Offshore a contract for hire of the semi-submersible rig Songa Delta, for use in the fast-track portfolio on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The contract value is approximately USD 400 million. The rig will carry out production drilling for Statoil’s fast-track portf
The Spanish shipyard METALSHIPS & DOCKS has recently delivered the world’s longest offshore construction vessel, M/V North Sea Giant, to the Norwegian owner North Sea Shipping. M/V North Sea Giant has been designed for long term construction works in the open sea, supporting a crew of 120 people . T
