Aker Solutions has been awarded a letter of intent (LOI) from Statoil for the engineering, procurement and construction of a subsea workover system for the Vigdis North East development on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Aker Solutions estimates that the contract value will be approximately NOK 500
Preliminary production figures for January 2011 indicate an average daily production of about 2 164 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate. This is 50 000 more than in December 2010. Gas production was about 10.4 billion Sm 3 , which is 0.4 billion Sm 3 less than in December. The average daily liqui
Havila Shipping ASA has entered into a Charter contract with Subsea 7 for the vessel Havila Subsea for a fixed period starting in May 2011 ending 1st January 2013, with further options. Havila Subsea is of Havyard 855 design and currently under construction at Havyard Leirvik. The vessel will be del
Vroon announces that yesterday, Thursday 10 February 2011, Vroon took delivery of VOS Venturer. The VOS Venturer is a field-support vessel, built at the Astilleros Zamakona Shipyard, Pasaia. The vessel is the newest addition to Vroon’s growing fleet of modern vessels providing a range of emergency r
ULSTEIN has signed a contract for delivering an offshore IMR/ construction vessel of the ULSTEIN SX148 design to Eidesvik Offshore. Working closely with Eidesvik Offshore and their partner Subsea 7, ULSTEIN won the contract against stiff competition from several other players. “We are very happy tha
Subsea 7 S.A. announced the award of a five year Frame Agreement Contract, plus two 1 year options by Statoil ASA. The contract will cover provision of a dedicated vessel on full time basis, and associated project management and engineering support, for ROV based inspection, maintenance, and repair
MEC Resources provides the following update from its investee company Advent Energy Ltd (Advent) regarding the present status of its operations. PEP11, Offshore Sydney Basin (Advent 85% through wholly owned subsidiary Asset Energy Pty Ltd, pending formal transfer from Joint Venture partner Bounty Oi
At 03.25 on Thursday morning a well incident was detected on the exploration rig Deepsea Atlantic. The incident was reported to the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway. Statoil will closely examine the incident and is dispatching its own personnel, and personnel from drilling operator Odfjell Drilling
Today, the Board of Directors of Saipem S.p.A. reviewed the Saipem Group preliminary consolidated results at December 31, 2010 (not yet submitted to the Company Statutory Auditors and Independent Auditors), which have been prepared in compliance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (
Nearly 40 oil workers have been taken off a North Sea platform. Two helicopters evacuated 38 non-essential staff from the North Everest … By Ryan Crighton(ThePress&Journal) [mappress] Source:Pressandjournal, February 10, 2011;
The 27th January 2011 was a milestone in the development of the unique Remora HiLoad DP as it completed its final sea trials before live field implementation. HiLoad is a revolutionary deepwater offshore loading terminal, made possible by innovative vessel design and the use of a cutting-edge Kongsb
Awilco Drilling Limited has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with SPD Limited for the semi-submersible drilling rig, WilHunter. The MOU is for 1 firm and 6 optional wells in the UK . Awilco Drilling also confirms that it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Nautical Petroleum PLC
Mel Fitzgerald, Director of Subsea 7 S.A. and former Chief Executive Officer of Subsea 7, was last night recognised for his significant and positive impact on the subsea sector. The Outstanding Achievement award was made by Subsea UK at its annual Subsea Business Awards in Aberdeen, UK. Bill Edgar,
SCF Group acquires six Aframax shuttle-tankers from OAO Primorsk Shipping Company (PRISCO Corporation) and expands its participation in servicing the Sakhalin-1 and Sakhalin-2 projects. Of the six crude-oil shuttle-tankers, Captain Kostichev, Viktor Titov, Zaliv Aniva, Sakhalin Island and Governor F
