In January 2011 Deep Sea Supply`s AHTS fleet (all 12 AHTS Vessels) had an average gross income of approx. USD 15,000 per ship per day compared to USD 15,800 in December. The PSV fleet (all 8 PSVs) had an average gross income of approx. USD 16,900 per ship per day compared to USD 11,100 […]
Aker Solutions has on 1 February 2011 completed the sale of the principal operations within its Process and Construction business area to Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (Jacobs). As disclosed on 22 December 2010, the transaction does not include the US EPC centre in Houston, and the Union Constructio
The board of BP announced today that it has appointed Mr. Phuthuma Nhleko as a non-executive director of BP p.l.c. with immediate effect. Mr. Nhleko is currently Group President and Chief Executive Officer of the MTN Group, the mobile telephony multinational company based in South Africa, positions
RWE Dea Norge has been awarded three promising licences in the recent APA 2010 licensing round by the Norwegian Ministery of Petroleum and Energy, of which one is in the North Sea and two are in the Norwegian Sea. This strengthens the company’s long-term commitment on the Norwegian Shelf. Licence PL
AGR Field Operations has been awarded a contract by Hyundai Heavy Industries for the provision of Maintenance Engineering and Inspection Planning services for the Goliat FPSO. These services will be provided as part of the EPCI delivery from HHI to ENI Norge. Starting in Jan 2011, the scope of work
Wintershall Norge ASA, operator of production licence 378, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 35/12-3 S. The well was drilled about 115 kilometres north-northwest of Bergen and about 15 kilometres north of the Troll field. The purpose of the well was to prove petroleum in Upper and Middle Ju
* BP’s fourth-quarter replacement cost profit was $4,614 million, compared with $3,447 million a year ago. For the full year, replacement cost loss was $4,914 million compared with a profit of $13,955 million a year ago. * The group income statement for the fourth quarter and full year reflects a pr
AMEC,the international engineering and project management company, has been appointedby BG Group to provide engineering, procurement, construction, commissioningand project management for all of the BG Group facilities in the central NorthSea, including Armada, North Everest and Lomond platforms. Th
Dockwise announces that it has signed a contract for USD 25 mln, with an affiliate of Chevron U.S.A. Inc. regarding the transportation of the Jack & St. Malo hull from Korea to the Gulf of Mexico. It is the intention of the parties that this contract – already included in the Q3 backlog as a [&helli
Statoil held a follow-up meeting with the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) in which they reviewed the status after the C06 incident at Gullfaks. “We addressed two topics in the meeting, specifically those relating to well integrity and pressure build-up in the Shetland formation,” says head o
Bergen Group Offshore has, through its subsidiary Bergen Group Rosenberg AS, been awarded an offshore modification project by Statoil Petroleum AS. The contract value for the project is estimated to NOK 20-25 million(USD $4million). The EPCI-contract (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Insta
Engineering data and design IT systems provider AVEVA continues to trade in line with its expectations and the board remains confident of… [mappress] Source:IBTIMES, January 28, 2011;
GL Noble Denton has issued new guidelines for float-over installations and for moorings. These guidelines have been developed on the basis of GL Noble Denton’s experience as the industry’s leading consultancy and assurance service for floatover operations and mooring installations. They are now avai
The President and CEO of Wärtsilä Corporation, Mr Ole Johansson, has decided to retire after turning 60 years of age in June, using the right stipulated in his executive contract. The exact timing of his retirement will be announced later. Also, Mr Johansson will not be available to continue in his
