Faroe Petroleum plc, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and undeveloped field opportunities in the Atlantic margin, the North Sea and Norway,announced that drilling has commenced on the Maria prospect (Faroe 30%), located in the Norwegian Sea. The Mari
Statoil has struck gas in an exploration well north of the Mikkel field in the Norwegian Sea. The discovery is being considered for development as a satellite to the Åsgard field. ”This again shows how prospective this area is,” says Geir Richardsen, head of Statoil’s exploration of infrastructure-l
In the wake of the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, many are questioning the safety of offshore drilling. One company is working hard… [mappress] Source: Anp, May 14, 2010;
Bergen-based specialist subsea service company DOF Subsea Norway AS has been awarded several significant contracts for company multipurpose vessel Geosund, ensuring solid utilisation through the summer. In late April, Geosund successfully completed annual subsea inspection work for Mærsk Olie og Gas
EIVA announced the release of NaviCat software featuring catenary simulations related to anchor handling tug operations through integration with EIVA NaviPac including 3D visualization option. By utilizing predefined cable, MLB and anchor libraries NaviCat makes creation, modification and display of
Jee, a pipeline, riser and subsea engineering firm, has been awarded a 3 year contract extension, with a further optional 2 years, for the integrity management of Perenco’s 1600km of pipelines and umbilicals in the southern North Sea. This contract is part of Jee’s ongoing relationship with Perenco
Dragon Oil plc , an international oil and gas exploration and production company, today announces further details regarding two contracts awarded for the construction of two new platforms in its Cheleken Contract Area, located in the Caspian Sea, off-shore Turkmenistan. The first contract was awarde
Farstad Supply AS, a wholly owned company of Farstad Shipping ASA, has sold the platform supply vessel “Far Viscount”. The vessel, the smallest in the Farstad-fleet, is built in 1982 and has been idle in Brazil since last autumn. Delivery of the vessel to the new owner took place Tuesday 11 May. The
At the start of May the drilling rigs and operating services provider, Northern Offshore, which has offices in Aberdeen, secured a $120… [mappress] Source: TheScotsman, May 12, 2010;
ILX Group plc, the best practice training company, today announced that it has won a major global contract to help KCA DEUTAG, a major international drilling contractor, to deliver project management training across 22 countries. ILX will host a secure e-learning platform to deliver both the APM Int
Det norske oljeselskap ASA has discovered more oil in Draupne. The oil discovery ranks as one of the largest on the Norwegian shelf in recent years and a fast development is likely. A combined development of Draupne and the two neighbouring discoveries Hanz and West Cable holds total estimated recov
Serica Energy announces that on Monday 10th May it commenced drilling the Conan exploration well in Block 113/26b in the East Irish Sea. The well will be drilled by the Ensco 80 jack-up drilling rig to a depth of approximately 5,000 feet and is anticipated to take approximately 24 days to drill. Con
Valiant Petroleum announced that its operated Tybalt exploration well 211/8c-4 (License P1632) has discovered hydrocarbons in the targeted Upper Magnus Sand Formation within the eastern ‘T2’ pinch-out prospect East Tybalt having intersected a gross oil column of 278 feet (85 meters). Initial log whi
Subsea 7’s new diving support vessel (DSV), the ‘Seven Atlantic’, one of the largest and most capable DSVs in the world, has completed her first diving project for Shell in the Southern sector of the UK North Sea. The Seven Atlantic has been working in the Southern sector for Shell as well as comple
