Fossil Energy
ArcelorMittal to supply steel plates for Pemex flotel
ArcelorMittal’s heavy plate mill in Gijón (Asturias, Spain) will supply more than 5,000 tonnes of steel plates to help build a floating hotel for 700 people. The huge residential complex is being built by the Spanish shipyard Navantia for the Mexican oil company Pemex, which will use the floatin
ConocoPhillips starts Eldfisk II drilling
An important milestone has been passed for the Eldfisk II project, ConocoPhillips has informed. In October the jack-up rig Mærsk Innovator started drilling activities on Eldfisk 2/7 S, in the North Sea, offshore Norway. There are a total of 40 well slots on the new integrated platform Eldfisk 2/7 S.
Five helicopter operators join to make HeliOffshore
Five major helicopter operators have officially announced a new industry association – HeliOffshore – for organisations with an interest in working together on safety in offshore helicopter transport. The new association was introduced at a launch event at its offices in London. Founded by five majo
Chariot abandons ‘risky’ Namibian licence
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited has opted not to apply for a new exploration licence in the Northern Blocks 1811A&B, offshore Namibia, with the current licence due to lapse on the 26 October 2014. In a statement issued today, the company said that its team has analysed significant amounts of proprietary s
Noble Energy hires ‘Mokul Nordic’ IMR vessel
Nordic Maritime, an offshore service operator, today announced a five year time charter for its DP2 IMR Subsea vessel, Mokul Nordic, which has been awarded by Noble Energy, the international energy provider. “At Nordic Maritime, we are delighted to have won this long term charter contract directly
Deep Sea Supply in double charter win
Deep Sea Supply, a Cyprus headquartered owner of offshore support vessels, has secured charter extensions for two PSVs with Brazil’s Petrobras. The contracts for the two vessels, PSV Sea Halibut and PSV Sea Bass, have been extended for 1 year with an option to extend for another 1 + 1 + 1 year. The
Ocean Installer expands to Australia
Norway’s Ocean Installer has opened an office in Perth, Australia to meet client demand for subsea construction services. “This is the beginning of our presence in another promising region in line with Ocean Installer’s growth strategy. The Asia Pacific- and Oceania region represent significant grow
Mexico’s Under Secretary of Hydrocarbons to open Offshore Energy 2014
Dr. María de Lourdes Melgar Palacios, Under Secretary of Hydrocarbons of Mexico, will deliver a key note speech as part of the official opening of Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2014 on 28 October 2014 at Amsterdam RAI. Annemieke den Otter, OEEC Event Manager: “We are honored to we
Pemex at this year’s event
Vanessa Aguirre of PEMEX Procurement International Inc. has confirmed her participation as a speaker in the conference on Mexican petroleum industry reforms at Amsterdam RAI on 28 October 2014. The conference is part of the annual Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference. Aguirre will present her out
SBM Offshore launches two CALM companies
SBM Offshore has announced the launch of two companies, Imodco Terminals S.A. and Imodco Services S.A. To meet the challenges of the dynamic market for CALM Terminals and after sales services, two independent entities fully dedicated to this business have been created, SBM said. Building upon SBM’s
Cleaning Arctic oil spills in the dark?
Eni Norge, a Norwegian subsidiary of the Italian oil giant Eni, is working on what they say is the world’s first center providing training for oil spill response in conditions of darkness. To make it work, Eni Norge has entered into an oil spill contingency training agreement with the Nordkapp Mar
Pemex evacuates thousands of workers due to bad weather
Mexican oil giant Pemex yesterday began evacuation of thousands of offshore workers from platforms located in the Campeche Bay, due to bad weather. As a precaution, the oil company yesterday began evacuation of 15.000 thousand workers mainly working on maintenance and support services due to the tro
Total pays homage to ‘The Big Moustache’. Names new CEO and Chairman
Total’s Board of Directors met today and paid homage to Chairman and CEO Christophe de Margerie or ‘The Big Moustache’ as he was affectionately nicknamed. Christophe de Margerie died tragically in an airplane accident in Moscow on the night of October 20-21, 2014. After joining the Group in 1974, Ch
Russia: Energy Minister hopes Exxon exit won’t affect offshore ops
Exxon Mobil has stopped its joint Kara Sea drilling operations with Rosneft due to the sanctions imposed by the West. According to Reuters, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak today said he hoped that the withdrawal of Exxon Mobil would not affect wider offshore exploration efforts in Russia’s A