Fossil Energy
Spectrum to reprocess offshore Peru seismic data
Spectrum has secured a contract with Perupetro S.A., the state company and regulatory hydrocarbon agency in Peru, for the reprocessing of their existing 2D offshore seismic data to assist with the upcoming offshore bid round. Perupetro will be formally launching an International Offshore Bid Round i
PSV trio named in Romania
Romania’s Grup Servicii Petroliere (GSP) last week hosted a naming ceremony for its three platform supply vessels. The ceremony for GSP Altair, GSP Centaurus and GSP Pegasus vessels was held in the port of Constanta. GSP Altair, GSP Pegasus and GSP Centaurus will enter service in the Black Sea, wher
Chevron extends ‘Maersk Deliverer’ rig contract
The ‘Maersk Deliverer’ rig attracted media attention last year after snakes appeared onboard.
Semco Maritime scores three rig jobs (UK)
Danish offshore project and engineering company Semco Maritime has received first orders for Semco Maritime Rig Projects at Invergordon, UK. To remind, Semco Maritime has in January this year entered into a strategic partnership with Scottish Cromarty Firth Port Authority to establish a centre for r
PSA carries out audit of Hammerfest LNG (Norway)
From 24 to 26 June 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway carried out an audit at Statoil’s LNG plant at Melkøya, Hammerfest focusing on the disciplines of technical and operational safety. The purpose of an audit of technical and operational safety is to investigate whether selected barr
Boost for oil spill readiness in Norway’s North
Two new depots for oil clean-up equipment are being opened at Hasvik and Måsøy in northern Norway, to support emergency preparedness for the Eni-run Goliat field in the Barents Sea.
Sakhalin is priority region, says Rosneft vice-president
Rosneft delegation took part in Sakhalin Oil & Gas conference that takes place from 22nd – 25th September 2014, in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia. Rosneft vice-president Vlada Rusakova delivered a speech at the conference where she highlighted that Sakhalin is one of the priority regions of Rosneft’s pro
‘Polarcus Adira’ sets sail for GoM
Polarcus Limited has informed that the M/V Polarcus Adira is in transit from Las Palmas to the US Gulf of Mexico to start a six month charter for TGS.
New operations director at Cortez Subsea
Subsea services and technology products company Cortez Subsea has appointed a new operations director, as the company looks to expand its scope internationally. Tony McKay has joined the company at a time of rapid growth, the company explains, as demand for their services is expected to increase fol
ACE platform for Bentley field enters pre-FEED phase
The Bentley Oil Field project enters the next stage of engineering
BSEE works to improve helicopter-related safety on offshore platforms
The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has published an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register Reading Room soliciting public comments on improving the safety of helideck and aviation fuel operations on fixed offshore facilities. This notice is the mos
Site survey starts at Skerryvore. Drilling scheduled for 2015
Parkmead has announced that a site survey has begun at the Parkmead-operated Skerryvore oil prospect, in the UK North Sea. Skerryvore was awarded to Parkmead under the UKCS 27th Licensing Round and is located in the Central North Sea. It consists of two stacked prospects at Palaeocene and Chalk leve
Tangiers rids of Moroccan block
Tangiers Petroleum Limited has advised that it has finalised its financial obligations in relation to the drilling of the TAO-1 well, located in the Tarfaya Offshore Block, Morocco, being a total of US$18.56m. This has been funded by the company’s cash position and leaves Tangiers with a cash balanc
EMGS sells Barents Sea data
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has signed a data licensing agreement with a customer worth USD 3.5 million for the provision of 3D EM data from EMGS’s multi-client data library in the Barents Sea, off Norway. “It satisfying to note that our multi-client library continue to provide value for