Fossil Energy
New premises for N-Sea
Aberdeen-based subsea IMR provider, N-Sea Offshore Ltd is to move into new premises as business continues to grow.
Oceanica orders two Saab Seaeye Falcon ROVs for Petrobras ops
Oceanica, Brazilian subsea engineering company, has ordered two Saab Seaeye Falcon ROVs for its expanding operations with Petrobras.
Standard Drilling back in offshore rigs game
S.D. Standard Drilling is getting back into the drilling rigs game, but this time as an investor.
Cecon sells OCV ‘Micoperi Pride’
Cecon ASA has reached an agreement to sell the Micoperi Pride, formerly Cecon Pride, to the single purpose vehicle (SPV) FTAI Pride Inc, a company controlled by Fortress Investment Group. Fortress is a highly diversified investment manager with more than $60 billion under management. Cecon will hold
Semi-sub ‘Borgland Dolphin’ up for 5-year Class Renewal Survey
Bergen Group Hanøytangen AS has been awarded a Letter of Intent (LOI) from Dolphin Drilling AS for upgrades and 5-year Class Renewal Survey (CRS) on the semi-submersible drilling rig Borgland Dolphin. The scope of the LOI has an estimated revenue value of NOK 350 million ($54.93 million). The major
Nam Cheong orders MacGregor winches
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a winch package contract from Nam Cheong Limited group, Malaysia’s largest offshore support vessel builder.
Millionth barrel of oil from Prirazlomnoye field
Gazprom Neft has reported that the millionth barrel of the new oil, ARCO (Arctic Oil), has been produced at the Prirazlomnoye deposit, in the Pechora Sea.
Petrobras brings 11 offshore wells on stream. Production rises
Brazil’s Petrobras brought eleven new pre-salt wells on stream in August. The company’s consolidated oil and natural gas production in Brazil and abroad reached 2,759 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed).
Dolphin in Indian Ocean seismic survey
Dolphin Group ASA has announced that the company continues to build strong winter back-log and has been awarded new 3D seismic contract.
‘Pacific Gannet’ PSV named in Japan
The platform supply vessel is the first of 10 G Class PSV vessels that SPO has commissioned JMU to build over the next three years.
Centrica discovers gas at Pegasus West (UK)
A gas discovery has been made at the Pegasus West well, offshore UK, Atlantic Petroleum, an exploration company based in Faroe Islands, has informed.
Cal Dive has six months to avoid delisting from NYSE
On September 8, 2014, Cal Dive International, Inc. received notice from the New York Stock Exchange that it does not currently satisfy the minimum share price standard for continued listing of the Company’s common stock.
Camac: Leaks stop Oyo-8 drilling (Nigeria)
Camac Energy, an oil and gas exploration company focused on Africa, has stopped drilling offshore Nigeria following leaks discovered.
Aker Solutions clinches $465M subsea job in Brazil
Aker Solutions’ subsidiary Aker Oilfield Services (AKOFS) has won a contract worth USD 465 million over five years from Petrobras to provide subsea intervention services offshore Brazil from the Aker Wayfarer vessel. The contract will start within the fourth quarter of 2016 and has a five-year optio