Fossil Energy
Petrofac attracts young talent to O&G industry
The next generation of the oil and gas industry are ready to reach new career heights after an action-packed first week with Petrofac’s Offshore Projects & Operations (OPO) business in Aberdeen. Twenty two new graduates and four design and draughting trainees have joined OPO’s graduate and apprentic
McDermott’s CSV 108 christened in Spain
McDermott International, Inc. has announced the christening of its Construction Support Vessel 108 (“CSV 108”) at Metalships & Docks shipyard in Vigo, Spain. The shipyard hosted a naming ceremony attended by Tony Duncan, Executive Vice President, Subsea for McDermott and Manuel Rodríguez, Chairman o
Oilfield Workforce to work for Total in Brunei
Oilfield Workforce Group Limited, global oil and gas manpower solutions provider, has announced that its subsidiary, Oilfield Workforce International Pte Ltd, has secured a Letter of Award from TOTAL E&P Borneo B.V, an affiliate of TOTAL, for the provision of personnel for various engineering activi
Caterpillar: 100 gensets delivered to Brazilian offshore
Caterpillar Oil & Gas has announced the successful delivery of the 100th offshore generator set featuring Brazilian local content from the company’s Piracicaba, Brazil manufacturing facility. The 100th unit, a Cat 3512 Diesel Electric Propulsion (DEP) Generator Set was packaged, tested and certified
Statoil in Aasta Hansteen, Polarled farm-downs
Statoil has today announced it will farm down stakes in Aasta Hansteen, Asterix and Polarled projects and exit two assets on the NCS for a consideration of USD 1.3 billion, including contingent payment.
ExxonMobil brings Malaysia’s largest EOR project online
ExxonMobil brings Malaysia’s largest EOR project online
Boa Offshore chooses ABB
Boa Offshore has chosen ABB Turbocharging’s proactive Maintenance Management Agreement for servicing of turbochargers aboard four of its vessels, ensuring on-time servicing at agreed prices with a minimum of administration. ABB Turbocharging has announced a further success for its MMA Maintenance Ma
Xervo to equip Noble Drilling’s new jack-up with lifeboats
The Danish lifeboat producer Xervo has announced an order for lifeboats from one of the world’s largest offshore companies.
P&O Maritime buys Spanish OSV operator
P&O Maritime announced today the acquisition of a majority stake in Remolcadores de Puerto y Altura S.A. (Repasa), a Spanish operator of offshore support vessels for the energy industry, to form a new joint venture company under the P&O Maritime brand. Headquartered in the Port of Tarragona, family-
Solstad charters its three PSVs for pipe transport
Solstad Offshore ASA reported that the company has signed with a major subsea contractor for hire of 3 Platform Supply Vessels for pipe transportation. The firm contract duration represents a total of 730 vessel days plus mobilisation, demobilisation and options. The contract will be executed by Nor
BP against Scottish independence
As the Scottish referendum approaches, everyone seems to have an opinion whether the Scots should remain part of the Kingdom or not. In a statement issued yesterday, Bob Dudley, the US-born CEO of BP, UK’s largest oil company, said that he, and the company, were in favor of the unaltered map of the
Gassco to use Valemon rich gas pipeline
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given Gassco AS consent to use the Valemon rich gas pipeline between the Valemon and Heimdal fields in the North Sea. The consent applies to the use of the rich gas pipeline between the Valemon field and the riser facility at the Heimdal field. The Val
Statoil eyeing oil off Nicaragua’s Pacific coast
On 3 September Statoil signed a Petronic-Statoil a letter of intent with the intention to find ways to cooperate in oil and gas activities offshore Nicaragua’s Pacific coast. The consortium (Statoil and Petronic) has also sent a request to the Nicaraguan Ministry of Energy of Mines (MEM) to request
APA 2014: 47 bidders for Norwegian Shelf acreage
Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has informed that at the end of the application deadline for awards in predefined areas (APA) 2014 on the Norwegian shelf, the authorities have received applications from 47 companies.