Fossil Energy
Stril Luna: First vessel with Rolls-Royce’s Unified Bridge
Stril Luna is the first vessel to enter operation with Rolls-Royce’s Unified Bridge and has now arrived in Norway to begin a long- term contract with Statoil.
Rosneft, PetroVietnam in Pechora Sea JV
Rosneft and PetroVietnam Oil and Gas Group have reached an agreement to create joint ventures for work at two blocks of the Pechora Sea shelf. Rosneft share in the JV will amount to 66.67%, and PetroVietnam will get 33.33%. The agreements were reached within the Agreement on general cooperation for
PSA: All NCS drilling contractors audited
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has carried out an audit in the form of competence mapping in the drilling domain, directed at all drilling contractors.
Larsen & Toubro secures $318M worth oil and gas contracts
L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering Limited (LTHE), a subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro, has secured new orders in the offshore and onshore segments worth 1,920 crore ($318.8 million) from India’s oil and gas majors. An offshore contract valued at `1,340 crore from the Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), won
‘Norshore Atlantic’ begins Malikai work (Malaysia)
Norshore Atlantic, Norshore’s first versatile drilling vessel, has now entered upon on the contract with Sabah Shell Petroleum Company Ltd on the Malikai field in Malaysia.
San Leon acquires new interests off Morocco
San Leon Energy, the AIM listed company focused on oil and gas exploration in Europe and North Africa, has provided an update on its Morocco acreage. San Leon has acquired the following working interests from Petromaroc Corporation PLC, previously called Longreach Oil and Gas Limited: – San Leon has
Mermaid to manage cruise-ship-turned-accommodation-vessel
Mermaid Marine Australia Limited (MMA), Australia’s marine services provider to the offshore oil and gas industry, has been awarded a contract for the operation and management of the accommodation vessel “Silja Europa”. The contract will generate revenue of approximately A$105 million over the 12-mo
More woes for Sevan Louisiana rig
Sevan Louisiana offshore drilling rig continues to experience equipment problems. The rig’s owner, Sevan Drilling has informed that the Sevan Louisiana continues to encounter operational difficulties due to the BOP and supporting systems. “The original issue with the BOP has been rectified, however
KrisEnergy starts seismic survey off Indonesia
KrisEnergy Ltd., an independent upstream oil and gas company, has announced that the S.V. Nordic Bahari vessel has started acquisition of 1,200 km 2D seismic data in the Sakti production sharing contract (“PSC”) offshore East Java, Indonesia. The acquisition program was awarded to PT. Alamjaya Makmu
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Baker Hughes: U.S. offshore rig count down by one
Baker Hughes Incorporated has posted Weekly Rig Count reports to its Investor Relations website, according to which the U.S. offshore rig count is down by 1.
Atkins to provide structural integrity management services to Talisman Sinopec
Atkins has been awarded a five-year contract for the provision of structural integrity management services under a new framework agreement with oil and gas operator, Talisman Sinopec Energy UK Limited (TSEUK). In line with TSEUK’s operational strategy to drive greater efficiency, the five-year contr
Huntington field resumes production
Huntington offshore oilfield in the UK North Sea has resumed production. Noreco has announced that the replacement of equipment on board the Voyageur Spirit FPSO, was completed yesterday. The field, operated by E.ON is now back in production and is currently producing at a rate between 5 000-6 000 b
Searcher Seismic wraps up Pinatubo seismic survey (Philippines)
Searcher Seismic has reported that the acquisition of the Pinatubo multi-client 2D seismic survey is now complete. The 3,510 km survey covering a 10 by 20 km grid in the West Luzon Basin includes coverage over the PECR5 bid round blocks 8,9,10 & 11. The Pinatubo 2D survey offers for the first time a