Fossil Energy
DNV GL launches new JIPs to address offshore pipeline challenges
With the oil and gas industry’s push into new energy frontiers, the offshore pipeline industry is faced with greater technical challenges relating to pipelines and the expectation that it will optimise solutions to be cost effective. DNV GL is launching three new Joint Industry Projects (JIPs) to he
Dolphin to acquire seismic data offshore Senegal
Dolphin Geophysical has formally been awarded the acquisition and processing of a 7,000 sq.km. SHarp Broadband 3D survey offshore Senegal by Kosmos Energy. The Dolphin high-capacity 3D vessel, Polar Duchess has commenced operations and it will take approximately four months to complete. Dolphin’s Op
Palfinger cranes for Statoil’s Mariner platform
Palfinger Marine has sold a package of three travelling cranes and two foldable knuckle boom cranes to Aker Solutions for the use at the Mariner platform. The Mariner platform will be established at the Statoil-operated Mariner field, which is located on the East Shetland Platform of the UK North Se
Shell to use subsea well on Draugen field (Norway)
Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has reported that A/S Norske Shell has received consent to use the G1 subsea well on the Draugen field. A/S Norske Shell (Shell) is the operator of the Draugen field, located in block 6407/12 in the Norwegian Sea. Production at Draugen began in 1992 and the fi
Veolia to scrap Yme platform
Veolia group has won a contract to decommission a 14,000-tonne oil platform in the Norwegian North Sea. The Talisman-operated Yme platform has been sitting unmanned in the North Sea, offshore Norway, since mid-July, 2012, when Talisman decided to evacuate the personnel due to cracks found in the pla
Cape worker dies at BP’s Unity platform
A worker has died after an incident on a BP-operated platform in the UK North Sea.
Aker Solutions, Baker Hughes get nod for Subsea Production Alliance
Aker Solutions and Baker Hughes have received the necessary regulatory approvals for the Subsea Production Alliance announced in April 2014. Earlier this year, Aker Solutions and Baker Hughes agreed to form an alliance to develop technology for production solutions designed to boost output, increase
Kongsberg to provide simulators for Ocean Rig
Ocean Rig UDW Inc., an international offshore drilling contractor, has chosen Kongsberg Maritime to supply an extensive offshore and navigation simulator package for a brand new training centre.
Statoil acquires stake in Tayrona block, offshore Colombia
Statoil has signed farm-in agreements with Repsol acquiring a 10% equity share in the Tayrona licence and a 20% equity share in the Guajira Offshore 1 licence.
SAL Heavy Lift brings in senior project engineer to Singapore
SAL Heavy Lift Singapore Pte Ltd has brought in Alexander Poetz, a senior project engineer and naval architect from its Hamburg headquarters, to its Asia/Australasia base in Singapore. “Alex’s appointment to SAL Heavy Lift Singapore is an evolutionary step,” said Justin Archard, managing director of
Petrobras wins award for deepwater and E&P
Petrobras CEO Maria das Graças Silva Foster was announced winner of the Global Pacific & Partners Award in the Offshore/Deepwater Player category at the 20th Latin Oil Week, an event held yesteday, September 3, at the Copacabana Palace Hotel in Rio de Janeiro.
Petrobras submits DoC for Santos basin fields
Brazil’s Petrobras has submitted the declaration of commerciality (DoC) for the oil and gas accumulations of Sul de Guará, Nordeste de Tupi e Florim to Brazil’s National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP).
‘Skandi Singapore’ hired by Saipem for W. Africa work
DOF Subsea UK Limited, a provider of integrated subsea services, has begun work on a multi-million dollar contract with Saipem S.A.
Reef Subsea completes gigs in Norway and The Netherlands
Reef Subsea has informed it has completed work on the L5 Sierra Pipeline and Bøyla development projects, in The Netherlands and Norway, respectively.