Fossil Energy
NOV Elmar: Increased workload calls for bigger premises
NOV Elmar, company which designs and manufactures wireline intervention equipment, has expanded its presence in Norway with a move into larger premises to meet increasing work levels.
Ulstein: Number of PX121 PSV designs sold reaches 30
Ulstein Group has reported that due to company’s latest ship design contract for Wuchang Shipbuilding and Otto Offshore, the total number of PX121 PSV designs have reached 30. The first vessels of this design started operations in 2012. The vessels are medium-sized platform supply vessels (PSVs), an
Ampelmann commissions Cargo Transfer System
Offshore specialist company Ampelmann has reported that the latest innovation of the Ampelmann fleet, the Cargo Transfer System (CTS), has been successfully tested.
Ulstein to deliver designs for four Otto Offshore’s PSVs
Ulstein Design & Solutions has entered into an extensive contract with Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd, China, on the delivery of ship design & equipment to four PX121 type platform supply vessels. Ship owner is the Singapore based Otto Offshore Ltd., who will receive all vessels in 2016. The
CNOOC starts producing from Wenchang 13-6 oil field
CNOOC Limited has announced that its Wenchang 13-6 oilfield has started production. Wenchang 13-6 oil field, located in the west of Pearl River Mouth Basin with an average water depth of approximately 120 meters, is part of the Wenchang oilfields and shares the existing adjacent facilities for the d
Hallin Marine replaces mooring lines on COOEC’s FPSO
Hallin Marine, a Superior Energy Services company, has announced the highly successful outcome of a unique project for COOEC Subsea Technology, a wholly-own subsidiary of COOEC (China Offshore Oil Engineering Company). This assignment involved the replacement of nine mooring lines beneath the floati
Shrimper, OSV collide in U.S. Gulf of Mexico
The U.S. Coast Guard yesterday reported it was responding to a vessel collision 18 miles south of Pascagoula Sunday evening. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a hailing mayday at 10:40 p.m. from a 74-foot shrimping vessel 18 miles south of Pascagoula, Mississippi. The vessel report
Peterhead port welcomes Norway’s NorSea
NorSea Group (UK) Limited is making a major, long-term commitment to the UK with the announcement that it will take over operatorship of Smith Quay and Embankment at Peterhead on a 10-year agreement as of September 1. NorSea Group also has a 15-year lease at South Quay in Montrose and a long term ag
Wartsila introduces LLH System at ONS 2014
A key feature of the Wärtsilä LLH is its ability to reduce transient engine loads that cause increased fuel consumption and added emissions.
LOOP resumes offshore offloading operations
LOOP’s Offshore Marine Terminal in Louisiana that suspended its crude oil offloading operations on August 13 resumed normal operations Friday, August 22. “LOOP resumed normal offloading operations effective 0012 hours on August 22, 2014. LOOP is expediting the pumping schedule to meet customer needs
AGR lands trio of software contracts
AGR, a global oil and gas service company, has announced that they have been awarded software contracts with Det norske oljeselskap, VNG (Norge) and OMV (Norge) with a total contract value of over $1 million. AGR will be delivering its software products P1™, CT™ and iQˣ™ to support operators’ activi
Otto Marine eyeing subsea business expansion
Singapore’s Otto Marine, an offshore marine group which owns and operates a large fleet of offshore support vessel has said it is looking at options to expedite the expansion of its subsea operations business.
SeaBird: ‘Geo Pacific’ to shoot seismic in Gulf of Guinea
SeaBird Exploration Plc has announced that it has been awarded a contract for a 3D seismic survey in Gulf of Guinea, West Africa for the vessel Geo Pacific. The survey will cover a minimum of 1,450 sqkm and will have an estimated value of approximately USD 11 million. The project is expected to star
Expro to open Tananger base in 2015 (Norway)
International oilfield services company, Expro, plans to open a major new base in Tananger, Norway in summer 2015.