Fossil Energy
MTCS, KBA announce ROV High Voltage course in Aberdeen
In commercial ROVs the voltage can be in the area of 48volts and can go up to 1000, so correct use when carrying out repairs and maintenance is imperative.
AMEC catches Sea Lion FEED
Rockhopper Exploration has confirmed that Premier Oil, operator of the Sea Lion field in the North Falkland Basin in which Rockhopper holds a 40 per cent interest, has now formally awarded the Tension Leg Platform (TLP) Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract to AMEC. As Premier confirmed i
COSCO to build two more PSVs for Vroon
China’s COSCO Guang Dong Shipyard Co. Ltd is going to build a further two platform supply vessels of the ULSTEIN PX121 design for
Premier Oil brings Dua field on stream
Oil production has started from the Dua oil project, offshore Vietnam.
Hyundai Heavy gets LoI for $1.94B ADMA-OPCO contract
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI) has announced today that it received a Letter of Award for a USD 1.94 billion order for the second package of the Nasr Full Field Development Project to build the fixed platforms and to lay subsea cables from Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) on
Noble wins work for jack-up trio. Welcomes new rig to its fleet
Noble Corporation has secured more work for three of its jack-up drilling rigs.
Charter hire increased for ‘Polarcus Naila’
Polarcus Limited has entered into an addendum to the sale and lease-back financing arrangements dated 30 June 2008 for Polarcus Naila seismic vessel. The parties to the arrangement have agreed to increase the charter hire under the terms of the bareboat charter by USD 8,600 per day effective from 15
VNG makes oil discovery at Bue prospect
Rocksource ASA has announced another oil discovery with the success of the Bue exploration well, in the Norwegian Sea. This marks the third successful well on the PL 586 licence following the VNG-operated Pil discovery and appraisal wells earlier this year. Rocksource currently estimates that Pil an
African Petroleum signs Sierra Leone 3D survey deal
African Petroleum Corporation Limited has signed a contract to acquire more than 1,000 sq km of 3D seismic data on Block SL-4A-10, offshore Sierra Leone in addition to the existing 3D coverage. The seismic acquisition over Block SL-4A-10 is expected to commence in Q3 2014. The Company was awarded SL
ConocoPhillips hikes quarterly dividend
ConocoPhillips today announced that its board of directors has raised the company’s quarterly dividend to 73 cents per share, an increase of 5.8 percent.
Vroon: Watch ‘VOS Sugar’ and ‘VOS Star’ video
Vroon Offshore Services has made a video promoting their newbuild subsea-support vessels VOS Sugar and VOS Star. Both vessels are being built at Fujian Southeast Shipyard, China and are due for delivery in 2015. VOS Sugar and VOS Star have a 68.04 m length overal, 14.95 metres beam moulded and can a
Damen secures two PSV orders in Brazil
Wilson Sons (Brazil) and Damen Shipyards Group (NL) have recently signed a contract for two Damen PSV 5000 platform supply vessels. This contract further strengthens the high level of cooperation between Damen and Wilson Sons, where Wilson Sons builds vessels locally using a Damen design, engineerin
Technics wins Vietnam job
Technics Oil and Gas Limited, a supplier of compression systems and process modules for the global offshore oil and gas sector, has been awarded contracts worth a total of S$6.2 million in Vietnam The contracts involve supply of Gas Booster Compressor for Production Facilities and Gas Compressor Ski
SLR Management buys CCA Environmental
SLR announces acquisition of CCA Environmental, advancing the Group to market leader within the African permitting sector