Fossil Energy
NOF Energy moves conference to Sage Gateshead (UK)
NOF Energy, the business development organisation for oil, gas, nuclear, offshore renewables sectors, has announced its 2015 national conference, ‘Energy: A Balanced Future’, will take place at Sage Gateshead to meet growing interest in the event. Taking place on 10 and 11 March 2015, the fifth-annu
New management appointments at Lukoil Overseas
A number of new management appointments have been made at LUKOIL Overseas, the operator of LUKOIL’s international upstream project. Alexander Cornelius has been appointed Vice President for Production Services and Project Support. Sergey Suchok has been appointed Vice President for Production. Marat
Mubadala installs Manora topsides
Tap Oil Limited has provided the following update on the Manora oil development in the Northern Gulf of Thailand (TAP 30% interest). Mubadala Petroleum, the operator of the Manora joint venture, continues to advise that the development is on schedule for start of production in late Q3 2014. On 7 Jul
Durastic delivers floor coverings for BP’s offshore production units
Marine flooring manufacturer Durastic has supplied a range of its specialist products to Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea to help build a North Sea-bound FPSO and platform for BP. Durastic, which has sites in Liverpool, Jarrow and Southampton, UK, has supplied underlay and floor coverings alo
Prosafe’s Regalia fails to meet PSA requirements
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has issued a notification of order to Prosafe AS following an audit of at-risk groups on Regalia. Regalia is a Dynamically Positioned (NMD3) semi-submersible accommodation vessel with beds for 306 persons (282:NCS) capable of operating worldwide in harsh conditi
Falck’s new appointments to help develop growth plans
Falck Safety Services, a leading survival and health and safety training firm has strengthened its management team with two key appointments as it continues to experience significant growth in the UK. Falck Safety Services (Falck), which has 30 training centres across the world, including three UK c
DECC: UK oil and gas reserves between 11.1 and 21 boe
DECC today published its annual updated estimates which show UK oil and gas reserves and resources are in the range of 11.1 to 21.0 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe). DECC says that these figures show there is still a lot of potential remaining in domestic energy reserves. They also further un
Experts say UK O&G industry needs radical change
The independent expert oil and gas commission has determined that radical fiscal and regulatory change is an absolute necessity to ensure that the remaining hydrocarbons on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) are fully exploited in order to deliver the maximum economic contribution to the nation. The Co
RDS lands Johan Sverdrup FEED
RDS, has been awarded a $10m USD contract to carry out front-end engineering design (FEED) work on Statoil’s Johan Sverdrup development in the Norwegian North Sea.
Polarcus Asima begins work in Norwegian waters
Polarcus, a UAE-based seismic survey specialist has mobilised one of its seismic vessels in Norway. After a successful winter campaign in West Africa where Polarcus Asima vessel completed a series of 12 streamer and wide-tow 10 streamer surveys for various clients, the technologically advanced 3D se
4Subsea eyeing international expansion with new investment by Viking
Viking Venture has acquired 40% of the shares in 4Subsea AS, which is headquartered in Asker, Norway. 4Subsea specializes in providing monitoring solutions, software and expert services for flexible risers as well as well intervention and wellhead systems. With revenue of NOK 106 million in 2013, th
Hibiscus increases ownership in West Seahorse field
Hibiscus Petroleum group, had on 4 July 2014, signed a series of binding agreements with its Australian partner, 3D Oil Limited (3D Oil), to increase its effective stake in both the VIC/L31 Production Licence, offshore Australia, which contains the West Seahorse discovered field, and the VIC/P57 Exp
Atlantic Towing orders four PSV 5000 vessels from Damen
Atlantic Towing (USA) has selected newly-designed, ice-strengthened PSV 5000 vessels from Damen Shipyards Group to meet its demanding 10-year offshore support contract with ExxonMobil Canada Properties and Hibernia Management and Development Company Ltd. (HMDC). The vessels will operate in the chall
Sovcomflot to supply multipurpose vessels for Sakhalin offshore platforms
Sakhalin Energy and Sovcomflot Group have signed contracts for the construction and long-term operation of three multifunctional icebreaking standby vessels to serve the Sakhalin-2 offshore energy platforms. Operations under the contract will continue for 20 years. The vessels will be used as year r