Fossil Energy
Kleven delivers ‘Rem Pioneer’
Rem Offshore has taken delivery of large construction vessel from Kleven yard in Norway. The 117 m long vessel is the largest in Rem’s highly modern offshore fleet, and will start working on a chart for Italian based Micoperi Marine Contractors immediately after delivery. The vessel, named Rem Pione
Det norske to use ‘Maersk Giant’ for North Sea well
Det norske oljeselskap ASA has received consent for exploration drilling using the Mærsk Giant jack-up rig to drill well 2/9-5 S Heimdalshø, in production licence 494, offshore Norway. The well is in the southern part of the North Sea, around 34 km west of the Valhall field. Water depth at the site
Baker Hughes: Offshore rigs in May down by 1
Baker Hughes Incorporated announced today that the international rig count for May 2014 was 1,350, up 1 from the 1,349 counted in April 2014, and up 67 from the 1,283 counted in May 2013. The international offshore rig count for May 2014 was 326, down 3 from the 329 counted in April 2014, and down [
Statoil given nod for another well in the Hoop area
Statoil Petroleum AS has received consent for exploration drilling using the Transocean Spitsbergen rig on another well in the Barents Sea. The Norwegian oil giant will use the semi-submersible drilling rig to drill the Atlantis well (7325/1) in production licence 615, following the completion of th
Rosneft earmarks $400 billion for Arctic exploration
On June 5, Igor Sechin, President and Chairman of the Management Board, Rosneft took part in a session of a roundtable on efficient and safe development of the Arctic in St. Petersburg. The roundtable involves researchers and business community representatives and is led by Russian President Vladimi
Rolls-Royce design for Chellsea platform supply vessels
Rolls Royce will design platform supply vessels for Singapore’s offshore ship operator Chellsea
‘Deep Helder’ ready for operations in July
The new-build Subsea Support vessel Deep Helder, recently chartered by Deep Ocean continued its trials this week from the port of Delfzijl in the Netherlands.
Apache hires Jurong-built jack-up rig
Apache Corporation, an international oil and gas exploration and production company, has hired a newbuild jack-up rig for drilling operations in Australia.
Petrobras hires Endeavor
Endeavor Management announced that Brazi’s oil company Petrobras has retained the Houston-based consulting firm to investigate and document successful industry practices for decommissioning subsea infrastructure. Endeavor Management intends to gather information from regulators, contractors, and eng
Soma completes offshore Somalia survey
Soma Oil & Gas Exploration Limited, the Somalia focused oil and gas exploration company, has announced the completion of its offshore seismic acquisition programme which commenced in February 2014. The seismic acquisition programme was carried out by SeaBird Exploration (“SeaBird”) and concluded in
BW Athena FPSO stays in North Sea
BW Offshore has received a contract extension for the FPSO BW Athena with Ithaca Energy in the UK North Sea.
Bristow Group appoints Senior VP and CFO
Bristow Group Inc., a provider of helicopter services to the offshore energy industry, announced today that John Briscoe has been appointed to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective June 9, 2014. Briscoe has an extensive background in senior financial leadership
Pipe buckling caused Deepwater Horizon disaster, U.S. CSB says
Deepwater Horizon disaster caused by drill pipe buckling, U.S. Chemical Safety Board discovers.
Tanjung, Bourbon in OSV discussions
Malaysian Group Tanjung Offshore and Bourbon Far East Pte. Ltd. have entered into exclusive discussions for the sale of 51% ownership of 9 Bourbon Offshore Supply Vessels (OSV) operating in Malaysia. In parallel, Tanjung has invited BOURBON to become a shareholder in their company. Both parties are