Fossil Energy
EMGS in Barents Sea survey
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has received a signed contract from a repeat customer worth NOK 10 million (USD 1.7 million) for 3D EM data acquisition in the Barents Sea. The survey is done in June, using the vessel BOA Thalassa. The seabed logging vessel, owned by Boa Offshore, is of the MT
CIMC delivers another jack-up rig
China’s shipyard CIMC raffles has delivered a jack-up rig to Sinopec Sheng Li Petroleum Engineering Co., Ltd. on 6th June 2014.
ES Offshore receives order for jack-up rig blocks
Singapore’s ES Group has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, ES Offshore Engineering Pte. Ltd. was awarded repeat orders for jack-up drilling rig blocks worth approximately S$17 million from a major shipyard in Singapore. ES Group, which builds, converts and repairs tugs, barges, rigs, offsh
Songa Offshore updates on rig fleet performance for May 2014
Songa Offshore, an international offshore drilling company, has announced its rig fleet update for May 2014. Songa Dee achieved an operational efficiency of 100% and an earnings efficiency of 99% during the month working for Statoil in Norway. Songa Delta achieved an operational efficiency of 100% a
Total, Ocean Rig confirm drillship contract
French oil company Total has signed long term drillship contract for exploration in Angola. Ocean Rig UDW Inc. a provider of offshore deepwater drilling services has signed definitive documentation, following the previously announced contract award, for the 6 year contract for drilling operations of
AMEC chooses Intergraph
Intergraph®, the leading global provider of engineering software for the design, construction and operation of plants, ships, and offshore facilities, announces that international engineering and project management company AMEC has chosen to upgrade its investment in PDS® to Intergraph Smart™ 3D tec
RWE Dea: Three decades of oil production in Gulf of Suez
RWE Dea has achieved 30 years oil production in the Gulf of Suez. The company has produced over 640 million barrels of crude during these three decades. Ongoing investments in modern technology and infrastructure have maintained high production levels. Currently, RWE Dea is optimizing its gas lift i
NOAA expects relatively inactive Atlantic hurricane season
Sunday, June 1, marked the beginning of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts a relatively inactive June-November hurricane season this year, following the quietest hurricane season in the past two decades in 2013. NOAA projects a 70%
Airbus delivers three helicopters destined for oil sector in Angola
The worldwide fleet of EC225s that perform heli-lift duties for oil and gas operators increased by three today with Airbus Helicopters’ triple delivery of workhorse rotorcraft acquired by Milestone Aviation Group and leased to SonAir – an African operator – which will utilize them in Angola. The han
Polarcus completes Breagh survey in UK North Sea
Polarcus has successfully completed acquisition of the Breagh multi-client project in the UK Southern North Sea five days ahead of schedule. The 840 sq. km RightBand(TM) project was acquired by Polarcus Naila towing an 8 x 75 x 6,000m spread and utilizing Polarcus’ infill management solution ensur
Troll A gets new compressors
On 4 June, two new compressors were lifted aboard the Troll A platform in the North Sea. Once the compressors are up and running next year, they will boost recovery from Troll by more than 83 billion standard cubic meters of gas. As gas is produced on the giant Troll field, pressure in the reservoir
Statoil restarts Snorre B production
Statoil has fully resumed oil production from its Snorre B platform in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. According to Reuters, the news of the oil output resumption was first shared by the Stavanger-based newspaper, Aftenblad. Production from a subsea template at the Snorre B platform was shut do
Capita, WoodGroup PSN pen occupational health deal
Capita Health and Wellbeing has announced that it has signed a £6m, three-year contract with Wood Group PSN. Building on Capita’s existing relationship with Wood Group PSN, the new contract will provide all of the company’s occupational health service needs. Wood Group PSN is one of the world’s larg
GDF SUEZ orders ERRV vessel for Cygnus
GDF SUEZ E&P UK has awarded a five year, multi-million pound contract to Sentinel Marine to provide a new 61 metre multi role Emergency Response & Rescue Vessel (ERRV) to support drilling operations in the Cygnus field. The 1,890 tonne ship, named Cygnus Sentinel, will be built in the Fujian Southea