Fossil Energy
Greenpeace vessel blocks Statoil’s rig from reaching drill site
The Greenpeace ship Esperanza is blocking the arrival of Statoil’s Transocean Spitsbergen oil rig in the Arctic by occupying the exact location where the company plans to drill the world’s northernmost well.
Douglas-Westwood: $117B to be spent on subsea systems by 2018
Douglas-Westwood (DW) forecasts global subsea hardware Capex will total $117 billion (bn) between 2014 and 2018 in its 4th edition of the World Subsea Hardware Market Forecast. This represents growth of more than 80% compared with the preceding five-year period. In 2013, subsea tree installations we
Liberia wraps up Kerala tanker hijacking investigation
The Liberian Registry has concluded its investigation into the pirate-hijacking of the product tanker Kerala off Luanda, Angola, on 18 January 2014. The Liberian investigation is based on evidence gathered by an INTERPOL-led multinational Incident Response Team as well as findings of its own investi
Australia: New offshore blocks to see more than $372M investment
Australia’s Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane has announced the awarding of nine new permits as part of Round 1 of the Australian Government’s 2013 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release.
Polarcus opens Stavanger office
Polarcus, the UAE-based owner of high-end seismic survey vessels, has opened its first office in Norway to better service and support the Company’s rapidly expanding operations across Norway.
AGR warns of recruitment fraud
AGR, a Norway-based well, HSEQ, reservoir and field management service company, has warned that false job offers are being disseminated using the AGR name.
Harkand adds ROV support vessel to its fleet
Harkand, a subsea inspection, repair and maintenance and light construction company, has extended its ROV support vessel fleet operations in the North Sea by signing a charter agreement for the Surf Ranger. The multi-purpose ROV, survey and air diving vessel, owned by Go Offshore, will be deployed i
SOCAR hosts PETRONAS in cooperation talks
SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev has received the Malaysian delegation led by Tan Sri Shamsul Azhar Abbas, President of PETRONAS, on 27 May. Welcoming the guests, SOCAR President expressed confidence that the visit of PETRONAS delegation to Azerbaijan would play an important role in the development
ASL to build 3 Tugs and 1 Seismic Support Vessel
ASL Marine Holdings Ltd. has orders for the construction of three Infield Support Vessels (of ART 100-42 class Rotor® Tugs design) and one unit of Seismic Support Vessel (“SSV”). The orders are secured from customers in Australia and Norway respectively. The orders are worth approximately S$91 milli
Oxy takes delivery of “Msheireb” jack-up rig
Gulf Drilling International (“GDI”) and Occidental Petroleum of Qatar (“Oxy”) have jointly announced that the jack-up drilling rig “Msheireb”, which was acquired by GDI earlier this year and refurbished, has been accepted by Oxy for drilling operations. “Msheireb” will be the third GDI rig currently
U.S. crude imports from Mexico lowest since 1993
The United States imported 850,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) of crude oil from Mexico in 2013, the lowest volume since 1993. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, in the past decade, U.S. crude oil imports from Mexico fell 47%, primarily as a result of declining production of crude
Global Offshore Services eyeing new vessel
India’s Global Offshore Services is looking to expand its offshore support vessels fleet.
CTTC marks 10-year anniversary (Azerbaijan)
The Caspian Technical Training Centre (CTTC) in Sangachal has celebrated the 10th anniversary of its successful operation. The centre was opened in May 2004 by BP and its partners in Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli, Shah Deniz, Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan and South Caucasus Pipeline projects.
Clearwater sells Keppel B class jack-up to ADC
Clearwater Capital Partners, through an entity wholly owned by private investment funds managed by Clearwater, has completed the sale of a Keppel FELS B Class jack-up rig with hull number B351 to Arabian Drilling Company (“ADC”). Mohamed Yusof Al-Rafie, Chairman of Arabian Drilling Company said, “We