Fossil Energy
Oil & Gas UK issues new BOP guideline
Oil & Gas UK has released issue 2 of its guidelines on Blowout Preventer (BOP) operations for offshore wells to improve cross industry understanding of well-related issues on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). In addition to providing operators, drilling and well service companies and other duty-holde
Hydratight, AS Connector working on subsea pipeline IRM solutions
Hydratight, one of the world’s leading pipeline joint integrity companies, and AS Connector, a dedicated deepwater engineering company, have signed a formal agreement to jointly supply subsea pipeline inspection, repair, and maintenance (IRM) solutions. This collaboration comes as a response to bett
Marine Cybernetics becomes part of DNV GL
DNV GL, has acquired Marine Cybernetics, a company for third-party testing of computer control systems. The acquisition expands DNV GL’s scope of services in the offshore and maritime industries. Marine Cybernetics was established in 2002 as a spin-off from the Norwegian University of Science and Te
CNOOC: Oil production begins from Kenli 2-3 offshore fields
CNOOC Limited today announced that its Kenli 3-2 oilfields have started production. The Kenli 3-2 oilfields, located in the southern Bohai Sea, consists of Kenli 3-2, Bozhong 34-6/7, southern part of Bozhong 29-4 and Bozhong 35-2 oilfields. The average water depth is approximately 20 meters. The pri
Douglas Westwood: North Sea – Hope for Declining Production?
Western Europe will continue to rely on imported Russian gas into the 2020s as mature offshore provinces struggle for growth, while large-scale shale gas extraction looks increasingly unlikely in the medium term, Douglas Westwood said in its DW Monday report. Following Moscow’s intervention in Ukrai
SMD to deliver 2nd Atom ROV to Assodivers
Greece based Assodivers have ordered an additional SMD Atom 100hp 3000m rated work class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) complete with Launch and Recovery system (LARs). The work class ROV system will be delivered during the third quarter of this year and will complement their existing Atom ROV syst
Eni names Claudio Descalzi new CEO
Eni’s Board of Directors on Friday appointed Claudio Descalzi as Chief Executive Officer and General Manager. In this role he will be responsible for the management of the company, with the exception of specific responsibilities that are reserved for the Board of Directors and those that are not to
UMW Naga 5 rig arrives in the Philippines
UMW Naga 5 jack-up drilling rig reaches its destination in the Philippines, with spud expected later this week. Nido Petroleum Limited has, on behalf of the Service Contract 63 Joint Venture partners, PNOC-EC and Dragon Oil (Philippines SC 63) Limited, informed that the UMW Naga 5 jack-up rig arri
Saipem BoD approves appointment of CEO
The Board of Directors of Saipem S.p.A. held a meeting on May 6, 2014, and confirmed the appointment of Umberto Vergine as CEO of Saipem S.p.A. Umberto Vergine, born in Milan in 1957 is a Chartered Civil Engineer from Politecnico di Milano and joined Eni in 1984. Having started his career in Agip as
Nordic wins seismic survey contract offshore Indonesia
Nordic Maritime Pte Ltd., in collaboration with ELNUSA, has been awarded a contract to carry out a seismic survey for Husky-CNOOC Madura Limited, offshore Indonesia. Nordic Maritime’s 3D seismic vessel S/V Nordic Bahari will start the acquisition of approximately 420 sq. km before the end of May 201
Inpex, Shell working on subsea cable for Ichthys, Prelude projects
INPEX and Shell have announced plans to invest in a significant new project to construct a subsea optical fibre cable system with the Nextgen Group, delivering critical infrastructure for the nation’s resources industry. The subsea fibre optic cable system will provide the INPEX Ichthys Liquefied Na
Lundin CEO: Encouraging appraisal results at Edvard Grieg
Lundin Petroleum AB has successfully completed the appraisal drilling and testing of the well 16/1-18 on the Edvard Grieg field in the North Sea sector of the Norwegian Continental shelf. The Edvard Grieg field was discovered by well 16/1-8 drilled in 2007. The appraisal well 16/1-18 was drilled 2.4
ConocoPhillips gets nod to use Maersk Innovator at Ekofisk
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS (COPSAS) has received consent to use the Mærsk Innovator jack-up drilling facility for drilling and completion of two wells at Ekofisk 2/4-M in the North Sea. The Ekofisk field was discovered in 1969 and is the oldest of the oil and gas fields in production on the Nor
Lukoil confirms helicopter crash offshore Ghana. Three dead
Lukoil Overseas, operator of international upstream projects of LUKOIL Group, has confirmed that on Thursday, May 8th, 2014 a helicopter crashed in the coast waters of the Republic of Ghana 3.4 nautical miles (5.4 km) from Takoradi. The transportation helicopter operated by the local airline carrier