Fossil Energy
GE Oil & Gas unveils new BOP system at OTC 2014
GE Oil & Gas today unveiled its next-generation blowout preventer (BOP) program that will make 20,000 pounds per square inch (20 ksi) subsea formations the next frontier in offshore oil and gas exploration. BOPs are critical pieces of subsea drilling equipment—in effect, 60-foot tall valves weighing
CAA: Emergency Breathing Equipment on offshore helicopters compulsory from 2015
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced changes to two of its requirements aimed at improving offshore helicopter safety. It follows discussions with the oil and gas industry, helicopter operators and representatives of the offshore workforce and pilots. In February the CAA announced a s
OTC 2014: SBM Offshore reveals Stones field FPSO model
Dutch company SBM Offshore, one of the largest providers of floating production units in the world, has revealed a model of the FPSO to be deployed in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The model of what will be called the FPSO Turritella is being shown at the Offshore Technology Conference currently underway
Vietnam to China: Rig deployment in Vietnamese waters illegal
Vietnam has asked China to withdraw its offshore drilling rig from Vietnamese territorial waters calling the deployment of the rig in the South China Sea area illegal. Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister, FM Pham Binh Minh on Tuesday made a phone call to Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi after China d
New Singapore firm to focus on FPSO sector
Deep Sea Mooring (DSM), a leading supplier of mooring solutions and services for the offshore industry, is backing the launch of a new, specialist business dedicated to subsea installation solutions. Deep Sea Installation (DSI), which will initially focus on the FPSO segment, is opening in Singapore
GE Oil & Gas wins two “Spotlight on New Technology” awards at OTC 2014
Each year, the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), taking place May 5-8 in Houston, recognizes innovative technologies that have industry-changing potential in the energy sector. The “Spotlight on New Technology Awards” showcase the latest and most advanced hardware and software solutions that are
EMGS to carry out offshore survey for new client in Norway
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has received a Letter of Intent from a new customer in Norway worth a minimum of USD 2.3 million for 3D EM data acquisition in the Barents Sea. The survey is expected to start in May, using the vessel BOA Thalassa. EMGS, the marine EM specialist, uses its propr
PSA Norway: Licencees must support and challenge the operator
Licensees on the NCS must support and challenge the operator, be a competent collaborator and help ensure prudent petroleum activity in Norway, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has said. But not all of them do that, so the PSA has begun checking up. “The regulations set clear requirements for t
First oil from Brynhild field approaching
Lundin Petroleum, the operator of the Bynhild field, located near the Norway-United Kingdom border, some 210 km from the Norwegian mainland, expects to produce first oil from the field next month. In its quarterly report Lunding said that the subsea template and manifolds, as well as the production
Hejre field: Largest O&G project in Danish North Sea (VIDEO)
The development of the Hejre field will be the largest oil and gas project in the Danish sector of the North Sea for many years, and will significantly boost Denmark’s status as being self-sufficient in oil and gas. The field is located in the central part of the North Sea near the Danish/Norwegian
900 Aibel workers to improve Snøhvit stability
In the course of the next month Aibel will perform 100,000 hours of work in connection with a shutdown that will improve the stability of the Snøhvit facility at Melkøya near Hammerfest. “The keyword is improvement. The goal of Statoil with all the projects in this shutdown is a more robust and stab
CAMAC signs Petroleum Agreement with Ghana for ESWT
CAMAC Energy Inc. has signed a Petroleum Agreement with the Government of Ghana covering the Expanded Shallow Water Tano block located in the Tano Basin offshore Ghana, about 15-35 km off the coast of Ghana. The ESWT block size is 1,508 square kilometers (370,000 acres) in water depths ranging from
Enteq Upstream names China and SEA sales manager
Enteq Upstream PLC, a provider of systems and components for Measurement While Drilling and directional drilling, has appointed CS Fan as China and South East Asia sales manager, announced Martin Perry, Enteq’s chief executive officer. Based in Dongying, China, near the Shengli Oilfield, Fan’s respo
PSA audits Statoil’s Polarled
On 27 and 28 March 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway carried out an audit of project management and manufacture of valves for the Polarled pipeline. Objective The objective of the audit was to monitor that the project has been planned and carried out in compliance with applicable regulatio