Fossil Energy
Aquaterra Energy to build Drill Centre Templates for Premier’s Catcher
Aquaterra Energy has been awarded a contract to design and build six Drill Centre Templates (DCT) for Premier Oil’s Catcher Development in the UK North Sea. The complete DCT contract is worth up to £10 million. The contract was awarded following pre-qualification and tender management by the Aquater
8.500t Hejre jacket loaded on a barge
Heerema Fabrication Group at Vlissingen, The Netherlands, has today successfully placed an offshore jacket, bound for the Hejre field in Denmark, onto a Heerema barge. The 60 x 35 x 85 m jacket, weighing 8.500t, is being built by Heerema for Technip as a part of the platform which will be installed
Noble’s spinoff Paragon Offshore names Senior VP and CFO
Noble Corporation plc today announced that Steven A. Manz has been appointed to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Paragon Offshore Ltd., the standard specification offshore drilling company to be created upon separation from Noble. He will report to Randall Stilley
Energy Searcher drillship waiting approval to drill in Nigeria
CAMAC Energy Inc. has informed that the Northern Offshore Energy Searcher drillship is currently located offshore Cameroon, where it is awaiting final clearance by the Nigerian Department of Petroleum Resources (“DPR”) to enter Nigeria and commence drilling operations at the Oyo Field. CAMAC said th
UK Energy Minister visits Nigg yard to see Cygnus project progress
UK Energy Minister Michael Fallon today visits Nigg fabrication yard, a key construction site for the Cygnus project, the largest Southern gas field in the North Sea to be approved and developed in the past 25 years. A partnership between GDF Suez, Centrica and Bayerngas, the Cygnus project is worth
North Java Sea Group gets slice of Petronas’ cake
Malaysian oil company Petronas today appointed a Sarawak-based company, North Java Sea Group Sdn Bhd (NJS) under its Vendor Development Programme (VDP). The North Java Sea Group Sdn Bhd, which is a small-medium enterprise (SME) company specialising in oil and gas industry, will manufacture and provi
CNOOC: Oil production increases by 15 pct in 1Q
China National Offshore Oil Corporation Limited (CNOOC), a major national oil company in China, today announced its key operational statistics for the first quarter of 2014. In the first quarter, the Company achieved a total net production of 108.1 million barrels of oil equivalent (“BOE”), represen
Gulfmark Offshore CEO excited about what 2014 has in store
GulfMark Offshore, Inc. today announced its results of operations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2014. For the first quarter ended March 31, 2014, revenue was $119.6 million, and net income was $16.6 million, or $0.63 per diluted share. Quintin Kneen, President and CEO, said, “I am excit
Severn Glocon wins Enterprise, International Trade award
Valve engineering specialist Severn Glocon Group has been awarded a Queen’s Award for Enterprise, International Trade for the second time in four years. The award recognises the British manufacturer’s three year trajectory of continuous growth in overseas sales. Between 2010 and 2012 international t
Prysmian secures Zakum field subsea cable contract
Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has been awarded a new contract worth approximately € 30 million (USD 41,4 million) by UAE-based construction company Emirates Holding on behalf of major offshore oil and gas producer ADMA-OPCO (Abu Dhabi Marine Operating
Farstad inks charters worth $87.6M
Farstad Shipping, a Norway-based supplier of offshore support vessels, has secured several charter deals worth approximately $87.6 million (NOK 525 million). Total E&P South Africa has awarded the Platform Supply Vessel Far Spica (2013, PSV 08 CD, 4.000 DWT) a 4 month contract. The vessel is expecte
Lamprell delivers Golden Eagle PUQ. Enters Guinness World Records book
Lamprell has today announced completion and delivery of a PUQ (Production Utilities Quarters) deck for the Golden Eagle Area Development (GEAD) in the North Sea to its client, Nexen Petroleum U.K. Limited and its GEAD co-venturers, on schedule and on budget. Guinnes World Records has confirmed tha
Jiangsu Yangzijiang lays keel of its first jack-up rig
Amedeo has announced that the keel of its first rig order, the 350ft Le Tourneau Super Enhanced 116e (“Le Tourneau Super Enhanced 116e”), has been laid on schedule. This is a significant step in the construction of the Le Tourneau Super Enhanced 116e which involved constructing the 500 tonne hull an
Aker Solutions, Baker Hughes enter Subsea Production Alliance
Aker Solutions ASA and Baker Hughes Incorporated have agreed to form an alliance to develop technology for production solutions that will boost output, increase recovery rates and reduce costs for subsea fields. The non-incorporated alliance will combine Aker Solutions’ strengths in subsea productio