Fossil Energy
SCF Shelf, Sakhalin Energy sign icebreaking supply vessel deal
At an official ceremony in Moscow, Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd. (Sakhalin Energy) and Sovcomflot Shelf (SCF Shelf) on behalf of Sovcomflot Group sign the contract for construction and long-term operation of the multifunctional icebreaking supply vessel for Sakhalin-2 offshore platforms. O
Drydocks to highlight employment potential at Careers UAE
Drydocks World & Maritime World, the leading global provider of innovative services to the marine and maritime sectors under oil & gas and energy industries, today announced its participation in Careers UAE, to highlight the tremendous employment potential, the major career opportunities and its est
BP to discuss North Sea EOR programme at SPE Aberdeen
Euan Duncan, Discipline Lead Reservoir Engineer at BP, will address SPE Aberdeen’s members and the wider public on 23 April, at a presentation covering how EOR works and the opportunities this technology presents when conditions are right. Duncan will discuss the BP North Sea EOR programme and lesso
EV wins Enterprise in International Trade Award
UK-based downhole video technology specialist EV has been awarded a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade, which recognises companies that have demonstrated growth in overseas business. EV, the market leader in downhole video applications for the oil and gas industry, won for its accom
‘Deepsea Atlantic’ continues drilling at Statoil’s Gullfaks field
Odfjell Drilling’s sixth-generation semi-submersible, Deepsea Atlantic, resumed drilling operations for Statoil on the Gullfaks field late evening on 20 April 2014 after an efficient and successful yard stay. The special periodic survey and the planned modifications were executed in 25 days, five da
Sakhalin Energy celebrates 20th anniversary
Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd., the operator of the Sakhalin-2 project, has celebrated its 20th anniversary on Friday, April 18. Sakhalin Energy has been established in 1994 to operate one of the largest oil and gas industry projects – Sakhalin-2. The sheer complexity of the challenges in e
D2E Consulting opens Offshore Outsourcing Training Academy
D2E Consulting, an Offshore Outsourcing Consulting Company founded by Arup Gupta has launched Offshore Outsourcing Training Academy that focuses on providing training on processes and framework to ensure that Offshore Outsourcing to India is not just a tactical methodology for reducing operational c
Swire Pacific Offshore launches Pacific Dragon AHTS
Shipowner and operator, Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (Pte) Ltd (SPO) celebrated the launch of its new D-Class vessel, Pacific Dragon on Good Friday. The launch and naming ceremony of Pacific Dragon was held at close to midnight on 17 April at ST Marine shipyard, Singapore. The event was graced
Most popular articles of the week, April 14 – 18, 2014
Large wave damages Ensco 8506 rig in Gulf of Mexico The Coast Guard is overseeing response efforts for an offshore drilling rig that began taking on water into a ballast tank after a large wave hit them in heavy seas more than 100 miles south of Galveston. Police raids Petrobras HQ (Brazil) Federa
Baker Hughes weekly rig count: U.S. offshore rigs down by 1
Baker Hughes Incorporated has posted its Weekly Rig Count report on Thursday, April 17, 2014. BHI Rig Count: U.S. Unchanged at 1831 rigs U.S. Rig Count is unchanged from last week at 1831, with oil rigs down 7 to 1510, gas rigs up 6 to 316, and miscellaneous rigs up 1 to 5. U.S. Rig […]
Arup to design wellhead platform CGS for Husky’s WREP
Arup, a multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm, has been selected by Husky Energy to carry out the detailed engineering design for the White Rose Extension Project concrete gravity structure. Subject to partner, corporate and regulatory approvals, WREP is being developed through the const
Aveva to supply Total E&P Nigeria with engineering solutions
Aveva has announced that Total E&P Nigeria Ltd has adopted Aveva’s Engineering & Design solutions as part of an Integrated Engineering & Design approach. TEPNG is the operator of a joint venture with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. The Company has invested in licences for AVEVA PDMS™, A
First crude oil cargo unloaded from Prirazlomnaya platform (Russia)
Russian president Vladimir Putin today witnessed first oil from the Prirazlomnoye field, in the Pechora Sea, being loaded onto a tanker. Putin observed via video linkup the start of operations to unload the first supplies of oil extracted from the Arctic continental shelf in the Pechora Sea from t
CrudeShares launches platform for O&G shares interchange
CrudeShares has announced that the company has launched a private platform for the Oil & Gas Industry which allows buyers and sellers of privately held shares to interchange. “This is an exciting new opportunity for the worldwide Oil & Gas Industry,” said Chuck Kowalski, V.P. of Investments at Crude