Fossil Energy
MWCC opens two new shore bases for well containment equipment (USA)
Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) today announced the completion of two new shore base locations to house its well containment equipment available for use in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. In addition, this year marks the three-year anniversary of MWCC’s Interim Containment System (ICS) becoming avai
Cobham to introduce new maritime safety system at OTC
Cobham Life Support will be introducing its new maritime safety system, Survivor+ at OTC 2014, May 5-8 in Houston, Texas. The Survivor+ Personal Overboard Survival System, a new class of ‘wearable’ PFD, uniquely incorporates both a SOLAS approved inflatable life jacket and a personal life raft into
Jobcentre Plus appoints energy employment adviser (UK)
Ex-serviceman and former prison officer Matt Knights is being seconded by EEEGR to Jobcentre Plus to help recruit much-needed workers for the East of England energy industry. Initially, he will focus his attention on the Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft areas, trying to match the ability of people looki
High risk, but high-impact potential in Myanmar, Statoil says
Together with partner ConocoPhillips, Statoil has been awarded a deep-water exploration block in the Myanmar waters of Bay of Bengal. Block AD-10 cover more than 9,000 km2, and is located 200 km from the coast in water depths of approximately 2,000 meters. The license has been awarded to Statoil and
Repsol, Indra develop system for early oil leak detection
Spanish oil company Repsol and Indra have jointly developed the world’s first water-based hydrocarbon leak early detection system, to maximise safety for the energy industry’s offshore operations. Repsol says that the system, called HEADS (Hydrocarbon Early Automatic Detection System), is a great st
Myanmar awards new offshore blocks
Myanmar has awarded 20 blocks to international oil companies as part of its Myanmar Offshore Blocks Bidding Round 2013. The Asian country’s energy ministry awarded ten shallow water blocks and ten deepwater blocks to the following oil majors: Statoil, Eni, Shell, Total, ConocoPhillips, BG Group, and
Azonto gets more time for Accra Block exploration
Azonto Petroleum (Ghana) Limited announces that it has been granted a six month extension to the current exploration period on the Accra Block in Ghana which now extends to the 23rd of September 2014. The extension of the exploration period will enable Azonto Ghana and its Joint Venture partner Afex
Proserv wins its largest subsea control systems order
Proserv has been awarded its largest contract yet for subsea controls by a leading oilfield service company, reinforcing the company’s global footprint and market-leading position in the subsea technology sector. The contract, which is worth around $40million (approx £24m), will see Proserv provide
Oceanteam, Diavaz establish new offshore shipping player
Oceanteam Shipping ASA announced today that it has founded together with Grupo Diavaz a new shipping company named ‘DOT Shipping’. DOT Shipping will focus on providing high-end vessel solutions for the Mexican market. Details of the transaction remain confidential and further details on DOT Shipping
Murphy hires Fugro for rig positioning in Malaysia
Fugro has been awarded a contract for three years, plus a one year extension option, by Murphy Sabah Oil Co., Ltd. for the provision of rig and subsea positioning services. The award will further strengthen a decade-long working relationship in support of Murphy’s deepwater drilling and development
North Energy obtains interest in Norwegian Sea
North Energy has entered into a sale and purchase contract with Tullow Oil Norge AS, under which North Energy acquires a 10 per cent interest in production licences 591 and 591 B on the Norwegian continental shelf. These holdings are located on the Halten Terrace in the Norwegian Sea, in the immedia
Chevron awards Wheatstone dimensional control contract to Intertek
Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety services to industries worldwide, has been awarded the dimensional control contract by Bechtel for the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project in Western Australia. Under the contract, which commenced in August 2013, Intertek expects to create 10 new Au
Maersk extends Energy Enhancer rig contract
Northern Offshore, Ltd. today reported that its subsidiary, Northern Offshore U.K. Limited, has received a declaration from Maersk Olie og Gas AS (“Maersk”) exercising the second of three one-year options for the jackup Energy Enhancer. The start date of the new option period is approximately mid-Ju
BSEE takes part in Arctic oil pollution prevention task force (Iceland)
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Alaska Region Director Mark Fesmire traveled to Reykjavik, Iceland for a meeting of the Arctic Council’s Task Force for Oil Pollution Prevention on March 18 and 19, 2014. Fesmire, who is the Task Force Co-Chair, is working with other representatives fro