Fossil Energy
Shell moves ahead with Peterhead CCS project
Shell has signed an agreement with the UK Government to progress the Peterhead Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project to the next phase of design. The project, led by Shell, with strategic support from SSE, owners of the Peterhead gas power station in Aberdeenshire, aims to capture 10 million tonn
Rosneft and Mitsui sign MOU
Rosneft President, Chairman of the Management Board Igor Sechin and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. President and CEO Masami Iijima signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The document implies the creation of a joint working group in order to work out specific options of cooperation in the area of building and man
Gallery: Samsung Heavy delivers Maersk Viking drillship
Maersk Drilling has taken delivery of its first ultra deepwater drillship, Maersk Viking, from the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in Geoje-Si, South Korea. Maersk Viking has started its voyage to the US Gulf of Mexico where it will start a three year contract with ExxonMobil. Maersk Viking
Wood Review: UK’s oil industry needs strong, independent regulator
The British economy could receive a potential £200 billion boost over the next 20 years, through the recovery of an additional 3-4 billion barrels of North Sea oil and gas.
NIO pens its biggest ever industry-sponsored project with ONGC
The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), a constituent laboratory of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in India, has been awarded a Rs.17.94 crore project by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC). According to a press release issued today NIO will collect geophysical
Statoil extends charter for Havila duo
Statoil has declared one year (last) option for the AHTS vessel Havila Mars for the period from June 2014 until June 2015. Statoil also continues to charter the PSV Havila Clipper. Now for a firm period of 3 months starting in March with three monthly options from June. Both vessels have been workin
Ulstein secures two PSV orders
Ulstein has received shipbuilding contracts for two new platform supply vessels (PSVs) for Blue Ship Invest. The vessels are of the PX121 design and are scheduled for delivery from Ulstein Verft Q1 2015. Ulstein Verft has currently seven vessels on order. In total, Ulstein has sold 20 designs of the
BSEE, Coast Guard discuss offshore inspection and Arctic operations
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director Brian Salerno welcomed Coast Guard Rear Admiral Joseph Servidio and other Coast Guard senior officers, on February 20, to BSEE’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. for the first quarterly meeting between the two agencies in 2014. Shortly a
Tideland names new UK and Ireland sales manager
Tideland Signal has selected Rick Wrench (39) Sales Manager for its range of aids to marine navigation in the UK and Ireland.
‘Normand Commander’ gets contract extension with Technip
Global Industries Offshore L.L.C, a company owned by Technip, has exercised their option to extend the contract for the construction vessel “Normand Commander” with one year from June 2014. Technip has option to extend the contract with further 1 year option after expiry of the firm contract. The ve
Half a billion worth of contracts for Saipem
Italy’s Saipem has won new Engineering & Construction offshore contracts in Indonesia and in the Republic of Congo
Unnanounced oil spill drill for Freeport-McMoRan
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) completed an unannounced oil spill response exercise involving Freeport McMoRan Oil & Gas. The exercise occurred in BSEE’s Gulf of Mexico Region and included the deployment of response equipment under contract to Freeport-McMoRan. The purpose
CAMAC acquires Allied. Focuses on drilling program
CAMAC Energy Inc. announced that it has closed the acquisition of the remaining economic interests that it did not already own in the production sharing contract covering Oil Mining Leases 120 and 121 (the “OMLs”) offshore Nigeria, which include the currently producing Oyo Field, from Allied Energy
Monadelphous lands Ichthys project contract
Engineering group Monadelphous Group Limited has been awarded a major construction contract for mechanical works at the Ichthys Project Onshore LNG Facilities in Darwin in the Northern Territory. The agreement is with lead contractor, JKC Australia LNG Pty Ltd (JKC), a joint venture between Japan-ba