Fossil Energy
Ocean Rig UDW Takes Delivery of New Drillship
Ocean Rig UDW Inc., a global provider of offshore deepwater drilling services, today announced that it took delivery of its newbuilding drillship, the Ocean Rig Skyros, on Friday, December 20, 2013. The drillship is currently mobilizing to offshore Angola to commence drilling operations with Total.
Deep Down Inc. Receives Orders from U.S. & Australia
Deep Down, Inc., an oilfield services company specializing in complex deepwater and ultra-deepwater oil production distribution system support services announced today it has received two orders for flying leads, umbilical termination heads (UTH) and semi-rigid jumpers. The value of the contracts in
Six Directors Resign from HRT Board (Brazil)
HRT Participações em Petróleo S.A. informs that, at a meeting of the Board of Directors held on December 20th, 2013 there was a resolution on the following motion by the majority of the members in attendance: “To acknowledge that the election of Messrs. Edmundo Falcão and Marcello Pacheco is null an
ADX, Gulfsands Swap Assets in Tunisia
ADX Energy Limited has reached an agreement whereby Gulfsands Petroleum plc withdraws from the Kerkouane permit offshore Tunisia and ADX transfers its entire remaining 30% participating interest in its Chorbane exploration permit onshore Tunisia to Gulfsands. Under the terms of the agreement ADX wil
SOCAR, Fugro to Form JV Company
Fugro has reached agreement with The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) to form a new Joint Venture for the performance of bathymetric, geophysical & geotechnical surveys, the provision of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), diving services
FES International Receives Moho Nord Supply Deal (Congo)
UK-based oil and gas engineering firm, FES International, has been awarded a major contract to supply four high pressure fluid swivels for TOTAL’s subsea Moho Nord project in Congo, West Africa. The contract is valued at £598,000. The Moho Nord project is to develop major discoveries, Marine 2 and 3
Bumi Armada, EnQuest Ink Firm Contract for Kraken FPSO
Malaysia-based international offshore oilfield services provider, Bumi Armada Berhad announced that it has signed a bareboat charter contract with EnQuest on 20 Dec 2013 for a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading Vessel (“FPSO”) to be deployed at the Kraken field located in the UK sector of t
FPSO P-62 Completed (Brazil)
The President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, and Petrobras CEO, Maria das Graças Silva Foster, attended the work completion ceremony for the P-62 platform, last Tuesday (Dec. 17), at the Atlântico Sul Shipyard, in Ipojuca (state of Pernambuco). Before the ceremony, Rousseff, Graça Foster and their entou
Kvaerner, Matrix Complete N. America Transaction
Kvaerner has today completed the sale of its onshore construction business in North America to Matrix Service Company. The transaction with an enterprise value of USD 80.3 million was settled in cash at closing and the financial effects will be recognised in Kvaerner’s fourth quarter 2013 accounts.
UK: Offshore Workers Call for Safer Helicopter Transfers
Over 3,000 offshore workers have called on Oil & Gas UK (O&GUK) bosses to urgently act in order to improve the safety of helicopter transfers to and from North Sea installations. Unite representatives submitted a petition to O&GUK Friday 20th December, backing the demands of the ‘Back Home Safe’ cam
170+ Subsea Companies to Exhibit at Subsea Expo
Preparations for Europe’s leading annual subsea conference and exhibition are well underway with up to 5,000 delegates expected to attend from across the globe, reaffirming the world-leading status of the British subsea supply chain. Subsea Expo will run from 5-7th February at the Aberdeen Exhibitio
Boa Marine Extends ‘Polar Queen’ Charter
Boa Marine has today exercised its second option to extend the charter party for the subsea vessel “Polar Queen” with one year, until April 2015. The vessel has been on charter with Boa Marine Services since October 2012. GC Rieber Shipping is the owner of the vessel. The Polar Queen is a subsea con
Bergen Group Hanøytangen Yard Stay ‘Floatel Superior’
Bergen Group Hanøytangen has been awarded a Letter of Intent (LOI) from Floatel International for a yard stay and rig modification at Hanøytangen for the semi- submersible accommodation vessel Floatel Superior. The LOI comprises various yard services and modification work to be carried out during th
Danish Authorities Give Nod for Siri Production Restart
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has approved a temporary production solution at the Siri platform in the Danish part of the North Sea. According to DONG Energy which is the operator of the Siri Fairway fields, this means that production at the Nini, Nini East and Cecilie fields may resume in the firs