Fossil Energy
‘Noble Bully I’ Receives ‘Global Floating Rig of the Year’ Award from Shell
The “Noble Bully I” was awarded by Shell with this year’s Global Floating Rig of the Year award, recognizing her as the best performing floating rig for Shell worldwide in 2013, Huisman has announced. The “Noble Bully I” is the first drillship featuring the Huisman Dual Multi Purpose Tower. Huisman
Aibel Builds Subsea Compressors Testing Facility for Statoil
Aibel has built a new Kårstø testing facility for Statoil which is designed to test subsea compressors. This week the pilot compressor was hoisted into place in the test pool. “Yes, it was lifted into place on Tuesday morning. It weighs 265 tons, and represents an important milestone for the project
Atlantic Petroleum Acquires Interest in Barents Sea Block
Atlantic Petroleum has reached an agreement with Det norske oljeselskap ASA to acquire a 10% interest in the Norwegian Licence PL659 in return for carrying a share of the cost of the upcoming exploration well. The agreement is subject to approval by the Norwegian authorities. Det norske is the opera
Pacific Radiance Orders Two Ulstein-Design PSVs
Pacific Radiance Ltd. , a Singapore-based provider of integrated offshore marine services in Asia and beyond, will be pressing forward with its growth strategy, moving ahead with plans to expand and upgrade its offshore fleet by adding two high-specification platform supply vessels (PSVs) to its new
Dragon Oil Updates on Cheleken Drilling Rigs
Dragon Oil plc, an international oil and gas exploration, development and production company, today publishes an update on the status of the drilling rigs in the Cheleken Contract Area in Turkmenistan. The Neptune jack-up drilling rig has arrived to the Cheleken Contract Area and is being prepared f
Sonardyne Installs Intruder Detection System on Offshore Rig
Maritime security company Sonardyne International Ltd. has completed the installation of a Sentinel Intruder Detection System (IDS) onboard a drilling rig operating in an undisclosed offshore oil field in the Middle East. The system has been deployed to protect the platform against the threat of att
Chariot Begins Seismic Shoot Offshore Namibia
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited has started a 2D seismic survey in Southern Block 2714B offshore Namibia, which was re-awarded to the Company in June 2013 (Chariot 85%, Operator, with NAMCOR and Quiver Oil holding a 10% and 5% carried interest respectively). The Company has contracted Dolphin Geophysical
Wood Group Mustang to Design Topsides for White Rose Field Platform
Wood Group Mustang Canada has been awarded the detailed engineering and design of an integrated topsides facility as part of the White Rose Extension Project (WREP), offshore Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada. Subject to partner, company and regulatory approvals, the facility for WREP will consist of
Kongsberg K-SIM DP Simulator Receives Class A Certification from DNV
The latest version of K-Sim DP, a Dynamic Positioning (DP) Manoeuvring simulator from Kongsberg Maritime, has received the prestigious Class A Certification from Det Norske Veritas (DNV). This makes it compliant with the highest DNV standard for DP simulators according to Standard of Certification o
Chevron Hires ‘Blackford Dolphin’ for North Sea Drilling
Dolphin Drilling Ltd has entered into a contract for a minimum period of 572 days with Chevron North Sea Ltd for work in the UK sector of the North Sea with the semi -submersible Blackford Dolphin. The contract is expected to start early second quarter 2015 in direct continuation from previously ann
Transocean Receives Two Drilling Contracts Worth $292 M
Transocean Ltd. last night issued a monthly Fleet Update Summary which includes new contracts, significant changes to existing contracts, and changes in estimated planned out-of-service time of 15 or more days since November 18, 2013. The total value of new contracts since the November 18, 2013 Flee
Petrobras Announces ‘Moita Bonita’ Discovery Offshore Brazil
Petrobras announces that the first extension well drilled in the Moita Bonita area, on concession BM-SEAL-10, has confirmed the extension of the gas and light oil discovery, as released to the market on August 24, 2012. The 3-BRSA-1194-SES (3-SES-178) well, known as Moita Bonita -1, is located in ul
Technip Provides Life of Field Services to North Sea Operators
Technip was awarded four contracts by Shell UK, Fairfield Energy, Ithaca Energy and TAQA during 2013. As the longevity of fields represents a key challenge for the energy industry, Technip aims to deliver a suite of subsea maintenance services including inspection, repair, maintenance, decommissioni
‘Aquila Explorer’ to Carry Out Seismic Survey in the Far East
SeaBird Exploration Plc has announced that the Aquila Explorer seismic vessel has been awarded a 2D contract in the Far East region. The contract has an estimated duration of about 60 days and an estimated value of approximately USD 8 million. Startup is expected early January 2014. SeaBird is a glo