Fossil Energy
Triton FPSO Catches Fire (UK)
A small fire occurred yesterday on board a Dana Petroleum-operated FPSO, moored in the UK North Sea. In an e-mail sent to Offshore Energy Today, Dana Petroleum confirmed that there was a minor incident on its Triton Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) in the UK North Sea Mon
Shipwreck Salvage Techniques Could Help GOM Decommissioning, Expert Says
A Dutch salvage expert believes that techniques developed by the global salvage industry could be usefully deployed for offshore decommissioning in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). Jelle Lanting, commercial manager of Manmoet Salvage BV, told DecomWorld that since every shipwreck presents a unique mix of r
ExxonMobil: Construction of Longford Gas Conditioning Plant Starts
Esso Australia, a part of the ExxonMobil Australia group of companies, today announced the start of construction on the new Longford Gas Conditioning Plant at a ground breaking event with The Hon Peter Ryan MLA, Deputy Premier and Scott Rossetti, Mayor of Wellington Shire Council. The plant will p
Graham Hayward to Lead Bilfinger’s Offshore Oil and Gas Division
Bilfinger has appointed Graham Hayward as Managing Director to lead its offshore oil and gas business, Bilfinger Salamis UK, headquartered in Aberdeen. Hayward will lead Bilfinger Salamis UK as the Bilfinger group develops its newly formed Oil and Gas division alongside sister upstream business Bilf
Blackford Dolphin Arrives in Belfast
Blackford Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig has arrived in Belfast, Northern Ireland from Brazil, after a three-month journey. The rig will undergo maintenance and repair works at the Harland & Wolff yard. The project will include upgrade work and repairs and renewals for its Class Renewal Surve
Det norske to Drill in PL 659 with ‘Transocean Barents’
Det norske oljeselskap ASA (Det norske) has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 7222/11-2 in production licence 659 in the Barents Sea using the Transocean Barents mobile drilling rig. Drilling is planned to begin in December 2013, with a duration of 50 days, depending on wh
Rolls-Royce Package for Sinopacific Platform Supply Vessels
Rolls-Royce announced today that it has won an order to provide design and integrated equipment packages for two UT 771 WP platform supply vessels to be built by Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group Co. Ltd (SINOPACIFIC), one of the leading shipbuilders in China. The contract incorporates MTU-engines as p
Plexus Raises Cash to Support Further Growth
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® friction-grip method of wellhead engineering, announces that it has conducted a placing to raise, in aggregate, approximately £6.83 million before expenses by way of a placing of 2,78
Bumi Armada, Lukoil Sign $280M Caspian Sea Charter Deals
Malaysia’s Bumi Armada Berhad has signed a contract with Russian “Lukoil-Nizhnevolzhskneft” for the provision of six vessels to be deployed at the Vladimir Filanovsky field located at the Caspian Sea. Under the agreement the company will provide Lukoil with two new built ice-class support vessels an
Seadrill Sells West Leo and West Sirius Rigs
Seadrill Limited announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Seadrill Partners pursuant to which the Company will sell to (i) Seadrill Operating LP, the Company’s 70% owned subsidiary (“Seadrill Operating”), all of the ownership interests in the entities that own and operate the semi-
Petrofac, Taleveras Ink MOU with NPDC (Nigeria)
Petrofac, the international oil and gas services provider, together with African independent oil and gas company Taleveras Energy Resources Limited , announce that they have signed a five year Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) for cooperation with the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company Ltd (“N
Caterpillar Powers New Østensjø Rederi OCV
Caterpillar Marine announces MaK™ engines have been selected to power an Østensjø Rederi newbuild set for delivery in spring 2016, to be constructed by Kleven Shipyard in Norway. The newbuild, a large offshore construction vessel, is being specifically designed and built for the Greater North Sea
Wood Group Provides FEED for Stampede TLP
Wood Group Mustang has been awarded the contract to provide front-end engineering design (FEED) services for Hess Corporation’s Stampede tension leg platform (TLP) to be located in 3,500 feet of water in the Gulf of Mexico, Green Canyon block. The TLP, with dry topsides weight of 11,500 tons, is bei
Wilhelmsen to Supply Maritime Protection IGGs for CNOOC’s FPSOs
Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions has secured multiple orders to supply its Maritime Protection Inert Gas Generator (IGG) systems for installation on vessels under construction for operations offshore China. The Maritime Protection systems will be installed on three FPSOs for oil major China National O