Fossil Energy
Bulla-Deniz Cleaning Ops Go On, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan’s national oil company Socar has informed that works on rectifying the consequences of the accident that took place at platform #90 the Bulla-Deniz field were continued on September 11. The required facilities brought from abroad have been installed on “Shirvan” vessel. The cooling of the
Oil & Gas UK Announces BoD Appointments
Oil & Gas UK, the representative organisation for the oil and gas industry, announces new appointments to its board. The appointments are: • Eric D’Argentre, UK General Manager, Perenco UK • Luke Farajallah, Managing Director, Bond Offshore Helicopters • Martin Rune Pederson, Managing Director, VP,
NOAA Launches Deepwater Horizon Analyses Website
NOAA announced the release yesterday of a comprehensive, quality-controlled dataset that gives ready access to millions of chemical analyses and other data on the massive Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. The dataset, collected to support oil removal activities and assess the presence of dispersants, wra
EMGS Gets LOI for Data Acquisition in West Africa
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has received a Letter of Intent to award a contract for a minimum USD 8 million for 3D EM data acquisition in West Africa. It is expected that the 3D EM survey program will be performed using the vessel EM Leader. The vessel is already mobilizing to the region. “Ba
Cardona Field Development Contract Awarded to Subsea 7 (USA)
Subsea 7 S.A. announced a contract award by Stone Energy valued in excess of US$70 million for the development of the Cardona field in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The contract scope includes engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning of flowlines, risers, pipeline structures, and a gas li
Lamprell Receives Jack-Up Refurbishment Contract (U.A.E.)
Lamprell, a leading provider of diversified engineering and contracting services to the onshore and offshore oil & gas and renewable energy industries, announces that it has been awarded a major rig refurbishment contract by the Millennium Offshore Services group (MOS). The contract relates to the c
CAMAC: Oyo-7 Drilling Begins (Nigeria)
CAMAC Energy Inc. has been informed by Allied Energy PLC (“Allied”) that drilling operations at the Oyo-7 well commenced on September 9, 2013. The Company is using Transocean’s Sedneth 701 drilling rig for this project. The drilling of the pilot hole to assess shallow hazards around the Oyo-7 locati
Deep Down Raises Cash for Company Growth (USA)
Deep Down, Inc., an oilfield services company specializing in complex deepwater and ultra-deepwater oil production distribution system support services today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements with a number of new and existing institutional investors in connection with a privat
Edda Ferd PSV Named at Spanish Shipyard
The Edda Ferd (hull C-444) Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) built for the Norwegian shipowner Østensjø Rederi was named at Astilleros Gondán S.A. shipyard facilities on September 7th, 2013. This vessel is the eighth built by the shipyard for the Norwegian company and its delivery is scheduled for Novemb
FMC Technologies to Supply Subsea Systems to Shell (Brazil)
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has received an order from Shell to supply subsea systems for the Parque das Conchas Phase 3 development offshore Brazil. FMC Technologies’ scope of supply includes seven subsea trees, two manifolds and associated subsea control systems. The company wil
Chirag Oil Project Topsides Sails Away (Azerbaijan)
AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, and its partners in the AMEC-Tekfen-Azfen (ATA) consortium, today celebrated the successful completion and sail-away of the latest Chirag Oil Project topsides for Azerbaijan International Oil Company (AIOC). The Chirag Oil Project –
COSCO Secures Contracts for Offshore Vessels
The Board of Directors of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited announced that COSCO Shipyard Group Ltd has secured contracts totaling USD366 million. COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard Co. Ltd. has received two contract. One is from a Netherlands based company to build two platform supply vessels (PSVs). T
Sigma Offshore Receives Indian Ocean Engineering Contract
Sigma Offshore, the international FPSO turret mooring and marine engineering services company, has secured a contract for a key project which forms part of a multi-billion pound development in the Indian Ocean. Aberdeen-based Sigma Offshore is to provide Bumi Armada with engineering support for a £4
Area Forum Quadrant 35 Members Visit Gjøa Platform, Norway
Members of the Area Forum Quadrant 35 payed a visit to the Gjøa platform on 10 September. The purpose of the forum is to look at the possibilities for a rational way to exploit all discoveries in the area, as requested by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. The Gjøa visit marks the end of the forum