Fossil Energy
KHI to Build Hull Parts for Brazilian Drillship
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced today that it will build hull parts of a drillship for ESTALEIRO ENSEADA DO PARAGUAÇU S.A. (EEP), Bahia State, Brazil, of which Kawasaki holds 30% of the shares. The vessel is the first of six ordered by Sete Brasil (Brazilian investment company in the oil &
TGS Begins 2D Survey in Chukchi Sea
TGS has commenced acquisition of a 2D multi-client survey in the Chukchi Sea off the northwest coast of Alaska. The Chukchi Sea 2D 2013 survey covers approximately 8,000 km and builds on the existing Chukchi Sea (CSR-06) survey acquired in 2006 in Russian waters and the AWI Chukchi Sea (AWI08) surve
Two Boats Depart for Conversion Projects in Singapore
The UK’s premier commercial boat builder Alnmaritec have recently completed the build of two hose and line handling boats at their yard in Blyth, Northumberland, both of which are destined initially for shipyards in Singapore. Reacting to an urgent customer request one of the boats was completed in
Top News of the Week September 2 – 6, 2013
Tullow Drills Duster Offshore Mozambique Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announces that the Buzio-1 exploration well in Area 2 offshore Mozambique has not encountered hydrocarbons and, following the completion of logging operations, has been plugged and abandoned. Eni Discovers Gas at Agulha Prospect (Mozam
Nautilus Acquires Falcon ROV from Saab Seaeye (USA)
Bound for tasks at the southernmost tip of Chile, Chilean diving and ROV operator, Nautilus, has added a Falcon ROV to its Saab Seaeye fleet of ROVs. Francisco Ayarza, who founded Nautilus in 1959, bought his first Seaeye ROV in 1991 – and it is still in operation today, some 22 years later. Then he
Catamaran to Ease the Workload on Helicopters (UK)
Ampelmann, a high-tech offshore company focusing on development, construction and lease of offshore access solutions, has been inquired about the „walk-to-work“ solutions after the Super Puma helicopter crash last month. Energy Voice reports that during the Offshore Energy Conference an official fro
Seatronics, Zetechtics Enter Subsea Systems Agreement
Seatronics Limited, an Acteon company, and Zetechtics Limited have signed a global representative agreement for the Jupiter range of subsea ROV intervention control systems and associated products. The agreement includes the provision of rental equipment that will be held in all Seatronics’ location
InterMoor UK Reports Six Years without LTI
InterMoor UK Operations, part of Acteon’s foundations and moorings business, has operated for more than six years without a lost time incident (LTI). InterMoor UK Operations includes Acteon companies InterMoor Ltd, InterMoor Marine Services Ltd and ChainCo. This is a significant achievement in safet
DNV Launches Guidance to Safer Working Environment Report (Norway)
In the report entitled ‘Enhancing offshore safety and environmental performance’, DNV suggests six critical levers to provide a more holistic safety framework across the oil and gas industry. CEO Remi Eriksen, DNV Maritime and Oil & Gas, says new regulations, such as the EU directive, mirror society
Lundin Norway to Use Island Innovator in PL 501
Lundin Norway AS has received consent to use the Island Innovator mobile drilling rig to drill and perform production testing of wildcat well 16/2 in production licence 501, in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Water depth at the site is approx. 109 metres. Island Innovator is a recently constr
Statoil to Use ‘COSLPioneer’ for North Sea Well
Statoil has received consent to use the COSLPioneer mobile drilling rig for drilling and completion of production well 34/8-C-1 in the Visund field. Visund is an oil field situated in the northern part of the North Sea, about 130 km west of Florø. The field has been developed using a semi-submersibl
TWMA Receives Offshore Processing Contract in Angola
TWMA, the leader in integrated drilling and environmental solutions for the international onshore and offshore oil and gas industry, has become the first company to be awarded an offshore processing contract in Angola. The agreement, worth up to $35m, will see TWMA pioneer the concept of offshore pr
North Sea Discovery Encourages Statoil’s Upcoming Drilling Operations
Statoil is a partner in the OMV-operated Wisting Central oil discovery in the Hoop area. This represents a new oil play in the Norwegian Barents Sea. “Statoil is very pleased with the discovery in the Wisting Central well. This is the first well drilled in the frontier Hoop area. It gives us valuabl
Norway: Total Gets Clearance to Drill North Sea Well
Total E&P Norge as (TEPN) has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 25/5-8 in production licence 102C in the central part of the North Sea using the Leiv Eriksson mobile drilling rig. The planned start-up is 15 September 2013 with a duration of approx. 40 days, depending on whet