Fossil Energy
Kongsberg Completes Bridge and Automation Project on Saipem 7000 Vessel
Kongsberg Maritime has completed the installation and commissioning of an integrated bridge and automation solution during a large-scale retrofit of the Saipem 7000, an advanced Semi-submersible crane and pipelaying (J-lay) DP3 vessel. The project to equip Saipem 7000 with the latest advanced offsho
FSRU Toscana Leaves Dubai
Drydocks World, an international maritime service provider, announced today that Floating Storage Re-gasification Unit (FSRU) Toscana sailed away from Drydocks World – Dubai. The unit, formerly the 138,830-cbm LNG carrier Golar Frost, has been under conversion since June 2009 at Drydocks world Dubai
PSA Norway Inspects Leak at Statoil’s Oseberg A
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has decided to initiate an investigation of the hydrocarbon leak that took place on the Oseberg A platform on 17 June 2013. The hydrocarbon leak occurred just after 07.00 hours on Monday, 17 June, in the M03 main deck area on the Statoil-operated process a
WorleyParsons Wins FPSO Design Gig from Samsung in Nigeria
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has awarded WorleyParsons a contract for the detailed design and engineering for the topsides process modules of the floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for a deep-water oil field located offshore Nigeria. This major project will be executed under
Ophir Spuds Starfish-1 Well in Ghana
Ophir Energy plc (Ophir) announces the spud of the Starfish-1 well in the Ophir operated Offshore Accra PSC. The Starfish-1 well is Ophir’s first well in Ghana and will be drilled by the Stena DrillMax drillship. The Starfish-1 well is located in water depths of 1,500m and has a target depth of 3,85
STATS Group Ends TAQA’s Brent Pipeline Isolation Project (UK)
STATS Group has successfully completed an isolation project on TAQA’s Brent pipeline at Sullom Voe terminal in the Shetland Islands. BP required to undertake a valve refurbishment operation on the 36” Brent Pipeline Pig Receiver while the pipeline remained in normal operation. Aberdeen-based special
Subsea 7 Orders DLS for Gorgon Project (Australia)
Handling systems specialist, Caley Ocean Systems has been awarded a contract by Subsea 7 to design, manufacture and supply a deepwater lowering system (DLS). The DLS will initially be deployed by Subsea 7 on the Chevron-operated Gorgon project, located off the northwest coast of Western Australia, t
Petrobras: P-63 FPSO Conversion Completed (Brazil)
Petrobras has announced that the FPSO P-63 left the Quip/Honório Bicalho shipyard in the city of Rio Grande (RS) on Tuesday (18/06) after the modules were integrated and the unit was commissioned. The P-63 is one of the new units coming on stream in 2013 helping to increase oil production for Petrob
EMGS, TGS Invest in EM Survey Programme in Hoop Area, Norway
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) and TGS have signed an agreement to jointly invest in a 3D electromagnetic (EM) multi-client survey programme covering 11 blocks, or approximately 3300 km2, in the Hoop area of the Barents Sea. The 3D EM data, which is currently being acquired by EMGS’s vessel
Dockwise Delivers Lucius Spar to Anadarko
Boskalis announces that Dockwise safely and successfully offloaded the 23,000 ton Lucius spar last week for the Lucius deepwater oil and natural gas project located in the Gulf of Mexico. The Lucius truss spar, measuring 184 meters (605 feet) long and 34 meters (110 feet) in diameter, was loaded ont
VIDEO : Installation of Permanent Monitoring System at Snorre Field Begins
From 20 June to 20 October, a seismic streamer will be installed on the Snorre field in the North Sea. Trawling activity in the area should be avoided during this period. During the period when the streamer is lying exposed on the seabed, before it is covered, it is extremely vulnerable to any type
Technip to Supply Flexible Pipes for Offshore Project in Brazil
Technip was awarded by Petrobras a major contract for the supply of flexible pipes for the Iracema Sul (former Cernambi Sul) field, located in the Santos Basin pre-salt area, Brazil at a water depth of up to 2,500 meters. The contract covers the qualification and supply of up to 250 kilometers of fl
First Steel Cut in S. Korea for Ichthys FPSO
The INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project (the Project) cut first steel yesterday for the hull of its Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) facility in Okpo, Korea. With fabrication of the hull underway, work on all of the Project’s major offshore facilities has commenced. The FPSO is bein
Gazprom: Shtokman Design and Survey Works to be Completed in Early 2014
The Gazprom Board of Directors took note of the information concerning the progress with the Shtokman gas and condensate field development project. It was emphasized that the design and survey operations for the offshore infrastructure and the marine port with LNG storage facilities were to be compl