Fossil Energy
Trapoil Announces Directorate Change (UK)
Trapoil, the independent oil and gas exploration, appraisal and production company focused on the UK Continental Shelf (“UKCS”) region of the North Sea, announces the resignation of David Kemp, the Group’s Finance Director. Kemp will remain with the Group until 12 April 2013, during which time he wi
Vroon Offshore Shows Their Vessels at Work (VIDEO)
VOS (Vroon Offshore Services), a leading maritime offshore-services supplier which primarily focuses on the North Sea, Mediterranean and South-East Asia, has released a video of their subsea support vessels at work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6ij8a2UmXnA VOS operates ove
SCM, Maersk Oil Sign Survey Contract (Denmark)
Strategic Corrosion Management (SCM) has secured a prestigious contract with Maersk Oil to deliver a programme of survey and inspection on more than 50assets in the Danish North Sea. The two-year plus programme will specifically review Transits and Penetrations to assess current and future levels of
Gazprom, Total Discuss Shtokman Cost Reduction (Russia)
Gazprom hosted a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Christophe de Margerie, Chairman and CEO of Total on March 28. Apart from focusing on the Bolivian operations, the meeting also addressed the prospects for joint implementation of the Shtokman pr
Energy Secretary Tours OGN’s Facilities (UK)
Offshore Group Newcastle (OGN) one of the UK’s leading EPC service providers to the offshore oil & gas and wind energy sectors welcomed the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change – Ed Davey onto the Hadrian Yard facility in Wallsend on Wednesday 27th March. Davey was given an opportunity t
Fairmount Delivers Rig SSV Catarina (Angola)
Tug Fairmount Summit has delivered rig SSV Catarina offshore Angola. The rig has been towed from Okpo, South Korea, via Strait of Malacca and Cape of Good Hope towards Angola. SSV Catarina is a brand new sixth generation semi-submersible drilling rig for ultra deepwater operations. The rig is constr
Expro Opens Well Intervention Facility in Aberdeen, UK
The Rt Hon Dr Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills has officially opened international oilfield services company, Expro’s new well intervention facility in Aberdeen. The Carnegie and Young facilities, located in Dyce, Aberdeen, will enhance the company’s growing wel
IHC Winches Presents IDsis to Dutch and Belgian Markets
IHC Winches, part of IHC Merwede, has officially presented its 50-tonne fibre rope traction winch, known as IDsis, to the Dutch and Belgian offshore markets. The presentation on 20 March was attended by a large group of lifting specialists, who responded enthusiastically to the prototype and the res
Bourbon Liberty 151 to Work for Maersk Oil (Qatar)
A year after taking delivery of its last Bourbon Liberty 200 vessel and 1st Bourbon Liberty 300 vessel, BOURBON has extended its range of services with the Bourbon Liberty 151, the very first vessel in a series of 15 next generation PSVs. BOURBON has been investing in an extensive range of next gene
Boskalis Offshore Presents Trenchformer
Dutch Boskalis Offshore has expanded its capabilities in the cable installation market with the Trenchformer: a multi-purpose cable trencher for a wide range of soils and cable types. Developed by Boskalis and VSMC, the trencher can bury cables in deep waters as well as in shallow areas. Besides wor
BG Won’t Build Lomond BLP (UK)
BG has informed Serica, as Operator of the Columbus field, that it has decided not to proceed with the construction of a Bridge Linked Platform (“BLP”) adjacent to the BG operated Lomond field. The BLP was to be part of the export route for gas and gas condensate from the Columbus field. As a conseq
Tesla Offshore Buys Bluefin AUV
Bluefin Robotics, a leading provider of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and related subsea technologies, announced that Tesla Offshore LLC has purchased a Bluefin-21 AUV. Randall P. Bergeron, President and CEO of Tesla Offshore stated that, “In the highly competitive and evolving field of AUV
No New Exploration Permits Offshore Greenland?
Greenland’s recently elected government will be cautious about issuing new offshore oil and gas exploration licences, Reuters has reported, citing the country’s new energy minister who will take his position in April. Jens Erik Kirkegaard, the next mining and oil minister at the newly chosen governm
Australia: Wheatstone Partners Sell Gas to Chubu Electric
Apache Corporation today announced that an Australian subsidiary and its partners have signed long-term sales and purchase agreements with Chubu Electric Power Company, Inc. for liquefied natural gas from the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project in Western Australia. The Wheatstone partners have agre