Fossil Energy
Rolls-Royce Bridge Solution for Simon Møkster’s PSV (Norway)
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today announced that an offshore vessel, currently under construction for Simon Møkster Shipping, will be the first in the world to feature the new highly innovative Rolls-Royce Unified Bridge solution – representing a step change in vessel operation. A
Apache Takes Operatorship of Phoenix South Project (Australia)
Australia’s National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator (NOPTA) has approved and registered the interests of Apache and JX Nippon in the WA-435-P and WA-437-P exploration permits following the farm out by Carnarvon and Finder Exploration Pty Ltd as disclosed to the market on 18 October 2012. Un
Naming Ceremony for FSRU Toscana (UAE)
Drydocks World, the leading maritime services provider, after the naming ceremony held yesterday by OLT LNG Offshore Toscana, announced that the FSRU Toscana conversion project at the Dubai based shipyard, is going to be finalized. The Floating Storage and Re-gasification Unit is intended for a 20 y
Boskalis Acquires More Dockwise Shares (The Netherlands)
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. announces that it has acquired 3,390 ordinary shares in Dockwise (the Shares) in the course of trading yesterday. All these Shares were acquired through Euronext Amsterdam and were purchased at an average price of EUR 18.50 per Share with a maximum price of EUR 18.50
Repsol to Use Transocen Barents for Drilling in PL 531
Repsol Exploration Norge AS has received consent to conduct exploration drilling with the Transocean Barents harsh-environment semi-submersible drilling rig. The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has granted Repsol Exploration Norge AS consent to conduct exploration drilling of well 7218/11-1.
Sulzer Pumps, FMC Technologies Ink Long-Term Collaboration Deal
Sulzer Pumps Ltd and FMC Technologies, Inc. have strengthened their existing relationship through the signing of a long-term and exclusive collaboration agreement. This agreement addresses the supply of pumps for subsea applications and the further development of pumping technology of Sulzer Pumps t
Statoil Gets Approval to Drill at PL 360 (Norway)
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well 16/8-3 S, in the Norwegian Sector of the North Sea. Well 16/8-3 S will be drilled from the Songa Trym drilling facility at position 58°17’43.36” north and 2°34’54.52” east, after the rig completes a
Shell Awards Gannet Field Job to Technip (UK)
Technip, a France-based oilfield services provider has secured from Shell U.K. Limited an engineering, procurement, installation and construction contract for the Gannet F Reinstatement project, located in the North Sea, 180 kilometers east of Aberdeen, at a water depth of 95 meters. Gannet field is
Lamprell Building New Jack-Up Rig for Dev Drilling (Singapore)
Lamprell has received a new contract award from Dev Drilling Pte Limited, a company within the Jindal Group (“Jindal”), based in Singapore, for the construction and delivery of a completely outfitted and equipped, LeTourneau designed, self-elevating Mobile Offshore Drilling Platform of a Super 116E
Samsung Orders Martin Linge LQ from Apply AS
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) in Korea has signed a Letter Of Intent with Apply for delivery of the Martin Linge Living Quarters. SHI and Technip consortium is the topside contractor to Total E&P Norge for their Martin Linge field development, located approximately 180 kilometers west of Bergen, No
Exxon Hires PSV Quartet from Bourbon (Ireland)
Exxon Mobil, the world’s biggest publicly traded oil company, has hired four Platform Supply Vessels from the France-based ship owner Bourbon. Several shipbrokers have reported that the oil company is leasing the PSVs in support of its drilling operations offshore Ireland. Under the agreement, the v
FPSO Cidade de Anchieta Boosts Petrobras’ December 2012 Output (Brazil)
Petrobras’ total oil and natural gas production in Brazil averaged 2.441 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed) in December 2012, up 3.4% on November 2012. With foreign production included, Petrobras produced an average of 2.683 million boed, up 4.2% on November. With exclusive oil and NGL
Kleven Orders TTS Crane from Offshore Construction Vessel (Norway)
Kleven shipyard from Norway has ordered an active heave compensated subsea crane for an offshore construction vessel from TTS Offshore Handling Equipment. The crane will be installed on board an offshore construction vessel which Kleven will build for Rem Offshore. The value of the crane is approxim
ConocoPhillips UK Hires KL Brofjord PSV
ConocoPhillips UK has recently chartered the KL Brofjord platform supply vessel from Norway’s K Line Offshore, a subsidiary of Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line). According to Westshore Shipbrokers, the oil firm has hired the PSV on a five-month firm contract with additional three monthl