Fossil Energy
TAQA Evacuates Non-Core Crew from Cormorant Alpha (UK)
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) has concluded the planned reduction of non-core personnel from the Cormorant Alpha platform in the northern UK North Sea following the detection of hydrocarbons in one leg of the platform. There were 159 people on board when the incident was discovered o
IHC Merwede Building Three Pipelayers at the Same Time
Dutch company IHC Merwede is building three 550t pipelaying vessels simultaneously at its Krimpen aan den IJssel yard in The Netherlands.
Noreco: Huntigton Development Progressing Well (UK)
Norwegian Energy Company ASA (Noreco), an oil firm with a stake in E.ON Ruhrgas UK E&P-operated Huntington field, reports that the development of the field is progressing well. Noreco has reported that all five risers have now been connected to the floating production platform Voyageur Spirit. The r
Lundin to Drill Well 16/1-17 with Transocean Winner (Norway)
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Lundin Norway AS a drilling permit for well 16/1-17, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Well 16/1-17 will be drilled from the Transocean Winner drilling facility at position 58°50’13.74’’ north and 02°18’53.41’’ east in production li
Chevron, CNOOC Sign Two PSCs for Acreage Offshore China
Chevron Corporation announced today that its China subsidiary has entered into production sharing contracts (PSC) with China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) for two exploration blocks in the South China Sea’s Pearl River Mouth Basin. Under the PSC agreements, Chevron China Energy Company w
Repsol Receives Drilling Permit for New Well Off Norway
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Repsol Exploration Norge AS a drilling permit for wellbore 7218/11-1, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Wellbore 7218/11-1will be drilled from the Transocean Barents drilling rig following completion of drilling of wildcat wel
Welaptega Marine Awarded FPSO Mooring Inspection (India)
Welaptega Marine has been awarded a mooring inspection and “fitness for purpose evaluation” on Dhirubhai-1 floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility located in the Bay of Bengal, off the eastern coast of India. The client is Aker Floating Production. “This is a comprehensive fitness
Maersk Clinches Two New Licences Offshore Norway
On 15 January 2013 Maersk Oil Norway was offered two licenses in the APA 2012 licensing round; PL660, with a 25% share, and PL671, with a 60% share and operatorship, both in the North Sea. PL660 covers the Norwegian part of the Edinburgh prospect which extends into the British sector. Maersk Oil’s B
Toisa Warrior: Biggest Vessel Charter for Bibby
UK’s Bibby Remote Intervention Limited (BRIL), a division of Bibby Offshore, is expanding its fleet by signing a contract to charter the multi-purpose offshore vessel the Toisa Warrior in its biggest vessel charter to date. The vessel will come under the control of BRIL in February 2013 on a 180-day
Exceptional Year for Saltire Energy, CEO Says (UK)
Saltire Energy, supplier of drilling tools to the offshore oil & gas industry, has posted its annual results (year end to June 30, 2012) with turnover up nearly 50% from £15million to £21.5million. Profit for the year before exceptional items grew from £7.7million to £10.7million. Commenting on the
Reflex Marine Hosts Prestigious Brazilian Delegation (UK)
Reflex Marine, a global leader in safe marine transfer solutions, hosted a prestigious delegation from Brazil’s burgeoning energy industry. The visit to Woollard and Henry in Aberdeen, which acts as a construction base for the company’s specialist crew transfer equipment, was a great success despite
OEG Offshore Expands Services in the Caribbean
OEG Offshore announced the further expansion of its service offering in the Caribbean with a new depot location, agent appointment and major fleet acquisition in Trinidad and Tobago. OEG Offshore has appointed EPIC Energy Services Limited as of 1st January 2013 to act as its Trinidadian agent and re
Noreco Awarded Two Licences in Norway
Norwegian Energy Company (Noreco) has been awarded two new licences in the 2012 Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) in Norway. Noreco has been awarded the following licences: – PL701 (40 percent share) on blocks 6406/9, 6406/11, 6406/12, located southwest of the Njord Field on the Halten Terrace. Norec
Opus to Examine Apache’s FPSO Off WA
Specialist oil firm Opus has secured a £70,000 study contract in Australia to help a major oil company maximise its operations while meeting environmental targets. Opus, with headquarters in Guildford in Surrey and test/development facilities in Flotta in Orkney, has been given the go ahead to carry