Fossil Energy
Tongum Gensets for Rolls-Royce Offshore Supply Vessels (China)
Tognum, the specialist for propulsion and power solutions, will deliver 16 MTU marine generator sets with 12V 4000 M23S Ironmen engines for four Rolls-Royce UT 771 CDL offshore supply vessels (OSV) to be built at COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard Co. Ltd. in China. The gensets are part of a £26 million Roll
Statoil to Use Ocean Vanguard Rig for Drilling at PL 502 (Norway)
Statoil Petroleum ASA has received consent to carry out exploration drilling with the Ocean Vanguard semi-submersible drilling rig in block 16/5, offshore Norway. The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has granted Statoil consent for exploration drilling of well 16/5-3. The drilling is schedule
Lotos Drills Duster in Norwegian North Sea
LOTOS EPN AS, operator of production licence 498 in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, has completed drilling of wildcat well 7/8-6 S. The well is dry. The drilling took place 35 kilometres northwest of the Ula field in the southern part of the North Sea. The objective of the well was to prove [
Production Starts at Petrobras’ Sapinhoá Field (Brazil)
Petrobras announces that as the platform Cidade de São Paulo comes into operation on January 5th it has started commercial production of Sapinhoá field in block BM-S-9 in the Santos Basin pre-salt. This field has started production ahead of schedule, since the startup date in Petrobras 2012-2016 Bus
Rolls-Royce to Provide Power and Propulsion for Four OSVs in China
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a £26 million order to provide an integrated design, power and propulsion and equipment package for four Rolls-Royce UT 771 CDL offshore supply vessels to be built at COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard Co. Ltd, in China for a Hong Kong owner. The contrac
Technip to Install Subsea Systems at Juliet Project (UK)
Technip was awarded by GDF SUEZ E&P UK Limited an engineering, procurement, installation and construction contract for the Juliet project, located 40 kilometers East of the Humberside estuary, at a water depth of approximately 20 to 60 meters. This contract, which is a tie-back to the Pickerill A pl
Animation: Kulluk Refloated and Under Tow (Alaska)
Royal Dutch Shell Plc has managed to refloat its drilling rig Kulluk that ran aground offshore Alaska, after breaking free from tugboats last week. The Kulluk was driven aground by violent weather on the southeast shoreline of nearby Sitkalidak Island on December 31, 2012, while under tow from Alask
EMGS Reports 2012 Results and Vessel Schedule (Norway)
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has published an update on full year 2012 results and vessel schedule. Based on preliminary and unaudited results, EMGS expects to report 2012 annual revenues of approximately USD 200 million and EBITDA of approximately USD 50 million. Total fourth quarter 2012
Aker Solutions Takes Ownership of AKCS Offshore Partner (Canada)
International oil service group Aker Solutions strengthens its commitment to the Canadian oil and gas market through taking full ownership of Newfoundland and Labrador-based AKCS Offshore Partner. “The buy-out will support Aker Solutions’ growth plans in North America and be the foundation for furth
ITF Names New CEO (UK)
ITF, the global technology facilitator, has confirmed today that Patrick O’Brien will become its new Chief Executive Officer. Dr O’Brien, who is currently the Group Director Strategic Business and Marketing with Wood Group Kenny, will officially begin his role on 1st April 2013 and takes over from M
Cathelco Supplies Anti-Fouling System to Cendor Field FPSO (Malaysia)
Cathelco has won an order to supply a seawater pipework anti-fouling system for a new FPSO which will be operated in the Cendor offshore oil field by Petrofac Malaysia. The system will be installed on the MT Onozo, an Aframax tanker, which is being converted to an FPSO at the MHB yard in Pasir Gudan
PSA Inspects Telecommunications Systems on Ekofisk (Norway)
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of the Ekofisk 2/4H, 2/4-Q, 2/4-C and 2/4-FTP facilities during the period 19-21 November. In relation to radio and telecommunications systems, the objective of the audit was to verify the technical condition, maintenance, expertise an
Trapoil to Acquire 45 Percent Interest in Orchid Oil Discovery (UK)
Trapoil, the independent oil and gas exploration and appraisal company focused on the UK Continental Shelf (“UKCS”) region of the North Sea, announced that it has entered into non-binding heads of terms potentially to acquire an additional 45 per cent working interest in Licence P.1556, Block 29/1c
Ocean Installer, McDermott Form North Sea Pipelay Alliance
Norwegian subsea entrepreneur Ocean Installer and leading offshore engineering and construction company McDermott have established an exclusive alliance to jointly meet customers’ increasing rigid pipelay needs in the North Sea subsea market. The alliance marks McDermott’s re-entry into the North Se