Fossil Energy
DeepOcean Installs Subsea Tree at Skuld Field (Norway)
DeepOcean has for the first time installed a subsea X-Mas tree from the specialised IMR vessel Edda Fauna. This is a milestone in the company’s IMR work for Statoil. DeepOcean has three ships that work year round performing several hundred different annual inspection, maintenance and repair work ann
Senergy Strengthens Management Team (UK)
Global leading energy services company Senergy has strengthened its management team with three senior appointments. The company, which provides fully-integrated project and asset development services across the energy industry, has appointed Rhys Medler to the newly created role of Vice President in
Troll C Resumes Production (Norway)
Norway’s state-controlled oil company Statoil today announced that production on the Troll C platform in the North Sea has been resumed, following a shutdown on 15 November due to corrosion found in some tanks on the auxiliary system for treating gas. “A great effort has been made during the weekend
W. Australia’s Environment Minister Approves James Price Point LNG Precinct
Western Australia’s Environment Minister Bill Marmion today provided environmental approval for the Department of State Development’s proposed Browse Liquefied Natural Gas Precinct at James Price Point, north of Broome. Woodside, as operator of the Browse Joint Venture, has welcomed the approval. As
Yokogawa Wins Supply Contract for Chevron’s Wheatstone Project (Australia)
Yokogawa Australia has won a supply bid from Bechtel for integrated control and safety systems for the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project west of Onslow, Western Australia. The contract, which is worth approximately AUD $20 million, will see the majority of the manufacturing work completed at Yokog
Keppel Confirms Early Delivery of FPSO in Brazil
Singapore’s Keppel Shipyard has confirmed that its Keppel FELS Brasil yard in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil has delivered FPSO Cidade de Sao Paulo 19 days ahead of schedule and with an excellent safety record. FPSO Cidade de Sao Paulo has a production capacity of 120,000 barrels of oil per
DOF Subsea Secures Multiple Contracts Worth $50 Mln
DOF Subsea Group has secured multiple contract awards in Asia Pacific, the Mediterranean and in the Gulf of Mexico over the last couple of weeks, with a total contract value of about USD 50 million. In the Asia Pacific region DOF Subsea has secured several contracts for a four month campaign offshor
MEO Australia Secures Funds for Gurame Testing (Indonesia)
MEO Australia Limited advises that it has Executed a Private Placement Agreement with Asian Energy Limited, a company managed by Noonday Asset Management Asia Pte Ltd (Noonday), to raise $10.0 million, to provide working capital to fund the production testing of Gurame-1XST1. Under the agreement, ME
Transocean Appoints Interim Senior VP (Switzerland)
Transocean Ltd. announced yesterday, November 18, that, effective immediately, Allen M. Katz, has joined the company and will serve as Interim Senior Vice President and General Counsel through June 30, 2013. Subject to mutual agreement, Katz’s employment with Transocean can be extended through Decem
Statoil Extends Contract for Discoverer Americas Drillship
Transocean, one of the world’s largest offshore drilling contractors, announced yesterday it has secured a new contract for its Discoverer Americas drillship. The drillship, capable of operating in moderate environments and water depths up to 12,000 feet (3,657 m), has been awarded a two-year contra
Leighton Offshore Installs SPM Offshore Tanzania
Leighton Offshore has completed the Single Point Mooring System (SPM) installation for the Tanzanian Ports Authority (TPA) and the first tanker of imported white product (diesel) has been offloaded. The project is located South East of the Port of Dar Es Salaam and comprised the Design, Engineering,
Marin Teknikk Designs New Vessel for Otto Candies
Norway’s Marin Teknikk AS will design and engineer a new Subsea Support & Construction vessel for Otto Candies LLC in Des Allemands, Louisiana, USA. The vessel will be built on the owner’s private shipyard, Candies Shipbuilders. The ship is a new design from Marin Teknikk called MT6020. The MT6020 d
Lundin Completes Drilling at PL490 (Norway)
Lundin Petroleum AB is in the process of completing the drilling of exploration well 7120/6-3 S in PL490 in Barents Sea, offshore northern Norway. . The well targeted two levels in the Snurrevad-Juksa prospect situated 10 km north west of the Snøhvit field. The main objective of the well was to prov
Prosafe Orders New Accommodation Rig in Singapore
Prosafe has ordered a second harsh environment semi-submersible accommodation rig from Singapores’s Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd. The rig will be built according to the GVA 3000E design and equipped with a DP3 (dynamic positioning) system as well as 12-point mooring arrangement. The unit, which is of sim