Jes International Holdings Limited, a shipbuilding group based in China has received an order to build a UT 755 LN design Platform Supply Vessel. The order comes from an unnamed Norwegian client, and represents the first PSV order in Jes International’s 30 year long history. “As the shipping industr
ODYE Limited has announced that the Sierra Leone Government has awarded ODYE’s subsidiary, ODYE (SL) Limited, a participating interest in two offshore deepwater exploration blocks, SL 8A-10 and SL 8B-10, along with its partners, Chevron and Noble Energy. ODYE’s 100% owned subsidiary, ODYE (SL) Limit
Just 30 months after the start of construction of its first pipeline, Nord Stream’s twin pipeline system came on stream today, on schedule and on budget. International specialists worked around the clock under the most challenging conditions to construct the pipelines with a total weight of 4 millio
DOF ASA, an international group of companies which owns and operates a modern fleet of offshore/subsea vessels, has announced two new contract awards. Statoil has extended the contract for Skandi Peregrino in Brazil with three more years from December 2012 plus 2 x 1 year options. Skandi Peregrino i
Norwegian-based specialist subsea service company DOF Subsea Norway AS has secured a contract with Statoil Petroleum AS for the Tordis Flex Jumper Replacement – Marine Operations part of the Tordis Flex Jumper Replacement Project. The contract is for removal of flexible flowline ends, installation o
Pemex, Mexico’s national oil firm, on Friday confirmed a discovery of light oil at its Supremus-1 well, in deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The news was announced by Mexican President Felipe Calderon. The Supremus-1 discovery, located in the Perdido Fold Belt is estimated to hold between 75 and 125 million
Total has today announced an exchange of interests with ExxonMobil in a range of producing and undeveloped North Sea assets on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. In exchange for its interests in the PL089 license (5.6%) and the Sygna (2.52%), Statfjord Øst (2.8%) and Snorre (6.18%) fields, Total will
Acteon will showcase its integrated decommissioning services at the Oil & Gas UK Offshore Decommissioning Conference in St Andrews, UK, 9–11 October 2012. Decommissioning is a vital part of Acteon’s market Acteon vice president Neill Kelly said, “Our involvement in this high-profile event underlines
Total announces the start-up of its Atla gas condensate field in the Norwegian North Sea. Atla was brought into production two years after completion of exploration drilling. The Atla field is part of the PL102C license and is located in block 25/5. Partners are Total E&P Norge 40% (operator), Petor
Suncor Energy will have to pay a $30,000 fine and make a contribution of $100,000 to the Environmental Damages Fund for the synthetic based drilling mud spill that occured in March 28, 2011. The company on Friday pled guilty for the incident which occurred while the Henry Goodrich semi-submersible r
Fairmount Marine, the world leader in the field of long distance towing of the largest and most valuable objects afloat, such as caissons, FPSOs and semi-submersible drilling rigs, will once again exhibit at the Offshore Energy Event in Amsterdam. The two-day Offshore Energy 2012 (OE12) event will t
The Norwegian subsea entrepreneur Ocean Installer is moving into new headquarters in Stavanger to accommodate for the strong growth the company has experienced over the last year. “This expansion of our Stavanger base shows that we are developing in line with our long-term growth strategy. We are ve
MEO Australia Limited advises the following update in relation to the Gurame SE-1X well being drilled offshore North Sumatra in the Seruway PSC using the Hercules #208 drilling rig. Since the last report, the BOPs (Blow Out Preventers) were installed and tested, a LOT (Leak Off Test) was completed a
W&T Offshore, Inc. announced today that it has closed its previously announced acquisition of exploration and production properties in the Gulf of Mexico from Newfield Exploration Company and its subsidiary, Newfield Exploration Gulf Coast LLC (“Newfield”). W&T acquired 78 federal offshore lease blo
