The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has granted Marathon Oil Norge AS (Marathon) consent to use the facilities on the Vilje field in connection with the company assuming operatorship from Statoil as of 1 October 2012. A change of operatorship entails that the new operator must apply for cons
Höegh LNG has exercised an option for a fourth new floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) to be built at Hyundai Heavy Industries Ltd. in South Korea. The vessel will be able to operate as a floating LNG import terminal, as well as an ordinary LNG carrier. The FSRU will be delivered in the
EMAS AMC, the subsea division of EMAS, a leading global offshore contractor and provider of integrated offshore solutions to the oil and gas (O&G) industry, today announced that it has been awarded a contract from Petroleum Technical Services Corporation Mechanical and Construction (PTSC M&C) for th
Aker Solutions has been awarded a four-year frame agreement from Statoil for delivering wireline tractor services on the Norwegian continental shelf. The frame agreement is valid for four (4) years from 2013 to 2017, with two additional two-year options (2+2). Aker Solutions will deliver well interv
Serica Energy plc announces that it has completed the acquisition of 4,180 square kilometres of 3D seismic data in its Luderitz Basin Blocks, offshore Namibia. The survey, conducted by Serica on behalf of its partners in the Licence, BP, NAMCOR and IEPL, commenced on 10 May and took four and a half
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has commenced a fully pre-funded multi-client survey in the West of Shetland area. The vessel Atlantic Guardian will acquire controlled-source electromagnetic (CSEM) and magnetotelluric (MT) data for a minimum of three weeks in an area where basalt layers make
In August, Petrobras had an average oil and natural gas production, in Brazil and abroad, of 2,544,250 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed). The output from Brazilian fields averaged 2,305,890 boed, 0.4% lower than the previous month. The scheduled maintenance shutdowns of two platforms located
Sevan Marine ASA has announced that the tow of the FPSO “Voyageur Spirit” from the Nymo upgrade yard at Eydehavn, Arendal to the Huntington Field in the UK sector of the North Sea has commenced. The “Voyageur Spirit” let go of the moorings at 07:50 hrs Sunday morning, September 30, and is estimated
On September 28, Petrobras filed a writ of mandamus, in the capacity of injured third party, to suspend the injunction granted on July 31, 2012 that ordered the shutdown of the activities of Transocean Brasil Ltda (Transocean). The injunction stems from the Public-Interest Civil Action filed by the
Brazil is one of the world’s largest oil producers, and its national oil company Petrobras has plans for $224 billion in capital expenditures from 2011 to 2015. To support Petrobras’ initiatives for pre-salt drilling, GE’s Power Conversion business announced that it has been selected by Keppel Offsh
Transocean Ltd. announced that it has been awarded 10-year contracts for four newbuild dynamically positioned ultra-deepwater drillships by Royal Dutch Shell (Shell). Shipyard delivery for the first drillship is scheduled for mid-2015. The remaining three drillships are expected to be delivered from
The finalists for the Oil & Gas UK Awards, sponsored by Shell U.K. Limited, have been announced. This year’s awards are set to be the most hotly contested yet, after a record number of entries were submitted across the five categories. The prizes will be awarded at the annual awards ceremony at Aber
Bridge Energy ASA has through its wholly owned subsidiary Bridge Energy Norge AS (“Bridge”) completed the agreement with Agora Oil & Gas AS (“Agora”) which is 100% owned by Cairn Energy PLC (“Cairn”), for the farm-down of a 15% working interest in production licences PL497 and PL497B on the Norwegia
Each year, BOURBON’s operational affiliates with a zero-incident rate are rewarded by the Group for their efficient preventive safety management. In 2009, BOURBON launched an incentive program to recognize the outstanding performance and best practices of its affiliates in terms of operational safet
