DOF Subsea Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of DOF ASA has received a Letter of Award for the installation of a FPSO mooring system in India and the project management and engineering associated with the hookup and commissioning of the FPSO. The work will be executed in Q4 2012 and is valued at USD 16m. S
Ukraine has given green light to Shell and ExxonMobil joint venture to explore for oil and gas in the country’s sector of the Black Sea, The Financial Times reports, citing unnamed sources. According to the FT, Kiev, which hopes to reduce its energy dependence on Russian fuels by unlocking its own h
Norskan / DOF Subsea Brazil have agreed with Petrobras a 2 year extension for Skandi Chieftain RSV. The contract will commence in 3Q 2012. Skandi Chieftain, equipped with Kongsberg Simrad DP1 dynamic positioning system, is a ROV Support Vessel with ROVs and various deck mounted subsea equipment. The
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has granted consent to ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS (CoPSAS) to conduct manned underwater operations in connection with installation of the Ekofisk 2/4 VB facility. The consent covers work in connection with the 2/4 VB SSWI project, where CoPSAS is installing a
Several new contracts and an order for a newbuild jack-up in the second quarter of 2012 reinforce Maersk Drilling’s growth strategy and its ambition to become a significant and stable contributor to the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group’s profit. Maersk Drilling’s profit in the second quarter of 2012 was U
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc, a U.S. based drilling contractor, has entered into a contract with Jurong Shipyard of Singapore to build a moored semisubmersible rig with delivery scheduled for the second quarter of 2014. Total cost for the project is expected to be approximately $370 million, inclu
The OE2012 conference which runs parallel to the Offshore Energy exhibition on 23 & 24 October in the Amsterdam RAI features an international faculty of expert speakers. They will offer perspectives on new North Sea oil and gas discoveries, challenging hydrocarbons and future offshore vessel concept
Tritech, the underwater technology specialist, has developed its 360° real-time anchor-chain and riser integrity system for Floating Production Storage and Offloading Units (FPSOs) to include a full design service that ensures optimum deployment. A field-proven technology, RAMS™ offers continuous mo
Maersk Drilling’s new enhanced rig designs will be presented at this year’s major international energy event in Stavanger. From August 28th – 31st 2012 Maersk Drilling will attend the broad-based international energy event ONS in Stavanger, Norway to present the design of its XL Enhanced jack-up rig
The Inter-M Pulse®, a mooring monitoring system developed by InterMoor, an Acteon company, has been nominated for an Offshore Norway (ONS) Innovation Award. The revolutionary system is the first to electronically monitor the inclination and tension of mooring lines. Robust, purpose-built sensors hav
CNOOC Limited today announced that the Company has recently appraised two wells in Qinghuangdao 29-2 east successfully. Qinhuangdao 29-2 is located in the central north of Bohai, with an average water depth of about 27 meters. These two successful appraisal wells expanded the reserve base of Qinghua
Aberdeen-based Helix Well Ops UK (Well Ops), a business unit of international offshore energy company Helix Energy Solutions Group (Helix ESG), is expanding its Europe and Africa well intervention fleet with an investment that will create 60 jobs. A leading global provider of subsea well interventio
Overdick has announced that the Heavy Lift Jack-Up Vessel “Innovation” has successful completed sea and jacking trials and has been delivered to their clients of HGO Infra Sea Solutions (HOCHTIEF Solutions and GeoSea) by the shipyard Crist in Gdynia. The HLJV “Innovation” has been designed by Overdi
India’s Cochin Shipyard Limited has today delivered a Rolls Royce series of Platform Supply Vessel to Shipping Corporation of India. The vessel is based on the UT 755 CD design of Rolls Royce. “With the delivery of this high end, high performance vessel, Cochin Shipyard enters the league of select i
