By agreement with the partners in the Goliat licence, and due to the delay in the delivery of the production platform, Eni Norge has decided to postpone production start-up at the Goliat field until the third quarter of 2014. The Goliat field development is based on large turnkey contracts (EPC) for
Offshore platforms are prone to unusually hazardous conditions. In these environments, it is very important to have safe and reliable communication. Telephones must be specifically designed to handle severe weather and other dangerous conditions. Telcom & Data, a leader in offshore technology, recom
Solstad Offshore ASA (SOFF), a Norway-based shipping company focused primarily on offshore oil & gas industry, has been awarded a contract with a large oil company for the 5500 bhp AHTS «Nor Tigerfish» . The unnamed oil company has chartered the vessel, of Kiam Chian design, on a 1-year firm contrac
SeaBird Exploration Plc has announced that it has received a letter of award from a National oil company in the Asia Pacific region for its seismic vessel, Aquila Explorer. The work program value is approximately USD 5 million and will start in late August following completion of the current contrac
GE has entered into an agreement to acquire Naxys, a Norway-based company which provides the oil & gas industry with leak detection & condition monitoring systems for subsea installations. “Through its commitment to innovation, Naxys has developed world-class sensor expertise and technology that fit
The jack-up rig “Endeavour” which on July 31 departed from Singapore aboard the Kang Sheng Kou heavy lift vessel is scheduled to arrive to Alaska on Friday, August 24. On arrival the rig will be offloaded and towed to the Buccaneer Energy’s North West Cook Inlet project to start drilling the first w
DNV’s summer students presented the results of seven weeks of intense and targeted work to develop a realistic and suitable concept for a year-round Arctic oil spill response system, including requirements for people, vessels and equipment. DNV’s summer project is an annual programme organised durin
Russia’s Zarubezhneft is getting ready to begin its oil and gas exploration campaign offshore Cuba. Songa Mecur, the semi-submersible rig to be used for the campaign, is expected to arrive to Trinidad next week, where it will undergo preparations work before setting sail to Cuban waters. The drillin
Petronas, Malaysian state-controlled oil company, has exercised the 1 year optional contract for Songa Offshore’s semi-submersible drilling rig, Songa Venus. Songa Offshore, a Cyprus based drilling contractor and the owner of the rig, has revealed the information in its fleet status report for July
Chevron has awarded a contract to BMT Scientific Marine Services Inc (BMT) to provide an Environmental and Facilities Monitoring System (EFMS) for the Chevron operated Big Foot Tension Leg Platform (TLP) at the Big Foot field in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. “The EFMS monitors, logs and displays data in
FUGRO-TSM, a division of Fugro Subsea Services, has been awarded the Kumul Marine Terminal Pipeline IRM Contract from Oil Search Limited. The contract is for the provision of a DP2 DSV to support air diving services around the Kumul Marine Terminal in the Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea. FTSM has mo
COSLPromoter, the semi-submersible rig which was delivered on 25 April by COSL Drilling Europe AS, a subsidiary of China Oilfield Services Limited, has recently arrived in Norwegian waters following a long journey from China. The voyage, which took 79 days and covered 15,097 nautical miles, was succ
API Group Director of Upstream and Industry Operations Erik Milito yesterday called on the U.S. Government’s administration to make good on its promise to pursue an all-of-the-above energy strategy, citing a letter to President Obama yesterday by the Outer Continental Shelf Governors Coalition. “The
Apache Corporation, the operator of the deep water Parmer prospect located on Green Canyon Block 823 has encountered hydrocarbons at the U.S. Gulf of Mexico location. Drilling operations have been completed, and the rig has been released. Stone Energy, which owns 35% working interest in the project,
