BP Exploration has replaced level transmitters previously used on a floating production, storage and off-loading (FPSO) vessel with guided wave radar (GWR) transmitters from Emerson Process Management. The more accurate and reliable level readings from Emerson’s Rosemount® 5300 Series GWR transmitte
At Royal Niestern Sander in Delfzijl, the Ice-Breaking Multipurpose Support Vessel Sanaborg for Wagenborg Offshore is being finished. Delivery is scheduled in early August. The Sanaborg and the forthcoming Serkeborg (launched June 28 with delivery early September) are the first of a series of icebre
Norway’s Aibel has signed a collaboration agreement with AMEC. The agreement will extend Aibel’s capacity for executing projects, and together with Aibel’s recruitment strategy this forms the basis for the company’s growth strategy. “Through the collaboration agreement, Aibel will gain access to AME
A landmark MoU for hydrocarbon cooperation was signed between ONGC and CNPC (China National Petroleum Corporation), the global energy giants with strong international presence, by Mr. Sudhir Vasudeva, CMD, ONGC and Mr. Jiang Jiemin, Chairman, CNPC, on June 18, 2012 at New Delhi. This MoU will be a c
API’s Group Director of Upstream and Industry Operations Erik Milito told reporters yesterday that today’s Central Gulf of Mexico lease sale would help the nation develop its offshore oil and natural gas resources but that there was also a need for a expanded five-year offshore plan if the U.S. goal
Statoil Petroleum AS (Statoil) has received consent to use Navion Europa Floating Storage & Offloading Unit as a replacement for Navion Saga on the Volve field while Navion Saga undergoes main classification along shore. The Volve oil field was developed using a jack-up process and drilling facility
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has signed an £18 million (USD 28.3 million) contract with Italian shipyard Rosetti Marino S.p.A for the design and delivery of an integrated power & propulsion and equipment system for an anchor handling vessel. The vessel will be built for Augusta Off
Technip, a France-based oilfield services provider, has been awarded by Marathon Oil Norge AS an engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning (EPIC) contract, worth above USD 380 million, for the Bøyla field development. The field is located in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, appr
Rialto Energy Limited has provided an update on drilling operations at the Gazelle-P3 ST2 Well, offshore Côte D’Ivoire as at 06:00hrs, 19 June 2012 (GMT). “Since the last report we are pleased to announce that the well was successfully drilled into the planned Albian target to a total depth of 2959m
Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited announced the appointment of Mr. Prasert Bunsumpun as its new Chairman of the Board of Directors, as well as the appointments of Mr. Chalermchai Mahagitsiri, Mr. Joseph Chia, Mr. Ng Cher Yan and Mr. Joachim Toh as new Directors. The appointments of Mr. Prasert
On 18 June Thialf, one of the world’s biggest heavy lift vessels, lifted the 9,000 tonne steel jacket into position on the North Sea Valemon field. The 160 metre high construction is the biggest steel jacket installed in one lift on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) and first major part-delivery
Leading international oilfield services company Expro hosted a grand opening event celebrating its new operations base in Paradise, Newfoundland. The custom-built facility supports the company’s growth in Newfoundland’s emerging offshore oil industry. In recent years, Expro has secured multi-million
Due to subsidence of the seabed and aging of the living quarters platform (QP), drilling platform (DP) and Process and Compression platform (PCP), the Valhall Redevelopment (VRD) project was established in 2003. As a result of the project, BP submitted a plan for development and operation (PDO) in M
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® method of wellhead engineering, announces that Eni S.p.A, the Italian oil and gas major, and Oil States Industries Inc. a subsidiary of Oil States International Inc., a leading USA ma
