During the period 2001–2010, there has been a significant reduction in the number of acute crude oil spills on the Norwegian continental shelf. The reduction was greatest during the first years of the period, while the number of spills following this remained stabile for several years. In 2010, the
DNV together with the industry, have recently developed recommended guidelines and best practices for CO2 geological storage selection and risk assessment. DNV is in close dialogue with Energy Ministries and leading Energy Companies throughout Asia. Areas addressed include feasibility studies for CO
Mexican state oil company Pemex’s E&P subsidiary PEP will spend US$1bn in 2012 for the exploration of the Perdido fold belt in the Gulf of M… By David Biller (Business News Americas) [mappress] Source:BNAmericas , October 18, 2011;
The Ferguson Group, specialists in the rental of containers, accommodation modules and engineering modules to the offshore energy industry around the world through its divisions Ferguson Modular, Ferguson Seacabs and IceBlue, is expanding its business in Norway, the company announced this week at Of
Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) yesterday announced that it had taken delivery of a new addition to their offshore fleet. The VOS Themis, a 1,400 dwt anchor handling tug support (AHTS) vessel built at the Fujian Shipyard in China, was delivered today, 17 October 2011, in China. The vessel will operate
Coastal Energy Company announces the successful results of the Bua Ban North A-08 appraisal well. The Bua Ban North A-08 well was drilled to a depth of 3,860 feet TVD on the western flank of the Bua Ban North A field 0.5 miles north of the A-06 well. The A-08 encountered 61 feet of net […]
Dolphin Group ASA (“Dolphin” or the “Company”) yesterday announced that it would enter into an agreement with Sanco Shipping AS regarding a five year chartering agreement for Sanco Swift, a 16 streamer seismic vessel currently under construction at Kleven Maritime, Norway, with delivery in June 2013
The 40 years successful relationship between Huisman and Jumbo is currently confirmed with an order of two 1100mt Heavy Lift Mast Cranes (HLMC). Huisman delivered 22 HLMCs to Jumbo, starting with the first ever built Mast Crane in 1983. The first Mast Crane has been developed to higher capacities an
Reef Subsea extends its range of activities by providing installation and trenching services to the Offshore Oil & Gas and Renewables markets via Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical Ltd. Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical, based in Stockton-On-Tees, will provide the installation and trenching of submarine cabl
Det norske oljeselskap ASA announces an oil discovery in the appraisal well 16/2-10 on Aldous Major South in PL 265. The license is operated by Statoil. In addition to Det norske, the partners in PL 265 are the Norwegian state, through Petoro, and Lundin Petroleum. An oil column of 50 to 55 meters h
ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc. (EMEPMI), a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, has signed a RM236 million contract… Source: Bernama [mappress] Source:Bernama , October 18, 2011;
ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC., announced today that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a drilling services contract by Hess Corporation for work in the Gulf of Mexico for the Atwood Condor, Atwood’s ultra-deepwater, dynamically positioned Friede & Goldman ExD Millennium semisubmersible drilling unit c
Ensco plc announced today that it has entered into a shared drilling contract for ENSCO 8505 with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Apache Deepwater LLC and Noble Energy Inc. The initial contract term is for two years or two rotations per operator, whichever is longer, in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico at a
Wintershall, Germany’s largest crude oil and natural gas producer, launched its first gas production as operator in the British North Sea last Sunday with the Wingate platform. The platform in the British offshore concession 44/24b will initially produce 1.5 million cubic meters of natural gas. A se
