From 1 June onwards, registration for Offshore Energy 2011 is open. The fourth edition of this two-day, international offshore event is organized in the Amsterdam RAI, at 11 and 12 October 2011. Visiting the exhibition is free of charge; conference delegates pay a conference fee. The 4th edition of
Piping technology company STATS Group is continuing its push in to the Asia Pacific region with senior executives attending the Oil & Gas Asia exhibition in Kuala Lumpur. (June 1-3) With more than 1400 companies taking part, the conference attracts more than 22,000 visitors, and Aberdeen-based STATS
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) reports that production from the Alvheim field (Lundin Petroleum working interest (WI) 15%) and the Volund field (Lundin Petroleum WI 35%), offshore Norway was shut down for 13 days in May due to unscheduled maintenance on the Alvheim FPSO. The shut down was re
Husky Energy Inc. announces that it is exploring a potential secondary listing of its shares (the “Shares”) on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“HKSE”) (the “Potential Secondary Listing”). The Company will maintain its primary listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange. “The Potential Secondary L
Petromin PNG Holdings Limited, Höegh LNG Limited and DSME E&R Limited have signed a firm agreement establishing PNG Floating LNG Limited, which is the holding company for the Partners’ LNG FPSO project in Papua New Guinea. The agreement builds on the Cooperative Development Agreement signed between
Aker Solutions has won two contracts to supply complete drilling equipment packages for two new deepwater drilling units that are being built by Cosco, the Chinese shipbuilding company. The combined value of the contracts is about $195 million, and includes options for a further two units. “These co
VT Halter Marine, Inc. (VT Halter Marine), a subsidiary of VT Systems, Inc. (VT Systems), recently announced a new contract to build a 112-foot ATB Offshore Tug for Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc. (Bouchard). This tug will be similar to others built for Bouchard in previous years by Halter Marine.
Sevan Drilling ASA announces that its subsidiaries have entered into contracts with Cosco Shipyard for the construction of two new build ultra deepwater (“UDW”) drilling rigs, Sevan UDW3 and Sevan UDW4, for delivery in Q4 2013 and Q2 2014 respectively. The total all-in turnkey price under the constr
The Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Company has started Pipe-laying operations for South Pars phase 16, the project manager for SP phase 15 and 16, Abbas Haji Ghasemi announced. He went on to say that, 6 barges are responsible for the loading operation of the pipes for which one has al
AUSTRALIAN oil and gas company Woodside will use the Riserless Mud Recovery system (RMR®) from AGR Drilling Services to ensure top-hole drilling goes as smoothly as possible. AGR’s Asia Pacific team has signed a deal worth an estimated NOK 4.5m (USD 800,000) to supply RMR® for use on Australia’s Nor
By MALIN RISING -AP-Three Greenpeace activists on Sunday climbed up an oil rig off Greenland’s coast in an attempt to stop a Scottish oil… Source: Msnbc [mappress] Source: msnbc.msn.com, May 30, 2011;
Statoil has received consent to use the Bideford Dolphin mobile facility in the northern and southern parts of the North Sea. The consent relates to drilling, sidetrack drilling, plugging, completion and well interventions at the Oseberg, Vigdis, Tordis and Vigdis Nord Øst fields. According to the p
ConocoPhillips has awarded Aibel a frame agreement for maintenance and modifications in the Greater Ekofisk Area. The agreement is valid for five years, with an option of three plus three years. ‘This is a great day for Aibel, and everyone working in the company. The agreement is one of the largest
Shell Development (Australia) Pty Ltd (Shell) has given notice today to a Technip Samsung Consortium (TSC) to proceed with the construction of the first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility in the world. TSC will provide engineering, procurement, construction and installation for the FLNG
