China Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd (COOEC), a subsidiary of the state owned Chinese oil company CNOOC, has selected the Norwegian ship-designer Skipsteknisk AS, to develop their new state of the art Multi Purpose Subsea Construction vessel. The vessel designated ST-262, will perform deepwater su
In 2010, two personal injuries were reported during saturation diving in connection with petroleum activities, according to the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway’s report from the diving database system DSYS. The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has established several databases in order to r
Technip was awarded by GDF SUEZ an engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract, worth approximately €45 million, for the Gjøa field development located in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. This contract covers: * engineering and fabrication of two smoothbore gas export rise
Through its Brazilian subsidiary, Norskan Offshore, DOF has signed a contract with Petrobras for Skandi Leblon. The contract will commence in second quarter 2011 and has a firm duration of 4 years. Petrobras has options to extend the contract with additional 4 years. DOF was founded in 1981 and is t
Two leading North-east-headquartered organisations have joined forces to promote Peterhead Port and the facilities available in the town, within key target markets. Peterhead Port Authority (PPA) and international oil and gas logistics company, ASCO Group, have linked up to establish Peterhead Energ
Siemens has entered into an agreement to acquire the two subsea specialists Poseidon Group AS and Bennex Group AS from Subsea Technology Group AS, Norway. Poseidon provides subsea marinization, engineering and consulting, and has a workforce of 140 employees and consultants in Stavanger and Aberdeen
Oceaneering International, Inc. announced it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Norse Cutting & Abandonment AS (NCA), for approximately $60 million. The purchase is expected to close by March 31, 2011. NCA is an oilfield technology company that specializes in providing subse
GE Oil & Gas has received a $7 million contract from Total E&P UK Ltd of Aberdeen, Scotland to supply drilling and production equipment for the expansion of the Elgin Franklin gas field in the North Sea. To meet the extreme well pressure and temperature demands of the project, GE is supplying surfac
Global Industries, Ltd. announced that it has been awarded multiple projects by McMoRan Oil & Gas for the decommissioning and abandonment of seven production platforms located in the central Gulf of Mexico in water depths ranging from 100 to 400 FSW. The decommissioning campaign is scheduled to comm
EnerMech Qatar LLC has been awarded a multi-million dollar three year call-off contract with Dolphin Energy Limited. Mechanical engineering company EnerMech, which has bases across the eastern hemisphere, will provide nitrogen purging and leak testing on Dolphin Energy’s onshore and offshore facilit
RWE Dea’s subsidiary in the United Kingdom, RWE Dea UK, announced today that the field development plan for the Clipper South gas field has been approved by the Secretary of State at the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). RWE Dea UK is the operator and 50% partner in the Clipper South d
BMT Fleet Technology, of Ottawa, Ontario has announced its collaboration with the University of Victoria to design and deliver North America’s first ever hybrid, electric research ship. The vessel, formerly known as CCG Tsekoa II, will be used by the University as a research facility off the British
Keppel AmFELS LLC, a US wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), has won a contract from Mexico’s Perforadora Central SA de CV (Perforadora Central) to build a repeat jackup rig valued at about US$195 million. Slated for delivery in 1Q 2013, this latest high specificatio
DOF Subsea UK secures IRM contract in the Baobab field, West Africa worth approx £1 million. DOF ASA’ subsidiary, the Aberdeen-based specialist subsea service company DOF Subsea UK has secured a contract for Inspection, Repair and Maintenance Services in the Baobab field, West Africa which is worth
