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Statoil Completes Another Appraisal Well at Johan Sverdrup (Norway)
Statoil has completed another appraisal well in PL265 in the Johan Sverdrup discovery, off Norway, together with partners Petoro, Det norske oljeselskap and Lundin Petroleum. “We are satisfied with the results of our appraisal programme in PL265 part of Johan Sverdrup in 2012. We have proven new vol
UK: Osiris Projects Receives Health & Safety Certificate
Osiris Projects announced that their health & safety management system has successfully achieved OHSAS 18001:2007 certification, accredited by NQA. OHSAS 18001:2007 is the internationally recognised standard providing a cohesive framework for the monitoring, management and continuous improvement of
UK: ABPmer to Develop Port Management Tool
Associated British Ports’ Group Sustainable Development Team has commissioned ABPmer to develop an online interactive data viewer that will enable users to dynamically view, search, query, annotate, and print port specific infomaps. This system, based on ESRI ArcGIS Server and Geocortex, will initia
Denmark: CT Offshore Receives International Organization of Standardization 9001:2008 Certification
CT Offshore announces that it has received the International Organization of Standardization 9001:2008 certification for its complete services package which include; Installation, Survey & Maintenance, Survey and Cable recovery. The certification indicates that CT Offshore office and vessels conform
UK: MMO Approves First Wave Energy Converters for Wave Hub
The first wave energy converter (WEC) devices may now by deployed at the Wave Hub test site following approval by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO). The MMO has announced it has approved an application from OceanEnergy Ltd to deploy and test an OEB35 OceanEnergy buoy WEC for a period of up to
UK: Wireless Headsets Aid Health and Safety for Offshore Wind Turbine Technicians
Offshore wind energy is a young, rapidly growing industry in which hundreds of millions of pounds are being invested as the UK seeks to secure its source of renewable energy for future generations. As in all young industries, the challenges are immense, and many companies which have traditionally wo
UK: Wireless Headsets Aid Health and Safety for Offshore Wind Turbine Technicians
Offshore wind energy is a young, rapidly growing industry in which hundreds of millions of pounds are being invested as the UK seeks to secure its source of renewable energy for future generations. As in all young industries, the challenges are immense, and many companies which have traditionally wo
Kvaerner Bags Eldfisk Hook-up and Commissioning Gig (Norway)
ConocoPhillips has confirmed options in the Eldfisk 2/7 S topside contract for Kvaerner to perform offshore hook-up and commissioning assistance. Estimated value is NOK 400 million. In March 2011, Kvaerner was awarded a contract by ConocoPhillips to perform engineering, procurement and construction
Yildirim Buys Majority Stake in Gemport (Turkey)
A YILDIRIM Group subsidiary, YILPORT Holding acquired a majority share of %86.6 in Turkey’s first private port, GEMPORT Port and Warehousing Administration. GEMPORT, formerly a Turkiye Is Bankasi company founded in 1992, performs container, vehicle and general cargo handling and warehousing services
BP Starts Skarv Field Production in Norwegian Sea
BP and partners announced the successful start of production from the Skarv field in the Norwegian Sea, one of a series of new major upstream projects that BP brought into production in 2012. Production started on 31 December, 2012. “The start-up of Skarv is a key operational milestone for BP, addin
Talisman to Use Petrojarl FPSO on Varg Field Until 2021
Talisman Energy Norge AS has received consent to use the Petrojarl FPSO on the Varg field, in the Norwegian sector of the North sea, beyond its original lifetime. Varg is an oil field located south of Sleipner Øst in the central part of the North Sea, at a water depth of 84 metres. The original [&he
Westcon Acquires Two STX Companies (Norway)
STX Europe AS on 31 December 2012 completed the sale of all of the shares in its wholly owned subsidiaries STX Norway Florø AS and STX Norway Design Florø AS to Westcon Group AS. The order backlog of STX Norway Florø AS was NOK 59 million at the end of Q3 2012 and the order […]
Statoil to Transport Condensate via Heimdal-Grane Pipeline
Norway’s Statoil has received renewed consent to use the pipeline between Heimdal and Grane. The background for the application is a change in how the pipeline is used. The pipeline between the Heimdal and Grane facilities was originally constructed for gas injection purposes. Statoil wants to have
Polarcus Sells Seismic Vessel to TPAO (Turkey)
Polarcus has completed negotiations and agreed final agreements with Turkish TPAO for the sale and reflagging of the 8-streamer 3D seismic vessel Polarcus Samur combined with the provision by Polarcus of seismic data acquisition, fast-track data processing, management and crewing services for the ve