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Oil Sheen Spotted Near Talisman’s Offshore Installations in UK North Sea
An oil sheen has been reported in the North Sea 160km North East of St Fergus approximately 3.7 km from the pipeline connecting the Galley subsea field to the Tartan Alpha Installation, which are both operated by Talisman Energy (UK) Limited. It was first observed at 13.50 on Tuesday 28 August and s
Gazprom: Last Joint at Second String of Nord Stream Welded (Russia)
The final joint at the second string of the Nord Stream gas pipeline was welded in the Portovaya Bay. The final joint connected the offshore section of the pipeline’s second string to its onshore section as well as to the onshore infrastructure on the Russian coast in the Portovaya Bay near Vyborg.
Total Inks Exploration Deal with Bulgaria
French supermajor Total and the Bulgarian authorities yesterday signed the exploration contract for the offshore Khan Asparuh license. The 14,220-sq.km block is situated 80 kilometers offshore in the Black Sea in water depths of between 100 and 2,000 meters. “Total’s international experience in deep
Apache Drills Ahead at Mbawa Well, Offshore Kenya
Pancontinental Oil & Gas NL has announced the Mbawa well, located in Block L8 offshore Kenya, has reached a depth of 2,006m RT (below the drill floor), where a second casing string is being set. Operations are continuing according to the drilling plan. Both the primary and main secondary exploration
SeaRoc to Charter MPI Adventure for NOAH Installation in Blyth, UK
International marine engineering company SeaRoc can confirm that they will charter MPI Adventure to install Narec’s Offshore Anemometry Hub (NOAH), scheduled to take place in October 2012. SeaRoc Operations Director Toby Mead confirmed the Charter Party had been signed and commented: “MPI Adventure
Denmark: Blue Water Shipping Congratulates Romo Port with Butendiek Contract
Romo Port on the West coast of Denmark has signed a contract with WPD for the Butendiek project consisting of 80 turbines. “This marks an important step for Romo port that has struggled to be noticed in the offshore wind industry as suitable port for operation in competition with the larger ports. F
Damen Delivers “Silent” Research Vessel to Belgian Client (The Netherlands)
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered the Research Vessel (RV 3609) ‘Simon Stevin’ to its Belgian client DAB Vloot, the Flemish governmental fleet operator. The RV 3609 was jointly designed by Damen Shipyards Gorinchem and VLIZ, the Flemish Institute for the Sea. While hull and hotworks were built at
Norway: Statoil Gets ONS Award
Gas compression is one of the most important measures Statoil employs to deliver volumes from existing fields on the Norwegian shelf. ONS is awarding the prize to Statoil and Aker Solutions, who together nominated Åsgard subsea gas compression. The award was announced today, Wednesday, 29 August, in
Wood Mackenzie: Norway 5th in the World by Upstream Development Expenditure
Wood Mackenzie estimates that upstream development expenditure in Norway will increase to US$25billion in 2012 – a rise of over 30% compared with 2011 – ranking it fifth in the world behind the US, Russia, Canada and Australia. Furthermore, development capex is estimated to reach almost US$30 billio
King Harald V of Norway Opens ONS 2012
ONS has become on of the world’s most important meeting places for everyone involved in the energy business. More than 1000 delegates were present at the official opening of ONS 2012 to hear the main speakers, a panel debate and the Folkwang cello ensemble. Yesterday in Stavanger, His Majesty King H
Gasol Aims to Develop LNG Market in West Africa
Prior to commercialisation of its own gas resources, Gasol aims to develop gas markets in West Africa through liquefied natural gas import projects. These projects involve Gasol acquiring LNG and arranging for it to be shipped to a target market where it can be stored and regasified in Floating Stor
UK: ROVOP Invests Over GBP 2 Million in Two New ROVs
Award-winning energy services company ROVOP has bolstered its rapid growth by investing in two new innovative ROVs (remotely-operated vehicles) to add to its fleet of high-performance vehicles. Both new ROVs, which represent an investment of more than £2million, are powerful vehicles for the subsea
UK: Ophir Reports Successful H1
Ophir Energy plc announced its Half Year Results for the six months ended 30 June 2012. Ophir has had a successful first half of 2012. The Group’s track record of frontier exploration discovery continued with two discoveries in the first half of 2012, followed by two further successes in July and Au
DELITEK to Showcase New Product at SMM
The Norwegian company DELITEK A/S, together with the German company MOE GmbH, has jointly developed a new containerized product which is in line with the new MARPOL Annex 5 / IMO MEPC 201 (62) regulations for waste handling on board vessels coming into force in January 2013. “DELITEK is an internati