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Statoil prepares ‘major’ exploration campaign in Barents Sea
Norwegian oil company Statoil aims to conduct a major exploration campaign in several parts of the Barents Sea in 2017. During the past months, Statoil has increased its share in several licenses in the Norwegian part of the Barents Sea through agreements with Point Resources, DEA, OMV, and ConocoPh
Statoil, Petrobras team up for exploration in Brazil
Norway’s Statoil and Brazil’s Petrobras have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) by which they aim to strengthen their cooperation in Brazil. The intention of the MoU is to evaluate joint participation in future tenders for exploration areas and to increase upstream collaboration in producing
‘Floatel Endurance’ cleared for Gina Krog field work
Norwegian offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has given Floatel International an Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) for the semi-submersible accommodation and construction support vessel, Floatel Endurance. PSA said on Tuesday that the Floatel Endurance semi-submersible woul
Ulstein to Launch Second Siemens Wind Farm SOV in October
Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder Ulstein plans to launch the second wind farm service operation vessel (SOV) built for Bernhard Schulte Offshore and chartered out to Siemens Wind Power Service from the dock hall at Ulstein Verft in two months’ time. The vessel is expected to start sea trials
Ulstein to Launch Second Siemens Wind Farm SOV in October
Norwegian ship designer and shipbuilder Ulstein plans to launch the second wind farm service operation vessel (SOV) built for Bernhard Schulte Offshore and chartered out to Siemens Wind Power Service from the dock hall at Ulstein Verft in two months’ time. The vessel is expected to start sea trials
‘World’s first’ tidal array 80% Scottish-built
The ‘world’s first’ fully-operational tidal array in Shetland has been delivered with over 80% Scottish supply chain content.
Gazprom’s profit down in Q2
Russian gas giant Gazprom posted on reported a 17 percent drop in second-quarter net profit reaching 244.9 billion rubles (approx. US$3.7 billion).
Van Oord: land reclamation for KNPC’s LNG project progresses
Rotterdam-based Van Oord on Tuesday said work continues on land reclamation in Kuwait for Kuwait National Petroleum Company’s (KNPC) LNG import facility.
Goliat production still shut. Watchdog calls for meeting with Eni and Statoil
Oil production from the Eni-operated Goliat field in the Barents Sea has yet to resume, following the power outage and production shutdown on Friday. The Norwegian offshore safety watchdog Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA Norway) said it was aware the production was shut down, and that Eni was
Ocean King vessel ends 30-year run with Statoil
Atlantic Offshore’s contract for the multipurpose anchor handling, tug, supply (AHTS) vessel, the Ocean King, with Norwegian oil major Statoil has expired. Atlantic said on Monday that the vessel has been laid up as of August 26. This marks the end of a cooperation lasting a full three decades betwe
Gate LNG commissions break bulk facilities
Gate LNG terminal, with its shareholders Gasunie and Vopak, on Monday, opened the new LNG break bulk infrastructure located at the terminal site in Maasvlakte in Port of Rotterdam.
GC Rieber sends ‘Polar Empress’ for seismic work in Kara Sea
Norway’s GC Rieber Shipping has entered into a charter agreement for seismic acquisition and seismic QC services, with Russia’s Sovcomflot subsidiary OOO SCF Geo. The job will utilize the 22-streamer ice-classed vessel Polar Empress. The job is estimated to take about two months and the mobilization
Gasum opens Finland’s first LNG station for heavy-duty trucks
Gasum of Finland on Monday opened the first LNG filling station for heavy-duty vehicles at Helsinki’s Vuosaari Harbor.
Nova Innovation connects second Shetland Tidal Array turbine
Nova Innovation, which is developing the Shetland Tidal Array project together with Belgian renewable energy company ELSA, has installed and connected the second tidal turbine at the project site, with both turbines now producing power.