Atla continues to produce better than expected. In December, Det norske’s 10 percent interest in the field, gave a production of 2,278 barrels of oil equivalents per day. Before production start-up at Atla, it was expected that the field would give Det norske a production of approximately 1,400 barr
Statoil has awarded Ramboll Oil & Gas the detailed design contract for the 36” Polarled pipeline project (previously named the NSGI project), as well as detailed design for the 30 km 18” Kristin Gas Export pipeline connecting to the Polarled pipeline. The Polarled pipeline project, which crosses the
Statoil has applied for consent to carry out manned underwater operations in 2013 with reference to an existing contract for diving services with Technip Norge AS. Pursuant to a cooperation agreement, ExxonMobil and Gassco will also be able to use this contract. The manned underwater operations will
Metocean Services International (Pty) Ltd announced that it has successfully completed a 12 month metocean measurement project for Total E&P Congo (Total) in the Moho-Nord Field offshore Congo, in approximately 820m water depth. The objective of the programme was to provide Total E&P Congo with a re
Statoil and the Aasta Hansteen partners have submitted the plan for development and operation (PDO) of the field to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. Furthermore Statoil and the Polarled Development Project partners have submitted the plan for installation and operation (PIO). This represents a
ArGe Baltic 2 foundations, a Joint Venture between Hochtief and GeoSea, has awarded Ulstein Idea Equipment Solutions BV a contract for the Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) of a complete pile upend as well as lifting tool for the Baltic 2 wind farm installation project.
In recent months Hydrex has carried out bow thruster blade replacements on several occasions in Rotterdam. Three 366-meter container ships belonging to one owner were given the same speedy treatment during unloading. More ships are scheduled for the same operation in the upcoming months. The owner o
Seaborn Networks announced that Alcatel-‐Lucent Submarine Networks has mobilized vessels for marine route surveys in the United States and Brazil relating to Seaborn’s US-‐Brazil submarine cable project. These surveys are a critical step in the construction of Seabras-‐1, a new submarine fiber op
BG Group and its consortium partners today announced the start of commercial production on time and on budget at the Sapinhoá field in block BM-S-9 offshore Brazil, one of the Group’s “big five” discoveries in the pre-salt Santos Basin. The Cidade de São Paulo floating production, storage and offloa
Technip was awarded by GDF SUEZ E&P UK Limited an engineering, procurement, installation and construction contract for the Juliet project, located 40 kilometers East of the Humberside estuary, at a water depth of approximately 20 to 60 meters. This contract, which is a tie-back to the Pickerill A pl
Based on preliminary and unaudited results, Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) expects to report 2012 annual revenues of approximately USD 200 million and EBITDA of approximately USD 50 million. Total fourth quarter 2012 revenues are expected to come in at approximately USD million 44 million, o
Trapoil, the independent oil and gas exploration and appraisal company focused on the UK Continental Shelf (“UKCS”) region of the North Sea, announces that it has entered into non-binding heads of terms potentially to acquire an additional 45 per cent working interest in Licence P 1556, Block 29/1c
Over the next four years, a consortium of nine parties will be investigating how to reduce the cost price of wind energy by developing an innovative electricity infrastructure on the North Sea. Last month, the Dutch government awarded a 2 million euro grant to this innovative ‘plug socket’ project i
Norwegian subsea entrepreneur Ocean Installer and leading offshore engineering and construction company McDermott have established an exclusive alliance to jointly meet customers’ increasing rigid pipelay needs in the North Sea subsea market. The alliance marks McDermott’s re-entry into the North Se
