WindEurope, Cefic (European Chemical Industry Council) and EUCIA (European Composites Industry Association) have joined forces to advance recycling of turbine blades. The parties have created a cross-sector platform with an aim to advance novel approaches to the recycling of wind turbine blades. Lea
Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has approved the Vigdis boosting station increased oil recovery (IOR) project in the North Sea. Vigdis field, located in the Tampen area of the North Sea, has been developed with seven subsea templates and produces oil through the Snorre field. The boosti
Polarcus, a Dubai-based seismic contractor, has recorded a decrease in its vessel utilization during the second quarter of 2019. Quarterly vessel utilization was at 72 percent compared to 85 percent in the second quarter of 2018. According to Polarcus’ update, on a contracted basis the vessel utiliz
Eni has started the early production phase from the Miztón field in Area 1, located in the Campeche Bay offshore Mexico. This is the first step in the development of Area 1, estimated to hold 2.1 billion of oil equivalent in place (90% oil) in the Amoca, Miztón and Tecoalli fields. Eni acquired Area
McDermott has completed the first of two offshore campaigns for Reliance KG-D6 R-Cluster subsea field development, in the Krishna Godavari Basin, located off the East Coast of India. The campaign included McDermott’s piggy-back pipelay in S-lay mode (18-inch plus a 4-inch) offshore India in approxim
DOF Rederi has been awarded three long-term contracts by ConocoPhillips Skandinavia for the multi role vessels (MRVs) Skandi Hugen, Skandi Nova and Skandi Marøy. The contracts have a duration of 5 years, with further 3 x 3 yearly options. The contracts are scheduled to start in Q4 2019 and Q1 2020.
i3 Energy has awarded Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE), contracts for its 2019 summer drilling programme on its Liberator and Serenity assets and its 2020 Phase I development of Liberator. BHGE’s scope will include directional drilling, drilling fluids, mudlogging, formation evaluation operations a
Bibby HydroMap has appointed Gary Collins as its new CEO. Collins joins the team on the July 1, 2019 to lead the business through their next phase of growth and development. Collins was most recently a Global Sales Director of OptaSense who deploy technology that uses acoustic sensing on pipelines,
Conoco Phillips, on behalf of the licensees, has submitted a Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) for the re-development of the Tor field in the Greater Ekofisk area in the North Sea. The field was in production from 1978 until it was shut down in 2015 when the installation reached the end of it
Jumbo’s Fairplayer has completed the pre-installation and tensioning of a shallow water CALM buoy mooring system for the Mersa El-Hamra terminal offshore Egypt. Jumbo’s scope included the pre-lay of 10 Stevshark drag anchors and 6 chain moorings and the subsequent tensioning of the mooring legs up t
OKEA and partners, Petoro and Neptune Energy Norge, have agreed to continue exploration licence PL958, east of the OKEA-operated Draugen field. The decision comes six months after OKEA assumed operatorship. This commits the licence partners to acquire new 3D seismic data and they have already decide
DP World has acquired Topaz Energy and Marine from Renaissance Services SAOG and Standard Chartered Private Equity / Affirma Capital for an enterprise value of $1,079 million. Topaz, with a contract backlog of $1.6 billion as of 31 March, operates a fleet of 117 vessels, predominantly in the Caspian
Airborne Oil & Gas has secured a second award from Anasuria Operating Company (AOC) to deliver a 2nd high flow thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) jumper spool in the Central North Sea. The contract will see the Netherlands-based business supplying a 2” ID 345psi rated Gas Lift Jumper to support the
TechnipFMC has been awarded subsea contracts by Reliance Industries for the MJ1 field located in deep water offshore India in the Krishna Godavari basin. These contracts cover the fabrication and installation of flexible risers, rigid and flexible flowlines and umbilicals. Arnaud Pieton, president S
