Statoil’s “Fast-track” fields Fram H-North and Svalin C in the North Sea have now started producing. Statoil’s fast-track development projects are increasing the company’s and partners’ oil and gas production through a combination of standardised subsea development solutions and utilisation of infra
Premier announces that the Solan subsea oil storage tank, jacket and topsides have been successfully installed. The offshore hook up and commissioning programme will now commence. Precise timing of first oil from the Solan field will depend upon the progress of this next phase. Tony Durrant, CEO, co
ABB has won an order worth over $800 million from Scottish Hydro Electric (SHE) Transmission plc to provide the Caithness-Moray high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power transmission link, which will connect the electricity grid on either side of the Moray Firth in northern Scotland. This follows a f
Petroleum Geo-Services ASA has announced today that it has implemented further steps to streamline operations, reduce cost and capital expenditures (CAPEX), and improve cash flow. PGS has stacked, and will consider selling or scrapping, the seismic vessels Pacific Explorer and Nordic Explorer. The s
Det norske oljeselskap ASA, as operator of production license 553, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 34/7-36 S T2. The well was drilled on the Kvitvola prospect about 5 km west of the Visund Field by the Borgland Dolphin drilling rig. The purpose of the well was to prove petroleum in upper
Technip has been awarded a substantial EPIC lump sum contract by BP Trinidad and Tobago LLC for the development of the Juniper project, to be located off the South East coast of Trinidad. The scope of work consists of design, detailed engineering, procurement, construction, load out and mechanical c
Designed by Ulstein Design AS (Ulstein SX 121) and launched in February 2008 from the Ulstein Verft shipyards in Norway, the Island Constructor (Hull no. 279) is Island Offshore’s offshore construction and well intervention vessel. M/V ISLAND CONSTRUCTOR is an Offshore Construction and Well Interven
James Fisher Marine Services Ltd (JFMS) announces that it has secured a contract with MeyGen to complete the offshore installation activities associated with the construction of the first phase (Phase 1A) of its ground breaking 398MW tidal array project in the Pentland Firth, Scotland. When fully co
Hansa Hydrocarbons Limited (Hansa) has successfully executed its large 3D seismic survey across the 4Quads licence blocks G18, H16, M3 and N1, offshore Netherlands. The survey covered approximately 965 square km and was located 40 km to the north of the Wadden Islands in the Dutch North Sea and adja
Rosneft and PetroVietnam Oil and Gas Group reached an agreement to create joint ventures for work at two blocks of the Pechora Sea shelf. Rosneft share in the JV will amount to 66.67%, PetroVietnam will get 33.33%. The agreements were reached within the Agreement on general cooperation for geologica
RWE Innogy has published a report outlining the results of a study undertaken with National Grid which considered the merits of 17 different substations across the east coast of England. The report highlights Bicker Fen near Boston as the best location to connect the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm
Service and operating station of RWE Innogy was inaugurated today on Heligoland. Over a period of 20 years, the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm is to be operated and serviced from there. The wind farm is currently being built approx. 30 kilometres north of Heligoland. This is what a two-storey buildi
Service and operating station of RWE Innogy was inaugurated today on Heligoland. Over a period of 20 years, the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm is to be operated and serviced from there. The wind farm is currently being built approx. 30 kilometres north of Heligoland. This is what a two-storey buildi
Dolphin has been awarded an industry first ever 16 streamer 3D seismic contract for an undisclosed client in the Kara Sea. The contract has a duration of approximately 3 months and will begin in Q2 of 2015. Dolphin will utilise one of the high capacity ice classed 3D seismic vessels for the survey a
