After announcing the tender for port diving services, Grand port maritime de Marseille awarded the contract to ECTM. The company will provide diving services in the Port of Marseille, assistance during the positioning of vessels into dry docks, floating services, etc. It will also provide services r
Nick Harvey, MP for North Devon, has welcomed a huge cash boost for marine energy projects. The Crown Estate, who own the UK’s seabeds, have announced they will invest £20million in the expansion of wave and tidal projects around the UK. The funding will come as a huge benefit to the growth of the m
Nexen Petroleum U.K. Ltd. announced that it has received approval from the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to proceed with the Solitaire field development, a project that’s expected to produce eight million barrels of oil. The Solitaire field is located in central North Sea block 1
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) confirms that initial flows of crude oil have resumed in the Brent pipeline system following a precautionary shutdown on Monday. The pipeline system, which is operated by TAQA and runs through the Cormorant Alpha platform, was halted after hydrocarbons w
Some 20 per cent of the UK’s present demand for electricity could be met by tidal energy. Scientists at the National Oceanography Centre and the University of Liverpool have developed a tidal model to examine the scope for reliable and predictable electricity generation from UK coastal waters. Detai
Lansdowne Oil & Gas, the North Celtic Sea focussed, oil and gas exploration company, announces the following update regarding additional technical studies on its portfolio in the North Celtic Sea Basin, offshore Ireland. Highlights: · Seismic inversion fluid anomalies identified and interpreted as g
As part of the Awards in the Predefined Areas (APA) round for 2012 Eni Norge has been awarded operatorship in PL 697 and partnership in PL 696 in the Barents Sea, as well as partnership in PL 091 D in the Norwegian Sea. This award confirms Eni Norge’s long term strategy for the Barents Sea. [&hellip
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) has begun the process of restoring the flow of an estimated 80,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude oil in the Brent pipeline system following a precautionary shutdown on Monday. The pipeline system, which is operated by TAQA and runs through the Cormorant
Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) has secured a US$50 million contract with Nexen Petroleum UK Limited to carry out the hook-up and commissioning of the Golden Eagle Area Development (GEAD) project in the UK North Sea. The Golden Eagle field will be developed using two platforms – a wellhead platform and a pro
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) has concluded the planned reduction of non-core personnel from the Cormorant Alpha platform in the northern UK North Sea following the detection of hydrocarbons in one leg of the platform. There were 159 people on board when the incident was discovered o
Lundin Petroleum AB (“Lundin Petroleum”) announces that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS has been awarded seven exploration licence interests in the 2012 Norwegian Licensing Round (Awards in Predefined Areas, APA). The awarded licences include four licences in the North Sea, two in the N
Antrim confirms that the export infrastructure system (“Export System”) used by the Causeway Field (“Causeway) and Cormorant East Field (“Cormorant East”) in the UK Northern North Sea is currently unavailable due to a potential hydrocarbon leak on the Cormorant Alpha platform. As a consequence, all
Flexlife, a specialist provider of flexible pipe technologies and engineering services, has posted its 2011-12 (to year end March 31) results with more than a 45% rise in comparable turnover from £7.35million to £10.6million. The Aberdeen-based company expanded significantly over the 12-month period
Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in the Atlantic margin, the North Sea and Norway, announces that it has been awarded eight new prospective exploration licences, including three operatorships, under the 2
