BP and partners announced the successful start of production from the Skarv field in the Norwegian Sea, one of a series of new major upstream projects that BP brought into production in 2012. Production started on 31 December, 2012. “The start-up of Skarv is a key operational milestone for BP, addin
Statoil has received renewed consent to use the pipeline between Heimdal and Grane. The background for the application is a change in how the pipeline is used. The pipeline between the Heimdal and Grane facilities was originally constructed for gas injection purposes. Statoil wants to have the optio
After a presentation on the Rhiannon offshore wind farm, Port St Mary Commissioners supported the development of tidal energy in the area, saying that offshore wind costs too much and is less efficient. Regarding the presentation on the Rhiannon offshore wind farm, they have agreed that the next sta
DeepOcean AS (“DeepOcean”), a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group, has been awarded a call-off under the current long-term frame agreement for offshore Light construction and survey services for Statoil. Estimated contract value is more than NOK 100 million. The frame agreement includes services covering
Orkney Islands Council is calling for urgent talks with ministers after the announcement about the delay of cable upgrade from Orkney to Caithness until 2018, Herald Scotland reports. According to SSE, the cable linking wave, wind and tidal developments to the mainland will be completed in 2018 at t
Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission, part of the SSE energy group, announced the delay of the grid connections between Orkney and Shetland until 2018, BBC informs. With this move Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission raised questions over the Scottish government’s Saltire Prize. This decision may pr
Demand for access to wave and tidal test sites at the European Marine Energy Centre has never been higher as the pioneering Orkney based facility gears up for its tenth anniversary year. All 14 of EMEC’s test berths – at its Billia Croo and Fall of Warness wave and tidal sites – are now contracted [
DeepOcean UK, Ltd., a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, today announced an award from Statoil AS for the installation and trenching of a Permanent Reservoir Monitoring (PRM) System on the Snorre oil field in the North Sea, Norwegian Sector. The project represents DeepOcean UK’s largest ever
France Telecom-Orange and the other members of the Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) consortium announced in a ceremony held in Banjul, The Gambia, that the ACE submarine cable is now operational for the first phase linking France and Sao Tomé & Principe. The cable, which will extend as far as South Afri
DONG Energy and partners have, following detailed technical evaluations, decided at the present point in time not to pursue drilling of an appraisal well in the Svane field. The gas accumulation in Svane is found at a depth of 5.5-6 km at a pressure of 1200-1300 bar which is considered at the edge o
Offshore wind farm RIFFGAT, the joint project of Ewe and Enova, is under construction since May 2012. These days, the export cable has been laid for the future substation. With this cable, generated energy will be transported to the mainland. Project manager, Wilfried Hube, said that the cable will
Trapoil, the independent oil and gas exploration and appraisal company focused on the UK Continental Shelf (“UKCS”) region of the North Sea, confirms that on 21st December 2012 it completed the previously announced acquisition of a 15 per cent. working interest in the Athena Oil Field (“Athena”) fro
Statoil has, as operator for the Dagny field development, submitted a plan for development and operations to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. The Dagny resources extend into PL 029b, where Det norske is a partner. The company has entered into an agreement that provides Det norske with a 3.3 per
Det norske oljeselskap ASA submits the Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) for the Ivar Aasen field to the Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Ola Borten Moe, at Det norske’s headquarters in Trondheim. The PDO is submitted on behalf of the Ivar Aasen partnership, encompassing Statoil and Bayernga
