Rosneft has finished seismic data acquisition on the East-Siberian-1 block in the East Siberian Sea. According to the company, the seismic data survey was carried out independently and the amount of 2D works totaled 2000 km. Rosneft says that in spite of extremely severe ice conditions this year, al
Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has informed that Andy Samuel, currently Managing Director of BG Group’s Exploration and Production in Europe, has been appointed as the chief executive of the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA). According to DECC, the government is also asking industry and ot
The Port Authority from Ferrol, Gas Natural Fenosa, Reganosa and Ferrol Container Terminal signed a deal to promote LNG supply for ships.
Odfjell Drilling has today taken delivery of Deepsea Aberdeen from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in Korea. “We are pleased to take delivery of Deepsea Aberdeen. The rig is an important contribution to our fleet and operations and we are well prepared to ensure a safe and efficient
Hurricane Energy has announced that the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) has granted an extension to licences P1485 and P1835, on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). The extension to licences is granted through to December 31, 2016 and January 9, 2017 respectively. The two licenses contain
Songa Offshore has informed that Statoil will suspend Songa Trym contract after the current well at the Oseberg field in the North Sea. Statoil has recently received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to use Songa Trym for permanent well plugging on the Oseberg field. The rig i
Hoegh LNG said it has ordered a fifth FSRU at the South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries.
BP has awarded Emerson Process Management, a global business of Emerson, a contract in excess of $40 million to be the Main Automation Contractor for the Shah Deniz Stage 2 development project in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea. Emerson will provide integrated control and safety systems to
SpeedCast, a satellite telecommunications service provider, has been awarded a satellite service contract by Allseas, a provider of offshore pipeline installation and subsea construction. The contract covers Allseas’ flagship vessel, the Pieter Schelte, the world’s biggest ship, which took to the se
In late October, Zhejiang Shipbuilding in Ningbo, China, delivered ‘Sea Swift’, the final of twelve platform supply vessels of the large PX105 design to ship owner Deep Sea Supply PLC. In addition to the basic design, Norway’s ULSTEIN has delivered a comprehensive package of systems and equipment as
The official commencement of the Suez Canal Expansion Dredging Contract is now one step closer with the arrival of the first Consortium dredger, the National Marine Dredging Company’s ‘Al Mirfa’. Dignitaries from Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Netherlands and Belgium celebrated the arrival of the vess
The new addition to Dolphin Geophysical’s fleet, the Polar Marquis, has finalised its first powerful solution contract survey in the Black Sea, the company stated in its Q3 financial highlights. The survey was conducted with a record spread of 14 streamers at 100 metre separation, positioning Dolphi
Nimrod Sea Assets has completed its fifth purchase for USD 9.6 million by way of a 51% stake in Altus Subsea DIS which will purchase the Remote Operated Vehicle Support Vessel (ROV SV) Altus Invictus from Hallin Marine currently under bareboat charter to Marine Engineering and Diving Services (MEDS)
P/F Atlantic Petroleum, an oil company based in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, is reducing its oil production forecast for the year. The company today announced that during the month of October, Atlantic Petroleum produced a net total of 51,000 barrels of oil equivalents (boe) from the Chestnut, Ettrick a
