Rosneft has reported that on July 24, 2014 research vessel Geolog Dmitry Nalivkin sailed from Kirkenes (Norway) to the Kara Sea. In the next three months 2D seismic survey will be carried out in the three Vostochno-Prinovozemelsky licenses. The field work will be conducted in the surface area that t
Van Oord Bags Capital Projects in Brazil and The Bahamas Van Oord, a leading international contractor specialising in dredging, marine engineering and offshore projects, has won two orders in Brazil and the Bahamas. The activities involve dredging work for the construction of a new shipyard in Aracr
Orange is reinforcing its presence on the Asia-Europe network route by signing the construction and maintenance agreement for Sea-Me-We 5 (South East Asia-Middle East-Western Europe 5), a new submarine cable that will link France and Singapore. In its planned configuration, Sea-Me-We 5 will connect
Statoil has received consent from Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) to use Deepsea Atlantic semi-submersible drilling rig for permanent plugging of well 34/10-52A/B at Gullfaks Sør. Gullfaks Sør lies in blocks 34/10 and 33/12 in the northern part of the North Sea. The field has been developed
Nalcor has signed a multi-client license agreement with Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) for regional 3D Electromagnetic (EM) Survey data over frontier areas of Newfoundland’s offshore. The BOA Galatea, the vessel that will carry out the survey, is in the Port of St. John’s preparing to commen
Rosneft, a leader of Russia’s petroleum industry and the world’s largest publicly traded petroleum company, has published interim consolidated financial statements for 2Q14. In 1H14, the Company continued to demonstrate strong financial results due to stable hydrocarbon production levels, successful
IHC Hytech, part of Royal IHC, has secured an order for two innovative containerised air-dive spreads from Bluestream, an offshore and subsea company that operates in the oil and gas, and renewable energy sectors. These high-quality systems consist of a containerised 1,800mm decompression chamber wi
Atlantis, owner of the world’s largest planned tidal current energy project, MeyGen, and tidal energy equipment supplier, announces that it has signed a turbine supply agreement with Andritz Hydro Hammerfest to supply three 1.5 megawatt tidal power turbines for Phase 1A of the MeyGen project in the
Statoil has delivered results for the second quarter 2014. Net operating income was $5.16 billion (NOK 32.0 billion), a decrease of approximately $371 million (NOK 2.3 billion) compared to the second quarter of 2013 adjusted earnings were $5.21 billion (NOK 32.3 billion). “Statoil delivered solid op
Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad has announced that its jointly-controlled entity, Lime Petroleum Norway AS has decided to surrender PL509S, PL509BS and PL509CS, all of which are located in the North Sea, following the deadline for a drill or drop decision by 23 July 2014. Following the assessment of resul
Statoil has received consent for installation and temporary operation of a modular drilling rig (MDR) at the Heimdal facility. Installation will begin in the third quarter of 2014 with commissioning scheduled for November. Heimdal is a gas field lying under 120 metres of water in block 25/4 in the c
Bibby Offshore, the subsea services provider to the oil & gas industry, hosted a visit by George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, to the Company’s innovative workshop, storage and maintenance facility in Aberdeenshire, on Tuesday 22 July. The Chancellor was given a tour of Bibby Offshore’s new
Northern Petroleum has been awarded the C.R149.NP permit offshore in the Sicily Channel adjacent to the Northern Petroleum operated permit C.R146.NP. The permit C.R149.NP was applied for in order to encompass an extension of the Vesta prospect, mapped within the Company’s adjacent C.R146.NP permit.
Work on the construction of a new breakwater structure at the mouth of Cowes Harbour, which will transform the port into a true sheltered harbourage, has successfully moved into the third stage of this vital 18-month coastal protection project. Cowes Harbour Commission’s appointed contractors Boskal
