On 29 April 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Premier Oil’s management of the early phase of the Bream project prior to the plan for development and operation (PDO). The objective of a pre-PDO audit is to monitor that the operator’s plans and decisions in the
Atlantic Petroleum has announced that the initial production testing from the Blackbird Field second production well, 20/02a-B3, has achieved sustained rates of over 7,000 bbls/day (c. 660 bbls/day net to Atlantic Petroleum), which was constrained by surface equipment. The well is being drilled and
DP World Vice Chairman HE Jamal Majid bin Thaniah has visited the Port of Aktau to meet the Honorable Prime Minister of Kazakhstan HE Karim Masimov as part of their review of Kazakhstan’s infrastructure development at the Port of Aktau, and in Khorgos in the east of the country. A special ceremony h
Wärtsilä has signed technical management agreements with four Greek liquefied natural gas ship owners, Maran Gas Maritime, Dynagas, TMS Cardiff Gas and Thenamaris LNG covering condition based maintenance for a total of 80 Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines for a five year period. The agreements have be
FES International, a recognised leader in fluid transfer solutions, has won a contract worth $300,000 to supply 12 Diverless Bend Stiffener Connectors (DBSCs) to contractor GE Wellstream. FES International has supplied DBSCs to GE Wellstream for more than a decade. The product is one of the firm’s m
Wood Group has reached an agreement with Agility Group to acquire Agility Projects AS, a Norwegian engineering, procurement, construction management, installation and commissioning company, for a total consideration of NOK 1,008m (approximately $164m1). Based in Sandefjord, near Oslo, Agility Projec
Kvaerner has reported that the H-6e drilling rig Transocean Barents will arrive at Kvaerner’s facilities at Stord this week for a two month yard stay. The main purpose of the stay is the five year classification of the rig, as well as upgrade and modification work. When the rig arrives, it will firs
The Kishon River restoration project that was suspended in late June is once again underway, as a result of pressure from the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MoEP). The cleanup project began again on July 13, after the Water Authority finally approved the discharge of treated water back into t
6 Alpha Associates, the strategic advisor for managing specialist offshore risks, has completed a contract with Pelagian Ltd, a specialist subsea cable and hydrographic survey consultancy, supporting the Channel Islands Electricity Group in managing prospective unexploded ordnance (UXO) risk for the
Atlantic Petroleum, a Faroese independent exploration and production (E&P) company, announced that drilling of the Pegasus West well 43/13b-7 has started on P1724 in the UKCS. The well is being drilled with the Noble Julie Robertson jack-up rig in a water depth of about 95 feet. Pegasus West is bein
James Fisher – the UK’s leading marine services provider, announces the formation of a new venture with Aberdeen based company KDM Marine – James Fisher Mass Flow Excavation – to jointly offer their market-leading subsea excavation capability and resources to the offshore industry in a single entity
The positive development within the offshore industry has made it necessary for DONG Energy to extend the company’s office and storage facilities in the Port of Esbjerg. Therefore, DONG Energy has entered into an agreement with Blue Water Shipping to expand the two companies’ existing lease agreemen
Noble Corporation plc’s board of directors has approved the spin-off of Paragon Offshore plc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Noble, through a pro rata distribution of an aggregate of 84,753,393 Paragon ordinary shares to the holders of Noble ordinary shares. Noble shareholders will receive one ordinar
On 20 and 21 May 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Statoil’s barrier management in the early phase of the Johan Sverdrup project prior to the plan for development and operation (PDO). The objective of a pre-PDO audit is to monitor that the operator’s plans and
