The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Det norske oljeselskap ASA a drilling permit for the well 2/9-5 S in the North Sea, offshore Norway. Well 2/9-5 S will be drilled from the Mærsk Giant drilling facility at position 56°24’45.50’’ north and 03°55’06.08” east. The drilling program for wel
Rosneft has started field works at five license blocks of the Barents and Pechora Seas: West Prinovozemelsky, located in the North-Eastern part of the Barents sea near the Novaya Zemlya archipelago, Perseevsky, located in the North-Western part of the Barents sea, and at the South Russky, South Prin
BMT ARGOSS, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd and Charta Software have announced a partnership to develop a robust, multi-functional software package, called METRIS, (Modelsysteem voor Evaluatie Tijpoortregeling en RIsico’S bodemberoering), meaning ‘Model system to evaluate tidal admission policy and ri
Last week the Supervisory Board of AS Tallinna Sadam approved the 1.8 million euro investment in bottom dredging of the water area of Paldiski South Harbour, which will allow larger vessels than before– with the gross tonnage up to 75 000 GT – to be docked in the harbour. The investment aimed at inc
Wärtsilä has received an order to deliver generating sets for two new well intervention vessels for Siem Offshore A/S from Norway. The vessels are built by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) in Flensburg, Germany. The order was signed in the end of May 2014. Well intervention vessels are used
Norwegian Energy Company ASA (Noreco) has appointed Tommy Sundt as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He will join the company on 2 September 2014. Until recently and for ten years Sundt was CFO in Rocksource ASA, an exploration and production company, which is also listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Su
The partners in the Johan Castberg licence, comprising Statoil, Eni and Petoro, have decided to spend more time on making the final concept selection for the Johan Castberg project, Statoil today confirmed in a press release. “The companies will continue efforts to mature the technical development s
Statoil Technology Invest and Scottish Enterprise have formed a strategic partnership to encourage small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in Scotland to invest in R&D and technology development. Richard Erskine, head of Statoil Technology Invest, and Scottish Enterprise chief executive Lena Wilson
UK Shared Business Services Limited invited tenders on behalf of the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, for the provision of underwater and surface gliders. The Framework Agreement scope is split into 5 Lots: Lot 1: Shallow Underwater Gliders capable of operating at depths up to 200m; Lot 2:
Saipem has awarded RANA with saturation diving activities for the tie-ins at new installed platforms Fauzia and Elettra in the Northern Adriatic Sea, Italy. Workscope includes metrology for closing tie-in spools fabrication, tie-in spools installation, riser and riser clamps installation, free-span
The Institute of Marine Research (IMR), Norway’s largest centre of marine science, has issued a tender for hydrographic equipment. The tenders are required to provide observation instrument platforms that allow simultaneous measurement of parameter changes in the marine environment. The value of the
Aker Solutions secured a contract from Statoil to provide maintenance and modifications services for the Mariner oilfield development in the UK North Sea.
Aker Solutions secured a contract from Statoil to provide maintenance and modifications services for the Mariner oilfield development in the UK North Sea. The five-year framework agreement also has extension options for a total of four years. Aker Solutions’ Aberdeen operations will manage the contr
Minister for Tourism, Commercial Affairs, Public Transport and the Port Neil Costa MP has officially inaugurated the new Sandy Bay after a considerable public investment to recover one of the Rock’s best beaches. The Sandy Bay project brought three ministries together in an inter-ministerial committ
