Talisman Sinopec Energy UK Limited (Talisman Sinopec Energy) has awarded Ocean Installer a contract for umbilical installation at the Arkwright field in the UK sector of the North Sea. This is Ocean Installer’s second contract award this month. The scope of the work is to install a new 11.5 km umbil
Total E&P Norge AS has awarded a contract to Floatel International for provision of an accommodation and construction support vessel for the Martin Linge Field Development project. Martin Linge field is located on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, approximately 180 kilometers west of Bergen, Norway,
Following the recent award of the record breaking Polarled pipeline for the international energy company Statoil, Ramboll Oil & Gas has now also been selected to do detailed engineering of the pipeline for the Gina Krog (formerly known as Dagny) field development, operated by Statoil. “We are very p
When maintenance is performed on LNG tanks, a 100 percent reliable technology is required LNG is neither inflammable nor poisonous in its liquefied state and is thus relatively innocuous. However, if it evaporates, it is highly explosive. For this reason the most stringent explosion protection regul
Klaipedos Nafta of Lithuania said it has selected BMGS for the construction of a jetty at the liquefied natural gas terminal, the company revealed in a statement. “On 18 March 2013 Klaipėdos Nafta concluded the Contract for Engineering and Construction Works of Port Infrastructure with Suprastructur
Adria Winch, together with its partner Seaonics AS, was awarded a contract to supply marine equipment for two STX OSV’s Offshore Subsea Construction Vessels with a total value of €406.800 (US$ 526.60). The vessels are currently being built in STX OSV Brattvaag Shipyard for Siem Offshore, a Norwegian
Jan De Nul Group said it has signed a contract for the dredging works for the first phase of the Yamal LNG project in Russia. The project is located near the village of Sabetta, on the north-east of the Yamal Peninsula. Quays will be built for receiving large LNG plant process modules and constructi
Statoil Petroleum AS has received consent to use the Borgland Dolphin rig to drill well 35/11-R-14 BH which is part of production licence 090C in the Norwegian North Sea. Water depth at the site is 368 metres. The planned start-up is 23 April 2013, with an estimated duration of 124 days. Borgland Do
DeepOcean UK, Ltd, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, today announced that the Company has entered into a long term charter of the Havila Phoenix. The vessel, equipped with 250 Tonne Crane, will be lengthened by 15 metres prior to delivery in Q1 2014 to 125m length by 23m beam. Two state of
BG Group today announced first production from its Everest East expansion project in the UK North Sea. This significant milestone is the second of seven projects BG Group plans to bring onstream in 2013 as outlined at BG Group’s annual results in February. The Everest East expansion comprises two su
International oilfield service company, Expro, has been awarded a $4.5 million one year contract for the supply of 7 3/8” completion landing string services in China. This contract will enable Expro to capitalise on an emerging and highly lucrative deepwater market, which is set for major growth ove
On Thursday afternoon, 14 March, there was a power outage on board the Oseberg field centre in the Norwegian part of ther North Sea, Statoil has reported. The power outage led to a gas leak, which has been stopped. The field centre has subsequently experienced additional power supply problems. Well
TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (“TGS”) announces a commercial agreement to sell Fugro’s 2D multi-client library. As a result of this agreement, Fugro provides TGS with an exclusive right to licence and market the majority of Fugro’s multi-client 2D library and receive commission fees on the sales
Top News of the Week March 11 – 16, 2013
