International oilfield services company Expro, is undertaking a contract to provide its SafeWells integrity management software system globally to Tullow Oil Plc. Expro Well Services has been awarded a contract to provide SafeWells to Tullow in support of centralising Tullow’s management of well int
South Hook Gas has signed a framework agreement with Trafigura for access to spare LNG import capacity at the South Hook Terminal. The company already delivers gas to ExxonMobil Gas Marketing Europe and has regasification services agreements with Total Gas & Power, ConocoPhillips and EGL. Rashid Al-
Royal Dutch Shell has defended its safety record following a leak of more than 200 tons of oil into the North Sea. Environmental groups … Reported by: Louis Makiello (The Epoch Times) [mappress] Source: The Epoch Times, August 26, 2011;
The sidetrack of the recent gas discovery at the Broder Tuck prospect in Licence 12/06 offshore Denmark has confirmed additional hydrocarbon column whilst sample analyses from the initial exploration well have indicated a higher than expected condensate content. Bo Askvik, President and CEO at PA Re
Last Friday, Shell divers closed the relief valve from which oil had been seeping. No oil has been released from the flowline, or release valve, since that point. Continuous monitoring is being carried out to ensure that no releases have occurred. A reconnaissance flight on Tuesday evening reported
Gryphon field operator Maersk Oil has awarded TWMA a contract to handle and dispose of subsea structures and equipment damaged during the Gr… (engineerlive) [mappress] Source: engineerlive, August 25, 2011;
The French Energy Regulation Committee (CRE) on 11 July 2011 issued a set of rules, “Specifications of tender No. 2011/S 126-208873 on… By:Jacques Buhart & Nicolas Lafont (natlawreview) [mappress] Source: natlawreview, August 25, 2011
The French Energy Regulation Committee (CRE) on 11 July 2011 issued a set of rules, “Specifications of tender No. 2011/S 126-208873 on… By:Jacques Buhart & Nicolas Lafont (natlawreview) [mappress] Source: natlawreview, August 25, 2011
Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) signed a contract with offshore pile driving specialist Menck for the construction of a 3500kN hydraulic underwater hammer. The new hammer, the MHU-3500S, will be the world’s biggest and heaviest. At 25 meters long and with a 192 ton ram delivering 3500 kJ of energy,
Lundin Petroleum announced that drilling of appraisal/exploration well 16/2-9S on the Aldous Major North structure has commenced. The well is located in licence PL265 in the Norwegian North Sea. The Aldous Major North structure is believed to be the north-westerly continuation of the Aldous Major S
Shell has received approval to start removing residual oil and gas from a pipeline that leaked from the Gannet platform in the North Sea. Source: Subsea UK [mappress] Source: Subsea UK, August 24, 2011;
Nexans, a worldwide leading expert in the cable industry, has been awarded a contract by the project developer Offshore-Windpark RIFFGAT GmbH & Co. KG, which is owned by Enova and EWE ENERGIE, to supply and install the infield submarine power cables and ancillary equipment for the Riffgat offshore w
Cork County Council requires the services of a competent firm of Consulting Engineers, with experience of marine structures and piling structures to carry out inspections and produce a structural report. Accelerated Low Water Corrosion (ALWC) is a problem that is starting to appear on steel piles at
Forewind has appointed Atkins to design the Meteorological (Met) masts for the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm which is located off the east coast of Yorkshire and is potentially the largest offshore wind farm in the world. The masts will gather important meteorological data to help ensure that the w
