Norwegian Energy Company (Noreco) has informed that the restricted output from the Huntington field, located in the UK North Sea, continues. Noreco says that currently, no further clarification has been received about when normal operations at the CATS riser platform, which indirectly restricts Hunt
McDermott International, Inc. has announced that one of its joint venture companies, Qingdao McDermott Wuchuan Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd. (QMW), recently completed a fast-track compression process module fabrication subcontract for Jord Oil & Gas Systems B.V. (JOGS). JOGS is the prime contractor
SmartBay Ireland has entered into a trans-Atlantic collaboration agreement with the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, Dublin City University and the Marine Institute Ireland. The Memorandum of Understanding was sig
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has carried out an audit of emergency preparedness and radio and telecommunications systems at Brage field, in the North Sea. Wintershall Norge AS (Wintershall) is the operator on the Brage field, which is an oil field in the northern North Sea, approx. 13 kilome
Maersk Oil has postponed a decision on whether to drill for oil off the coast of Greenland. In an e-mail sent to Offshore Energy Today, Maersk Oil’s chief growth officer, Ebbie Haan, said: “As operator of the Baffin Bay, Block 9 exploration licence, Maersk Oil (and its partner Tullow Oil) agreed wit
Amarinth, a company specialising in the design, application and manufacture of centrifugal pumps and associated equipment, has been appointed by Expro to deliver $1M of API 610 OH1 pumps for the Subsea Well Response Project. In light of recent serious oil spill incidents such as Macondo, in the Gulf
Bibby Offshore’s Houston-based division, Bibby Subsea, has signed a three year contract with Bordelon Marine to charter a new vessel. The Brandon Bordelon is an ultra-light intervention vessel (ULIV) and will start a three year charter in August 2015 primarily operating in the Gulf of Mexico. The ad
Songa Offshore has informed that the previously suspended semi-submersible rig Songa Trym is expected to continue drilling operations for Statoil within the next week. Songa Trym was suspended on November 20, 2014 as it was ahead of the drilling schedule, and the rig has been on a 75% suspension rat
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of Premier Oil and the Bream development. Bream is an oil discovery in block 17/12 in the central section of the North Sea, around 110 km from land south-west of Stavanger. The discovery was originally made by Phillips Petroleum Co
Pivotal LNG and WesPac Midstream said they have signed a long-term agreement with TOTE to provide liquefied natural gas to fuel TOTE’s two containerships.
Ulstein has reported that Britoil Offshore Services’ first of two PX121s, Britoil Power, was successfully launched this week. Britoil Offshore Services entered into a contract of design and equipment packages for two platform supply vessels of the new PX121 design from Ulstein in 2012. “Launches are
DOF Subsea has been awarded several contracts in the North America region by key clients and oil majors in the Gulf of Mexico. The contract awards will give a utilization of the chartered-in vessels Ross Candies by 4 + 5 months and Chloe Candies by approx. 3 months. The contracts will start in Janua
BP has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to use the Valhall DP and PCP facilities beyond their original lifetimes. BP Norge AS (BP) has applied for consent to use the QP, DP and PCP facilities on the Valhall field, in the North Sea, beyond their originally scheduled l
American Construction Company Inc., a general marine contractor that has been in business since 1903, has completed the Port of Kingston marina dredging project. The project that was originally estimated at $463.000 was finished on December 18th under the budget and on time at a cost of $320,000, ac
