Project & Tenders
Statoil makes oil discovery in Kayak well
Statoil and partners Eni and Petoro have made an oil discovery in the Kayak well in the Johan Castberg license, offshore Norway. Statoil received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority to drill the Kayak well with the Songa Enabler drilling rig in April and a drilling permit from the Norwegian
Faroe sees ‘outstanding flow rates’ in Brasse appraisal
Oil and gas company Faroe Petroleum has seen “outstanding flow rates and reservoir quality” in the Brasse appraisal well in the Norwegian North Sea as it gears up for a side-track well. The 31/7-2 S well was drilled from the Deepsea Bergen semi-submersible drilling rig. According to Faroe’s Monday u
Statoil sets in motion UK exploration drilling campaign
Norwegian oil firm Statoil will soon start a three-well exploration drilling campaign on the UK continental shelf. In early July, the semi-submersible rig Transocean Spitsbergen will spud the first well in the campaign, the oil company said on Monday. The rig has recently mobilized from Bergen, Norw
Statoil to Evaluate New CO2 Storage Project on NCS
Gassnova has assigned Statoil to evaluate the development of carbon storage on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). This will be the first storage site in the world receiving CO2 from several industrial sources, the company noted. The storage project is part of Norwegian authorities’ efforts to de
Trelleborg in equipment supply deal for Johan Sverdrup
Swedish engineering company Trelleborg has been awarded a contract for the supply of elastomeric bearings for Statoil’s Johan Sverdrup development off Norway. Trelleborg’s elastomeric bearings are steel plate laminated and installed between the hull and the modules. They accommodate axial, shear, an
Ramboll Prepares Detailed OSY Design for Tenders
A detailed design of the Offshore SwitchYard (OSY) platform for the Modular Offshore Grid project being developed by Belgian transmission system operator Elia will soon be open for construction tendering, Ramboll informed.
EMGS Enters Barents Sea Multi-Client Sales Agreement
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has entered into a prefunding and late sales agreement related to 3D CSEM data surveys in the Barents Sea in Norway. The agreement represents revenues of approximately USD 2.5 million, the company said. The data will be acquired during the second half of 2017.
Construction of Coastal Defenses at Tipner Lake Progresses
New coastal defenses are being built as part of the North Portsea Island Coastal Scheme which have been designed to reduce the risk of coastal flooding and erosion to the area over the next 100 years. To increase the flood risk management in this area, the seawall height will need to be increased by
Subsea 7 Snaps Up EMAS Chiyoda Subsea Business Units and Backlog of $850M
Subsea 7 has acquired certain businesses of EMAS Chiyoda Subsea (ECS). The acquisition, under a US bankruptcy code Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganisation, was confirmed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas and became effective on June 29, 2017. The acquired business of ECS incl
CGG finishes seismic survey over Eni’s Irish license
French geophysical company CGG has completed a multi-client 3D seismic survey of the Frontier Exploration Licence (FEL) 3/04 located in the southern Porcupine Basin, offshore Ireland. FEL 3/04 is situated in a water depth of 1,500 meters and is located some 200 kilometers off the southwest coast of
President of ICE Tours Dover Western Docks Revival
The President of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), Professor Tim Broyd has witnessed first-hand the importance of the Port of Dover to national and local economic prosperity on a special visit to the port’s flagship Dover Western Docks Revival (DWDR) development. Speaking about the developme
Jan De Nul’s Newbuilding Ready For Kriegers Flak
Jan De Nul Group has taken delivery of the multipurpose vessel Adhémar de Saint-Venant which as of next week will start working on the Kriegers Flak OSS project in Denmark.
Jan De Nul’s Newbuilding Ready For Kriegers Flak
Jan De Nul Group has taken delivery of the multipurpose vessel Adhémar de Saint-Venant which as of next week will start working on the Kriegers Flak OSS project in Denmark.
VIDEO: Statoil’s first Cat J rig on its way to Norway
Norwegian oil company Statoil has released a video of its new Cat J jack-up drilling rig at the Samsung yard in South Korea before it headed to Norway. According to Statoil’s Thursday update on social media channels, the Askeladden rig, which is the first of two Cat J rigs, is now finished and on it