Subsea
Statoil to Drill with Transocean Spitsbergen in Barents Sea
Statoil has received consent for exploration drilling using the Transocean Spitsbergen semi-submersible drilling rig to drill well 7319/12-1 Pingvin in production licence 713, in the Barents Sea. The well is in the Barents Sea, around 296 km from Hammerfest. Water depth at the site is approx. 422 me
Bilfinger Lands $133 Mln Sandbank Foundation Job
The engineering and services group Bilfinger has won an order for the installation of a total of 72 foundations for the new Sandbank Offshore Windpark. Sandbank is a joint partnership of Vattenfall (51 percent) and the city of Munich’s public utility company (49 percent). The foundation elements wil
‘Sanco Sword’ in 3D Shoot Off Ireland for Providence
Providence Resources P.l.c., the Irish oil and gas exploration and appraisal company, has announced that 3D seismic surveying operations have started on Frontier Exploration Licence (FEL) 1/14 (‘Spanish Point South’) in the northern Porcupine Basin, offshore west of Ireland. The water depth across t
Boskalis H1 Profit Takes Off
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) realized a net profit of EUR 253 million in the first half of 2014 (H1 2013: EUR 123 million). Revenue rose 21% in the first half of the year to EUR 1.5 billion (H1 2013: EUR 1.3 billion). Organic revenue growth was 13.4%. EBITDA amounted to EUR 466 million
Fastnet Improves Terms of ‘Deep Kinsale Prospect’ Farm-In
Fastnet, the UK and Irish listed E&P company focussed on near-term exploration and appraisal acreage in Morocco and the Celtic Sea, has announced that it has entered into an amended exclusive option agreement with PSE Kinsale Energy Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of PETRONAS, in relation to the
North Energy, Noreco in Licence Swap
North Energy ASA and Noreco Norway AS have entered into an agreement on swapping interests in production licences. These transactions mean that North Energy acquires 15 per cent of PL 484 in the Norwegian Sea and transfers a 10 per cent holding in PL 616 in the North Sea to Noreco. PL 484 contains s
Dolphin Extends Stay in South America
Dolphin has been awarded a contract extension of approximately 50 days on an ongoing 3D seismic project in South America. Andy Phipps, President Dolphin Western Hemisphere, commented: “We are very pleased that, our good performance in South America this year is providing us with additional opportuni
Tullow Oil Hires Zenith Energy for Well Engineering
Zenith Energy, an Aberdeen-based well company, has agreed a three-year non-exclusive deal with London based, Tullow Oil. Zenith Energy will provide a variety of well engineering services for Tullow Oil on an ad-hoc basis. Tullow Oil has over 140 exploration and production licences across 24 countrie
Marin Teknikk to Design Maersk’s Newbuilds
Marin Teknikk has entered into an agreement with the Chinese company Cosco (Dalian) Shipyards Co. Ltd. (CS) about delivery of Design and Engineering for four large Multi-functional Subsea Support vessels plus options for an additional pair of vessels. Ten months ago, Marin Teknikk entered an agreeme
Subsea 7 Wraps Up AIV Mission for Shell
Subsea 7’s Autonomous Inspection Vehicle (AIV) has successfully completed its first test mission in the UK North Sea for Royal Dutch Shell plc. (Shell). A series of field trials were undertaken from Subsea 7 vessel the Normand Subsea for the company’s proprietary AIV technology in July. Graham Sharl
VIDEO: ‘Ceona Amazon’ Construction Continues
After being successfully floated at Crist Yard in Poland back in April, the Ceona Amazon was towed to Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven for extensive outfitting. The 199-metre versatile deepwater field development vessel with her huge product carrying capacity (5,000t of flexible or 8,500t of rigid pipe) stor
ABB’s Cables for Dong’s Burbo Bank Extension OWF
ABB has won an order worth around $30 million from DONG Energy to supply a high-voltage export cable system that will transmit power from the Burbo Bank Extension Offshore Wind Farm in the UK. ABB’s project scope includes the design, engineering, supply and commissioning of the 25 kilometer (km) lon
Total E&P Norge to Drill Wildcat in Licence 554 (Norway)
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Total E&P Norge AS a drilling permit for wellbore 34/6-3 S f. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Wellbore 34/6-3 S will be drilled from the Leiv Eiriksson semi-submersible drilling rig after completing drilling of well 35/9-11 A for RWE
Statoil Selects Kongsberg for Johan Castberg Gig
Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kongsberg Gruppen ASA, has been awarded a contract for delivery of Extended Concept Study and Pre-Front End Engineering Design (FEED) to the Statoil Johan Castberg project in the Barents Sea. The project comprises the development of t