Subsea
MAN Diesel & Turbo to Supply Propulsion Package for Seismic Vessel
MAN Diesel & Turbo recently signed a contract for the supply of 8L32/44CR B.2 engines as part of a complete propulsion package to power a seismic vessel ordered by GC Rieber Shipping of Norway. The contract contains an option for an extra vessel. Four of the engines, along with 2 × 2-speed Flender T
Shah Deniz Consortium Chooses TAP as European Export Pipeline
At a press conference held by the Shah Deniz Consortium (SDC) in Baku, Azerbaijan, the SDC confirmed that the Trans Adriatic Pipeline has been selected to transport Shah Deniz II gas to Europe. Kjetil Tungland, Managing Director at TAP, said: “I am very pleased that the selection to transport Shah D
Chariot Makes Board Changes
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited, the Atlantic Margins focused oil and gas exploration company, announces that Philip Loader, Non-executive Chairman, will become Executive Vice President for Global Exploration for ASX listed Woodside Petroleum Ltd on 1 July 2013 and as a result is required to step down fro
Statoil, Partners Announce Gas Discovery in Nunatak (Norway)
Statoil ASA has together with its partners Eni Norge AS and Petoro AS made a small gas discovery in the Nunatak prospect in PL532 in the Barents Sea. Well 7220/5-2, drilled by the rig West Hercules, encountered gas in rocks of Cretaceous age. Based on the present evaluation the discovery is consider
Ireland: Petrel Farms-Out 85 Pct Interest in Atlantic Porcupine Basin to Woodside
Petrel Resources plc announces that it has agreed to farm-out 85% of its Atlantic Porcupine Basin holding to Woodside, Australia’s largest independent oil and gas company. The agreement covers all of Petrel’s participating interest in Licensing Option 11/6 (comprising offshore blocks 45/6, 45/11, 45
Centrica Acquires Interest in Serica’s UK East Irish Sea Blocks
Serica Energy plc announces that it has reached agreement with Centrica through its subsidiary Hydrocarbon Resources Limited (“HRL”) for the farm-out of UK East Irish Sea Blocks 113/26b and 27c (Licence P.1482), in which Serica presently holds a 65% interest. Under the agreement, HRL will acquire an
Faroe Petroleum: Strong and Stable Results in 3Q (UK)
Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focussing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in the Atlantic margin, the North Sea and Norway, provides an operational update. The Company has a material and active investment programme ahead, which is fully funded
Norway: PSA Announces Seminar on Flexible Risers
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) will hold a flexible risers seminar on Tuesday, 26 November 2013. The seminar will focus on integrity, learning, sharing experience, continuous improvement and prevention of major accidents. The background for the seminar is a number of incidents in connec
Ithaca Releases Results and Updates of Operations (UK)
Ithaca Energy Inc. reports estimated second quarter 2013 production results and provides an operational update ahead of its 2013 Annual and Special Shareholders Meeting. Q2-2013 Production With three days to the end of the quarter, net export production in Q2-2013 is anticipated to be close to 14,00
Tracerco Introduces World’s First Subsea CT Scanner for Flowlines
For the first time oil and gas operators are offered with the opportunity to scan from the outside, of any coated pipeline without process intervention for both flow assurance and integrity issues. Tracerco’s ground breaking technology has resulted in a simple, low risk, rapid solution to gain infor
BOURBON Orders New MacGregor Subsea Crane
Ongoing experience of MacGregor’s offshore cranes has played a significant role in BOURBON ordering another 150-tonne active heave-compensated subsea MacGregor crane. MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has won an order for a 150-tonne active heave-compensated (AHC) subsea crane from leading offshore oil &
ABB to Power Dana Petroleum’s FPSO
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has been awarded an oil and gas contract worth $20 million for providing power and automation technologies to a floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) built by the Chinese shipyard COSCO Nantong for Dana Petroleum. The contra
EMGS Secures Major 3D EM Contract
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) announces that it has been awarded a contract worth approximately USD 100 million by one of the world’s largest oil companies. It is expected that 3D electromagnetic (EM) data acquisition will start in early September 2013, following mobilisation of the vessel
Narec to Deliver Technology Innovation for Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
The National Renewable Energy Centre, Narec , will manage and deliver two pilot projects on behalf of the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, focusing on Offshore Cables, and Performance & Reliability issues. Currently, onshore transmission and distribution networks have operational performance benc