FMC Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has received an order from Statoil for subsea equipment for the Oseberg Delta 2 Project. The order has an estimated value of $152 million in revenue. FMC Technologies’ scope of supply includes five subsea trees, five wellheads, two manifolds, control sy
The Crown Estate has won an award for sustainable development at the Green Energy Awards, recognising the success of the enabling actions in addressing the complex challenges in developing offshore renewables. The annual Scottish Renewables event, held in Edinburgh on 6 December, saw a record 1,000
A talented trainee on the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry Technician Training Scheme is celebrating after being named OPITO Apprentice of the Year. Scott Stage, 22, beat off competition from students at three colleges across the UK to win the top honour in the North Sea oil and gas industry’s modern a
Hallin Marine, a Superior Energy Services company, announces the deployment of two Quasar 125 horse-power work-class remotely operated vehicle and personnel to locate and remove unexploded World War 2 bombs from the German Sector of the North Sea. Hallin has experience of doing several such projects
Nexans, a worldwide expert in the cable industry, has been awarded a 45 million Euro contract by Statoil to supply static and dynamic umbilicals for three fast-track projects on the Norwegian Continental Shelf – the Oseberg Delta field (North Sea), the Snøhvit gas field (Barents Sea) and the Smørbuk
Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) conducted a seminar on wellhead fatigue in a system perspective on 6 December 2012. The goal of the seminar was to increase general knowledge on issues related to wellhead fatigue for subsea facilities, as well as to share experiences in the industry. The main
Danish company Svitzer with its salvage headquarters based in The Netherlands, reports it has been awarded the contract for the removal of oil from the car carrier Baltic Ace. The 2007 built vessel sank in the North Sea following a collision with a container vessel on December 5. Five crew members o
Aberdeen-based oilfield services firm, Coretrax, has moved to a new purpose built HQ with an investment of £2.4million into the office and workshop space. Formed in 2008, the company had outgrown its previous offices in Altens, Aberdeen. The firm moved last month to accommodate its range of wellbore
Solstad Offshore ASA (SOFF) has been awarded a contract with Gwynt Y Mor Offshore Wind Farm ltd (60% RWE Innogy GmbH, 30% Stadwerke München Gmbh and 10% Siemens AG) for the CSV “Normand Tonjer”. The duration of the contract is approx. 17 months firm with additional options. The new contract will com
The international oil services provider Aker Solutions has signed a frame agreement with Shell for the delivery of subsea umbilicals and cables globally. The size of the frame agreement is dependent on call-offs and the number of projects that Shell decides to execute. However, Aker Solutions estima
STX France Solutions, subsidiary of STX France, specialized in the Offshore Oil & Gas and Marine Renewable Energy Engineering – has just joined the privileged club of certified specialists of the offshore wind foundations market. The innovative jacket design launched by its R&D team has received the
Aberdeen Harbour Board has submitted a Directions for Growth document to the National Planning Framework, in response to its call for candidate developments. The document outlines the findings from an ongoing feasibility study, which was launched in September to assess the viability of potential exp
The Freudenberg Group, headquartered in Weinheim, Germany, and the private equity firm HitecVision, headquartered in Stavanger, Norway, have signed a Share Purchase Agreement for 100 percent of the outstanding shares of Vector Technology Group, a major global supplier of high integrity sealing solut
Statoil Petroleum ASA has received consent to use a new production pipeline and well on Visund Sør. Visund Sør is located ten kilometres from the Gullfaks C and Visund A platforms in the North Sea and is part of production licence 120. Water depth at the site is 290 metres. [mappress] Press Release,
