The police are going to Visund today, and have started investigations after a 48-year-old man was reported missing from the Visund platform on Thursday. The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre has finished its search, but Statoil is continuing to look for the missing man using helicopters and boats. A
Aberdeen-based Hydrasun Ltd, a leading specialist provider of integrated fluid transfer, power and control solutions, announces that it has won the Northern Star Business Award for Achievement in International Business. The award, which is in recognition of the company that has been the most success
Production on the Grane field in the North Sea has been temporarily reduced. In connection with start-up after a scheduled maintenance and modification stop, a problem occurred on the injection compressor which is crucial to maintaining full production. The platform’s oil output is presently limited
The Reykjanes Ridge, the part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge that rises up to the ocean surface to the southwest of Iceland, has been hit by … By Mark Dunphy (irishweatheronline) [mappress] Source: irishweatheronline, October 07 , 2011;
The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre finished the search for a 48-year-old man who is missing on the Visund platform yesterday at 18:00 hrs., concluding, on an overall basis, that it is not likely to find the man alive in the sea. Statoil will continue to search the waters , using the Stril Herkules
After weeks of planning, Welltec has recently completed the first of potentially many subsurface safety valves (SSSVs) cleaning operations for a major Latin American operator. The first intervention was completed in one run on the 18th of August in a very active well producing 7,500 bpd. On the 19th
The number of young people working on Britain’s offshore oil and gas installations is rising, according to statistics released today (6 October) by the industry trade association Oil & Gas UK. The 2011 Workforce Demographics Report shows a rising trend over the past five years in the overall number
Another seismic vessel, believed to be French-owned and hired by Turkey, was yesterday found close to the Akamas peninsula, moving in … By Stefanos Evripidou (cyprus-mail) [mappress] Source: Cyprus-Mail, October 06 , 2011;
A person has been reported missing after not showing up for work this morning at the Visund installation. The installation is in the North Sea and is operated by Statoil. A search of the installation started at once. The search has now been extended to the sea. Helicoptres and vessels are conducting
BMT ARGOSS, a subsidiary of BMT Group, the international design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced a partnership with Tension Technology International (TTI) to develop improved functionality of the OPTIMOOR mooring analysis computer programme. OPTIMOOR is an easy-to-use tool
Hamburg-based manufacturer HATLAPA Marine Equipment has purchased a majority shareholding in the Norwegian deck machinery company Triplex AS. In doing so HATLAPA’s traditional product portfolio of compressors, steering gear and winches has now been significantly expanded to include all components of
Industry interest in the Offshore Decommissioning Conference organised by Decom North Sea and Oil & Gas UK has resulted in another sell-out event as delegates gather in Dunblane (October 5) to learn more about the opportunities available in the sector. This year’s two-day conference, sponsored by Ak
Hallin Marine, a Superior Energy Services Company, has appointed a new managing director for its West Division as it grows the capability and assets of its Aberdeen-based operation. Hallin has promoted Giovanni Corbetta to the Managing Director’s role after he distinguished himself as the division’s
Reliance Globalcom, Reliance Communications’ (RCom) global telecommunications services arm, has upgraded capacity on its submarine cables… (domain-b) [mappress] Source: domain-b, October 05 , 2011;
