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  • UK: SeaBird to Start 2nd Stage of Rosebank Field Survey Earlier than Expected

    5 April 2011
    Business & Finance

      SeaBird Exploration PLC (“SeaBird” or “SBX”)  announces that an agreement has been reached with Chevron North Sea Limited (on behalf of itself and the other Rosebank co-venturers: Statoil (U.K.) Ltd., OMV (U.K.) Ltd., and DONG E&P (U.K.) Ltd) related to the earlier announced award of the Rosebank 2 survey. SeaBird has been granted the […]

  • Det norske presents companies ISO certified by DNV GL

    16 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    For five years, Det norske oljeselskap ASA has contributed to measures aimed at qualifying the North Norwegian supplier industry for assignments in the oil industry. Now, four new companies have been ISO certified by DNV GL. Mercur Solutions AS, SMV Hydraulic AS, Harstad Mekaniske AS and Harstad Elektro AS have all received ISO 9001 certification. […]

  • Denmark: As two OWFs from 2018 Energy Agreement move forward, third is now part of much bigger plans

    2 October 2020
    Authorities & Government, Outlook & Strategy

    Of the three offshore wind farms that Denmark decided to tender as of this year in its Energy Agreement from 2018, the last one planned to be offered for development has recently been added to the 5 GW offshore energy islands plan in a new Energy Agreement in 2020. The two energy islands are expected […]

  • Scarabeo 9 Arrives in Cuban Waters

    20 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    Chinese-built semi-submersible rig, Scarabeo 9, has, after a long journey, arrived at its final destination, Cuba. The rig, one of the largest in the world, has been leased by the Spanish oil company Repsol, which hopes to unlock Cuba’s allegedly enormous deepwater oil reserves. Cuba estimates that its offshore fields hold approximately 20 billion barrels […]

  • DORIS Engineering, Hyundai Heavy pick up FEED contract for Shwe Phase 3

    16 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    DORIS Engineering and Hyundai Heavy Industries have been awarded the front end engineering design contract for the Shwe Phase 3 gas field development, located offshore Myanmar.

  • Three icebreakers ordered to support Sakhalin offshore project

    11 August 2014

    Arctech Helsinki Shipyard signed a contract for building of three icebreaking stand-by vessels for Russia´s largest shipping company Sovcomflot. Vessels will be built for the North East Sakhalin Offshore region oil and gas field where they will serve the operator of Sakhalin-2, Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd. (SEIC). The contract was made in May 2014 […]

  • Shell to buy 2.6 mtpa of LNG from Mexico Pacific

    13 July 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Shell and Mexico Pacific have signed a sales and purchase agreement for Shell to offtake 2.6 mtpa of LNG from the first two trains of Mexico Pacific’s LNG export facility.

  • Ardyne secures well abandonment gig on two North Sea fields

    9 September 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Plug, abandonment and casing recovery specialist Ardyne has secured a four-year contract for the provision of fishing services for 86 wells as part of the well plug and abandonment (P&A) programme for two fields in the Northern North Sea.

  • Prosafe unit hired for accommodation at Buzzard

    1 March 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Prosafe has signed a contract with CNOOC Petroleum for the charter of the Safe Boreas to provide gangway connected operations for the Buzzard platform.

  • Aker BP taps Shearwater for Ivar Aasen 4D OBS survey

    22 February 2021
    Infrastructure, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Shearwater has secured an ocean bottom seismic 4D survey for Aker BP at the Ivar Aasen field. According to seismic exploration company, the OBS project in the Norwegian North Sea, has a duration of approximately one month. The survey will commence in Q2 2021 and will employ Shearwater’s multi-purpose vessels the SW Cook and also […]

  • Manson to Kick Off Oceanside Harbor Dredging in March

    19 February 2020
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers yesterday held a pre-dredge conference call regarding the upcoming Oceanside Harbor dredging project. According to USACE, Manson Construction will finish the Ventura Harbor dredge by the end of this week. The plan is to begin mobilization effort on Monday, February 24, 2020. The first item will be to install […]

  • PG Flow Solutions Gets MEG Package Order for Nova Field

    18 July 2018
    Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Rosenberg WorleyParson has awarded PG Flow Solutions’ subsidiary, Calder, a contract to supply a MEG pump package to the Nova field tie-back to Gjøa platform, in the North Sea. Wintershall as the operator of Nova has decided to develop the field with two subsea modules tied back to the Gjøa platform, which is operated by […]

  • URS Targets O&G Decom Market with New Mattress Recovery Tool

    21 November 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Utility ROV Services (URS) has launched a new mattress recovery tool (MRT) developed for the oil and gas decommissioning market. The tool has been designed to recover concrete mattresses that have been installed in oil and gas fields to protect subsea piping. URS said it started developing the MRT in response to challenges identified by Decom North Sea […]

  • IKM Bags Zeepipe IIA Gooseneck Spool and Retrofit Hot Job

    20 March 2015
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Statoil has awarded the EPC Contract for the Zeepipe IIA Gooseneck Spool and Retrofit Hot Tap Tee to IKM Ocean Design. The contract has a duration of approximately 18 months for the completion of detailed design/engineering, procurement and construction. The work starts immediately. The Gina Krog Field is an oil and gas field located approximately […]

  • Santos to Use AGR’s RMR System Offshore Australia

    2 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Santos has signed up to use AGR’s Riserless Mud Recovery (RMR®) system. The contract is for one exploration well to be drilled in Q3 2012 in the Browse Basin off North West Australia. The main reason for using RMR® on this well is to be able to drill a deep 26” section with a closed […]

  • UAE: Technip, NPCC Win Upper Zakum Development Contract

    2 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Technip, in a consortium with National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), was awarded by Zakum Development Company (ZADCO) a lump sum engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation, commissioning and start-up contract for the Upper Zakum 750K Project in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The field is located in the Gulf, 84 kilometers offshore Abu Dhabi. It is divided […]

  • Equinor cleared to use new subsea production facility on Visund

    20 July 2018

    Norway’s safety watchdog has given its consent to Equinor for the use of a new subsea production facility and wells on the Visund field offshore Norway.

  • Offshore safety body clears Aker BP’s underwater ops

    6 March 2018

    Norwegian oil company Aker BP has received consent from the PSA for manned underwater operations (MUO) in 2018.

  • Statoil picks up drilling permit for North Sea well

    7 February 2018
    Exploration & Production

    The NPD has granted Statoil a drilling permit for wildcat well 16/1-29 S, in the North Sea.

  • CNR International going 3 off, 3 on

    20 February 2015
    Business & Finance

    CNR International (UK) Limited has confirmed that it will shortly start a consultation process with its offshore employees in relation to a proposed change to North Sea offshore personnel rotation. The company is proposing to implement an equal time rota for all offshore staff and contract personnel which will comprise three weeks of offshore working […]

  • Statoil gets nod for Knappen drilling

    13 January 2015
    Exploration & Production

    Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to carry out exploration drilling of well 16/7-11, in the North Sea.  Statoil is the operator for exploration licences PL 072 B and PL 072 D in block 16/7 in the central North Sea. Statoil has applied for consent to drill exploration well 16/7-11 […]

  • ‘Pacific Sharav’ starts 5-year Chevron contract

    17 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Chevron Corporation has announced that the Pacific Sharav, a deepwater drillship built to Chevron’s specifications, has arrived in the Gulf of Mexico to work under a five-year contract. The Pacific Sharav, owned by Pacific Drilling, is an upgraded Dual-Load-Path, Samsung-12000-design, dynamically-positioned drillship, specially modified to accept a Dual Gradient Drilling System, and able to operate […]

  • NOV Flexibles to use FES’ equipment at Statoil’s Mariner

    11 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    UK oil and gas engineering firm FES International has won a $1,250,000 contract to supply four Diverless Bend Stiffener Connectors to contractor NOV Flexibles.

  • EnQuest appoints North Sea business boss

    12 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    EnQuest has announced the appointment of Neil McCulloch as president, North Sea, effective form 1 April 2014. McCulloch has held a number of senior positions in the oil and gas sector and joins EnQuest from international oil and gas company OMV AG, where he had the global role of senior vice president production & engineering. McCulloch will […]

  • Shell Awards Umbilical Installation Job to Ocean Installer (UK)

    7 March 2013

    Shell U.K. Ltd. has awarded Ocean Installer a contract for umbilical installation at the Bittern field in the UK sector of the North Sea. The scope of the work is to install two new static umbilicals of 20.7 km and 1.8 km. This includes pre-lay engineering, survey and confirmation of all routes and subsea work, […]