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  • Bad weather shuts Maersk Oil’s North Sea platforms

    2 February 2016

    Production from Maersk Oil’s platforms at the Tyra gas field in the Danish sector of the North Sea has been closed. In a message to Offshore Energy Today on Tuesday, the Danish company’s spokesperson said Maersk Oil initiated shutdown procedure at the company’s two offshore platforms due to bad weather. The spokesperson said: “Due to […]

  • PHOTO: Jack-up Maersk Integrator begins drilling ops on Gina Krog

    21 July 2015
    Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Maersk Drilling’s jack-up rig, the Maersk Integrator, has started drilling operations on the Gina Krog field, in the Norwegian North Sea, on July 20, 2015.  The rig is operating for Norway’s oil and gas giant Statoil and it will drill wells until sometime in 2019. Statoil received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to […]

  • Ekofisk to Remain on Stream Far Longer Than Initially Planned

    11 November 2013

    ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS has received consent to use the Ekofisk 2/4 Z facility on the Ekofisk field. The Ekofisk field in the Norwegian part of the North Sea will remain in production far longer than originally planned when the field was first put into production in 1970. This has created a need for a new […]

  • Ulstein PSV Hired by Repsol, Det Norske

    21 June 2013

    ULSTEIN’s yno 298, ‘Blue Guardian’, a platform supply vessel of the ULSTEIN PX121 design, has been contracted to support the jack-up rig Maersk Giant in its work on two subsea wells on the Norwegian continental shelf in the North Sea. The contracts with Det Norske Oljeselskap ASA and Repsol Exploration, respectively, have an estimated total […]

  • ExxonMobil to Use Six New Subsea Wells on Balder Field (Norway)

    8 May 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    ExxonMobil has received consent to use six new subsea wells on the Balder field. ExxonMobil is the operator on the Balder field, located in the central part of the North Sea, approx. 190 km west of Stavanger. The field is developed with subsea wells that are tied in to the Balder FPU mobile living quarters […]

  • Norway: Talisman Energy to Use Maersk Guardian Rig on Varg A

    23 December 2010
    Business & Finance

    Talisman Energy Norge AS (TENAS) has been granted consent to drill three sidetrack wells on Varg A using the mobile drilling facility Mærsk Guardian. The Varg field is located in the southern North Sea, about 230 kilometres west of Jæren, and is part of production licence 038. The field has been in production since December […]

  • Evergreen Line, Cosco Join Forces in Adriatic-Israel Service

    5 October 2016
    Business & Finance

    Taiwanese container carrier Evergreen Line has partnered up with China’s shipping firm COSCO in operating a joint Adriatic – Israel (AIS) Service. The parties said that the new initiative opens up the corridor between North Adriatic ports, Piraeus and Israel, and provide direct and speedy service to customers. Two ships of around 1,000 TEU will be deployed on […]

  • Sea Trucks Gets Contract Award from INPEX Australia

    27 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    Sea Trucks Group (“Sea Trucks”), has won a contract from INPEX Operations Australia Pty Ltd for the provision of flotel services for the Ichthys LNG project. Ichthys LNG project is located in the Browse Basin about 200 km north-west of Western Australia’s Kimberley coast at the western edge of the Timor Sea. The scope of […]

  • AusGroup wins Prelude FLNG job

    12 July 2016
    Project & Tenders

    AusGroup on Tuesday said its unit MAS Australasia reached an agreement with Technip Oceania for the supply of scaffolding and rope access services on the Shell-operated Prelude FLNG project.

  • ESL Shipping to order two LNG-powered dry bulk carriers

    26 November 2015
    Project & Tenders, Vessels

    A long-term frame agreement has been signed between SSAB and ESL Shipping under which the latter will order two LNG-fueled large bulk carriers for a total investment value of approximately EUR 60 million.

  • Nexen Energy in workforce cuts

    18 March 2015

    Nexen Energy, a CNOOC unit, said it plans to make organizational changes that will reduce its North American workforce by approximately 340 employees.

  • RWE Rolling Stones at Gwynt y Môr

    12 September 2014

    Scour protection work is due to recommence within the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm on the 21st September until further notice. The work will be carried out by the vessel Tideway Rollingstone.  The rock dumping vessel Tideway Rollingstone will be commencing operations at various locations within and around the Gwynt y Mor offshore wind […]

  • Green light for Equinor to use Odfjell rig on Gullfaks

    13 August 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Exploration & Production, Regulation & Policy, Safety

    Equinor has received safety consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to use the Deepsea Atlantic rig on the Gullfaks field located offshore Norway.

  • Highlights of the Week

    12 August 2018
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (August 6 – August 12, 2018).   Dutra Group Wins Oakland Harbor Dredging Contract The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District, recently awarded a contract to the Dutra Group of San Rafael, California, for the maintenance dredging of Oakland Harbor, located in […]

  • Topsail Beach Contract for Weeks Marine, Works Set for December

    9 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Town of Topsail Beach, North Carolina, awarded their channel dredging and beach nourishment project contract to Weeks Marine during a special meeting last week. The $24.6 million project, often referred to as the Local Storm Damage Reduction Plan or SDR, includes dredging the New Topsail Inlet and the side channels in Banks Channel and […]

  • Ivar Aasen Field Officially Opens

    13 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Terje Søviknes, has officially opened Ivar Aasen field in the North Sea, on February 13, 2017.  “The development of Ivar Aasen is an important milestone for the oil industry, and represents significant values for the Norwegian society,” said Søviknes at the opening ceremony, which was conducted on the helideck on the Ivar-platform. […]

  • Norway: Det Norske Submits Impact Assessment for Ivar Aasen Field

    24 September 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Det norske has submitted an impact assessment for the Ivar Aasen field. The impact assessment forms part of the plan for development and operation (PDO) which will be submitted by the end of this year. The Ivar Aasen field lies in the northern part of the North Sea, approximately 175 km west of Karmøy. The […]

  • Repsol Sinopec extends flotel contract as Montrose work drags on

    28 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Exploration & Production

    Repsol Sinopec Resources UK Limited, formerly Talisman Sinopec Energy UK Limited, has exercised a further four weeks of options for the Prosafe-owned flotel Safe Boreas.  Prosafe said on Tuesday that the Safe Boreas will continue operations for Repsol Sinopec at Montrose A in the UK sector of the North Sea through April 24, 2017, with […]

  • Audit reveals several flaws on ExxonMobil’s Ringhorne

    30 June 2016

    Norwegian offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has announced the audit results of ExxonMobil’s operations on Ringhorne platform, offshore Norway. PSA said on Thursday that audit was conducted from May 20-26 and that its scope included logistics arrangements, materials handling, management of cranes and lifting operations and maintenance of lifting equipment at Ringhorne. […]

  • IKM to provide FEED for Johan Sverdrup infield pipelines

    12 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Statoil has awarded Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for Johan Sverdrup field pipelines to IKM Ocean Design. Concept selection for Johan Sverdrup was made in February 2014. The field is located south of Grane, north-east of Sleipner and about 140 km west of Stavanger. Water depth in the area is 110-120 meters. Production start-up is […]

  • Statoil Gets Nod to Use Songa Delta for Drilling at Svalin C

    22 November 2013

    The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given approval to Statoil for the use of Songa Delta rig for drilling and completion works at Svalin C field. The consent applies to drilling and completion at Svalin C of wells 25/11-H-4 H / AH / BH and 25/11-H-3 H / AH. The planned start-up is December […]

  • Norway: Det Norske Submits Impact Assessment for Ivar Aasen Field

    24 September 2012
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Det norske has submitted an impact assessment for the Ivar Aasen field. The impact assessment forms part of the plan for development and operation (PDO) which will be submitted by the end of this year. The Ivar Aasen field lies in the northern part of the North Sea, approximately 175 km west of Karmøy. The […]

  • Top News of The Week May 5-10, 2014

    11 May 2014

      Anadarko: Mozambique LNG Project Moves Forward Anadarko has increased the total estimated recoverable resources in its Mozambique Offshore Area 1 to 50 to 70-plus trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Bechtel: Pouring Concrete on APLNG Tank (VIDEO) Bechtel Gladstone posted a video which shows the start of work to cap off the APLNG Tank […]

  • Canada: Westport ISX12 G Engine Receives EPA Certification

    21 March 2013

    Cummins Westport received certification for its Cummins Westport ISX12 G engine from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), meeting both the EPA 2013 regulations and the new greenhouse gas and fuel-efficiency rules that will take effect in 2014. Limited production of the ISX12 G begins in April, with full production scheduled to start in August. […]

  • Australia: Woodside Profit Doubles

    20 February 2013

    LNG player Woodside reported a full-year profit after tax of $2,983 million,  up 98% (2011: $1,507 million). An underlying net profit after tax of $2,061 million1 was achieved, up 25% compared to the previous year, excluding non-recurring items. These results were underpinned by a 31% increase in production and an associated 30% increase in sales […]