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  • Statoil gets green light to use Gina Krog FSO

    8 September 2017

    Norway’s Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to use the Gina Krog FSO on the namesake field offshore Norway.  The Gina Krog floating storage and offloading (FSO) is a converted shuttle tanker destined for use as a storage vessel on the Gina Krog oil and gas field, which is located 250 kilometers […]

  • New chief executive takes the helm at Archer

    29 April 2016
    Business & Finance

    Global oil services company Archer has announced the appointment of John Lechner as Chief Executive Officer and Dag Skindlo, who was recently named as the company’s CFO, as Director, effective immediately. According to Archer, Lechner has more than 30 years of experience in international oilfield services and replaces David King, who has been Archer’s CEO […]

  • Det norske’s ‘money-maker’ field delivers its 400th shipment

    26 April 2016

    Norwegian oil exploration and development company Det norske has informed that the Alvheim field in the North Sea has delivered its 400th shipment. Det norske is the operator of the Alvheim field, with a 65 per cent interest and its partners are ConocoPhillips, with a 20 per cent interest, and Lundin Norway with a 15 per […]

  • Husky: Further drilling planned for Bay du Nord discovery

    7 December 2015
    Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Statoil is advancing the appraisal work on the Bay du Nord oil discovery, offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, with plans for further drilling in 2016.  The Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil is the operator of Mizzen, Harpoon and Bay du Nord discoveries, in the Flemish Pass Basin, with 65% interest while Husky holds 35% interest. Appraisal […]

  • Johan Sverdrup FEED phase under PSA’s spotlight

    18 December 2014
    Project & Tenders

    The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has carried out an audit of materials handling, occupational health and safety and barrier management in the development project for the Johan Sverdrup field, in the North Sea.  Johan Sverdrup is an oil and gas field in the central North Sea, around 140 kilometres west of Stavanger. According to […]

  • KNOT Offshore completes ‘Hilda Knutsen’ and ‘Torill Knutsen’ acquisition

    1 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    KNOT Offshore Partners LP has announced that it has completed its acquisition of all the ownership interests in the companies that own and operate the shuttle tankers Hilda Knutsen and Torill Knutsen. The purchase price of the Hilda Knutsen was $166.0 million, net of $109.6 million of outstanding indebtedness related to the vessel, subject to […]

  • Rosneft kicks off seismic surveys in Barents and Pechora Seas

    30 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders

    Rosneft has started field works at five license blocks of the Barents and Pechora Seas: East Prinovozemelsky, located in the North-Eastern part of the Barents sea near the Novaya Zemlya archipelago, Perseevsky, located in the North-Western part of the Barents sea, and at the South Russky, South Prinovozemelsky and West Matveevsky license blocks, located in […]

  • EnerMech lands Gullfaks job from Technip

    5 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    EnerMech will provide Technip in Norway with equipment and personnel on two offshore campaigns for Leak Testing (RFO Services) of the Gullfaks Future Oil Export Loading system in the Norwegian North Sea.   The contract award follows the appointment of the EnerMech’s PPU (Process, Pipeline & Umbilicals) general manager for Norway, Stuart Cowie, who has […]

  • DOF Subsea Receives Contract from Teekay (Norway)

    25 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    DOF Subsea Norway, a specialist subsea solutions provider, has been awarded a contract by Teekay Petrojarl Production AS in Norway for its newbuild FPSO. The scope of work includes mooring pre-installation, tow-out and hook-up work for Teekay Petrojarl Production’s new FPSO, which will be installed on the BG-operated Knarr field in the Norwegian North Sea. […]

  • Mercon and GDF SUEZ E&P Nederland B.V. Sign Contract for Fabrication of Gas Production Platform G16a-B

    1 October 2010
    Equipment

    Mercon Steel Structures B.V. and GDF SUEZ E&P Nederland B.V. have signed a contract for the Construction, Load out and Sea fastening of satellite platform G16a-B in the Dutch part of the North Sea. A drilling campaign of GDF SUEZ last year, lead to the finding of significant gas reserves in block G16 which is […]

  • PD Ports welcomes third BG Freight Line weekly link

    13 April 2011

    PD Ports says the launch of a third weekly service into Teesport by BG Freight Line is yet another example of why the port’s container traffic is booming, with 40% growth last year. The new service will link the north-east UK port with Antwerp as well as Rotterdam. BG Freight already operates two weekly services […]

  • Yang Ming Eyes Fresh Funds, Upgrades Philippine Service

    20 February 2017
    Business & Finance

    Taiwanese container shipping company Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation (Yang Ming) is looking to raise some TWD 1.69 billion (USD 54.8 million) in an effort to strengthen its finances under the recovery plan outlined earlier in 2017. The company plans to raise the funds by offering 161.3 million new shares at TWD 10.48 per share to […]

  • Germany: Rösler Discusses Challenges in Offshore Wind Development

    9 August 2012

    The Federal Minister of Economics and Technology, Dr. Philipp Rösler yesterday met with representatives of the North German coastal states and the transmission system operators to discuss solutions to the challenges in the development of offshore wind energy. The main questions were about the issue of liability for delays and disruptions of supply from offshore […]

  • A2SEA Signs Dudgeon OWF Installation Deal

    17 October 2014

    From autumn 2016, A2SEA will play a key role in helping build the 402MW Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm in the UK for Statoil, Masdar and Statkraft. A2SEA will provide their specialist purpose-built offshore installation vessel SEA INSTALLER to install the 67 Siemens 6MW turbines. Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm is located off the coast of the seaside town […]

  • Senvion to Deliver 32 Wind Turbines for Trianel Borkum II

    28 September 2016

    Senvion has signed a conditional contract to deliver 32 of its 6.2M152 offshore wind turbines and accompanying services for the Trianel Windpark Borkum II (TWB II) offshore wind farm.  The turbines will be installed in water depths from 25 to 35 meters and, with a power upgrade, will produce around 800 million kilowatt-hours of electricity every year, […]

  • Operation Ventilus Starts in West Flanders

    2 April 2019
    Storage

    The Flemish government and the Belgian transmission system operator Elia have jointly proposed plans for Ventilus, a new high-voltage project in West Flanders to connect additional offshore wind capacity. Wind energy is Belgium’s biggest source of renewable generation (8% of the total energy mix) and there are specific plans to expand wind capacity with a second […]

  • Diamond Offshore secures long-term deal in Brazil

    8 November 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders

    Offshore drilling contractor Diamond Offshore has been awarded a new drilling programme with Petrobras in Brazil for the Ocean Courage rig.

  • KCA Deutag to optimise two Cat J rigs for Equinor by adding carbon-reduction tech

    15 March 2022
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders, Technology, Transition

    KCA Deutag has been appointed to carry out an energy optimisation project for Equinor on two Cat J rigs in the Norwegian North Sea.

  • UK’s IOG commits to net-zero status as of 2021

    4 August 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Transition

    UK gas company IOG plc has committed to Scope 1 & 2 net-zero status as of 2021 following the completion of an Emissions Assessment.

  • EnQuest to take over decommissioning for two North Sea fields

    31 January 2018
    Business & Finance

    EnQuest has agreed with BP to undertake the management of the physical decommissioning activities for Thistle and Deveron fields in the North Sea. 

  • Gas filling of second Nord Stream 2 string all done

    30 December 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    The gas-in procedure for the second string of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline has been completed, according to a project update from 29 December. The string is filled with circa 177 million m3 of so-called technical gas, reaching a pressure of 103 bar in the pipeline, said to be as planned and in line with the […]

  • West Midland Canals to Get Makeover This Winter

    29 September 2016
    Business & Finance

    The Canal and River Trust has just introduced a plan which includes £1.8 million worth of improvements to the historic network of canals across the West Midlands. The work, needed to preserve and protect the 383 miles of waterway in the West Midlands region, is due to start in November and be completed by the […]

  • Akastor Nets Five-Year Contract Extension from Petrobras

    29 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    AKOFS Offshore, a part of Akastor ASA, has been notified of a five-year contract extension from Petrobras to use the Skandi Santos, a Subsea Equipment Support Vessel in Brazil. The extension, worth about $387 million (NOK 2.5 billion), will start March 1, 2015 in direct continuation of the current contract. The vessel is currently operating […]

  • EMGS inks India deal

    5 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS), a Norwegian provider of offshore survey services to the oil and gas industry, has signed a letter of award with a repeat customer in India. According to geophysical services company, the contract is worth approximately $15.3 million. The survey, which is located off the eastern coast of India, is expected to […]

  • Israel: Tamar Pens Agreement for Natural Gas Supply

    4 April 2012
    Project & Tenders

    On April 02, 2012, Take-or-Pay agreement for the supply of natural gas over 15 years, worth approximately $700 million, was signed by the Tamar Partners with Paz Ashdod Refinery Ltd. to supply up to a total approximate quantity of 3.12 BCM. In the agreement the gas price will be linked to electricity production rate as determined […]