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  • Statoil, Petoro Splashing $1.4 Bln to Boost Gullfaks South Production (Norway)

    22 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    Statoil and its partner Petoro have decided to further develop Gullfaks South in the North Sea by investing NOK 8.5 billion (USD 1.44 billion) in two new subsea templates and six extra wells. This will boost recovery by 65 million barrels of oil equivalent. Increasing recovery from Gullfaks South will be implemented as part of Statoil’s […]

  • Technip, NPCC Win Major Contract Offshore Abu Dhabi

    2 August 2012
    Business & Finance

    French oilfield services provider Technip, together with National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), has been 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. […]

  • Total Selects AGR’s RMR for Exploration Offshore Australia

    4 July 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    TOTAL E&P Australia (Total) has signed up to use AGR’s Riserless Mud Recovery (RMR®) system.  The contract is for two exploration wells to be drilled over the next year in the Browse Basin off North West Australia. Bernt Eikemo, AGR’s Vice President of the Enhanced Drilling Solutions (EDS) division (Asia Pacific), said: “AGR is delighted […]

  • Apache Starts Production From Balboa ,Its First Operated Deepwater Development in the Gulf of Mexico

    6 January 2011
    Business & Finance

    Apache Corporation  announced that hydrocarbon production has begun at its Balboa Field, located on East Breaks Block 597. Initial gross flow rates have stabilized at approximately 30 million cubic feet of natural gas and 1,400 barrels of oil per day. Apache’s subsidiary is the operator of the field and holds a 50 percent working interest. […]

  • Australia: DSME Awards TAG Second Inpex Contract

    9 October 2012

    Tag Pacific Limited (TAG) today announced that its subsidiary MPower had been awarded a second contract for Inpex’s world-class Ichthys gas project in the Browse Basin off the north-west coast of Western Australia. MPower has been awarded its latest contract by Korean-based Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd for a value of up to […]

  • Apache Commences Production from Balboa, its First Operated Deepwater Development in the Gulf of Mexico

    7 January 2011

    Apache Corporation announced that hydrocarbon production has begun at its Balboa Field, located on East Breaks Block 597. Initial gross flow rates have stabilized at approximately 30 million cubic feet of natural gas and 1,400 barrels of oil per day. Apache’s subsidiary is the operator of the field and holds a 50 percent working interest. […]

  • Air Bubbles to Protect North Sea Harbor Porpoises (Germany)

    13 February 2012
    Technology

    In spite of severe weather conditions in November and December last year, Trianel Borkum wind farm, located 60 kilometers off the East Frisian coast, continues on schedule and within budget. Five months after the start of construction, the jack-up barge Goliath has installed a total of 26 of the 40 foundations into the seabed. Underwater […]

  • Newcastle College Sets Up Virtual Reality OW Training

    18 January 2019
    Human Capital, Technology

    The UK Newcastle College has installed a virtual reality system for offshore wind training at its Energy Academy. Delivered by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, in partnership with Scotland’s Energy Skills Partnership, Heriot Watt University and Animmersion VR, the Immersive Hybrid Reality (iHR) training facility replicates working conditions experienced by turbine engineers operating on offshore […]

  • LDD to Move into New Facility at Tolvaddon, Cornwall

    24 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Work has begun on LDD’s new, state of the art, BREEAM “Excellent” rated facility in Tolvaddon. This has been made possible through the combined efforts of private sector investment and support from the European Regional Development Fund under the Convergence Programme. The new premises at Tolvaddon Energy Park, Pool, in the heart of Cornwall, will provide over […]

  • DNV, Vinde to inspect Vår Energi’s assets off Norway

    4 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Oil and gas company Vår Energi has awarded a three-year inspection services contract to a strategic partnership between Norway-based classification society DNV and Vinde Tilkomstteknikk.

  • Prosafe expects Westcon dispute ruling in March

    23 January 2018
    Exploration & Production

    Prosafe expects to see an end of its dispute with Westcon in March.

  • Total Buys GDF Suez’s Stake in Elgin/Franklin Fields, Offshore UK

    7 December 2011
    Business & Finance

    French oil giant Total, operator of the Elgin/Franklin fields in the British sector of the North Sea, announces the purchase of GDF SUEZ’s share in the two fields for an enterprise value of €590 million. This participation is held through a 22.5% interest in the company Elgin Franklin Oil & Gas (EFOG). By giving Total […]

  • Hoegh LNG Signs Revised FSRU Deal with PGN (Indonesia)

    17 October 2012
    Project & Tenders

    PGN and Höegh LNG have today signed the amended terms for providing the FSRU and mooring for the Lampung project. The Indonesian Government in March requested from PGN to change the location of the FSRU from offshore Belawan to offshore Labuhan Maringgai, in the Lampung province, at the south east coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. Höegh […]

  • Eni kicks off production from Jangkrik project (Indonesia)

    15 May 2017
    Project & Tenders

    Italian company Eni has started gas production from the Jangkrik development project, in deep water offshore Indonesia, ahead of schedule. The project comprises the gas fields Jangkrik and Jangkrik North East, located in the Muara Bakau block, Kutei basin, in the deep water of Makassar Strait. Production from ten deep-water subsea wells, connected to the […]

  • Norway greenlights $700 million tie-back project in North Sea

    8 June 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Rules & Regulation

    Aker BP has received approval for a plan for development and operation (PDO) of its offshore tie-back project in the North Sea.

  • Technip to Maintain Same Strategic Directions

    20 February 2014

    Technip’s CEO reviewed the fourth quarter and annual 2013 results as well as what is to come in the years ahead. Thierry Pilenko, Chairman and CEO, commented: “2013 was a year of both achievements and challenges. In Onshore/Offshore, our 2013 operational performance was overall in line with our objectives. We made good progress in completing […]

  • Works set to begin on Scottish offshore decommissioning yard

    25 November 2019

    Works on the construction of offshore facilities dismantlement area at what will be the Decommissioning Facility at the Energy Park Fife in Methil, Scotland, are set to begin by the end of the year.

  • HOCHTIEF, Windreich Present Global Tech I Project in Husum, Germany

    21 September 2012

    Windreich AG, initiator of the world’s first offshore project with a punctual start to construction work so far, Global Tech I, is showing that the energy turnaround is already well into its implementation phase and offshore wind energy works with the right partners at Husum WindEnergy 2012. Martin Rahtge, Chair of the Management Board at […]

  • Small country, big offshore

    25 September 2013

    The Dutch offshore industry is an international frontrunner and the Dutch are to be found anywhere in the world with their innovative and creative solutions for the offshore industry. How come such a small country is so big in this field? And where do the opportunities lie for the Dutch to continue to be one […]

  • In focus: Net-zero future needs a jigsaw of solutions, with CCS acting as linchpin

    31 March 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Carbon Capture Usage & Storage, Collaboration, Project & Tenders, Research & Development, Transition

    Achieving a net-zero future is a challenging task for all countries around the globe. The problematic pieces of the energy transition jigsaw need to shrink as renewable energy sources continue to be explored, expanded and nurtured through new investments.

  • Exeter Flood Defense Scheme Presented

    16 February 2015
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The Environment Agency, Exeter City Council and Devon County Council are working together to improve flood defenses and reduce flood risk to Exeter by 2018. A £30 million scheme that is being constructed in two phases will reduce flood risk to approximately 3,000 homes and businesses throughout the city. The Agency submitted a planning application to Exeter City Council on […]

  • Xblocs Part of the Largest Airport in the World

    23 May 2017
    Business & Finance

    The construction of the largest airport in the world, the new Istanbul airport, is currently underway.  The airport, located in Arnavutköy district on the European side of Istanbul, is being constructed by a consortium called IGA, which is formed by Cengiz, MAPA, Limak, Kolin and Kalyon. On the north side of the airport a harbor is being constructed […]

  • Coastwide Repairs Narooma North Breakwater

    7 June 2017
    Business & Finance

    The NSW Government has awarded a contract to repair a 15-meter length of the Narooma North Breakwater channel which was damaged by storms in 2016. The contract for the repair work was awarded to Coastwide Civil Pty Ltd at Albion Park following a competitive tender process undertaken by the Department of Industry – Lands and […]

  • All Set for Port Penn Dredging

    11 June 2019
    Business & Finance

    The Augustine Beach Boat Ramp near Port Penn, Delaware, and adjacent intertidal beach located on the south side of the existing rock groin will be periodically closed starting June 12 through July 11, for maintenance dredging of the boat ramp access channel. DNREC’s Division of Fish and Wildlife said in its latest release that during […]

  • Subsea 7 Extends CSV Normand Subsea Charter with Solstad

    28 February 2019
    Project & Tenders

    Solstad Offshore (SOFF) and Subsea 7 have agreed to extend the contract for the construction support vessel (CSV) ‘Normand Subsea’ for four years. The duration of the contract is now firm until December 31, 2023, plus two yearly options thereafter. Normand Subsea, an offshore vessel built to perform Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) services, has been […]