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  • Statoil to drill Johan Sverdrup appraisal with ‘Deepsea Atlantic’

    28 November 2016
    Exploration & Production

    Norwegian oil company Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to drill an appraisal well at Johan Sverdrup field, offshore Norway, with the Deepsea Atlantic rig.  Statoil is the operator of the Johan Sverdrup field, in the North Sea, around 140 kilometers west of Stavanger. The field is under development and production is planned […]

  • Cosco delivers newbuild ERRV to Sentinel

    26 July 2016

    A newbuild emergency response rescue vessel (ERRV) has been delivered to offshore vessel operator Sentinel Marine by China’s Cosco Shipyard, a 51% owned subsidiary of Cosco Corporation, in Singapore.  Cosco said on Tuesday that Cosco Dalian Shipyard delivered the vessel to the buyer and that the delivery documents were signed by Cosco Dalian and the […]

  • Spectrum shoots seismic off Uruguay. Anticipates 3rd licensing round

    25 November 2014
    Equipment

    Spectrum ASA has started a 3,600 km Multi-Client 2D seismic survey offshore Uruguay. According to the company, the new acquisition program will infill Spectrum’s survey acquired in 2013 and cover open, ultra deep water acreage in the Oriental del Plata and Pelotas basins, anticipating the third licensing round in Uruguay expected to be held in […]

  • Statoil gets nod for Apollo well in Barents Sea

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

    The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well 7324/2-1 in the Barents Sea. Well 7324/2-1 (Apollo) will be drilled from the Transocean Spitsbergen drilling facility at position 73°51’47.90″ north and 24°32’29.90″ east. The drilling program for well 7324/2-1 relates to the drilling of a wildcat well in production licence […]

  • Blackford Dolphin Arrives in Belfast

    3 December 2013

    Blackford Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig has arrived in Belfast, Northern Ireland from Brazil, after a three-month journey. The rig will undergo maintenance and repair works at the Harland & Wolff yard. The project will include upgrade work and repairs and renewals for its Class Renewal Survey. The project will be completed in H&W’s 556m x […]

  • CNOOC’s Yacheng 13-4 Offshore Gas Field Starts Production (China)

    3 August 2012

    CNOOC Limited, a Hong Kong listed upstream exploration and production company announced today that Yacheng 13-4 gas field recently commenced production. Yacheng 13-4 is located about 72 kilometers southwest of Sanya, Hainan Province, in the north part of the South China Sea with an average water depth of about 85 meters. The project was designed […]

  • AF Group to Rebuild Cranes on Statoil’s Gullfaks A and C Platforms (Norway)

    15 June 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment

    This is an important assignment for our offshore operations, and we look forward to continuing the good cooperation with Statoil, says Pål Egil Rønn, CEO of the AF Group.

  • Australia: Apache Shuts Van Gogh ahead of Cyclone

    25 January 2012
    Business & Finance

    Reuters today reported that Apache has suspended production from its Van Gogh offshore field in Australia. The production has been suspended as a precautionary measure due to a cyclone threat. The company has also evacuated non-essential offshore workers from drilling operations, according to Reuters. In an e-mail sent to Reuters, Apache said it “is currently monitoring […]

  • Bunker One to Start Marine Fuel Supply in German Ports

    7 January 2019
    Business & Finance

    Bunker One reveals plans to establish a new physical bunker entity that will serve the German market. 

  • Kongsberg Maritime Engineering Pens Gina Krog FSO Supply Deal

    13 May 2014
    Business & Finance

    Kongsberg Maritime Engineering (KME) has signed a contract with Gina Krog LLC, a subsidiary of Teekay Shipping AS, for supply of an Integrated Control and Safety System (ICSS) and Power package to the Gina Krog FSO (Floating Storage and Offloading) unit, to be delivered to the Statoil operated Gina Krog field on the Norwegian continental […]

  • Norway: Bergen Group Wins Rig Yard Stay Services Contract from Semco Maritime

    17 May 2012
    Business & Finance

    Bergen Group Hanøytangen has been awarded an LOI from Semco Maritime in connection with a possible yard stay at Hanøytangen for a semi-submersible drilling rig in Q3 2012. For Bergen Group Hanøytangen the project is estimated to generate a turnover of NOK 50-100 million. Bergen Group Hanøytangen will be a subcontractor to Semco Maritime in […]

  • T.O.S. Conducts High Speed Ship Delivery for Svitzer Americas

    24 February 2012

    T.O.S. (Transport & Offshore Services) and Svitzer Americas have done business for a while now. Over the last five years many tug boats were delivered to North America and South America. Because of this cooperation T.O.S. was able to conduct high speed ship delivery services for the Svitzer Kestrel. It only took two days from […]

  • Dual boost for Oseberg output

    1 July 2008

    StatoilHydro is pushing ahead with the development of the Oseberg area in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea and Oseberg Delta and Theta Cook have now come onstream. The Oseberg D platform receives the well stream from Oseberg Delta, whereas Theta Cook is drilled from Oseberg C. “These satellites are an important part of […]

  • Another monohull record breaker

    16 August 2006

    After 1800 miles and 7days, 4hours, 29m and 4s at sea, Artemis Ocean Racing established a new monohull record for the fastest time round Britain and Ireland last night. The Owen Clarke designed Open 60 crossed the Cowes finish line of RORC’s Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland race at 22:29:40s BST, about 140 miles ahead […]

  • Mexican ship docks in Carrollton

    23 June 2006

    This week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers corps officials began a 60-day, $2 million project to cut into the Saginaw River’s bottom to remove the silt that threatens to strangle shipping in Saginaw County. The corps plans to remove at least 5 feet from the shallows of Saginaw’s only turning basin north of the […]

  • Eni hits gas in Egyptian Western Desert

    30 August 2018

    Italian energy giant Eni said it has made a gas discovery in the Egyptian Western Desert on the Faramid South exploration prospect located in East Obayed concession, 30 km North-West of the Melehia Concession.

  • Video: Tidal kite’s foundation checks in at Holyhead

    22 March 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    The gravity base structure (GBS) which will be used for Minesto’s first tidal energy installation in Holyhead Deep in Wales has been transported to Holyhead.

  • “Wind Lift I” reached the project site of the first commercial wind farm in the German North Sea

    29 March 2010

    Yesterday the BARD-jack-up-barge “Wind Lift I” reached the installation site of BARD Offshore 1, the first commercial wind farm in the German North Sea. The Windlift I left the Emden harbour in the late evening of  March 27th. to set for the project site, located about 100 km northwest of the island of Borkum where […]

  • Eneco Extends Gearbox Supply Tender Call

    11 August 2017
    Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Eneco Windmolens Offshore B.V. has re-issued an invitation to tender for a provider of turbine gearbox supply and refurbishment services on the Princess Amalia offshore wind farm (Prinses Amaliawindpark) in the Dutch North Sea.

  • HBC and DONG Extend Subsea Inspection Co-op

    21 August 2017
    Operations & Maintenance

    Denmark-based HBC Group has secured a contract to carry out subsea inspection campaigns on DONG Energy’s offshore wind farms in German and Danish North Sea.

  • Dutch Watchdog Okays Offshore Grid Connection EIR

    28 January 2019
    Authorities & Government, Environment, Storage

    The Netherlands commission for environmental assessment has issued a positive recommendation on the Environmental Impact Report of the Hollandse Kust (noord) and the Hollandse Kust (west Alpha) grid connections. Pondera Consult, together with Arcadis, provided the EIR and the necessary studies. The Hollandse Kust (noord) wind farm will be located about 18.5 kilometers offshore. The Hollandse […]

  • Sif Opens Tokyo Office

    10 September 2019
    Business & Finance

    Dutch offshore foundations manufacturer Sif opened a sales office in Tokyo, Japan, on 5 September. Te Roermond-headquartered company said that it has closely followed offshore wind market developments in Japan since 2015 and that it for that purpose teamed up with Japan’s Sato Tekko. The Japanese government has since identified eleven sites with potential for […]

  • UK: Nexen Receives Approval for Golden Eagle Area Development

    27 October 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd., a subsidiary of Nexen Inc., announced it has received approval from the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to proceed with the Golden Eagle area development – a GBP 2 billion (C$3.3 billion) investment (GBP 750 million net to Nexen) that is expected to produce an estimated 140 million […]

  • USA: South Carolina and North Carolina Collaborate to Accelerate Development of Offshore Wind Energy

    11 July 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Representatives from South Carolina and North Carolina met in Charlotte in June to discuss opportunities for collaborating to accelerate the development of offshore wind energy on the south Atlantic seaboard. The meeting is being heralded as a significant first step towards regional collaboration for offshore wind in the Southeast. The objective of the two-state meeting […]

  • Brazil: Sao Sebastiao Port Unveils Expansion Plan

    12 June 2012

    The Brazilian port of São Sebastião plans to launch a tender worth $97.9 million for the expansion of the port. “The works involve restoring the port’s 50-year old commercial pier and implementing a vessel traffic management system (VTMS),” the spokesperson said. The repair work aims to allow the port, located in Brazil’s São Paulo state, […]