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Statoil's Mariner B

Nov 15, 2016

In this video, Statoil shows its Mariner B floating storage unit (FSU) for the Mariner field on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). The Mariner field is on the East Shetland Platform of the UK North Sea, approximately 150km east of Shetland…

Statoil paves way for Njord Future Project

Nov 09, 2016

Statoil has been given approval to carrying out various well activities on the Njord field in the Norwegian Sea, about 130km north of Kristiansund. The Njord field has been developed using a semisubmersible drilling, accommodation and production facility…

SPS used to repair FSO hull

Oct 19, 2016

Intelligent Engineering has seen its SPS repair system used on a floating storage and offloading (FSO) vessel offshore Cameroon.  The FSO Komi Kribi 1 (KK1), converted in 1977 from a VLCC and operated by ExxonMobil for Cameroon Oil Transportation Co…

Total adds to Martin Linge resources

Oct 17, 2016

French supermajor Total has made a small gas and condensate discovery in the northeast part of the Martin Linge field offshore Norway.  Total estimates about 12-69 MMboe was found in the well, on production license 043, drilled using the Maersk Intrepid jackup in 115m water depth…

CHC, Statoil start first flights to Mariner field

Sep 14, 2016

Statoil and CHC Helicopter have celebrated the inaugural flight to the Mariner field, Statoil’s first operated field development on the UK continental shelf (UKCS).   The flight left CHC’s Aberdeen Airport base this week heading for the Mariner B floating storage unit (FSU)…

Mariner B arrives at Nigg

Aug 29, 2016

The Mariner B vessel arrived and is safely berthed at Global Energy Group’s Nigg Energy Park, north of Inverness, after completing the 15,800nm (18,183mi/29,263km) journey from the Samsung construction yard in South Korea. Mariner illustration…

Keppel to deliver Bumi's Armada Kraken

Aug 29, 2016

Singapore-based Keppel Offshore & Marine is on track to deliver the Armada Kraken floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel to Bumi Armada, marking the Malaysian oilfield service company's entry into the North Sea. The Armada Kraken…

Mariner FSU sets sail for UK

Jun 27, 2016

A floating storage unit built to serve the Mariner heavy oil field in the UK North Sea has set sail from its yard in Korea. The Mariner B vessel was built at the Samsung yard in South Korea. Before reaching the North Sea the FSU will sail some 15…

Making room

Jun 01, 2016

Choosing the right FLNG topsides equipment can be a complex process. Audrey Leon reports on some of the solutions presented by Black & Veatch at this year’s Offshore Technology Conference.  The Carribean FLNG unit…

Wood Group inks Chevron extension

Feb 09, 2016

Wood Group has secured an extension to continue to support Chevron Upstream Europe across four offshore assets in the North Sea. Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) will deliver operations and maintenance services to the Alba Northern platform, Alba floating storage unit…

North Sea mega-Mariner jacket installed - video

Sep 01, 2015

Statoil’s largest ever steel jacket has been laid to rest on the sea bed 150km east of the Shetland Isles, marking a major milestone in the Mariner heavy oil field development.  The 22,400-tonne mariner jacket, which stands some 134m high…

Mariner jacket moving on to North Sea

Aug 11, 2015

Statoil’s largest steel jacket in its history is on its two-week, 1835 nm journey to the North Sea after setting sail from the Spanish Dragados yard on 10 August. Mariner steel jacket sails away…

Mariner marches on

Aug 05, 2015

Norwegian giant Statoil’s Mariner field in the North Sea is a US$7 billion investment for the company. It is located in Block 9/11 on the East Shetland Platform, about 150km east of the Shetland Isles, and lies in water depths ranging between 97-112m…

Baker Hughes awarded Mariner contract

Jun 11, 2015

Statoil awarded an eight-year contract for the design and supply of production chemicals and services for the Mariner Field to Baker Hughes in the UK. Contract start date is anticipated to start in July 2015 and also includes an extension option of four years…

Bumi Armada signs US$300 million FSU deal

Apr 14, 2015

Malaysia-based Bumi Armada Berhad’s wholly owned subsidiaries Armada Floating Gas Storage Malta (AFG Storage) and Armada Floating Gas Services Malta (AFG Services) entered into a US$300 million deal with ElectroGas Malta (EGM) for the conversion…

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