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Major North Sea wins for EMAS

Mar 14, 2013

The subsea services division of global offshore contractor EMAS has won two major contracts offshore Norway.EMAS AMC has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract, valued at approximately US$165 million…

Invest globally, says energy expert

Mar 14, 2013

North Sea offshore investment is reaching all time highs but there is limited capacity to invest to meet demand, according to a speaker at today's annual NOF Energy conference.Specialist Isabel Boira-Segarra of consultancy EC Harris, was speaking at the Energy: A Balanced Future event in Newcastle…

Technip buys Norwegian engineering firm

Mar 13, 2013

Technip announces the acquisition of Ingenium AS, a highly-experienced offshore engineering and services contractor located in Oslo, Norway. Ingenium AS designs and develops mechanical and electro-hydraulic tools and equipment, for the offshore oil and gas industry…

Aker Solutions on Quad 204 controls

Mar 13, 2013

Aker Solutions, the international oil services provider, has secured a NOK 650 million (GBP 70 million) contract with BP to help redevelop one of the largest oil fields in the UK sector.The Aberdeen operation of Aker Solutions will manufacture…

Innovation award for Ulstein's Bridge Vision

Mar 13, 2013

ULSTEIN received DNB’s Innovation Award 2012 of NOK 1 million in the National Final in Trondheim on 12 March 2013.ULSTEIN BRIDGE VISION™ is a concept for a modern ship bridge where safety in complex operations has been given major focus. A total of close to 700 ideas were received for the contest…

Contractors lead UK optimistm

Mar 12, 2013

The confidence of Britain’s oil and gas industry is steadily increasing according to Oil & Gas UK’s business confidence index published today.Oonagh Werngren of Oil & Gas UKAn analysis of data gathered in February reveals that the sector has…

Total resumes Elgin production

Mar 11, 2013

Total announces the restart of production on the Elgin/Franklin area on 9 March 2013, following the approval of the safety case by the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE).Production resumes gradually and should soon reach close to 70,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed…

Ocean Installer wins Bittern install

Mar 08, 2013

Ocean Installer won a contract for umbilical installation at the Bittern field in the North Sea by Shell UK Ltd, the company announced on 7 March 2013.Normand ClipperThe scope of the work is to install two new static umbilicals of 20.7 km and 1…

Marine group buys Divex

Mar 07, 2013

Marine service group James Fisher and Sons is to buy diving equipment firm Divex for up to £33million.The deal will see UK-based James Fisher and Sons pay an initial consideration of £20m in cash plus a further maximum additional consideration of £13m linked to future profitability targets…

Subsea 7 UK & Canada wins Talisman pipeline contract

Mar 04, 2013

Subsea 7 wins North Sea contract Subsea 7 has been awarded a contract to install a 10km pipeline bundle from Talisman Sinopec Energy UK Ltd. The contract, valued at US$285 million is for subsea construction services in support of the company’s Montrose Area Redevelopment (MAR) Project…

Taqa reports platform leak

Mar 03, 2013

TAQA, the global energy company based in Abu Dhabi, can confirm that a hydrocarbon release was detected in one of the Cormorant Alpha platform legs in the northern UK North Sea. It has now been contained with no further hydrocarbon release…

Siemens to supply 80 wind turbines in German North Sea

Mar 01, 2013

In February 2013, Siemens was awarded an order by Germany's wpd group to supply and install 80 wind turbines for the Butendiek offshore wind power plant off Germany's North Sea coast. When it comes online in 2015, the wind power plant's total…

Ithaca Energy buys Valiant

Mar 01, 2013

North Sea independent exploration firm Ithaca Energy has agreed a deal to buy fellow London AIM-listed explorer Valiant Petroleum.Ithaca said the deal, which values Valiant at about $309million, would establish it as “a leading mid cap North…

North Sea news

Feb 28, 2013

News from the North Sea from Bridge Energy, Faroe Petroleum, Lundin Petroleum and E.ON.Transocean Arctic will drill the Amol prospect (Image: Petroleum Safety Authority of Norway)Bridge EnergyJunior North Sea explorer Bridge Energy has said…

Rising investment – and costs – in UKNS

Feb 26, 2013

Investment in North Sea oil and gas production has been predicted to top a 30 year high - but cost per barrel has risen five-fold in the past decade, according to analysis by the industry.Malcolm Webb, chief executive of Oil & Gas UKOil & Gas UK…

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