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ONS 2016: Transition on the cards

Jun 23, 2015

The main theme of ONS 2016 has been decided. Transition will set the scene for the conference when the world’s energy industry gets together for ONS 2016 in Stavanger, Norway. According to the organizers, transition is a relevant theme today in both the energy industry and the world…

Edison Norge spuds Haribo

Jun 22, 2015

Edison Norge spudded its first well as operator in the Norwegian Continental Shelf on the Haribo prospect. Exploration drilling started 21 June 2015 in the production license PL616 in the southern portion of the Norwegian North Sea at 8km southwest of the Valhall Field…

Heerema sends launch jacket to Gina Krog

Jun 22, 2015

With the sail away on Friday 19 June 2015, Gina Krog, the largest launch jacket ever built by Vlissingen yard of Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG), is ready for installation. The launch jacket for client Statoil and its partners began its journey…

Antrim to plug, abandon North Sea wells

Jun 22, 2015

Canada’s Antrim Energy entered into a contract with Offshore Installation Services (OIS) to permanently plug and abandon Antrim's four suspended subsea wells in the United Kingdom Central North Sea. United Kingdom Seaward Licenses require…

Westcon wins Subsea 7 Martin Linge contract

Jun 22, 2015

Norwegian yard Westcon has been awarded a contract by Subsea 7 to deliver equipment to be used on the Martin Linge field. Westcon's contract with Subsea 7 covers three riser bases and associated protection structures, to be used on Total's Martin Linge field…

Petrofac lands $400 million in UK contracts

Jun 19, 2015

Petrofac's Offshore Projects & Operations business unit has secured contract renewals for operations and maintenance work worth approximately US$400 million on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS).  The largest of these awards is for the provision…

Premier targets 2016 Bagpuss spud

Jun 19, 2015

Premier Oil is hoping to spud an exploration well on the Baguss prospect in Block 13/24c in the UK North Sea in H1 2016, according to partner North Sea Energy.  The Bagpuss well targets lower cretaceous sands, jurassic sands and a granite wash formation about 1400ft subsurface…

Harkand begins Maersk decommissioning work

Jun 18, 2015

Harkand began decommissioning work on the UK Continental Shelf at Maersk Oil UK’s Leadon field. The Harkand Da Vinci DSV. From Harkand. In March, the IRM firm secured a multi-million dollar…

Wintershall North Sea wildcat comes up dry

Jun 18, 2015

Wintershall Norge, operator of production license 378, is in the process of completing the drilling of wildcat well 35/12-5 S. The well was drilled about 15km southwest of the Gjøa field in the North Sea and 80km southwest of Florø…

UTC: Troll - looking back

Jun 18, 2015

Subsea challenges are in focus at this week’s Underwater Technology Conference in Bergen. While the conference examines future oilfield challenges, we take a look back at past innovations in the industry. In the final article in a three-part series…

Statoil Mariner deals surpass US$1.5 billion

Jun 17, 2015

Statoil has handed out the largest contracts for the UK North Sea’s Mariner field that are worth more than US$1.57 billion (£1 billion) to the companies established in Aberdeen. Mariner. Image from Statoil…

JV establishes North Sea decommissioning facility

Jun 17, 2015

Peterson and UK-based Veolia announced a US$1.5 million investment in the development of a new, purpose built decommissioning facility in Great Yarmouth.  The new site in Great Yarmouth port, operated with joint venture partner Veolia…

Ocean Installer bags Balder deal

Jun 16, 2015

ExxonMobil awarded Ocean Installer its first call-off contract for subsea well tie-back, engineering, IRM (inspection, maintenance and repair), ROV and associated services at the Balder field. The Normand Mermaid…

Wintershall unmanned L6-B onstream

Jun 16, 2015

Wintershall’s unmanned mini-platform L6-B started the production of natural gas off the Dutch North Sea coast in a restricted military zone. The L6-B unmanned platform.  From Wintershall…

UTC: The one-atmosphere experiment

Jun 16, 2015

Subsea challenges are in focus at this week’s Underwater Technology Conference (UTC) in Bergen. While the conference examines future oilfield challenges, we take a look back at past innovations in the industry. In a three-part series, Elaine Maslin looks at three past papers from UTC Bergen’s…

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