Wood Group has been awarded a multi-year contract by ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc (EMEPMI), a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation. Wood Group PSN and Wood Group Mustang will deliver brownfield engineering, procurement…
Centrica Resources Norge has made a small gas discovery about 20km from Statoil's Aasta Hansteen development in the Norwegian North Sea, says the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD). The 6707/10-3 S well, in production license 528 B…
Baker Hughes Inc. issued the November 2014 international rotary drilling rig count today, showing a total of 1324 rigs operating worldwide in November 2014, outside of the US & Canada. International activity in November was up 16 rigs from the 1308 rigs drilling in October 2014…
Saipem received a 'notification of suspension of marine spread activities,' which covers all vessels currently engaged in activities related to Gazprom’s South Stream pipeline project, including the Saipem 7000 J-Lay vessel. Image…
Norwegian giant Statoil announced it is extending the suspension periods for three of its semisubmersible rigs due to overcapacity. The COSL Pioneer. From Ole Jørgen Bratland, Statoil. The COSL Pioneer…
Statoil plans to pump an additional NOK20 billion (nearly US$2.9 billion) in its Hammerfest LNG plant in Melkoya to increase its production capacity, Norwegian news service NRK has reported. A new pipeline and compression facility are envisioned for the plant…
Ceona christened its flagship vessel, the Ceona Amazon, in Bremerhaven, Germany. Image from Ceona. The Ceona Amazon is 199.4m long and 32.2m wide, drawing 8m with a gross tonnage of 33…
Searcher Seismic, in conjunction with project partner MAGE, is conducting a 2D seismic survey off western Ireland. Map of Echidna Regional Broadband 2D seismic survey. From Searcher Seismic. The Echidna…
Business taxes: What could be in the Chancellor’s Red Box? Cathy Taylor, EY’s tax partner in Cambridge comments on her business tax predictions for the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement. “In the last Autumn Statement before the general election…
The ExxonMobil-Rosneft joint venture Karmorneftegaz SARL notified Norway's Siem Offshore that it has terminated Siem's contract for the 2015 season. The contract involves the charter of two AHTS vessels Siem Topaz and Siem Amethyst, and one PSV Siem Pilot…
Privately held Helideck Analytics Ltd. has acquired the Helideck Certification Agency (HCA), which provides inspection and certification services for offshore helidecks. Alex Knight. Photo from HCA. HCA is based in Aberdeen…
Ahead of the autumn statement by British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne on Wednesday, 3 December 2014, Ignacio Fernandez provides an economic analysis of fiscal terms for the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). UKCS exploratory drilling…
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) entered into a data licensing agreement with Statoil ASA worth US$10 million for the provision of 3D EM data from EMGS' multi-client data library in Norway. After adjustment for partner's share of the revenues…
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia will discontinue current plans for the South Stream pipeline, citing continuing opposition from Europe, specifically Bulgaria. Instead, he announced preliminary plans to create a gas hub for southern Europe at the Turkish-Greek border…
Statoil, on behalf of Wintershall, signed a contract with Nexans for the supply of direct electrical heating (DEH) technology. The DEH riser will connect the Kristin and Maria fields in the Norwegian Sea with the Kristin platform, ensuring the constant flow through pipelines…
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