Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies has been awarded a 3-year contract by Wintershall for provision of its hosted SiteCom real-time data aggregation and visualization solution for well construction. All real-time, planned and historical…
Restrictions on offshore exploration in Italian waters have been reintroduced, according to UK-based explorer Rockhopper Exploration. The firm says the Italian Parliament has approved its 2016 Budget Law, which reintroduces restrictions…
Battling corrosion and wear offshore is a challenge faced by many operators. Elia Barnett surveys the companies tasked with inspections to find out more about today’s solutions. A Stork inspector…
Cathelco has won orders to supply hull corrosion protection systems for three FPSOs. Two of the systems are being supplied to MODEC, while the third will be installed by Sembcorp Marine’s Jurong yard in Singapore. The FPSO Cidade de Campos…
The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority granted Statoil consent to drill exploration well 30/11-11 using the Songa Delta. Beginning mid-January 2016, Statoil has allocated 36 days for the activity. The well is around 28km south of the Oseberg field…
Offshore living quarter specialist HB Rentals installed a new temporary living quarters (TLQ) accommodation project on the Far Sentinel, a 15,000 gross ton subsea construction / inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) vessel owned and managed by Norway’s Farstad Shipping…
Norway's Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has signed an agreement with Statoil on a feasibility study regarding CO2 storage on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The study will include various development concepts for storing CO2 at three different locations on the NCS…
Aker Solutions, N-Sea and Saab are in contention for the Subsea Company of the Year award at this year’s Subsea UK Awards, held during Subsea Expo – Europe’s largest subsea focused exhibition and conference, and supported by principal media partner OE…
Norwegian accommodation vessel provider Prosafe and oil firm Statoil have agreed to re-phase the Mariner project on the UK Continental Shelf of the North Sea from 2016 into 2017, and extend the firm hire duration from eight months to 13 months…
While the oil price has sucked much wind out of the sails of the FPSO industry, work must go on. And there are still quite a few projects lined up from 2016-2018. Infield Systems presents this list of conversion and newbuild construction projects…
No. 1 – Chevron’s Big Foot Chevron’s Big Foot platform being towed to Walker Ridge. Photo from Chevron. Coming in at No. 1 on Infield System’s list of highest capex projects for…
With many assets now more than 25 years old, asset integrity is a daily concern on the UK Continental Shelf. Is the industry keeping up? Elaine Maslin reports. Rope access is used to get to areas usually out of reach…
OE reached out to analysts Wood Mackenzie and IHS Energy to find out the view on the next 12-18 months. And the outlook is not so great for exploration spend. Audrey Leon and Elaine Maslin report. Wood Mackenzie Image from iStock…
Voxels, submicrons and synchrotronic optics are coming to an oil and gas laboratory near you. Well, almost. Elaine Maslin reports on the University of Aberdeen’s new high-spec scanner. High…
Well plugging and abandonment activity as part of offshore decommissioning is starting to ramp up – but could it be done better? Elaine Maslin reports. Interwell’s exothermic P&A solution. Image from Interwell…