UK Chancellor George Osborne has announced a package of measures to support the North Sea oil and gas industry, which he said was in “pressing danger” from low oil prices. Presenting the UK’s 2015 Budget, Osborne (pictured) said: “It’s…
Dana Petroleum awarded Balmoral Offshore Engineering a contract to design and manufacture key components for a pioneering mooring system to be used on its Western Isles project in the challenging northern sector of the North Sea. Image…
A new technology research program aimed at developing propulsion products specifically for operating in arctic conditions has been implemented with Wärtsilä and VTT, the Technical Research Centre of Finland, as the main contributors. The…
Searcher Seismic and MAGE began the acquisition of the Echidna Regional Broadband 2D seismic survey, offshore Ireland. Map of Echidna Regional Broadband 2D seismic survey. From Searcher Seismic The…
Saudi Aramco awarded KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR) a six-year project management contract to provide project management services for Saudi Aramco’s offshore program. Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide project management and engineering…
In this video, Eni shows the Goliat’s voyage from Korea to the Barents Sea. Eni’s operated cyclindrical floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) platform was built in South Korea and is now operating in the Barents Sea…
Archer began to permanently plug and abandon (P&A) 12 gas wells on Statoil’s Heimdal platform in the Norwegian North Sea using its newest rig. The Archer Topaz modular rig. Photo from Archer. The…
Swedish independent explorer Lundin Petroleum's Gemini well on production license 338 C has been declared a dry hole. Wildcat well 16/1-24 on Gemini was drilled about 10km southwest of the Edvard Grieg field in the central part of the North Sea…
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and The Crown Estate have published a report on the performance of subsea cabling in high energy environments to support the development of commercial wave and tidal energy sites. The key aim of…
Statoil, on behalf of the Johan Sverdrup partnership, awarded a US$133.5 million contract to ABB for land-based power supply to phase 1 of the Johan Sverdrup field development. The Johan Sverdrup concept…
The House of Lords EU Committee has today called for a Ministerial Conference of North Sea countries to ensure a holistic approach is developed to managing the environmental challenges and economic opportunities in the North Sea. The…
The global offshore accommodation market has seen significant growth over the past five years, with persons on board (PoB) requirements increasing by 27% between 2009 and 2014. Although the recent oil price decline has negatively impacted the accommodation market to some extent…
Statoil Petroleum and Gassco awarded the 2015 annual pipeline inspection contract to Fugro. The Geo Prospector. From Fugro. The contract covers inspection of defined sections of subsea…
Aberdeen-based Nexen Petroleum awarded Asset Guardian Solutions Ltd. (AGSL) a contract to provide solutions software for the Golden Eagle project offshore the UK North Sea. AGSL will provide the software management tool, Asset Guardian…
Expro won the Innovator Award at this year’s SPE Offshore Achievement Awards for its pioneering wireless well solutions technology. Champion receiving the award. Image from Expro. The…