Preparations are being made for the Transocean Winner to be transported as ‘dry cargo’ to Turkey, according to the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA). Although contracts are still to be finalized, planning is under way for the rig, which is currently in Broad Bay in the Isle of Lewis…
The Petroleum Safety Authority of Norway has granted Statoil consent to use the Floatel Endurance mobile accommodation facility at Gina Krog in the North Sea. Floatel Endurance is a semisubmersible facility, which is to operate for Statoil…
Brazilian prosecutors have rejected the leniency agreement reached between SBM Offshore and Brazilian authorities in mid-July that could lead to a loss of US$12.7 billion. Image from SBM Offshore…
Semco Maritime and Langset signed a cooperation agreement to cover the development of the Hanøytangen yard, as well as pursuing business opportunities in the oil and gas, and maritime industry, primarily targeted at the North Sea and international markets…
The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) has issued calls for nominations for areas of interest in the Eastern Newfoundland and the Jeanne d’Arc regions. The call for nominations in the Eastern Newfoundland…
Aker Solutions is introducing a new executive management team as part of a broader reorganization and a goal to boost cost efficiency by 30%. The new organization will have five delivery centers: customer management, front end, products…
The Shah Deniz Stage 2 platforms sailed away from the Heydar Aliyev Baku Deepwater Jackets Factory (BDJF) for offshore installation for the BP-led project offshore Azerbaijan. Shah Deniz 2 jacket…
Diamond Offshore Drilling has said it is going to defend a move by Brazil’s Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) to terminate its contract on the Ocean Valor semisubmersible early. The Ocean Valiant…
SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad has inked a series of several new contracts with a combined value of approximately US$64.5 million (RM264 million) for work offshore Malaysia and Vietnam. The contract will be carried out by the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary…
Italian giant Eni has drilled its fifth well on the Zohr field offshore Egypt, confirming its potential to contain some 30 Tcf, with hopes of first gas by the end of next year. Map of Zohr, from Eni…
Shell, through its subsidiary Shell Brasil Petroleo, extended its contract with MODEC for operations and maintenance of the FPSO Fluminense, effective from August 2016 to December 2020. The FPSO has been operating in the Bijupirá and…
In this video, Statoil shows the arrival of the Mariner B vessel at Global Energy Group’s Nigg Energy Park, north of Inverness, after completing the 15,800nm (18,183mi/29,263km) journey from the Samsung construction yard in South Korea. Read more: Mariner B arrives at Nigg
FAR Ltd. has upgraded its contingent resources estimates for Cairn Energy’s SNE oilfield offshore Senegal in West Africa, and led the firm to suggest a standalone floating production and storage offloading (FPSO) development for the field…
The move towards all-electric subsea facilities will precipitate an evolution in umbilical design. Alan Dobson outlines the challenges and what is already available for the market. Technip Umbilicals R&D Center…
Putting the Brent field online in 1976 was a feat. Decommissioning the field’s four massive platforms is equally challenging. Elaine Maslin sets out Shell’s latest plans and how it came to them. End of an era at Brent…