NorSea Group won northeast Scotland’s first major “small piece” decommissioning contract. Work has already begun on the six-month project which is being carried out at NorSea Group’s Peterhead facility on behalf of Endeavour Energy and…
There were many memorable presentations and product demonstrations at this year’s Offshore Technology Conference in Houston this past May. OE Staff reports on a few notable discussions. Safety post-Macondo This year marks the fifth anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster…
Statoil started the installation of 22 Åsgard subsea gas compression modules in the Norwegian Sea. Åsgard subsea compressor. Images from Statoil. The Åsgard field lies on the Halten Bank…
Suncor Energy began operations at the Niobe exploration prospect in the UK North Sea, according to partner Trap Oil. Niobe map. From Suncor. Niobe is located in license P.1889…
Fugro completed a year-long wellhead monitoring project for BP Americas measuring BOP stack motions and calculating wellhead fatigue during a deployment in the Gulf of Mexico. The drilling campaign was conducted throughout 2014 in…
Noble Energy’s Aphrodite in the Eastern Mediterranean has been deemed commercial, according to the Delek Group. Map of Cyprus. From Noble. Aphrodite is located offshore Cyprus…
Doha-based Energy & Environment Holding (EEH) and CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA), announced the formation of their new joint venture CSA Ocean Sciences (Doha) LLC. The board of directors for the joint venture is chaired by HE Sheikh Jabor bin Yusef bin Jassim al-Thani…
Mitra Energy’s Vietnam subsidiary began a 3D seismic survey acquisition offshore Vietnam at Block 127 that will cover a full-fold area of 533sq km. Map of Block 127. From Mitra. The…
The International Well Control Forum (IWCF) appointed David Conroy as its first chief technical officer (CTO). Based at the organization’s UK headquarters, Conroy will be developing this new role to lead changes to the technical aspects of IWCF’s services…
EMAS AMC’s subsea construction vessel, the Lewek Constellation, established an industry record for pipelay in the US Gulf of Mexico (GoM) in 7368ft (2246m) of water during her sea trials. The Lewek Constellation…
A former high-ranking BP executive, David I. Rainey, has been acquitted of charges relating to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon accident. On Friday, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana dismissed charges that Rainey,…
Penspen underlined its commitment to growth in the Middle East with three new appointments and investment in a new office in Iraq. Ahmed Al-Dadah and Na’el Barghouthi have this month joined the company from other engineering providers…
After some tough international competition, Statoil chose the Kvaerner/KBR joint venture to take on the US$849 million (NOK 6.7 billion) contract for the complete delivery of the platform topside to the Johan Sverdrup field development in the North Sea…
Seanic Ocean Systems has successfully field tested its electric torque tool. The client, a major oil company in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, has reported highly accurate performance of the torque tool and innovative design features over the course of several jobs…
NorSea Group (UK) has established a new executive team to lead the company’s growth in Scotland. Walter Robertson has been appointed managing director while Mike Munro becomes the company’s first operations director. Walter has 30…