Aker BP has received consent from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to remove the emergency response vessel at the Alvheim field. Aker BP wants the Alvheim field to be included in the area contingency planning for the Sleipner-Utsira area…
Statoil has received consent from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to use the Songa Encourage mobile drilling facilityfor well activities at Norne, Norne satellites, and Alve in the Norwegian Sea. Statoil is the operator of the Norne field in the Norwegian Sea…
International compressor supplier Tamrotor Marine Compressors (TMC) has been awarded a contract by Sembcorp Marine to supply compressed air systems to the new build Heerema Sleipnir crane vessel. The scope of work includes manufacturing…
GE Energy Connections has been chosen to supply its MV7Series 5 Level (MV7-5L) drive, which will sit topside on a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit for the Greater Enfield project. Located 60km off Exmouth in Western Australia…
Global science-based technology company, 3M has completed a global oil and gas industry first by deploying its Ceramic Sand Screens using a light well intervention vessel instead of a full rig. The North Sea contract was the first time…
Ulstein Verft has signed a contract to build a DP2 (dynamic positioning) construction support vessel (CSV) for the Netherlands based Acta Marine. The vessel is primarily aimed at the offshore wind market and carries the SX195 design from Ulstein Design & Solutions…
After jackup vessel Seajacks Scylla’s first successful assignment on phase 1 of the Veja Mate Offshore Windpark project, the vessel upgraded its mooring system at the Rotterdam Offshore Group (ROG) terminal in the Waalhaven. ROG worked…
EnQuest confirmed that its Kraken floating production and storage offloading unit (FPSO) arrived in the North Sea, set to deliver first oil in Q2 2017. Image of EnQuest. The US$2…
Dolphin Drilling, a subsidiary of Fred. Olsen Energy, has entered into a US$6.1 million one-well contract extension with Statoil for use of the Bideford Dolphin semisubmersible drilling rig. on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The vessel…
Houston’s Ensco agreed to an amendment with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for the ENSCO DS-10 drillship construction contract that will see the delivery extended again until 31 March 2019. Ensco said it may elect to take delivery of…
GulfMark Offshore’s Norway subsidiary, GulfMark Norge, has taken delivery of Arctic class platform supply vessel (PSV), the North Barents, from Simek Shipyard in Norway. North Barents, a ST-216 Arctic design by Skipsteknisk is the third of this type to be built for GulfMark…
Norwegian giant Statoil held a press conference earlier today (20 January) to discuss the investigations of two very serious incidents with safety issues that could have been fatal to the crew onboard. Øvrum…
Italian contractor Saipem has inked a contract for use of Solstad Offshore's construction support vessel (CSV) Normand Installer as part of offshore installation works on the Jangkirk floating production unit (FPU) offshore Indonesia. The Jangkrik FPU is a part of Jangkrik Complex Project…
Sparrows Group has secured a contract to provide crane management services at the Kraken field in the UK North Sea. Over three years, Sparrows will provide support during the pre-operations and operations phase aboard the floating, production…
S.D. Standard Drilling, through wholly owned subsidiaries, has agreed to acquire three ST-216L CD platform supply vessels (PSVs) from Volstad Shipping, increasing its fleet to 10 PSVs. The vessels are to be acquired for a total en-bloc consideration of US$40 million…
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