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PSA gives Statoil consent for Gina Krog work

Apr 25, 2017

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) have given Statoil consent to put the Gina Krog facility and associated pipeline system into service.  In June 2016, Statoil received partial consent from the PSA to put into service the accommodation quarters…

SMD signs Van Oord Gemini contract

Apr 25, 2017

Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd. (SMD) has signed a contract with Van Oord for the manufacture and delivery of a QTrencher 1600. This contract follows the successful deployment of SMD’s QTrencher 1400 on Van Oord’s Gemini Wind Farm.  Scheduled for delivery in Q1 2018…

DOF in Canadian Subsea Shipping takeover

Apr 25, 2017

DOF Subsea has purchased the remaining shares in Canadian Subsea Shipping Co. Before the transaction, DOF Subsea owned 45 % of the shares in the company. Canadian Subsea Shipping Co. has a newbuild vessel under construction at Vard Group in Norway.

AGR bags NPD reservoir management job

Apr 25, 2017

AGR has been awarded a new framework agreement with the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) to deliver reservoir management studies in subsurface technology, reservoir geology and reservoir engineering over a two-year period, with options for extension…

GE, Halvorsen JV in Castberg SRU deal

Apr 25, 2017

Statoil has selected a consortium led by GE Water & Process Technologies and Halvorsen TEC to supply a complete seawater sulfate removal unit (SRU) to help protect production wells in Statoil’s Johan Castberg project in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway…

Barents Sea resource boost

Apr 25, 2017

There are higher hopes for the Barents Sea as the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) said the northeastern part of the basin contains more than double that in the southern area. The NPD also expects 15 wildcat wells to be drilled in the Barents Sea this year…

ASV Global opens mission control center

Apr 24, 2017

Mark Garnier MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, has opened a Mission Control Center developed by ASV Global, an autonomous vessel technology developer, at its headquarters in Portchester, UK.  This new center will be the hub…

PSA audits Goliat facility

Apr 24, 2017

From 30 January to 3 February 2017, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of the planning and execution of work on hydrocarbon-carrying systems for Eni's Goliat facility. The audit was a sub-activity of an audit series that will continue throughout 2017…

Five majors to finance Nord Stream 2 pipeline

Apr 24, 2017

Gazprom-led Nord Stream 2 has signed financial agreements with five major energy companies, including supermajor Shell, for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project. Nord Stream 2 pipeline signing. Image from Uniper Twitter…

TGS to conduct Irish Atlantic Margin study

Apr 24, 2017

TGS will conduct a new multi-client acquisition project, Crean 3D, on the Irish Atlantic Margin. Crean 3D is a multi-client survey of more than 5400sq km in the South Porcupine Basin between the Porcupine High and the Irish Mainland Platform…

SNC-Lavalin makes Atkins takeover official

Apr 21, 2017

Canada's SNC-Lavalin Group has finally reached an agreement with UK-based WS Atkins (Atkins) to acquire the company in a cash deal worth US$2.7 billion (CA$3.6 billion). OE previously reported in early April that the Canadian engineering firm was looking into a takeover of Atkins…

TechnipFMC, Aker bag Cara study

Apr 21, 2017

Operator Engie E&P Norge has awarded contracts to TechnipFMC and Aker Engineering and Technology for feasibility studies for the Cara project in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. The studies intend to show the potential, challenges and opportunities at an early stage of the development…

C6 Technologies starts ComTrac field trials

Apr 21, 2017

C6 Technologies, an oilfield technology company offering new solutions for well intervention and conveyance utilizing composite materials, is performing field trials on its new ComTrac system after extensive test well runs.   C6 Technologies – a joint venture by Archer Ltd…

Deepsea Bergen inks one-well deal

Apr 21, 2017

Odfjell Drilling has received a letter of intent from an undisclosed party for further employment for its third-generation semisubmersible, the Deepsea Bergen, for one firm exploration well plus optional sidetrack and well testing on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS)…

Ithaca shareholders approve Delek takeover bid

Apr 21, 2017

Ithaca Energy shareholders have approved a proposed takeover bid from Delek Group that will expand the Israeli company's presence in the North Sea.  Image from Delek Grou According to Ithaca…

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