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Maersk Oil awards Sparrows floating assets contract

Feb 27, 2017

Sparrows Group has secured a five-year contract to deliver hydraulic, lifting and rigging services for Maersk Oil’s UK floating assets. The agreement will see Sparrows support the operator in strengthening its lifting operations for the…

New MD for Scopus

Feb 27, 2017

Scopus Engineering, part of Amec Foster Wheeler, has appointed Neil Brady as managing director. Brady is responsible for Scopus’ day-to-day operations and to drive continued delivery excellence whilst positioning for future growth. Brady…

Exxon granted Sigyn extension

Feb 24, 2017

Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has granted ExxonMobil consent to extend the lifetime of the facilities on the Sigyn field until 31 December 2022. The Sigyn field is a gas and condensate field in the Sleipner area of the North Sea…

Minesto, Stena to build assembly hall

Feb 24, 2017

Swedish-based companies Minesto and Stena Line are working together to develop marine energy device construction facilities in the UK. Stena Line is to build an assembly hall in Holyhead, Wales, which Minesto will use for production of its Deep Green technology…

Altantis' AR1500 up and running

Feb 24, 2017

Tidal power firm Atlantis' first AR1500 tidal stream turbine deployed at its MeyGen project site in the Pentland Firth, Scotland, has successfully exported power to the grid and has operated at full power.  The AR1500 system was developed…

Statoil clears safety audits at Johan Sverdrup

Feb 23, 2017

Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has cleared Statoil for the design engineering of the drilling platform for the Johan Sverdrup field, in addition to giving the Norwegian giant approval to use the Haven jackup at the field. Image of Haven…

Noble sanctions Leviathan

Feb 23, 2017

Noble Energy has sanctioned the US$3.75 billion phase one of the giant Leviathan project, as partners in the Israeli gas field have approved the final investment decision.  Leviathan sits in1600m water depth, 130km offshore Israel, and is estimated to contain 22 Tcf of natural gas…

Repsol lines up Stordal spud

Feb 23, 2017

Spain's Repsol has been given the green light to drill a well on the Napoleon North license in the Norwegian Sea using the Transocean Spitsbergen Drilling rig. The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate says well 6705/7-1, targeting the Stordal prospect…

OWA launches JaCo project

Feb 22, 2017

The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) announced its US$3 million (£2.4 million) Improved Fatigue Life of Welded Jacket Connections (JaCo) project, aiming to cut the cost of offshore wind by optimizing the design of jacket foundations…

Aker BP to tieback Oda to Ula

Feb 21, 2017

Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has granted Aker BP consent to connect the Oda field to the Ula field. The Centrica Resources-operated Oda field will be developed as a subsea facility tied back to the Ula field, where Aker BP is the operator…

Statoil issued Troll order

Feb 21, 2017

Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has issued an order after identifying several regulation breaches at Statoil’s Troll field, stemming from an investigation of an “out of control” incident that occurred last year. The Songa Endurance…

SPE/IADC conference to draw global crowd

Feb 20, 2017

The SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition returns next month on 14-16 March 2017 at the Hague, bringing together drilling professionals from around the world. According to SPE, this year’s technical program features high caliber…

JDR wins US offshore wind farm work

Feb 20, 2017

Subsea power cables and umbilical manufacturer JDR has been selected by US Wind Inc., as the preferred cable partner for its first offshore wind project.  The project is the 750MW Maryland Development project. Expected to be the largest offshore wind farm to date in the USA…

Pil & Bue FID set for year-end

Feb 17, 2017

VNG Norge is targeting a final investment decision on its Pil and Bue development in the Norwegian Sea by the end of this year. Map of Pil & Bue, from VNG. Pil and Bue ('arrow'…

Statoil closer to Verbier spud

Feb 17, 2017

Statoil is preparing to drill the Verbier prospect in the UK North Sea, with a rig anticipated to be in place by this summer, according to partner Jersey Oil & Gas (JOG). Map of Blocks 20/5b and 21/1d…

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