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Lundin gains spin-off approvals

Apr 11, 2017

Lundin Petroleum has gained regulatory consents and approvals to complete the internal reorganization to spin-off its assets in Malaysia, France and the Netherlands into International Petroleum Corp. (IPC). The reorganization was completed on 7 April 2017…

HMC, AF Decom to scrap four Ekofisk platforms

Apr 11, 2017

ConocoPhillips will choose Heerema Marine Contractors and AF Gruppen to remove and dispose of platforms connected to the Ekofisk field in the Norwegian North Sea. Ekofisk was the first oilfield discovered in the North Sea, is one of the…

Wood Group wins Snore FEED contract

Apr 11, 2017

Wood Group has been awarded a contract with Statoil to provide front end engineering design (FEED) to the subsea flowline system of the Snorre Expansion Project (SEP) in the Norwegian North Sea. The contract will be delivered by Wood Group’s Stavanger…

Hansa completes Jangkrik Complex Project delivery

Apr 11, 2017

Hansa Heavy Lift has successfully transported two dozen reels, as well as a range of subsea equipment for the Jangkrik Complex Project, off the coast of Indonesia.  HHL Richards Bay picked up the cargo at three different ports: Rosyth…

Lundin hits oil at Edvard Grieg appraisal

Apr 11, 2017

Lundin Petroleum discovered a 15m oil column at the Edvard Grieg Southwest appraisal well in the North Sea, confirming an upside for the field. The Island Innovator, from Island Drilling.  Lundin…

Aqualis Offshore opens Taiwan office

Apr 11, 2017

Marine and offshore engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore, part of Oslo-listed Aqualis, has opened up an office in Taiwan to support local offshore wind and oil and gas developments.  The purpose of the office is to promote Aqualis Offshore’s marine and engineering services locally…

SNC-Lavalin snags Hibernia, Hebron work

Apr 10, 2017

SNC-Lavalin has been awarded a six-year contract by a partnership composed by Hibernia Management & Development Co. (HMDC) and ExxonMobil Canada Properties, for the provision of inspection services for both the Hibernia and Hebron offshore oil production platforms…

GMS lands Europe, Asia work

Apr 10, 2017

Gulf Marine Services was awarded two new long-term contracts in Europe to support wind farm projects for an international energy company. The new contracts, scheduled to start in Q2 2018, are for two large class self-propelled self-elevating support vessels (SESVs)…

Statoil gets Barents Blåmann permit

Apr 10, 2017

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Statoil Petroleum a drilling permit for well 7121/8-1, named Blåmann in the Barents Sea. Well 7121/8-1 will be drilled from the Songa Enabler drilling facility, after completing the…

NPD grants Aker BP Volund permit

Apr 10, 2017

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Aker BP a drilling permit for well 24/9-11 S, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Well 24/9-11 S will be drilled from the Transocean Arctic drilling facility, at position 59°29’6…

Damen to takeover Keppel Verolme shipyard

Apr 10, 2017

Damen Shipyards Group signed an agreement with Keppel Offshore & Marine for the acquisition of the Keppel Verolme shipyard in the Rotterdam Botlek area. “With the acquisition of the Verolme shipyard, Damen takes the next step in strengthening…

Dolphin inks further Bideford extension

Apr 10, 2017

Dolphin Drilling, a subsidiary of Fred. Olsen Energy, signed an estimated US$8.6 million one-well contract extension, including one optional well, with Statoil for use of the Bideford Dolphin semisubmersible drilling rig for operation on the Norwegian Continental Shelf…

BW completes Dussafu deal

Apr 10, 2017

BW Offshore has completed a deal with Harvest Natural Resources for its stake in the Dussafu production sharing contract (PSC) offshore Gabon. BW Energy Gabon (BWEG) now holds a 66.67% working interest in the Dussafu PSC, while Panoro Energy holds the remaining 33…

Shearwater to reprocess Barents 2D

Apr 10, 2017

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) awarded Shearwater GeoServices the reprocessing of 2D seismic data in the Barents Sea. The reprocessing is of two projects to be run in parallel, including approximately 6000km of pre-stack time…

Wood Group wins Tolmount FEED

Apr 10, 2017

Premier Oil awarded Wood Group a contract to deliver front-end engineering design (FEED) to the Tolmount offshore field development in the Southern North Sea.   Effective immediately, Wood Group will provide topsides, jacket, pipeline…

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