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Statoil gets Oseberg go ahead

Dec 18, 2014

The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) of Norway has given Statoil consent to use subsea facilities, pipelines and control cables at Oseberg Vestflanke until 31 December 2025. Oseberg Vestflanke is part of the Oseberg field and has been…

Det norske green lighted for Ivar Aasen exploration

Dec 18, 2014

Det norske oljeselskap ASA (Det norske) received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) of Norway for exploration drilling on the three appraisal wells in Ivar Aasen field in the North Sea. Illustration of Ivar Aasen…

Woodside farms-in offshore Nova Scotia

Dec 18, 2014

Woodside advises that it has finalized an agreement with BP to farm in to offshore blocks in the Scotian basin, off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. BP accepted Woodside’s offer to acquire a 20% participating interest in exploration licenses 2431…

Teekay inks Brazil FPSO deal

Dec 18, 2014

Teekay Offshore Partners has entered into an agreement with a consortium led by Queiroz Galvão Exploração e Produção (QGEP) to provide a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit for the Atlanta field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil…

Chevron cancels Beaufort plans

Dec 18, 2014

Chevron has said it is canceling plans to drill for oil in the Beaufort Sea in Canada's Arctic because of economic uncertainty in the industry as oil prices fall. Beaufort Sea map. From Chevron.   The…

Bahamas to assess petroleum act

Dec 18, 2014

Oil exploration in the Bahamas has taken a step forward after a new Petroleum Act and regulations to guide and govern oil exploration in was placed before the Parliament of The Bahamas. The draft legislation is now likely to go through…

Lamprell marks rig delivery record

Dec 18, 2014

Dubai-based rig builder Lamprell has completed the jackup drilling rig, the Shuwehat for Abu Dhabi’s National Drilling Company (NDC) on time, budget and schedule. The delivery to NDC follows a 12 November announcement of a new contract with the firm…

Giant Shah Deniz DEH system takes shape

Dec 18, 2014

Nexans has provided to BP the first delivery in what will be the world's largest and most complex direct electrical heating (DEH) system to date, says supplier Nexans. The French firm is supplying a comprehensive subsea DEH system solution…

Under-sea CCS funding offered

Dec 18, 2014

The UK Government's Department for Energy and Climate Change has launched £2.5 million funding to encourage development of CO2 storage in the North Sea. The cash will help companies identify sites under the sea to store the CO2 emissions from coal and gas power stations…

Rodi Marine building two FSVs for Swiftships

Dec 17, 2014

Rodi Marine Service signed a contract with Swiftships to build two additional 175 Foot DP-2 fast supply vessels (FSVs). The two additional vessels will be an extension of the two-boat order made by Rodi Marine in 2013. The Riley Claire…

ExxonMobil gets two Cote d'Ivoire blocks

Dec 17, 2014

ExxonMobil signed a production sharing agreement (PSA) with the Cote d'Ivoire governmentfor two ultra deepwater blocks in the Gulf of Guinea. The PSA is for the Blocks CI-602 and CI-603 located in the southern Ivory Coast.  CI-602 covers 3874sq km and CI-603 covers 5543sq km…

GE buys Oceaneering line

Dec 17, 2014

GE has agreed to acquire the Subsea Electric Actuator product line of Oceaneering, a global provider of engineering services and products to the oil and gas industry. The product line goes to market under the Oceaneering Subsea All Electric and Ifokus brand…

2H supplies platform offshore Malaysia

Dec 17, 2014

2H Offshore will deliver a lightweight conductor supported platform for EnQuest subsidiary, EQ Petroleum Developments Malaysia Sdn Bhd, for installation in the Tanjong Baram field, offshore Malaysia. The award follows completion of a competitive tender process…

Aqualis Offshore signs Atwood deal

Dec 17, 2014

Aqualis Offshore, signed a master service agreement (MSA) with offshore drilling company Atwood Oceanics.  The MSA covers jackup rig moving services, towmaster and marine warranty services, and can include condition and valuation services…

M.A.C. Solutions introduces Lantech ethernet switches

Dec 17, 2014

Providing the latest security and surveillance systems and onboard entertainment technologies (Infotainment) such as passenger WiFi services to the demanding rail sector is a challenge. Reliability of these onboard technologies is critical for both train operators and passengers…

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