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Unique gravity based foundations set sail for Baltic Sea

Jan 08, 2018

Two huge concrete gravity based wind farm foundations have set sail from Ostend, Belgium, for the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea, says Jan De Nul Group.  It's only the third wind farm to use gravity based foundations in Europe…

Rowan picks up Petrobras jackups

Jan 08, 2018

Rig operator Rowan Companies has purchased two LeTourneau Super 116E jackup rigs, the P-59 and P-60, which were both delivered new into service in 2013, in a public auction from a subsidiary of Petrobras for US$38.5 million per unit. As previously reported in May 2017…

Petrofac inks services contract with Chrysaor

Jan 08, 2018

Petrofac has been awarded a Rotating Equipment Management Services contract in support of Chrysaor’s operations on the UK Continental Shelf. Under the 12-month agreement, Petrofac will provide fully integrated services across Chrysaor’s Armada…

Gas focus for 2017 UKCS exploration

Jan 08, 2018

A 10-year low in oil discoveries in Norway in 2017 doesn’t deter an expected increase in drilling in 2018, whilst performance continues to improve in the UK with the focus switching to gas for 2018, says Westwood Global Energy's Dave Moseley…

Keppel delivers first jackup to Borr Drilling

Jan 08, 2018

Keppel Offshore & Marine subsidiary Keppel FELS has has delivered the first of five jackups to Borr Drilling.  The first is the jackup rig SAGA, a KFELS Super B Class design rig. KFELS Super B Class rigs are designed to operate in 400ft water depth and drill to 35…

Mono Buckets for German wind farm

Jan 08, 2018

Mono-bucket foundation technology for offshore windfarms could be tested on the Deutsche Bucht Wind Farm offshore Germany. The technology, developed by Universal Foundations, a Fred Olsen company, was picked for the Bucht wind farm as a pilot project…

UTEC wins Greater Enfield survey

Jan 08, 2018

Acteon group company and survey firm UTEC is to work for Technip on Woodside's Greater Enfield project offshore western Australia. The firm has won a contract from TechnipFMC firm Technip Oceania to provide survey and positioning services on the project…

Cantium picks OPEX predictive tech for US GoM

Jan 08, 2018

An Aberdeen-based predictive technology firm Operational Excellence (OPEX) Group has signed a five-year master service agreement (MSA) with US Gulf of Mexico operator Cantium. It's the first international agreement for the firm, which…

OGTC awards $1.76 million in P&A funding

Jan 08, 2018

Aberdeen's Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) is to invest US$1.76 million (£1.3 million) in four projects aimed at developing new plugging and abandonment (P&A) technologies. BiSN, Strathclyde University, Heriot-Watt University and Baker…

L&T picks up ONGC EPCIC deal

Jan 08, 2018

Larson & Toubro subsidiary L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE) has won an engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) contract with India's Oil & National Gas Corp. (ONGC) for work in the country's western offshore basin…

Rystad: Norway leads in project commitments

Jan 05, 2018

A new report by analyst firm Rystad shows that Norway is leading the comeback after a sanctioning drought in the offshore industry in 2015 and 2016.  Johan Castberg. Illustration from Statoil. Recent…

BSEE issues gas release hazards guidance

Jan 05, 2018

The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has issued a safety alert regarding gas release hazards, following a compliance and incident data review that turned up 31 incidents by 14 operators in the Gulf of Mexico. Photo from BSEE…

Exxon touts further Guyana success

Jan 05, 2018

The sixth time seems to be the charm for Exxon and its partners at the Stabroek block offshore Guyana. The supermajor is celebrating another large find in South American waters, the company announced today (5 January). Stena Carron drillship…

Subsea UK 2018 business awards finalists revealed

Jan 05, 2018

Finalists for industry body Subsea UK's 2018 business awards have been unveiled.  Some of the country’s most innovative and successful subsea businesses have made it on to the shortlist for the annual awards which seek to recognise companies…

Propelling UK subsea innovation

Jan 05, 2018

Elaine Maslin profiles subsea organization National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI)  and its current work as it prepares for a change in leadership (first published in the January 2018 OE, access full issue here).   Since its launch in 2014…

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