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DONG invests in Borkum wind farm

Jun 24, 2016

DONG Energy has decided to build the German offshore wind farm Borkum Riffgrund 2, which is expected to be fully commissioned in 1H 2019. With this decision, DONG Energy will reach 6.7GW of installed offshore wind capacity, exceeding the 2020 target of 6…

Brexit is on - reaction

Jun 24, 2016

The British public has spoken - as have the oil, money and stock markets. With a narrow margin, the leave campaign in the UK's referendum to stay in or leave the EU won by 52% to 48%, ending the UK's 43-long membership in the EU. Shares on the FTSE 250 index dropped 11…

UKCS at 50: Cost reduction could lead to investment

Jun 24, 2016

If cost reduction in the industry goes far enough, it could start to unlock new projects, with net positive effect for the industry, the industry’s leading economist said last night (23 June) in Aberdeen.  But, both Professor Alex Kemp…

PSA finds several Visund A breaches

Jun 23, 2016

An investigation of a well control incident at Visund A that halted production at the field and evacuated workers in March has been completed by Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), revealing several regulation breaches at the Statoil-operated North Sea platform…

Subsea 7 to substitute PLSV for Petrobras

Jun 23, 2016

Subsea 7 and Petrobras entered into an agreement to substitute a pipelay support vessel (PLSV) working on a day-rate contract for the Brazilian giant, offshore Brazil. The deal will substitute the PLSV Seven Mar for the chartered PLSV Normand Seven in the existing Normand Seven contract…

Maersk Group appoints new CEO

Jun 23, 2016

Maersk Group has appointed Søren Skou as its new chief executive officer, effective 1 July 2016. Image of Skou, from Maersk. Skou will replace Nils S. Andersen, who will leave the Maersk Group…

Noble paid US$540 million by Freeport

Jun 23, 2016

Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) paid out a US$540 million settlement to Noble Corp. after canceling two rig contracts operating in the Gulf of Mexico in May.   The Noble Sam Croft. Image from Noble Corp…

Nordic Energy wants to wind up

Jun 23, 2016

UK-based small cap player Nordic has Energy has announced it is looking to wind up the company. The firm has instructed accountants Turpin Barker Armstrong to lead the insolvency proceedings.   The Company listed on the ISDX Growth…

Shell resumes Canada drilling after riser drop

Jun 23, 2016

Shell has been cleared to resume drilling offshore Canada following a review to its procedures after an incident saw a 2km riser section drop to the seafloor.  Shell was drilling the Cheshire L-97 well, in about 2000m water depth, in the Shelburne basin…

Wood Group Mustang chosen for Leviathan FEED

Jun 22, 2016

Wood Group Mustang has been chosen by the Leviathan partners to provide the front-end engineering and design (FEED) work for the Leviathan project’s production platform in a US$120 million deal. Image from Wood Group Mustang Twitter…

Hess, DNV GL renew asset integrity deal

Jun 22, 2016

Hess Denmark awarded DNV GL a contract to provide asset integrity inspection management of its South Arne field in the Danish North Sea. The agreement, which is estimated to be US$1.5 million (10 million DKK) per year, includes risked…

Delta SubSea, Boskalis enter GoM MoU

Jun 22, 2016

Delta SubSea and Boskalis Subsea Services have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to provide integrated diving and ROV solutions in the Gulf of Mexico. Image from Boskalis. The…

FEI, University of Liverpool in QEMSCAN deal

Jun 22, 2016

FEI and the University of Liverpool have entered into an agreement to enable Liverpool to undertake novel research in the field of petroleum reservoir geoscience using FEI’s QEMSCAN technology. “We see QEMSCAN technology as a step change in the petrographic analysis of rocks…

AccessESP appoints Asia Pacific manager

Jun 22, 2016

AccessESP, a provider of rigless electric submersible pump (ESP) conveyance solutions, has appointed Ed Sheridan as its Asia Pacific region manager. Based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, he will be responsible for increasing market share in the region…

Franks runs first string weight reduction system

Jun 22, 2016

Frank's International deployed its patented 1250-tonne Buoyancy Module (BM) Spider along with ExPert Landing String Solutions’ (ExPert) Drill Pipe Buoyancy Modules to help Anadarko achieve a nearly 250,000-pound reduction in total weight…

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