The organizers of next year's ONS conference and exhibition in Stavanger are marking the event's 40th anniversary with a look back at the first time the event was held in 1974. However, next year's event will also very much be looking forward…
The University of Stavanger has been chosen as the home for a new Norwegian national research center for increased oil recovery. The University of Stavanger (UiS), the International Research Institute of Stavanger (IRIS) and Institute for…
Norway's Halvorsen Group AS, specializing in providing topside processing equipment and engineering services to the international offshore oil & gas industry, is planning further expansion following a substantial strategic investment from Blue Water Energy…
Det norske oljeselskap ASA has celebrated first steel cutting on both the topsides and jacket of its Ivar Aasen platform for the North Sea. Image: First steel cutting at Arbatax, Sardinia. First steel for the 14,400-ton jacket was cut at Arbatax…
A framework agreement to supply drilling, wells and petroleum technology resources has been awarded to OPC by Statoil ASA. Starting in January 2014, the five year contract runs until 2018, and has options to extend until 2023. The…
Through its development in the gaming and defense sectors, gaming technology is being adopted by various industries, including oil and gas. Elaine Maslin reports. The gaming industry has become big business - bigger than the movie business…
Norwegian-based subsea contractor Ocean Installer AS has awarded GE Oil & Gas a contract to supply subsea tie-in connection systems that will support the development of the Gina Krog and Eirin gas fields in the Norwegian North Sea. Statoil Petroleum AS…
Australia’s Pura Vida has agreed a farm-in deal giving it a 50% stake in the Ambilobe area office Madagascar, east Africa. The firm has also finalized a farm-out deal offshore Morocco. Pura Vida will take a 50% stake in the Ambilobe block…
This event aired on December 12, 2013 Click to AccessNo doubt advances in automation technology can help companies in the offshore oil and gas industry but integrating Safety and asset integrity to the operating strategy of the process…
The first 360° ROV to work in any orientation - even upside down - has been re-launched by Saab Seaeye. The Sea Owl concept, successfully introduced by Saab in the 1980s, has been completely re-engineered with new chassis, advanced technology content and increased work capability…
AGR's drilling and well consultancy has won a five-year frame agreement, starting January 2014, with Noway's Statoil. The agreement mainly covers Statoil’s operations in Norway, but the services may be performed globally. The contract has extension options…
Stavanger-based Ocean Installer AS and Houston-based McDermott International, Inc. mutually agreed to dissolve their North Sea projectspecific alliance that the two companies entered in December 2012. McDermott said that opportunities under the alliance have not materialized…
Standard & Poors said that Transocean Ltd. (RIG) would replace computer maker Dell Inc. (DELL) in the S&P 500 index, effective 28 Oct 2013. The S&P 500 index one of the most commonly followed stock market (equity) indices and it is based…
Germany’s Raytheon Anschütz released its latest gyro compass, the Standard 22, which ensures accuracy and reliability under all environmental conditions. Operational safety was dramatically increased due to a patented data transmission technology that completely replaces the use of slip rings…
A high level of investment creates an opportunity for new entrants into the pipelay vessel market, says Douglas Westwood’s Singapore-based analyst Thom Payne. About 32,000km of offshore pipelines are expected to be installed over the next five years…
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