%22North Field%22 News

Technip to work with Russia's Rostec

Mar 01, 2013

Technip announces that it has signed two agreements with State Corporation Russian Technologies (Rostec) during the official meeting between François Hollande, President of the French Republic, and Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation…

Ithaca Energy buys Valiant

Mar 01, 2013

North Sea independent exploration firm Ithaca Energy has agreed a deal to buy fellow London AIM-listed explorer Valiant Petroleum.Ithaca said the deal, which values Valiant at about $309million, would establish it as “a leading mid cap North…

North Sea news

Feb 28, 2013

News from the North Sea from Bridge Energy, Faroe Petroleum, Lundin Petroleum and E.ON.Transocean Arctic will drill the Amol prospect (Image: Petroleum Safety Authority of Norway)Bridge EnergyJunior North Sea explorer Bridge Energy has said…

Wintershall sponsors Badger tool

Feb 27, 2013

Germany’s Wintershall has stepped forward to back a new autonomous exploration drilling tool being developed in Norway.Badger Explorer (BXPL) is developing the tool, which it describes as “a new formation and reservoir evaluation tool, which drills into the subsurface without the risks…

Subsea 7 wins Oseberg job

Feb 25, 2013

Subsea 7 S.A. announced the award of a pipelay and subsea installation contract valued at approximately US$160 million from Statoil at the Oseberg Delta 2 field, located approximately 130 km west of Bergen in the North Sea.Oseberg Field…

DSME, Aker net Dagny topsides

Feb 18, 2013

Topsides deal worth approximately NOK 6.1 billionDagny field illustration, with the Sleipner field in the background. (Image: Statoil)Statoil and its Dagny partners Total and Det norske chose Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering to design and build topsides for North Sea platform…

Baúna production starts up

Feb 20, 2013

FPSO Cidade de Itajaí connects to Baúna field Cidade de Itajaí (Photo: OOG)Production has begun at Petrobras' Baúna field, in the Southern Santos Basin, off Brazil, the company announced on 19 February 2013. Petrobras connected the FPSO Cidade de Itajaí…

Tony Duncan to manage global subsea at McDermott

Feb 27, 2013

McDermott International Inc. announced that Tony Duncan will join the company as Vice President and General Manager, Subsea on 1 April 2013.Tony Duncan (Image: McDermott)“In this role, Tony is responsible for driving and growing our global Subsea business…

FPSO Cidade de Itajai, Teekay

Feb 21, 2013

Teekay and Odebrecht Oil & Gas, owners of the FPSO Cidade de Itajaí, show the unit's transformation from an Aframax hull to its current state at Sembcorp Marine's Jurong Shipyard in Singapore. The FPSO Cidade de Itajaí arrived offshore…

Technip expands PSVM role

Feb 21, 2013

Technip picks up new 5-year PSVM Angola dealNew contract follows completion of Technip's previous 5-year pact for engineering services on the Greater Plutonio FPSO. (Image: BP)BP Angola awarded Technip a 5-year contract for engineering…

CB&I awards Norwegian Sea project

Feb 19, 2013

CB&I announced that it has been awarded a project valued in excess of US$180 million by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI). CB&ICB&I's scope of work, which will commence in the first quarter, includes detailed engineering design…

Palfinger Dreggen to deliver 30 offshore cranes to Brazil

Feb 19, 2013

Palfinger Dreggen AS has been awarded a contract for the delivery of 28 cranes to Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Jurong Shipyard Pte. Ltd. The contract includes the supply of cranes for seven drillships to Sete Brasil, scheduled for delivery between 2014 and 2017…

Natural gas lifts Australian reserves

Feb 01, 2013

As Australia grapples with chronic oil production decline in the face of rising imports, the buoyant gas sector offers the prospect of rising revenue from LNG export. John Mueller reports.Eyebrow Natural gas lifts Australian reserves As Australia…

Exxon expands Rosneft pact

Feb 13, 2013

Rosneft pact grants Exxon 7 Arctic Sea blocksExxonMobil President Stephen Greenlee and Rosneft President Igor Sechin sign expanded cooperation agreementExxonMobil significantly boosted its presence in the Russian Arctic with new agreements with Russian partner Rosneft…

Australasian LNG grows in importance

Feb 12, 2013

QCLNG modules arriving New onshore field discoveries rich in natural gas and condensate in the Australasian region are giving rise to increased investment in liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities. This new construction will address the…

Current News

TVO Adds to Project Management Team

TVO Adds to Project Management

BOEM Proposes BBG3, Third Gulf of America Lease Sale

BOEM Proposes BBG3, Third Gulf

Op/Ed: Crude Oil's Iran Premium Assumes No Supply Disruption

Op/Ed: Crude Oil's Iran Premiu

Turkey Objects to Greece’s Chevron Energy Deal in Eastern Mediterranean

Turkey Objects to Greece’s Che

Subscribe for OE Digital E‑News

 
Offshore Engineer Magazine