Dong Energy has installed the jacket for the Hejre platform in the Danish sector of the North Sea, 292km north west of Esbjerg, using Heerema Marine Contractor's Hermod heavy lift vessel (pictured). The 8400-tonne jacket arrived at its location…
Operator Maersk Oil is to use a new standalone installation to develop the ultra-high-pressure, high-temperature (uHP/HT) Culzean gas field in the central North Sea about 145 miles east of Aberdeen. The field, one of the largest gas discoveries of recent years in the UK North Sea…
The topsides for the Golden Eagle area development (GEAD) are nearing final assembly in the UK North Sea, 43mi. (70km) northeast of Aberdeen. The project is operated by Nexen Petroleum, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CNOOC Ltd. GEAD involves three fields: Golden Eagle…
Limited vessel and rig availability have meant delays on two Alpha Petroleum Resources' UK projects, the Blythe development and appraisal on the Skipper field. The firm is planning to submit a field development plan for the southern North Sea Blythe gas field project Q4…
On May 22, Pemex announced that the substructure of the Ayatsil B platform was floated out from McDermott International’s Altamira yard in Mexico's Tamaulipas state. Two years ago, McDermott announced that it received the contract for the new Ayatsil B drilling platform (May 2012)…
By installing eWON VPN routers and using the Talk2M Internet-based remote access system from MAC Systems, Aquatic Engineering & Construction Ltd, an Acteon company, is now able to securely monitor and quickly resolve issues on its heavy-duty tensioner equipment…
Copenhagen's Ramboll Group pocketed two intricate Statoil pipeline contracts and announced a new office in Houston. Sarah Parker Musarra discussed the company's latest developments with Project Manager Jan Bohl Andersen. Two major Statoil projects are scheduled to come online in 2017…
The Scottish referendum is impacting the plans and investment proposals of 45% of oil and gas firms surveyed for a new report, it has been announced. The number is up from 38%, according to the same survey last spring. The findings…
UK-based independent EnQuest says it has made a discovery in the North Sea and agreed a field development project with Malaysia’s Petronas. Drilling on the North Sea Avalon prospect confirmed a discovery. EnQuest said preliminary analysis…
The US Energy Information Administration’s new “Today in Energy” brief looks at how Mexico’s crude oil exports to the United States have declined, while US exports of petroleum products to Mexico have increased. The US imported 850,000 bbl/d of crude oil from Mexico in 2013…
CHC Helicopter’s Brazililian subsidiary, BHS (Brazilian HelicopterServices Táxi Aéreo), opened a larger hangar for its existing offshore flying operations in Cabo Frio, the company announced this week. The 6500sq m (about 70,000sq ft)…
UK-based energy analysts Wood Mackenzie have suggested Statoil and its partners use a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel option for on the Johan Castberg development in the Norwegian Barents Sea. The firm undertook an analysis of the project…
As Infield Systems prepares for the annual release of its Deep and Ultra-deepwater Market Report to 2018, we look to global development of the deepwater sector and the emerging trends over the forthcoming five years. Looking back over the previous five-year period…
Cairn Energy updated plans for drilling the Gargaa well off Morocco during its Annual General Meeting on 16 May. Cairn has established a position in both the Jurassic carbonate shelf and the emerging deep-water Mesozoic clastic exploration plays…
Materials technology and engineering specialists Aubin has completed the first operational trial of its liquid gel lifting technology system LiquiBuoy. The company conducted rigorous testing of its liquid gel technology at The Underwater Centre in Fort William…
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