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56 new licenses offered on NCS

Jan 17, 2017

Offers for 56 new production licenses on the Norwegian continental shelf are being made to 29 companies, 17 of which are operators.  The offers are being made after 33 companies applied in the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate's (NPD) the Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2016…

US to auction Kitty Hawk acreage

Jan 17, 2017

The US Department of the Interior (DOI) and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) are offering 122,405 acres offshore Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in a commercial wind lease sale in March. Map of wind energy areas off North Carolina…

HHL completes NSR crane delivery

Jan 04, 2017

Hansa Heavy Lift (HHL) has successfully transported two ship-to-shore (STS) cranes via the Northern Sea Route (NSR), relocating them from the port of St. Petersburg to the port of Vostochny, spanning both the European and Far East regions of Russia…

NIOC lists pre-qualified firms

Jan 03, 2017

The National Iranian Oil Co. (NIOC) has released a list of 29 foreign oil and gas firms which have been pre-qualified for its upcoming upstream projects tender round.  NIOC is planning to put to a round of tenders several upstream oil…

Shell fails at Knarr FPSO audit

Dec 27, 2016

Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has unveiled a number of failings, following an audit of Shell's management of the integrity of flexible risers, transfer lines and associated safety equipment on Knarr floating production and storage offloading (FPSO) unit…

ACE Winches gets Prelude spooling contract

Jan 11, 2017

ACE Winches, a deck machinery specialist, has secured a spooling contract with Oceaneering for Shell’s Prelude Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) project. The contract will be the first time ACE Winches’ 500-tonne reel drive system is used…

Offshore Achievement Awards finalists unveiled

Jan 13, 2017

Finalists for the 2017 Offshore Achievement Awards, supported by OE (Offshore Engineer) have been unveiled today. Hosted by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen Section, the annual awards recognize some of the industry’s…

Columbus plan targeted for this year

Jan 10, 2017

UK Independent Serica Energy is targeting a development plan for the long-dormant North Sea Columbus field this year, the firm said today. Serica is also firming up plans to drill its Rowallan prospect in North Sea block 22/18c in 2018…

SapuraKencana wins US$300 million in contracts

Jan 09, 2017

SapuraKencana Petroleum has been awarded several contracts via its subsidiaries worth a total of about US$300 million.  SapuraKencana Subsea Services inked a two-year contract to provide underwater services for Petronas Carigali. The…

Total's Cyprus well most critical for 2017

Jan 12, 2017

Driven by the success of Eni’s major Zohr field gas discovery offshore Egypt in 2015, companies are rethinking the Eastern Mediterranean region’s gas potential, according to new analysis from IHS Markit. Total’s announcement that it will…

WoodMac: Norway upstream to recover in 2017

Jan 11, 2017

Norway’s upstream sector continued to feel the pain of low oil prices in 2016, but looks poised to make a recovery in 2017, new research from global natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie shows. Driving the recovery will be a step-change in exploration…

Statoil: 2017 drilling to increase 30%

Jan 04, 2017

Norwegian oil firm Statoil has set out its plans to drill around 30 exploration wells, in up to 11 countries on five continents, as operator and partner, in 2017 - an increase of around 30% compared to 2016. More than half of the wells will be drilled on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS)…

Shell's Prelude in 2016

Dec 20, 2016

In this video, Shell highlights the work its done for its Prelude FLNG project. From a shipyard in South Korea, to the remote Prelude gas field in North-West Australia, the project has come a long way.

Autonomous and ready to work

Jan 01, 2017

Elaine Maslin profiles some of the projects moving forward that pledge to deliver autonomous underwater vehicles for life of field operations. Modus’ AUV launch and recovery system, designed and built by Osbit…

Shell appoints Jessica Uhl as CFO

Dec 15, 2016

Royal Dutch Shell’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Simon Henry will conclude his service as of the company after more than seven years in the role, and will be succeeded by Jessica Uhl. Henry will remain on the board as CFO until 9 March 2017 and sign the 2016 annual report…

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