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Proserv inks Apache North Sea contract

May 03, 2016

Oilfield services firm Proserv has won a multi-million dollar contract from Apache Corp for work on the UK Continental Shelf. Proserv will supply a subsea control system and associated topside and subsea interface equipment for use on the new Callater wells south of the Beryl Alpha platform…

Funding awarded for Rockall exploration

May 03, 2016

The University of Aberdeen is to get a £250,000 grant from the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) to investigate the potential for hydrocarbon exploration in the Rockall area of the North Atlantic. The funding is part of a package of measures…

Oil & Gas UK restructures

May 03, 2016

Oil & Gas UK has announced a new organisational structure, following a thorough business review. The revised business model is designed to make sure the leading trade association is in the best shape possible to promote and serve its…

Oil & Gas Technology Centre establishes board

May 02, 2016

The development of the new, world-class Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) in Aberdeen has moved forward with the appointment of the board and recruitment is now underway for a chief executive officer and other senior posts. The project…

The need for speed

May 01, 2016

There’s a war on: who can produce the fastest inspection ROV with the highest quality data? Elaine Maslin explains. The Surveyor Interceptor. Image from MMT.  Is it a bird, is it a plane…

It’s all about the boost

May 01, 2016

Subsea boosting is coming under the spotlight, despite and also because of the current low oil price environment. Elaine Maslin reports from Subsea Expo and Subsea Valley. Omnirise ECM Subsea Boosting Pump System…

The need for inspection

May 01, 2016

Earlier this year, Marathon Oil’s North Sea business was issued with an improvement notice after its failure to inspect the integrity of an 8in high-pressure pipe on its Brae Alpha facility. A failure in the pipe on 26 December 2016 resulted…

Ivar Aasen topsides sailaway due early June

Apr 29, 2016

Key activities for the Ivar Aasen project are progressing according to plan and budget with first oil scheduled for Q4 2016, Det Norske said this morning. Topside construction at SMOE's yard in Singapore is now 98% complete, with sail-away from Singapore scheduled for the first week of June…

Premier completes E.ON deal

Apr 29, 2016

UK-based independent Premier Oil has completed its deal to by E.ON's UK North Sea assets. On 13 January 2016, Premier announced that it had agreed to acquire the whole of E.ON's UK North Sea assets for a net consideration of US$120 million…

Petrofac takes on BP's Miller

Apr 28, 2016

Petrofac has been awarded a duty holder contract from BP to support the late life management of the Miller platform, in the UK central North Sea. The contract is for 'life of asset' but has a four-year ceiling at which point extension options will be reviewed as required…

Record wind order for Siemens

Apr 28, 2016

German multinational Siemens has received its largest order for its 7MW turbine to date. The company is to supply, install and commission 102, 7MW wind turbines, each with a rotor diameter of 154m, for the East Anglia ONE project, led by ScottishPower Renewables…

Datum360 bags Culzean software gig

Apr 26, 2016

Maersk Oil has awarded Datum360 a four-year contract to implement Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions for the Culzean development in the UK North Sea. The key component of the solution, PIM360, will be at the centre of Culzean’s engineering data management…

Deep Sea inks global work in multiple deals

Apr 25, 2016

Deep Sea Supply has been awarded multiple contracts by several international oil companies for work in the North Sea, offshore Asia, and South America. Statoil awarded Deep Sea a two-year contract, plus three yearly options for the PSV Sea Falcon for operations in the North Sea…

Interocean nets Maersk rig moves contract

Apr 25, 2016

Interocean Marine Services have been awarded a five-year contract by Maersk Oil North Sea UK for the provision of rig move and marine technical support services. The work will be managed by Interocean’s head office in Aberdeen, and will…

Apache moves on Callater investment

Apr 25, 2016

Apache is moving ahead with its Callater development in the Beryl area despite spending cut backs in its North Sea business. The firm has awarded Subsea 7 an engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning (EPIC) contract as part of its Callater field development…

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