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Ithaca's Stella set for November

Aug 15, 2016

Ithaca Energy is eyeing November as its start-up date for first hydrocarbons at the Stella field, as the company reduced its net debt to US$606 million in 1H 2016. The FPF-1 departing Remontowa yard…

GMC in North Sea seawater caisson first

Aug 15, 2016

GMC has successfully installed a seawater caisson in the North Sea; eight days ahead of schedule. It is the first installation carried out by the company in the North Sea; with a further two fabricated caissons completed and ready to be installed later this year…

Ashtead supports Quad 204 project

Aug 15, 2016

Ashtead Technology has successfully completed a subsea integrity management project to support BP’s Quad 204 redevelopment of the Schiehallion and Loyal fields, West of Shetland.   Subsea technology and equipment provider Ashtead deployed its new Deflection Monitoring System (DMS)…

OGA awards license competition winner contracts

Aug 15, 2016

The UK's Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has awarded more than £200,000 in the final stage of its exploration license competition which was launched earlier this year to stimulate further interest in offshore oil and gas exploration activity in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS)…

UPDATED: Salvage crew board grounded rig

Aug 15, 2016

A team of eight salvors have finally made it aboard the stricken semisubmersible drilling rig, which grounded off the Isle of Lewis, off Scotland, a week ago today. The rig grounded early last Monday morning after parting from the tug…

Salvors fail to board grounded rig

Aug 12, 2016

Plans to put a team of eight salvors on board the grounded semisubmersible oil rig Transocean Winner have had to be called off because the conditions are unsuitable to winch them down safely, according to the Maritime & Coastguard Agency…

Stinger to inspect Siri tanks

Aug 12, 2016

Stinger Technology has taken delivery of a customized Seaeye Falcon ROV to be used for offshore subsea operations under a contract awarded by Dong Energy. The assignment includes environmental sampling and inspection inside the oil storage tank of the Siri platform…

North Sea strike suspended, fresh talks to start

Aug 11, 2016

Planned strike action by workers for Wood Group working on Shell platforms in the UK North Sea has been suspended to allow fresh talks to start.  Nearly 400 workers in the Unite and RMT unions have so far staged two walkouts, for 24 hours on 26 July…

MCA: No pollution found at grounded rig site

Aug 11, 2016

No pollution has been detected in the area of a rig which grounded on the Isle of Lewis, off Scotland, early Monday morning, says the UK's Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). The MCA said, despite two of four fuel tanks on the Transocean…

IMES in administration, Seanamic steps in

Aug 11, 2016

Assets and activities of inspection, examination and engineering services firm IMES have been bought out of administration by Seanamic Group.  Administrators from KPMG were appointed to IMES on 10 August. The company, which had a turnover of around £5 million…

ATR Group to work across Nexen assets

Aug 11, 2016

ATR Group has started work on a new five-year contract supplying lifting equipment and regulatory inspection services to Nexen Petroleum UK in the North Sea.  The equipment management company will manage the co-ordination and mobilization…

James Fisher acquires HSSE

Aug 11, 2016

James Fisher and Sons has acquired Hughes Sub Surface Engineering (Hughes SSE) - a specialist diving, subsea and marine project company based in Bootle, England. The acquisition further enhances James Fisher’s existing subsea activities and…

OMV sells stake in Chevron's Rosebank

Aug 10, 2016

Canada's Suncor Energy is to acquire a 30% stake in the UK deepwater North Sea Rosebank project from Austria's OMV. The move will see OMV reduce its stake from 50% to 20% in what is a massive, challenging, deep water, very harsh environment…

Subsea 7 acquires Swagelining

Aug 10, 2016

Subsea SURF contractor Subsea 7 has acquired polymer lining technology firm Swagelining. The two firms have already cooperated together, designing and installing in excess of 150km of reeled and bundled polyethylene (PE) lined water injection flowlines in the North Sea…

More strike dates set

Aug 09, 2016

Unite the union says it has called for urgent talks with engineering firm Wood Group ahead of more planned strike action in the North Sea. Nearly 400 workers in the Unite and RMT unions who work for Wood Group on Shell platforms in the UK North Sea have so far staged two walkouts…

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