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JDR bags Siem Offshore windfarm work

Jul 06, 2015

Siem Offshore Contractors awarded JDR a subcontract to supply submarine composite power cables and related accessories as well as termination and testing services for the Veja Mate offshore wind farm.   The project has been developed with the support of K2 Management as technical…

Aptomar to provide services on the Titan field

Jul 06, 2015

As of June, Aptomar, a provider of integrated field monitoring sensors, systems and services for the oil and gas industry, has delivered its CTO services to 20 drilling campaigns for operators on the Norwegian Continental Shelf since 2013…

Siemens receives wind turbine order for Race Bank

Jul 06, 2015

Siemens has received an order to supply, erect and commission 91 of its 6 MW direct drive wind turbines for an offshore wind power plant located in Great Britain. The wind turbines have a total capacity of up to approximately 580 MW, with a rotor diameter of 154m…

GMS grabs first decommissioning gig

Jul 06, 2015

Self-propelled self-elevating support vessels (SESVs) provider Gulf Marine Services (GMS) was awarded its first decommissioning contract for one of its large class vessels in Europe. Image from GMS…

Ophir to shut offices, cut staff

Jul 06, 2015

UK-based explorer Ophir Energy announced today (6 July) that it will shutter five of 11 offices and reduce its staff as part of a cost reduction program put in place following its acquisition of Salamander Energy. Ophir said the cost…

Baker Hughes inks Johan Sverdrup drilling gig

Jul 06, 2015

Baker Hughes has picked up the US$190 million (NOK1.5 billion) onshore contract for integrated drilling services on the massive Johan Sverdrup field offshore Norway. Baker Hughes joins Norway's Odfjell, which was awarded two contracts…

Gullfaks subsea compression gets wet - photos and video

Jul 03, 2015

Statoil installed the first subsea wet gas compressor in the world at the Gullfaks C platform in the North Sea after a successful offshore campaign (see video below).  Image: Seaway Heavy Lifting's Oleg Strashnov carrying the protective structure…

4Subsea drills in on flexible pipe corrosion

Jul 03, 2015

The Research Council of Norway has through its Petromaks 2 program awarded 4Subsea funding for a research initiative on corrosion in flexible pipes. The initiative aims at developing new and improved ways of assessing structural integrity…

Ex-Aker firm grabs Johan Sverdrup contracts

Jul 03, 2015

Norway-based Fjords Processing has won three contracts for the deliveries of process systems for the Johan Sverdrup development in the North Sea. The contracts were signed with Statoil on behalf of the Johan Sverdrup license. The scope…

Seatronics appoints new group managing director

Jul 02, 2015

Seatronics appointed Phil Middleton as its new group managing director. Middleton will be responsible for managing and developing Seatronics’ global business with a particular focus on long-term growth, strategy and compliance. Middleton says…

Det norske appraises Ivar Aasen

Jul 02, 2015

Det norske completed the drilling of appraisal wells 16/1-22 S, 16/1-22 A and 16/1-22 B on the Ivar Aasen field, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. The field is in the central part of the North Sea and was proven in 2008…

SafeEx launches SafeEx Software genII

Jul 02, 2015

Danish software company SafeEx has launched the second generation of the SafeEx Software. The new version of the software is tablet-based and makes it both easier and more efficient to carry out Ex-inspections, as the technological functionalities…

Emerson buys Yggdrasil

Jul 02, 2015

Emerson Process Management has acquired Norwegian company Yggdrasil, a provider of flow assurance and production optimization software. Emerson will incorporate Yggdrasil’s METTE production optimization solution into the Roxar reservoir management software portfolio…

Johan Sverdrup divvied up

Jul 02, 2015

The Norwegian government has proposed how to divvy up stakes in the giant Johan Sverdrup field, with Det norske losing out. How to divide up the field has been in despute since earlier this year, resulting in a delay to the government's…

EMGS obtains data licensing agreements

Jul 01, 2015

Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) entered into two new data licensing agreements for the provision of 3D EM data from EMGS' multi-client data library in the Barents Sea. The agreements are worth a total of US$2 million. The multi-client revenues will be booked in the 2Q 2015…

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