Parker Bestobell Marine has completed a contract to supply cryogenic globe and check valves made in Sheffield, for Hoegh LNG’s series of five floating storage regasification units (FSRUs) that are being built at Hyundai shipyard (HHI) in South Korea…
Petrofac's enginnering and production services business SPD Ltd. was awarded a contract by Zennor Petroleum to provide well design and well construction management services, to support the Finlaggan appraisal well which is located in the central sector of the North Sea…
Golar LNG Ltd. entered into a purchase agreement to sell the Golar Tundra, a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), to Golar LNG Partners for US$330 million. In connection with the closing, the Golar Partners will receive a daily fee plus operating expenses…
PA Resources signed an agreement to divest its portfolio of North Sea assets to Petrogas E&P. The sale includes the company’s 24% interest in license 12/06 in Denmark, which holds the Broder Tuck and Lille John discoveries, as well as its exploration licenses in the UK…
TV presenter and maths expert Rachel Riley is set to return as host for this year’s OE-supported Offshore Achievement Awards after winning over the crowd at last year’s ceremony. After graduating from Oxford with a mathematics degree…
Aker Solutions will deliver a concept study on a new processing platform for future phases of the Statoil-operated Johan Sverdrup field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The study includes design solutions for a tie-in of the…
In the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) oil market report for February 2016, signs of a demand slowdown surface, with higher OPEC output only partly offsetting non-OPEC decline. Having peaked, at a five-year high of 1.6 MMb/d in 2015…
ExxonMobil is seeking a permit to plug 22 wells at its Jotun field in the North Sea, with start-up planned for April, according to news reports. The Jotun vessel. Image from ExxonMobil. The…
Aibel, along with other companies, is working on a C study for the second phase of Statoil’s Johan Sverdrup development. The study is managed from Aibel's Oslo office. Image from Aibel. Aibel's…
New oilfield services company Ardyne has been launched with £50 million backing from Lime Rock Partners and has made its first acquisition. Headquartered in Aberdeen, Ardyne will specialize in the provision of downhole products and…
Offshore trade unions have teamed up to form a co-ordinated 'fightback' against cuts and changes effecting workers in the UK's oil industry. The newly formed Offshore Co-ordinating Group (OCG) has representatives from Units, the RMT, the British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) the GMB…
Wood Group has secured an extension to continue to support Chevron Upstream Europe across four offshore assets in the North Sea. Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) will deliver operations and maintenance services to the Alba Northern platform, Alba floating storage unit…
Non-destructive testing (NDT) company Sonomatic is investing US$5.7 million (£4 million) in building a brand new multi-disciplined facility that will allow the company to cover the entire range of NDT inspections in Aberdeen. Rendering…
Subsea services company Acteon has launched a new service offering to directly address the demands and changing conditions of the global oil and gas industry. Acteon Field Life Service (FLS) offers a “joined-up” approach to the capex…
First gas from Total’s Laggan and Tormore gas and condensate subsea-to-shore development has finally been achieved. Originally due on stream at the end of 2014, the Laggan-Tormore development, has suffered delays, resulting in massive costs for onshore contractor Petrofac…
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