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Kvaerner receives Sverdrup jacket components

Oct 06, 2016

The first of two shipments of pile clusters and flotation tanks arrived at Kvaerner’s yard at Verdal earlier this week (4 October), which will be installed on the first and largest steel jacket for the Johan Sverdrup projects, currently under construction at Verdal…

Cold comfort

Oct 06, 2016

While it seems most Arctic exploration activity has slowed, it really depends on where you look. Bruce McMichael reports. Gazprom Neft’s Prirazlomnoye facility, in the Russian Arctic.  Photos from Gazprom Neft…

Atlantic Offshore to convert Ocean Response vessel

Oct 06, 2016

Atlantic Offshore, together with Statoil, have decided to convert the Ocean Response tug/supply vessel to act as full oil recovery and oil spill vessel within the NOFO 2009 regulations. The vessel will then have more flexibility to serve as an emergency and response vessel…

Wintershall to offload Yme share

Oct 06, 2016

Wintershall Norge has signed a sales agreement with the Norwegian oil company OKEA to sell its 10% share in the Yme license on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). Following the transaction, the equity ownership in PL 316 license is: Repsol Norge (operator) 60%…

Trelleborg provides bearings for Shell's Prelude

Oct 06, 2016

Trelleborg has manufactured and delivered 52 vertical elastomeric bearings and 156 horizontal bearings for use on the 13 modules onboard Shell’s Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility, as well as 40 turret bogey bearings to enable natural movements of the turret…

Greater Stella remains on track

Oct 06, 2016

Ithaca Energy is edging closing towards first oil from the Greater Stella Area Development in the UK North Sea.  First oil, from the FPF-1 floating production unit, is scheduled for next month, as planned.  The unit set sail from Poland in August and was safely towed to location…

Video: Pioneering Spirit's first lift

Oct 06, 2016

Dutch heavy weight Allseas marked its biggest milestone yet, late August - and has now released a video showing the operation. The firm's mega-vessel, the US$2.7 billion Pioneering Spirit, successfully completed its first commercial job…

Nexen uses PlanSea software for marine operations

Oct 05, 2016

PSV Frigg Viking in Aberdeen Harbour. Image courtesy of Jim Cargill Nexen has applied software developed by PlanSea Ltd., a Robert Gordon University spin-out company, to remove significant cost from its North Sea operations…

Beleaguered rig readies for latest move attempt

Oct 05, 2016

UK authorities are hopeful that they may finally have a weather window to move the Transocean Winner semisubmersible rig. With just days to go before the heavy transport vessel due to move it is due to come off contract, contingencies are already being assessed…

Video: Aker debuts Lean Semi concept

Oct 05, 2016

Aker Solutions has introduced a new lighter weight and faster to deliver semisubmersible platform that will help producers unlock more marginal oil and gas fields in harsh environments across the globe. Lean Semi…

Seatools gets Seaway pile template instrumentation contract

Oct 04, 2016

Seaway Heavy Lifting has awarded Dutch subsea technology company Seatools a contract for the design and delivery of a piling template instrumentation and control system.  The contract includes the complete mechanical, electric, hydraulic…

Iberdrola awards WMO two newbuild contracts

Oct 04, 2016

World Marine Offshore has been contracted by Iberdrola Renovables Offshore Deutschland to provide two newbuild crew transfer vessels (CTVs) during the operations and maintenance (O&M) period for the Wikinger wind farm in Germany. “Building…

OAA 2017 - entries open

Oct 04, 2016

Following its launch during last month’s Intelligent Energy event, entries have now opened for the 2017 Offshore Achievement Awards. Hosted by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen Section, with the support of principal sponsor TAQA and media partner OE…

Oil & Gas UK names 4 new board members

Oct 04, 2016

Oil & Gas UK (Oil & Gas UK) appointed four new members to its board. Cory L. Loegering, region vice president and managing director for Apache North Sea; Robin Allan, Premier Oil’s director, North Sea and Exploration; and Bill Dunnett…

Aibel wins Dvalin modification job

Oct 04, 2016

Aibel was awarded the modification assignment to ready the Heidrun platform to receive the production from the Dvalin field (formerly Zidane). The Heidrun platform (image: Øyvind Hagen/Statoil)…

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