The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Faroe Petroleum a drilling permit for a side track appraisal well on the Brasse discovery in the Norwegian North Sea. Well 31/7-1 A side track will be drilled using the Transocean Arctic drilling facility in production license 740…
Integrity, maintenance and engineered solutions group ICR executive chairman Bob Forbes is to retire. He will be replaced by Bill Bayliss who has held multiple senior level appointments in international oil and gas businesses including Brown and Root…
Dutch firm Mokveld Valves has commissioned two new test bunkers for testing critical, high-quality valve systems. Developed internally by Mokveld, the bunkers allow pressure testing with nitrogen and helium up to 1200 bar, and temperature testing within a range of -196-200°C…
In this video, Statoil shows a timelapse from the load out of the main support frame for the Gina Krog topside on to the heavy transport vessel Mega Caravan. Along with the process module and the utility module the 10,000 ton heavy…
Global Maritime Consultancy & Engineering, a provider of marine warranty, dynamic positioning and engineering services to the offshore sector, is to provide mooring and risk management support to the European Union’s OPERA (Open Sea Operating Experience to Reduce Wave Energy) project…
New business models involving alliances, integrated offerings and early engagement with suppliers were hailed as ways to do business better in today’s cost conscious environment, the Underwater Technology Conference (UTC) in Bergen was told last week…
Norway's Det norske, which is due to become Aker BP, is set to drill an exploration on the Rovarkula prospect in the Norwegian sector of the central North Sea. The 25/10-15 S wildcat well will be drilled from the Maersk Interceptor jackup…
Subsea technology and developments have been essential to unlocking the Norwegian subsea industry, but they are being challenged by alternative solutions and need to up their game to thrive in the future, a senior Statoil executive told the Underwater Technology Conference in Bergen…
Germany's Siemens and Spain's Gamesa will merge Siemens' wind power business, including wind services, with Gamesa to create one of the world's largest wind power firms, the two companies announced today (17 June). The aim of the merger…
Space exploration and energy technology needs were shared at an event in near Oxford this week to see where cross over technologies in both industries could be identified. The event was run by Merchant Marketing Group and The Satellite Applications Catapult…
UK-based fluid transfer solutions firm FES International has won a contract to supply equipment to Eni's Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) project, 60km offshore Ghana. The project includes the combined development of the Sankofa Main…
Hoover Container Solutions announced three new changes to its senior management team, supporting its continued global growth. Joseph Levy has been appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer; Johan Wramsby has been appointed senior vice president and chief operating officer…
Rystad Energy’s new report claims that there is hope in the oilfield service industry despite the current downturn, with an expected US$30 billion growth to be seen in the next two years. Closed and abandoned service markets as well as…
Forum Energy Technologies (FET), a subsea technology provider, has unveiled a deepwater test facility and received industry accreditation for the calibration laboratory at its new European Operational Centre in Aberdeen. The primary purpose…
NEL has completed the latest upgrade phase of its wet gas test facility, in response to increasing industry demand. The upgraded facility has been designed to more accurately simulate the increased flowrates experienced during production and processing…
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