InterMoor provided Anadarko Petroleum Corp. with rapid hook-up services for their Heidelberg truss spar in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico after stepping in at short notice for another contractor. The company hooked up the 80,000 b/d spar to three mooring lines in Green Canyon block 860…
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) granted Statoil a drilling permit for well 16/7-11 in the North Sea. Located in Block 16/7, the well will be drilled from the Songa Trym drilling facility, to the east of the Sleipner Øst field in the central sector of the North Sea…
Inpex's Spari-1 well in Block 31 offshore Suriname is being plugged and abandoned after no significant hydrocarbon shows were found, according to partner Tullow Oil. The well, drilled to 3830m total depth in 52m water depth, found presence of the targeted Campanian turbidite sands…
Oil and gas operators will have to approach the challenge of decommissioning in new ways if the goal of maximizing economic recovery from the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) is to be achieved, according to a report from professional services firm KPMG…
During Offshore Europe, a panel of leading international industry experts will discuss the preconceived perceptions that students and graduates have of a career in oil and gas, and how they differ from the experiences of those operating in the sector…
AGR's board of directors has made internal promotions to appoint a new CEO and CFO, as current CEO, Åge Landro, moves on to a new role after 11 years with AGR. Svein Sollund, part of AGR’s executive team for eight years, has been appointed as CEO…
Image: IWCF employees review FORUM/IWCF The International Well Control Forum (IWCF), the independent organization that sets international well control standards, has launched a new online administration system called “FORUM…
Keppel Offshore & Marine’s (Keppel O&M) wholly owned subsidiary Keppel Shipyard has secured a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) conversion contract as well as three repair, upgrade and modification contracts worth a total of about US$89 million (S$125 million)…
Helix Well Ops UK awarded OSBIT Power a contract to deliver new support structures and deck equipment for two of its new well-intervention vessels. The design of the deck layout of the Siem Helix…
Harkand has successfully completed the US$10.5 million upgrade of its Gulf of Mexico based dive support vessel (DSV) Swordfish. Originally built in 2007, the Swordfish is the youngest DSV in this region and has been upgraded to the highest safety standards in the offshore industry…
GeoPartners, in partnership with MAGE, Seabird Exploration and DownUnder GeoSolutions, have acquired a new regional multiclient 2D (MC2D) seismic survey entitled North Celtic Sea 2015. This Ireland/UK cross-border project is located mostly in the Irish North Celtic Sea and St…
Offshore Wind Consultants, part of Oslo-listed Aqualis ASA, has opened a new office in Hamburg, Germany. The new Hamburg office will be used as the operating base for the company’s growing client and project work based in the region…
Statoil’s largest steel jacket in its history is on its two-week, 1835 nm journey to the North Sea after setting sail from the Spanish Dragados yard on 10 August. Mariner steel jacket sails away…
The drillship Deepsea Metro I has started drilling operations in Vietnam under its contract with VietGazprom, Odfjell Drilling announced. The contract has a duration of approximately 20 weeks and an estimated contract value of US$40 million…
SPE Offshore Europe starts just four weeks today! To help you plan, we have asked some show veterans for their tips on how to survive and thrive at Europe's biggest oil show: Alexander MacLeod, founder and project services manager at…