Statoil’s largest ever steel jacket has been laid to rest on the sea bed 150km east of the Shetland Isles, marking a major milestone in the Mariner heavy oil field development. The 22,400-tonne mariner jacket, which stands some 134m high…
Faroe Petroleum has agreed to buy UK explorer Roc Oil GB, including its 12.5006% stake in the North Sea Blane field and a 12% interest in the Enoch field, also in the North Sea for up to US$20 million. Roc Oil GB is a subsidiary of Roc Oil Company…
DONG Energy and ESG have just completed what they have described as the largest testing of wind turbine piles completed. DONG Energy and ESG tested 28 piles on two different onshore sites in order to assist the development of new design methods for offshore wind farms…
Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine has won the engineering, procurement and construction contract for Maersk Oil's US$4.5 billion Culzean development in the North Sea. Under the $1 billion contract, the firm's subsidiary SMOE will build the development's central processing facility…
Subsea 7 has been awarded a subsea, umbilical, riser and flowline (SURF) contract by Maersk Oil worth more than US$150 million for the Culzean development. The ultra-high-pressure, high-temperature field, one of the largest gas discoveries offshore UK…
The Gemini wind park in the Dutch sector of the North Sea has broken financing and renewables project size records. Elaine Maslin takes a look. An artists’ illustration of the Gemini wind park offshore Netherlands…
Meg Chesshyre talks to Heerema Fabrication Group CEO Koos-Jan van Brouwershaven about the firm’s latest projects. Cygnus PU sail away. Photos from Heerema Fabrication Group. Heerema…
For OE, 2015 is a milestone year – it’s our 40th anniversary. We share that milestone with one of the world’s most iconic oil fields – the UK North Sea Forties field. Elaine Maslin charts the field’s history and finds out what the future holds…
Audrey Leon spoke with Infield Systems’ analysts James Hall and Wei Liu to get the bigger picture. According to Infield Systems, the offshore pipeline installation market over the next 12 months will be challenging. Infield has revised…
Getting to grips with the condition of older assets can be a difficult task. Stefano Copello outlines RINA’s approach to revitalization. The re-used jacket of the Nenè platform, owned by Eni Congo…
High oil prices in a mature basin led to a tight market and cost escalation. With low oil prices, the industry is working hard to rein in spending. Elaine Maslin spoke to Oil & Gas UK CEO Deirdre Michie on some of the initiatives underway…
Assumptions around tidal arrays need to be rethought, according to Professor Stephen Salter. Emma Gordon reports. Image from iStock. The renewables industry needs to contest the…
Drilling on Statoil’s Mariner will be a mega project – but Statoil is looking to lighten the load in ways that could only be done on such a large project. Elaine Maslin found out more. The Mariner field concept artists’ illustration…
In advance of OE’s 2015 Global FPSO Forum, in Galveston, Texas, Audrey Leon speaks with the event’s co-chairs – SBM Offshore’s Jim Wodehouse and Endeavor Management’s Bruce Crager – to discuss topics affecting the FPSO sector. Shell…
Understanding your asset is vital before making the big decision. Clarus Subsea’s Vinayak Patil and John MacDonald explain the key challenges of subsea integrity management in the Gulf of Mexico. Figure…
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