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Minesto, Stena to build assembly hall

Feb 24, 2017

Swedish-based companies Minesto and Stena Line are working together to develop marine energy device construction facilities in the UK. Stena Line is to build an assembly hall in Holyhead, Wales, which Minesto will use for production of its Deep Green technology…

Cairn contracts Stena DrillMAX for SNE appraisal

Nov 25, 2016

Cairn Energy and its partners have contracted a rig to drill two appraisal wells on the world class SNE oil field offshore Senegal in 2017. The wells - SNE-5 and SNE-5 - will be drilled using the Stena DrillMAX drillship, starting Q1…

Stena IceMAX inked for Druid/Drombeg

Nov 24, 2016

Providence Resources has inked a contract for a drilling rig to explore its southern Porcupine Basin license, containing the Druid and Drombeg prospects, starting June next year (2017).  The Frontier Exploration License (FEL) 2/14 is…

Statoil axes Stena Don contract

Oct 25, 2016

Statoil is cutting its contract short for Stena Drilling's Stena Don semisubmersible drilling rig, leading to about 180 job cuts. The Stena Don, from Stena Drilling. The rig has been on contract with Statoil since 7 February 2014…

Shell resumes Canada drilling after riser drop

Jun 23, 2016

Shell has been cleared to resume drilling offshore Canada following a review to its procedures after an incident saw a 2km riser section drop to the seafloor.  Shell was drilling the Cheshire L-97 well, in about 2000m water depth, in the Shelburne basin…

Sparrows inks Stena Drilling gig

May 11, 2016

Sparrows Group has been awarded a 20-month inspection services contract to cover Stena Drilling’s global fleet of drilling vessels. The agreement will see Sparrows Group deliver LOLER lifting gear surveys, potential dropped objects surveys…

Statoil to use Stena Don for Fram

Apr 07, 2016

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has given Statoil consent to use the Stena Don mobile drilling facility for drilling and completion of wells 35/11-B-22 and B-13 in the Fram field in the North Sea. Fram is an oil field in the northern North Sea around 20km north of Troll…

Stena lands four vessel contract

Apr 05, 2016

The board of directors of AVIC International Maritime Holdings (AVIC Maritime) has announced that it has entered into a contract, as a co-seller, for four RoPax vessels with two plus two options with Stena RoRo, a subsidiary of Swedish ship owner…

Shell pipe falls to seafloor off Nova Scotia

Mar 08, 2016

Shell Canada’s operations offshore Nova Scotia were brought to a halt over the weekend due to severe weather, which caused a 2km pipe from the Stena IceMAX drillship to fall to the seafloor. The Stena IceMAX…

Hansa Heavy lift names senior advisor

Jan 21, 2016

Germany’s Hansa Heavy Lift has appointed Mark Preece as its new senior advisor to help the company grow its presence in the global offshore industry. Preece. Image from Hansa Heavy Lift. Preece…

Statoil drops out of Kwanza

Nov 21, 2014

Statoil is paying US$350 million to take a “time-out” in its Kwanza exploration drilling program offshore Angola. The Stena Carron. From Stena Drilling.   The Norwegian giant decided…

Statoil misses in Angola

Sep 04, 2014

Statoil announced that the Dilolo-1 exploration well in the Kwanza basin offshore Angola was drilled to its pre-salt target, but failed to find any hydrocarbons. The well is now in the process of being plugged and abandoned. Statoil says…

Baker Hughes: offshore rig count

Nov 22, 2013

Baker Hughes drilling rig count for 22 Nov 2013 shows 57 rigs drilling off the US, including two rigs each off California and Florida, three off Texas, and 50 off Louisiana. This is three fewer than last week, but four more rigs drilling offshore than a year ago…

North Sea drilling safety recognised

May 17, 2013

The IADC (International Association of Drilling Contractors) North Sea Chapter recognised the very best in safety performance at its annual Safety Awards Ceremony held in Aberdeen recently. “The Safety Awards Dinner is our opportunity…

Asset Guardian wins Stena Drilling work

Apr 17, 2013

Asset Guardian Solutions Ltd (AGSL), which specialises in protecting companies’ process critical software assets, announced that it has secured an important contract with Stena Drilling Ltd of Aberdeen, Scotland.  This contract represents a significant development for AGSL…

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