Eliminating the umbilical has been targeted as a way to help make the exploitation of small pools more viable. Elaine Maslin reports on a string of new technologies which aim to do just that. An Exnics collar…
The ABS-classed Seajacks Scylla, a wind farm installation and offshore construction vessel, has been delivered by the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) Shipyard in Geoje, Republic of Korea. 'The cooperation among Seajacks, ABS and SHI was vital to the success of this newbuild effort…
Image: Skandi Protector/DOF Subsea DOF Subsea has entered into agreement for the sale of Skandi Protector to the commonwealth of Australia. Delivery to new owners is expected in Q1 2016 and the sale will release approximately US$34…
Det norske oljeselskap has, on behalf of the partnerships in PL 203 (Alvheim) and PL 150 (Volund), awarded an agreement to Transocean Offshore for the lease of the semi-submersible drilling rig Transocean Arctic. The contract scope for drilling of four wells in the Alvheim area…
Premier Oil’s Solan field is due to come onstream by the end of this year. It’s a unique project for the North Sea – a normally unmanned facility with a subsea oil storage tank. Bibby Polaris on location at Premier Solan…
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Lundin Norway a drilling permit for well 16/4-10. Well 16/4-10 will be drilled from the Island Innovator drilling facility in position 58°35’03.08’’ north 02°10’21.95’’ east. The…
ABB successfully commissioned a subsea power link for oil and gas company Eni Norge that will supply power from the Norwegian grid to the new Goliat floating, production, storage and offloading unit (FPSO). The 105.5km subsea power cable system is the longest of its kind in the world…
Over the past 14 months, 44 ultra deepwater floating rigs have been scrapped, amounting to more retirements than over the past 20 years combined. The figures, presented by Seadrill in its third quarter results, serve to underline the continuing tough market conditions for offshore drillers…
Due to an electric fault in the high voltage drive motor for one of the gas export compressors, the Alvheim FPSO will be running at reduced production for a period of approximately four weeks while the motor is being replaced. Currently…
Dutch ship owner C-Bed has contracted Wärtsilä Ship Design to supply the design for rebuilding its Seismic Survey Vessel, the Viking II, for use as a hotel vessel. When completed, the rebuilt ship will be used to accommodate and transfer service personnel working on offshore wind farms…
Geosciences company Benthic has been awarded two contracts by Woodside to undertake offshore geotechnical site investigations for the proposed Browse floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) development and the Greater Enfield development located off the coast of Western Australia…
Statoil is the operator for production license 104 and has received consent to drill exploration well 30/89 S on the Oseberg field. Statoil has allocated 54 days for the activity and will be drilling with the Songa Delta, in approximately 99m water depth…
MacGregor create a new division 'Advanced Offshore Solutions' by merging its two Norway-based divisions and combining the strengths in offshore mooring, loading and load handling businesses. With the new joint division MacGregor aims to gain…
Sembcorp Marine has won a contract to design and build a new floating, storage and offloading (FSO) vessel for Maersk's Culzean development in the North Sea. The vessel, to be built under a contract with MODEC Offshore Production Systems (Singapore)…
Image: Brandon Bordelon/Bordelon Marine Bordelon Marine has taken delivery of the MV Brandon Bordelon a DP2 ultra-light intervention vessel (ULIV) this month. The vessel features a helideck…
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