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Aker Solutions to modify module for Yme redevelopment

Dec 13, 2017

Maersk Drilling has picked Aker Solutions for modification work on a production module on the Maersk Inspirer jackup rig so that it can be used on Repsol's Yme field offshore Norway.  Repsol is looking to redevlop the field, after removing an existing platform facility…

Repsol moves on Yme, contracts for Maersk and Kvaerner

Nov 16, 2017

Repsol Norge is moving forward with a new attempt to develop the Yme field offshore Norway.  The firm has awarded a contract to Maersk Drilling for use of the combined drilling and production jackup Mærsk Inspirer for five years, with a five-year extension…

Aquaterra installs Sea Swift off Egypt

Jun 05, 2017

Aquaterra Energy has designed, fabricated and installed a new Sea Swift platform for PICO Petroleum Integrated Services, the lead contractor for Amal Petroleum Co.’s (AMAPETCO) Amal field in the Gulf of Suez, offshore Egypt. Image of the Sea Swift…

A monster facility

Jun 01, 2017

Johan Sverdrup is the largest ongoing project in the North Sea. Elaine Maslin looks at Statoil’s progress, cost reduction and technology use on the development. How it will look: Johan Svedrup…

North Sea awe

Jun 01, 2017

The awe inspired during the early days of the North Sea industry was back and in full force for the world’s heaviest offshore lift. Elaine Maslin reports. Pioneering Spirit, closing in on Brent Delta…

Building capacity

May 01, 2017

Yards are actively building capacity for onshore removals as North Sea decommissioning starts to pick up pace. Elaine Maslin reports. Taking aim at Yme: Pioneering Spirit. Photo from Allseas…

Ready to start

May 01, 2017

Decommissioning in Western Europe is set to boom after numerous false starts, says Douglas Westwood’s Ben Wilby. The Troll A platform. Photo: Statoil/Øyvind Hagen. Decommissioning…

Delta day arrives

May 01, 2017

Final preparations are being made for what will be the heaviest ever offshore lift and the first of the once prolific Brent field platforms removals using Allseas’ mega-vessel, the Pioneering Spirit. Elaine Maslin reports.  Allseas’…

Shell's Brent Delta single lift - in detail

Apr 25, 2017

The world’s heaviest offshore lift is primed to take place in the North Sea, on what was one of the largest UK fields, using the world’s largest vessel.  UPDATE: the lift happened on Friday, 27 April. Watch a video of the lift here. Watch…

Pioneering Spirit sets sail for Brent Delta

Apr 25, 2017

The world’s largest vessel has set sail today (25 April) to the UK North Sea Brent field, where it will perform the heaviest offshore lift to date.  Having already broken the record with the 13,400-tonne Yme lift, offshore Norway, the…

Pioneering Spirit conducts stinger testing

Mar 29, 2017

Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit is in the process of testing new equipment, as the mega vessel readies for the decommissioning of Shell’s Brent Delta in the North Sea later this year. The Pioneering Spirit in pipleay mode…

Money for nothing

Jan 01, 2017

Decommissioning offshore structures isn’t going away any time soon and research points to a US$210 billion bill for this activity from 2020-2040 worldwide. John Bradbury looks at the market. Allseas’…

Wintershall to offload Yme share

Oct 06, 2016

Wintershall Norge has signed a sales agreement with the Norwegian oil company OKEA to sell its 10% share in the Yme license on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). Following the transaction, the equity ownership in PL 316 license is: Repsol Norge (operator) 60%…

Video: Pioneering Spirit's first lift

Oct 06, 2016

Dutch heavy weight Allseas marked its biggest milestone yet, late August - and has now released a video showing the operation. The firm's mega-vessel, the US$2.7 billion Pioneering Spirit, successfully completed its first commercial job…

Passing the test

Sep 01, 2016

Dutch heavy weight Allseas has marked its biggest milestone yet. As OE went to press, the firm announced that its mega-vessel, the US$2.7 billion Pioneering Spirit, had successfully completed its first commercial job, lifting Repsol Norge’s 13…

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