The investigation conducted by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) into the Floatel Superior stability incident on 7 November 2012 has yielded new knowledge about securing anchors and transport at transit draft. It has also exposed challenges related to regulations, classification and design assumptions. An unsecured anchor caused the hull of the Floatel Superior accommodation [...]
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Demonstrating its expertise and passion for innovative polymer engineering in the offshore oil and gas sector, Trelleborg will present a series of technical lectures on industry-related topics and trends at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas, from May 6-9.
The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) issued in the past two weeks a total of six Incidents of Noncompliance (INCs) to four separate offshore contractors working in the Gulf of Mexico for violations of federal regulations pertaining to oil and gas operations. The contractors have 60 days to appeal the INCs. The violations will be reviewed for possible civil [...]
Iceland’s Orkustofnun has on January 4, in the presence of the Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Ola Borten Moe, and Minister of Industries and Innovation, Steingrímur J. Sigfússon, issued two licences for exploration and production of hydrocarbons in the Dreki Area. Orkustofnun granted licences to Faroe Petroleum Norge AS, Branch in Iceland, Íslenskt Kolvetni [...]
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Noble Corporation has announced that it is working cooperatively and diligently to rectify deficiencies and maintenance issues raised by the U.S. Coast Guard during a recent inspection of the Company’s drillship, the Noble Discoverer. The inspection followed a successful drilling season in offshore Alaska. The Coast Guard has identified several components and systems aboard the [...]
The annual Oil & Gas UK Environmental Seminar, sponsored by Statoil, will this year focus on various aspects of marine planning issues in relation to offshore oil and gas activity. The keynote speech will be delivered by Paul Wheelhouse MSP, Scottish Minister for Environment and Climate Change. He said: “The Scottish Government is fully committed [...]
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FOGL, an oil and gas firm focused on exploration offshore Falkland Islands today, November 7, announced that drilling operations at the Scotia well have resumed. The operations had been suspended due to Blowout Preventer issues. FOGL has informed that the necessary repairs were carried out on the blow-out preventer within the expected time frame. The [...]
Summary of meetings with key players in the EU Commission and the Norwegian delegation for the EU on 20 September was one of the topics at the Safety Forum’s meeting in Brussels on 21 September. In addition, mutual information and updates were provided as regards on-going issues, and the Safety Forum’s role in relation to [...]
SBM Offshore, a Dutch based provider of systems and services to the global offshore oil and gas industry on Friday announced it has together with Talisman presented a plan to the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway regarding repairs of the grouting of the legs of the Yme platform. The repairs follow the decision by the operator [...]
As part of the Obama Administration’s continuing commitment to expanding safe and responsible offshore energy exploration and development, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) today announced the issuance of a final drilling safety rule. The rule makes final the important safety reforms put in place in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil [...]
