Simek yard in Flekkefjord has been commissioned to deliver a PSV for Atlantic Offshore. The new vessel, which will be delivered in April 2013, ensures continued employment of up to 60 employees at the yard. Atlantic Offshore operates 26 vessels and large parts of the business is related to the North Sea basin. The company [...]
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Leading oil and gas industry body, the Intervention & Coiled Tubing Association (ICoTA) European Chapter is set to host industry experts at a one-day seminar of technical presentations in Stavanger later this month. Among the 12 presentations, Expro will discuss its AX-S system, a unique remotely-operated intervention system. The technology is transforming the way in [...]
GDF SUEZ E&P Norge AS has, has awarded a frame contract for modifications on the Gjøa platform to Fabricom AS. Fabricom will, under the agreemenr, carry out modification work involving design basis changes and other major modifications on the platform located 45 kilometres from land near the northern boundary of the North Sea. “Fabricom AS [...]
Apply Leirvik has been awarded an Engineering, Procurement & Commissioning (EPC) contract from Kvaerner Stord for delivery of a Living Quarter and Helideck to the Lundin’s new Edvard Grieg Platform (formerly Luno). The contract includes delivery of a new 7 floor Living Quarters Module with an area of 2600 m² and a capacity of 100 [...]
BW Offshore, a global provider of floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels to the oil and gas industry reported that the company’s operating revenues for the first quarter of 2012 amounted to USD 217.5 million, an increase of USD 9.4 million compared to USD 208.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. Earnings before [...]
Norway’s Ulstein Verft yesterday succesfully launched a new PSV, Blue Prosper (Yard no. 294), the second of two medium-sized platform supply vessels (PSV) of the new PX121 design from ULSTEIN® for Blue Ship Invest. The platform supply vessel was launched from the dock after the final paintwork had been carried out inside the dockhall. The [...]
The licensees of Norway’s Johan Sverdrup discovery will select a development concept in the fourth quarter of 2013, and aim to start production in the last three months of 2018. With a forecast producing life of more than 30 years, the production time frame for this North Sea find extends to 2050. A plan for [...]
Statoil ASA, together with partners Eni Norge AS and Petoro AS, has established a plan for further exploration drilling in the Skrugard area. The exploration campaign will comprise four new prospects and is scheduled to commence late 2012. The objective is to follow up on the Skrugard and Havis discoveries and to test further upside [...]
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Norway’s Aker Solutions, a company that provides oilfield products, systems and services for customers in the oil and gas industry world-wide reported first quarter of 2012 operating revenues of NOK 9.8 billion (USD 1.67 billion), a 15.7 per cent increase from the first quarter of 2011. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) amounted [...]
Transocean Barents anchored up at the Jette field Friday May 4th, and has begun the first phase of drilling. The first operation will be a observation well at Jette north. Drilling of the two planned production wells will be next. Transocean Barents will remain at the Jette Field until August. The Jette field is being [...]
