IHC Merwede has today successfully launched Subsea 7′s 550t pipelaying vessel, SEVEN WAVES, at its shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. The naming ceremony was carried out by Lucia Andrade, the ship’s God Mother and Subsea 7 Brazil’s Vice President Projects & Operations. The SEVEN WAVES is the fifth vessel contracted by Subsea [...]
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Subsea 7 has extended the contract for Skandi Seven with one year from April 2013. Skandi Seven is a contruction and flexlay vessel, capable of operating in water depths up to 3,000 meters. The 2008 built vessel is equipped with a 250 mt crane and 2 ROVs. DOF Subsea owns a large fleet of modern [...]
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The Minister for Resources and Energy, Martin Ferguson AM MP, has announced the grant of seven new offshore petroleum exploration permits as part of round two of the 2011 Exploration Acreage Release. The award of these permits will see an estimated $277 million in new investment in offshore areas off the Northern Territory and Western [...]
As of 30 June, 19 exploration wells have been spudded on the Norwegian shelf. Of these, 13 are wildcat wells and six are appraisal wells. Seven new discoveries have been made. Four of these were made in the North Sea, two in the Norwegian Sea and one in the Barents Sea. “It is gratifying that [...]
EnerMech, the mechanical engineering company, has announced a major expansion in the Asia Pacific region, India and Australia which will see the opening of seven new offices. The company already has well established bases in Singapore, and in Perth and Melbourne, and in the last two years has invested £15 million to establish its business [...]
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Danish oil giant, Maersk Oil has been awarded seven licences offshore Norway in the APA Licencing Round, strengthening its position around the large Avaldsnes discovery and other Maersk-oil operated licence areas. “The award of new licences significantly adds to our exploration portfolio and represents another step towards building material business in Norway, a country that [...]
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate today reported that seven oil companies have purchased it’s seismic data package from Lofoten and Vesterålen, and several more have indicated their interest. The seven oil companies that have purchased the seismic data package are Statoil, ExxonMobil, Norske Shell, RWE Dea Norge, GDF Suez, Dong Energy and Det norske oljeselskap. The [...]
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![Norwegian Prime Minister Visits Seven Havila DSV]()
Recently Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg visited the Havila-ship Seven Havila from Herøy while the ship was in Randaberg. Afterwards he told Stavanger Aftenblad that he has learned a lot from the visit and that he never earlier have been aboard a offshore-vessel as big as this. Seven Havila is the world’s most advanced diving-vessel. It [...]
![USA: NOV Inks USD 1.5 Billion Contract for Seven Drillship Equipment Packages]()
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. yesterday announced that it has signed contracts to supply drilling equipment packages for seven drillships to Estaleiro Atlantico Sul (“EAS”), including drilling riser and pressure control equipment. The value, over the term of the deliveries, is approximately $1.5 Billion. Pete Miller, Chairman, President and CEO of National Oilwell Varco, stated “We [...]
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![Saudi Aramco Plans to Construct Seven Wellhead Platforms at Hasbah Offshore Field]()
Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco) plans to construct offshore facilities at the Hasbah Field, North of Dahran, Saudi Arabia. The project… Source:Zawya, March 4, 2011;
