The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has decided to investigate the lifeboat incident which occurred on the Mærsk Giant jack-up drilling rig on January 14, 2015. According to the PSA, the incident occurred during testing of the lifeboat systems on the Mærsk Giant jack-up rig currently positio
Eversendai Offshore RMC FZE, an oil & gas and marine fabrication company, has held the keel laying ceremony for both units of GustoMSC NG-2500X self-propelled jack-ups, known as liftboats, ordered by Vahana Offshore (S) Pte Ltd in 2014. Keel laying signifies the formal recognition of the start of th
Total has started gas and condensate production from the West Franklin Phase 2 project in the Central Graben area of the UK North Sea. The project will supply 40,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) to the Elgin/Franklin hub. “With the start-up of the West Franklin Phase 2 project, Total co
China-based Penglai Jutal Offshore Engineering Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (PJOE) has recently been awarded a construction contract to build an offshore platform jacket for an offshore oil project in South China Sea. The company did not reveal the name of the client nor the exact location of the proj
China’s COSCO Nantong shipyard has delivered a semi-submersible accommodation unit to a client in Mexico. According to the company, the rig, named Neptuno was recently delivered to Cotemar, a provider of offshore vessels to the oil and gas industry. As for the ‘Neptuno’, it measures 91 meters in len
Harland and Wolff (H&W) has announced the contract award of the dry docking and Renewal / Special Periodic Survey of the Byford Dolphin Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit (MODU) by Aberdeen based Dolphin Drilling Limited. Following on the completion of its sister rig the Blackford Dolphin in 2014, the By
EFC Group, a designer and manufacturer of instrumentation, monitoring, control and handling systems for the global oil and gas industry, has completed a £1.3 million ($2.2 million) contract to design and build a BOP and diverter control system for China based Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore Co
Norwegian oil giant Statoil has reportedly found a buyer for its Huldra platform, which has been on sale since 2011.
The first new-build semi-submersible drilling rig incorporating Wood Group Mustang Norway’s (WGMN’s) GG5000 floating hull design has been delivered to COSL Drilling Europe (CDE). The rig, built by CIMC Raffles, was recently on sea trials in China. The COSLProspector was designed to operate in water
Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to carry out exploration drilling of well 16/7-11, in the North Sea. Statoil is the operator for exploration licences PL 072 B and PL 072 D in block 16/7 in the central North Sea. Statoil has applied for consent to drill e
Paragon Offshore plc has announced that Julie A. Ferro has been appointed Vice President – Human Resources with responsibilities that include human resources, administration, learning and development, performance management, employee relations, recruiting and retention. Paragon says that Ferro has m
After the Atwood Mako jack-up rig began its new contract in Malaysia on January 2, Atwood Oceanics, Inc., a Houston-based owner of offshore rigs, has said it has secured more work for the jack-up rig. The contract will be performed in Southeast Asia at an operating day rate of $155,000 for a minimum
After Northern Offshore said today that the company has terminated the contract for the Energy Searcher drillship with the oil exploration company CAMAC Energy due to breaches in the drilling contract, CAMAC issued a counter statement. Namely, CAMAC has said it has terminated its drilling contract w
The video shows the Borgholm Dolphin offshore facility in the North Sea being rocked by waves and strong gusts of wind. The Borgholm Dolphin is a semi-submersible offshore accommodation unit hired by BG Group in support of its Lomond field operation. Located around 260 kilometers east of Aberdeen, t
