On August 16, 2010, Arne Smedal and Kåre Syvertsen was awarded the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences’ (NTVA) Special Award for their contribution to the development and commercialization of several breakthrough marine constructions, including loading systems that can handle high sea states
BP provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. BP continues to work with the guidance and approval of the National Incident Commander and in cooperation with the federal government. Subsea Source Control Relief well drilling from the Devel
Schilling Robotics, LLC, experts in subsea systems, announced today the order for two (2) new 200hp UHD™ ROV systems from specialist subsea service company DOF Subsea. In addition, two (2) original UHDs™ delivered to DOF Subsea in 2006 will be upgraded to the advanced UHD™ Gen II design, providing e
A preliminary count reveals that 41 companies have applied for acreage in the 2010 Awards in Predefined Areas (APA 2010). This result shows that interest remains high in awards in predefined areas in the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea, even though much of this area has been previou
KNOC has bought a 29.5% stake in Aberdeen-based oil company Dana Petroleum at the same price as last month’s hostile bid. [mappress] Source: UKfinanceyahoo,September 17, 2010,
DSI Singapore opens new dedicated facility to develop and manufacture romote intervention ROV tooling and sub-sea engineering products for sale and rental. Deep Sea Intervention Pte. Ltd. is a global supplier to the offshore oil and gas industry providing in-house design, development and fabrication
M-I SWACO announced the release of its DEEPCLEAN* additive, a single-stage well-displacement chemical. Designed primarily for downhole use in oil and gas wells, the additive is used for cleanup during the displacement of oil- or synthetic-base drilling fluids prior to the start of the completion ope
Centrica plc, the parent company of British Gas, today announced that it has reached an agreement with A/S Norske Shell and Enterprise Oil Norge AS (Shell) to acquire its non-operated interests in the gas and oil producing Statfjord field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, and its associated
Providence Resources P.l.c. , („Providence‟), through its wholly owned subsidiary EIRGAS Limited („EIRGAS‟), is pleased to announce that it has selected international engineering and project management company AMEC to begin a conceptual development study for the ULYSSES salt cavern gas storage proje
Mexico’s state-run oil company Pemex said on Thursday it had evacuated all workers from its Gulf drilling rigs and suspended production … [mappress] Source: Sydney Morning Herald,September 17, 2010,
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) announced that the drilling of exploration well 16/2-6 on the Avaldsnes prospect has resulted in a significant oil discovery. The well is located in Block 16/2, part of production licence PL501, in the central North Sea sector of the Norwegian Continental Shelf
TGS announced today that Sonangol has advised TGS that the negotiated right for TGS to acquire multi-client programs in Angola was terminated. TGS will continue to work with Sonangol to identify future business opportunities in Angola. “While we are disappointed that we will not be working in Angola
Defects in the riser tensioning systems (DAT cylinders) in the drilling package, have caused a stop in the drilling operation on the Sevan Driller since August 25, 2010. The supplier and the manufacturer of the cylinders have taken corrective actions and are working in close cooperation with Sevan t
Oilfield equipment specialist Titan Torque Services has secured a three-year contract to support the UK North Sea operations of Premier Oil. Aberdeen-based Titan will perform all bottomhole assembly make up and break out, and pressure testing work, in support of Premier’s drilling programme in a dea
