Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading ship power systems integrator, has signed a contract to deliver a ship power system for a 38,000 tonnage semi-submersible heavy-lift vessel for Chinese customer Zhejiang Share-ever Business Co., Ltd. Wärtsilä’s solution was selected for its proven reliability,
BP started the “top kill” operations to stop the flow of oil from the MC252 well in the Gulf of Mexico at 1300 CDT on May 26, 2010. The procedure was intended to stem the flow of oil and gas and ultimately kill the well by injecting heavy drilling fluids through the blow-out preventer on […]
Aker Solutions has been awarded two contracts with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd (DSME) in South Korea for the delivery of two drilling equipment packages. The total contract value for Aker Solutions is approximately USD 180 million. “These two contracts affirm our position as a le
Reference is made to the conditional offer by Ensco to acquire shares in Scorpion Offshore Ltd that was disclosed on May 27 this year. The Board in Seadrill has decided not to accept Ensco’s conditional offer for the shares in Scorpion Offshore Ltd. Seadrill is currently considering if they should r
Shell is planning to go ahead with its 2010 exploration program in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas off northern Alaska, despite the unfolding oil-spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. In preparation for assembling its Arctic drilling fleet, Shell has started moving vessels and has mobilized every piec
Several Russian oil companies have applied for drilling licenses in the Barents-, Kara- and Pechora Seas. There are currently no operational offshore oil- and gas fields in the Russian Arctic Oceans, but the interest to start exploring the northern offshore fields appear to increase. Less ice due to
Deep Sea Supply yesterday took delivery of “Sea Marten”, a newbuilding AHTS from ABG Shipyard, India. “Sea Marten” is the 4th delivery in a series of 9 newbuilding AHTS vessels from ABG. As previously announced, the vessel will directly mobilize to Brazil and commence a 3 year time charter contract
Serica announced that the Conan exploration well 113/26b-3 has reached a total depth of 1,827 meters without encountering hydrocarbons. The Conan well was spudded on May 10. The target of the well was the gas potential of the Triassic age Sherwood Sandstone, which is the principal producing reservoi
BP today provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. Subsea Source Control and Containment Subsea efforts continue to focus on progressing steps to stop the flow of oil from the well through interventions via the failed Deepwater Horizon b
RBG, the leading provider of fabric maintenance and construction support to the global energy industry, will deliver its innovative electrical rope access services as part of a new three-year contract with Chevron North Sea. Working on the Alba, Captain and Erskine platforms located in the UKCS, RBG
Arne Austreid has resigned as president and CEO of Prosafe. “I have been with Prosafe for 12 years. It has been exciting to be a part of the successful development of Prosafe, and a privilege to lead Prosafe to what it is today. I will miss many skilled colleagues when I leave Prosafe. I have, [&hel
UAE-based Maritime Industrial Services Co. Ltd. Inc. will today sign an agreement with Mosvold Middle East Jackup Ltd (MEJU) to settle the contractual dispute that began in August 2009 and which has since then been the subject of arbitration. The effect of the agreement is as follows: • MEJU has ent
BG Group announced that it has received the written consent of the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania to farm-in to blocks 1, 3 and 4 offshore southern Tanzania currently owned solely by Ophir Energy plc (Ophir). On completion of the farm-in agreements BG Group will acquire 60% of Ophir’s
The Obama administration Thursday will suspend planned exploratory oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska until at least 2011… Source: seattletimes, May 27, 2010;
