Following a decision to decommission its Jette field in Norway, after only three years in production, Det norske, a Norwegian oil and gas company, is now contemplating scrapping the development plan for Vette (Bream), another oil field located offshore Norway. The company bought its stake in the Nor
Horizon Geosciences has recently used its 200kN Seabed CPT system to complete a geotechnical site investigation for Vattenfall’s 400MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm in the Danish part of the North Sea. Horizon’s scope of work centered around turbine locations and infield cable routes. The programme
An investigation of an incident that occurred on the Heidrun field platform, in the Norwegian Sea, by the Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority has exposed several breaches by an operating company that could have lead to a fatal outcome. In an incident on September 22, 2015, a 31-kilogram grating pla
The development of a tidal lagoon in the Swansea Bay will open a path for the UK companies, especially those hit by a downturn in the steel industry, to tap into the supply chain potential in the tidal energy sector. British industrial North has been hit by heavy job losses, especially within the st
The first three super-sized monopiles built for the 402MW Veja Mate offshore wind farm arrived at the Dutch Eemshaven seaport on 10 March, with the remaining 64 giants soon to follow, Eemshavenonline.nl reports The monopiles were constructed in Rostock, Germany, by EEW Special Pipe Constructions Gmb
The United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission denied Jordan Cove LNG’s application to build and operate a terminal on he North Spit of Coos Bay in Coos County, Oregon.
Royal Dutch Shell has appointed investment bank Lazard to advise it on a $30 billion (£21 billion) asset sale programme following its acquisition of BG Group last month, several banking and industry sources said on Friday.
Shell has started oil production from the third phase of the deep-water Parque das Conchas (BC-10) development in Brazil’s Campos Basin. Production for this final phase of the project is expected to add up to 20,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d), at peak production, from fields that have
The Brazilian shipowner Oceana Offshore has named its new platform supply vessel ‘CBO Oceana’. The CBO Oceana is the first vessel constructed at the Oceana Itajai yard in Brazil, and was named on March 9, 2016. While the vessel was constructed in Brazil, the design comes from Norway. Designed by Uls
The workers at Grangemouth, one of Scotland’s largest ports, have decided to take industrial action over pay and roster changes proposed by port operator Forth Ports, according to GAC. The strike, scheduled to start on March 15, would halt all maritime activities within the port’s container terminal
With the shipping industry embarking on yet another tough year and owners rushing to preserve their financial stability which had been severely hit by the industry slump and overcapacity, the topic of finance is given a central role. As a result, the recent period has seen owners negotiate new and r
Managing Director of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) Rokneddin Javadi said that Iran has increased its crude oil export to 1.8 million barrels a day, Shana, Ministry of Petroleum’s news agency has informed. According to Shana, Javadi last week said that post-sanctions development will be the
Nigeria LNG on Sunday responded to media reports of an airborne disorder from dangerous gas related to routine maintenance work being undertaken at the Bonny LNG facility.
Lowestoft-based Sembmarine SLP Ltd (SLP) upended and jacked up the jacket structure for the offshore substation platform to be installed at the Dudgeon offshore wind farm at its Hamilton Road site this month. The platform comprises of a topside and jacket structure, the latter of which uses suction
