Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has received an order for two vessels capable of three-dimensional (3D) seismic data acquisition for sea bottom resource exploration from Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS), a leading company in marine seismic and reservoir data acquisition, processing and analy
SAL was awarded a contract for the transport, loading and discharging of eight drilling templates for the Goliat offshore exploration project in Hammerfest, Norway. In March 2011, SAL’s new building of type 183, MV “Svenja”, loaded the first lot of four drilling templates in Egersund, Norway. The ca
A wholly owned subsidiary of Fred. Olsen Energy ASA has entered into a turnkey contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. for the building of a new ultra-deepwater drillship with scheduled delivery in 3rd quarter 2013. Total project cost is estimated to USD 615 million (including spare parts,
SBM Offshore announces that on behalf of its Joint Venture companies with Sonangol it has received a Letter of Intent (LOI) for twelve year lease and operate contracts from ENI Angola SpA for the block 15/06 development, offshore Angola. The development plan involves relocation of the existing FPSO
EMAS Production is set to take delivery of one of Vietnam’s largest Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels from Keppel Shipyard Limited (Keppel Shipyard), on behalf of owner PV Keez Pte. Ltd (PV Keez). To be managed and operated by EMAS Production, FPSO Lewek EMAS has been charter
All contracts and approvals related to Statoil’s sale of 40% of the Peregrino field offshore Brazil to Sinochem Group were formally closed on 14 April. Statoil maintains 60% ownership and the operatorship of the field, which safely and efficiently started production last week. The deal, which was fi
The project manager of the South Pars gas field phase 12 at the Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC), Rasoul Fallahnejad, says the phase’s gas pipe laying has been completed. Talking to Shana, Mr. Fallahnejad said pipe laying operation in three related lines, A, B and C respectively with 149, 140 and 150
Halliburton has been awarded a contract by Statoil to provide integrated drilling and well services offshore Norway with options up to eight years in duration with extended scope and activity. Traditionally, Statoil has procured drilling and well services on a discrete basis. This is the first time
Aarsleff and German Bilfinger Berger GmbH entered into a contract for the execution of the offshore wind farm DanTysk. The offshore wind farm will be built in the North Sea, approx. 70 kilometres west of the island Sylt and close to the maritime border between Denmark and Germany. The total capacity
EMAS, leading integrated support and marine services provider in the offshore oil and gas (O&G) sector and operating brand for Ezra Holdings Limited (Ezra or the Group, 以斯拉控股), secures new subsea and offshore services contracts from the world’s top energy companies. The project from Noble Energy, a
Bluestream Offshore has announced that Caspar Domstorff is a new Shareholder in the company and will be a member of the Board. His appointment follows Bluestream’s securement of multiple construction and IRM projects in the Dutch Sector. Caspar Domstorff has over twenty-five years experience in the
Nautilus Minerals’ plan to open a new frontier of seafloor resource production has taken a major step forward, with the formation of a strategic partnership with German shipping company Harren & Partner (“Harren”). A joint venture company (the “Vessel JV”) is to be formed to own and operate a produc
Underwater ROV Repays Initial Investment by Bureau of Reclamation with First Use. The United States Bureau of Reclamation’s Underwater Investigations Dive Team (an agency of the US Department of the Interior) is responsible for all underwater investigation for the Bureau’s hydro-electric dams. Under
Early March, Huisman, the Dutch-based specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, successfully installed world’s largest Offshore Mast Crane onboard the “Seven Borealis” in four days only. This crane installation is considered as the heaviest and logistically most complex conducted by Huis
