The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has turned down an application from BP Norge AS for consent to extend the operating life of the quarters platform (QP) on the Valhall field. BP currently has permission to use Valhall QP for accommodation until December 31, 2014, and it has applied to the
Ennsub has completed the design and manufacture of two innovative workclass remotely operated vehicle (WROV) deployment systems which have been designed and manufactured for ROVOP and are due to be installed into a new build, tier one pipelay vessel Ceona Amazon early in 2015. The company demonstrat
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has just released findings on Dredged Sediment Placement – Cleveland Harbor report, confirming that most of the dredged sediment from the project is suitable for open-lake placement. In accordance with federal standards, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo Distr
A NASDAQ-listed Nordic and U.S. steel company SSAB has joined Manga LNG Oy on a LNG terminal construction project in Tornio in the north of Finland, to be built by Wärtsilä. The terminal will serve industry, mines and other gas users in the area. SSAB’s site in Raahe will also make use of LNG. At th
Wärtsilä has been given full notice to proceed from Manga LNG for the supply of an LNG import terminal in Tornio, Northern Finland. Wärtsilä will commence construction on the site near the port of Tornio in January 2015. Wärtsilä initially announced this project in January 2014. The order, valued at
Statoil has on behalf of the Mariner co-venturers awarded the contract for integrated drilling and well services on the Mariner field on the UK continental shelf (UKCS) to Schlumberger Oilfield UK Plc. “This is a very significant agreement for the Mariner project, and the result of an innovative, ne
Statoil has on behalf of the Mariner co-venturers awarded the contract for integrated drilling and well services on the Mariner field on the UK continental shelf (UKCS) to Schlumberger Oilfield UK Plc. “This is a very significant agreement for the Mariner project, and the result of an innovative, ne
Norway’s Rem Offshore and Vard Group have agreed to postpone delivery of the OCV (Offshore Construction Vessel). Namely, in June 2014, Rem Offshore entered into a newbuilding contract with Vard for delivery in the first quarter of 2016. However, under the new agreement, delivery of the vessel is sch
Tower Resources plc has reached an agreement with the Operator, Repsol Exploration (Namibia) (Pty) Limited, relating to the disputed costs associated with the drilling of the Welwitschia prospect, offshore Namibia. According to Tower, the Operator’s estimate of well and other related costs for the d
SAL Heavy Lift has informed that the vessel MV Frauke has finalized its long-term engagement for offshore project. The vessel MV Frauke of Type 176 finalized its latest project, for which it had been engaged since July 2014, at the beginning of December 2014. The project consisted of seven phases: –
Det norske has informed that the exploration drilling on the Krafla North prospect in PL 035, in the North Sea, is about to be completed. Exploration well 30/11-10 encountered an 80 meter oil column in the Tarbert formation and a 20 meter oil column in the Etive formation. Det norske is partner with
RWE Dea Norge AS, operator of production licence 420, is in the process of concluding the drilling of wildcat well 35/9-12 S, in the North Sea, off Norway. The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) granted RWE Dea a drilling permit for the well 35/9-12 S in November. The well was drilled about 20 ki
PT. Pelabuhan Indonesia II (IPC), Mitsui & Co, Ltd. (Mitsui), Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) and PSA International Pte Ltd (PSA) have agreed to jointly participate in the construction and operation of a new container terminal at Tanjung Priok Port, Jakarta, Indonesia. This new terminal wil
Oslo-listed seismic player Polarcus has inked a a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Perenco Oil & Gas Gabon for a 3D marine seismic acquisition project offshore West Africa. The survey will be acquired by the company’s 12 streamer 3D/4D seismic vessel Polarcus Nadia. The 88.8 meters long, ULSTEIN SX124 de
