South Stream Transport, a consortium between Gazprom, Eni S.p.A., EDF, and Wintershall, is ready to begin offshore construction of its South Stream gas pipeline project. According to a statement on the Gazprom website, construction of the first and the second strings of the offshore gas pipeline i
Vallourec, has been awarded a contract to supply premium tubes and connections for the ultra-deep offshore Kaombo project in Angola, operated by TOTAL E&P Angola. As part of this contract, Vallourec will supply 27,000 tons of OCTG (Oil Country Tubular Goods) for wells drilled within 1,400 to 2,000 m
Between 14 and 16 October 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway carried out an audit of ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS (COPSAS) and its management of emergency preparedness and helicopter operations at Ekofisk 2/4 L, in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Ekofisk 2/4 L is an accommodat
Van Oord’s flexible fallpipe vessel Stornes has set a world record. During a period of four weeks, Stornes placed rock in water depths of up to 1,277 metres. The subsea rock installation works were executed in relation to the development of the Statoil-operated Aasta Hansteen gas field and Polarled
From 29 September to 2 October 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway carried out an audit of Statoil within the domains of emergency preparedness, drilling and well technology on the West Venture semi-submersible drilling rig. West Venture is operated by North Atlantic Drilling (NAD) and
Shell’s Norwegian subsidiary AS Norske Shell has completed drilling of the appraisal well 6305/8-2 on the Ormen Lange field, offshore Norway. Ormen Lange was proven in 1997 and has been producing since 2007. The reservoir is in Lower Palaeocene and Upper Cretaceous reservoir rocks (Våle formation’s
Vallourec, a provider of premium tubular solutions, has been awarded a contract to supply premium tubes and connections for the ultra-deep offshore Kaombo project in Angola, operated by TOTAL E&P Angola. As part of this contract, Vallourec will supply 27,000 tons of OCTG (Oil Country Tubular Goods)
The Environment Agency has agreed the largest single flood risk management contract, a £300 million programme that will reduce flood risk in London and the Thames estuary. The £300 million Thames Estuary Asset Management Programme will deliver the first 10 years of capital investment in flood risk m
Island Offshore has taken delivery of its 10th vessel of Rolls-Royce UT 776 CD design, built at Vard Brevik in Norway. M/V Island Condor is a flexible offshore support vessel with good sea-keeping capabilities, excellent station keeping performance and low fuel consumption, Island Offshore said. It
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) and the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) have joined forces to boost marine research activities, education and technology at Gran Canary. The three partners signed an agreement at the
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has given Statoil consent to use the Songa Dee semi-submersible drilling rig for production drilling on Gullfaks satellites, well template P, in the North Sea. The PSA says that the consent entails an extension of an existing consent for Songa Dee at Gullf
Black & Veatch and Emerging Fuels Technology signed a cooperation agreement to improve the alternative/renewable transportation fuels industry.
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), a New York City-based, non-profit international environmental advocacy group, has informed that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rejected yesterday (November 12) a Shell Gulf of Mexico Inc. and Shell Offshore Inc. lawsuit that attempted to pre
QGEP Participações S.A. (QGEP), has disclosed the production estimate for the Manati Field, located on the coast of Bahia state, Brazil. According to the press release, the company projects 2015 production for the Manati Field to be approximately 5.5 million m³ per day, being 2.5 million m³ per day
