Lundin Petroleum has announced that drilling of exploration well 6405/12-1 in PL584, in the Norwegian Sea, has started. Lundin says the well will investigate the hydrocarbon potential of the Lindarormen prospect in PL584, located 150 km northwest of Kristiansund on the Norwegian coast and approximat
Kongsberg Maritime Embient, with KONGSBERG partner company Contros Systems and Solutions, has been selected to develop and deliver innovative technologies and strategies for environmental monitoring during Gas Hydrate exploration and production as part of the EU ‘SUGAR’ (Submarine Gas Hydrate Reserv
Petrofac has secured a second contract extension from South Oil Company (SOC) for support on its Iraq Crude Oil Expansion Project. The 12-month extension, worth around US$106 million, comes into effect in December and brings the total value of the contract to more than US$300 million since it was fi
Research workers of the TomskNIPIneft institute finalized the studies on the physical and chemical properties and composition of oil produced from the Universitetskaya-1 well drilled in the Kara Sea, which discovered a new Arctic field named Pobeda (eng. Victory). The results of the studies were pre
The Port of Gulfport dredging works that will bring the port’s shipping channel to its federally authorized depth of 36 feet are progressing as planned. The channel leading to and from the port was 33 feet deep, 3 feet less than its authorized depth. Dredging of the channel began on September 7th an
Offshore Energy, the fastest growing gathering of offshore industry professionals, is breaking records year after year with more than 600 exhibitors present in 2014. The two-day event was opened by Dr. María de Lourdes Melgar Palacios, Under Secretary of Hydrocarbons of Mexico, joined by Pieter van
Eni has made a new “important oil discovery” in the Minsala Marine exploration prospect located in the Marine XII Block offshore Congo at 35 kilometers from the shoreline and 12 kilometers from the recent Nené Marine discovery. The discovery was made through the Minsala Marine 1 well which was drill
Defence and security company Saab has won a contract to deliver a Water Borne Improvised Explosive Device Remotely Operated Vehicle (WBIEDROV) in cooperation with the U.S. Underwater Hazardous Device Team’s (UHDT), Technical Support Working Group (TSWG). The aim of this project is to deliver to the
Construction of the new detached breakwater for Cowes began on 17th May 2014. Following a thorough tender process, in consultation with Project Managers Atkins, Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC) and their partners at the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) appointed Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. on a
MacArtney has received an order from OneSubsea for Moog Focal oil and condensate gas FPSO slip rings. The order also includes cables and associated junction boxes. The FPSO slip rings are designated for the ‘Martin Linge’ project on the Norwegian Continental Shelf due west of Bergen. Here, they will
Maersk Drilling has reported that in a ceremony held at GMC Marine Partners yard in Mekjarvik in Norway, Anita Utseth, Senior Vice President in Det norske oljeselskab ASA had named the ultra harsh environment jack-up rig Maersk Interceptor. Maersk Interceptor is the second in a series of four ultra
DSME of South Korea won a US$409 million deal to build two LNG carriers for a European customer.
Bestobell Marine has signed a contract with Hudong Zhonghua shipyard to provide cryogenic valves for four LNG newbuilds.
Wärtsilä has informed that two new 150 ton bollard pull anchor handling offshore support vessels (AHOSVs), being built at the Colombo Dockyard in Sri Lanka, have been designed by Wärtsilä and will be powered by Wärtsilä integrated propulsion systems. The order was placed in August and the equipment
