Frontier projects on starting blocks
Two major West of Shetland development projects are gathering momentum, with Houston-based INTECSEA having secured the facilities engineering services contract for the first stage of Chevron-operated Rosebank/Lochnagar, while Doris has started front-end engineering for Total-operated Laggan/Tormore.
Published: 01/06/2009
GoM Tubular Bells win sweet music to Amec’s Neil Bruce
BP has handed UK group Amec the engineering services contract covering development of the Tubular Bells and Kodiak discoveries in deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
Published: 01/06/2009
Sevan Voyageur signed for ‘life’ of Shelley field
SEVAN Marine and Premier Oil have signed up to a firm contract for the continued provision and operation of the floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO), Sevan Voyageur, on the Shelley field in the Central North Sea (blocks 22/2b and 22/3a).
Published: 01/06/2009
Lack of pride costs company dear
PRIDE International has admitted to Chevron that its semi-submersible, Pride Venezuela, has an unacceptable level of corrosion. This has precipitated cancellation of a contract for use of the rig by Chevron off Angola.
Published: 01/06/2009
Massive $1.6billion Kashagan field win for Aker Solutions
NORWEGIAN group Aker Solutions has been awarded two key contracts, in partnership with Saipem, from Agip KCO, operator of the Kashagan field, on behalf of the North Caspian Operating Company (NCOC).
Published: 01/06/2009
Caledus gets together with Petronas spin-out
CALEDUS is teaming up with its Malaysia agent to forge a joint-venture company in a bid to better capitalise on South-east Asia market opportunities.
Published: 04/05/2009
Gas hydrates – unlocking vast promise or unleashing huge threat?
In the future, natural gas derived from frozen methane-based hydrates extracted from the ocean floor and beneath the Arctic permafrost may fuel cars, heat homes and power industry, according to the American Chemical Society.
Published: 04/05/2009
Petrofac secures Kittiwake work through to 2010
PETROFAC has been awarded a £10million contract extension by Venture Production covering the UK North Sea Kittiwake field until the end of March, 2010.
Published: 04/05/2009
Norwegian yard wins $110million contract
STX Norway Offshore has been contracted to construct three North Caspian capability icebreaker tugs for JSC Circle Marine Invest.
Published: 04/05/2009
Newfoundland’s $5.7billion Hebron project goes out to consultation
Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board has put the proposed $5.7billion Hebron heavy oilfield development on the Grand Banks out to public consultation.
Published: 04/05/2009
Partners to build £1billion windfarm
NORWEGIAN outfits StatoilHydro and Statkraft have joined forces to develop the 315-megawatt Sheringham Shoal offshore windfarm off the coast of Norfolk in the UK.
Published: 06/04/2009
CCS win for Det Norske Veritas
DET Norske Veritas (DNV) has been chosen by the European Commission to facilitate a process to shorten the time from policy-making to industry implementation of carbon capture and storage (CCS).
Published: 06/04/2009
Grenland wins FMC contract
IN NORWAY, Grenland Group has picked up a contract worth about $5.4million from FMC Technologies for the construction of Troll B gas-injection subsea structures.
Published: 06/04/2009
Signs claimed of evidence of mid-Atlantic oil
Evidence is growing that oil may be found in the Dreki area north-east of Iceland, according to Orkustofnun, the National Energy Authority of Iceland (NEA).
Published: 02/03/2009
Developer with offshore oil pedigree primed for maritime wind big push
Mid-February saw the Crown Estate make a number of acreage allocations in Scottish waters to would-be offshore windfarm developers.
Published: 02/03/2009
