DNV GL shifts Norwegian HQ to Stavanger
DNV GL is moving its oil and gas head office in Norway from Høvik to Stavanger to get closer to its prime customer base.
Vietnam glitters for Diamond Offshore
Diamond Offshore Drilling has secured a 10-well Vietnam contract for its Ocean Quest semi-submersible with Petrovietnam Exploration & Production (PVEP).
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It’s a vigorous market for service firms but are you the right kind of business?
The oil services mergers and acquisitions pot is bubbling away merrily these day. And doubtless there will be one or two firms in the Press and Journal/Munro’s Travel delegation to this year’s Offshore Technology Conference in Houston quietly hoping to cash in . . . be taken over and to hit the perpetual golf circuit.
West Alpha to spud Russian Arctic well in August
Rosneft plans to start drilling for oil on the Russian Arctic Shelf in August. The cost of the well to be drilled is said to be a staggering $1billion, though the company has so far given no detail of why it will be so expensive.
Arup sets teeth into next leg of Husky project
Arup, a multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm with a reputation for delivering innovative and sustainable designs, has been selected by Husky Energy to carry out the detailed engineering design (DED) for the offshore Eastern Canada White Rose Extension Project (WREP) concrete gravity structure.
Rosneft secures Orenburg Drilling
Rosneft has completed its acquisition of Russian company Orenburg Drilling Co from VTB-Leasing Group. The purpose of the deal is to enable the Russian oil company to re-equip its existing fleet of drilling units.
Scottish independence to be debated at All-Energy
In just over two weeks (May 21-22), Aberdeen will once again host All-Energy, which continues to rank as the UK's largest renewable energy exhibition.
Finns get Gamesa 4.5MW turbines
The first commercial windfarm equipped with Gamesa 4.5MW wind turbines has been inaugurated in Finland at Simo.
Busy times at Rowan as Saudi Aramco exercises options
Rowan Renaissance has started a three-year drilling contract with Repsol on April 22, 2014, for operations offshore West Africa at an effective dayrate of $619,000 during the first year.
Ensco orders yet more rigs
Drilling major Ensco has once again reached for its wallet to order further drilling tonnage, this time two high-specification jack-ups already designated Ensco 140 and 141. Price tag is $430million for the pair.
Europe EOR set to grow
North America dominated the global market for enhanced oil recovery in 2012, but other regions are set to at least catch up over the next several years, according to a new report.
Emas wins Gunflint project subsea installation contract
Emas, the operating brand of Far East group Ezra Holdings received a letter of agreement from Noble Energy for subsea installation work on the Gunflint project in the US Gulf of Mexico.
North Sea industry resigned to CAA’s helicopter June 1 deadline for imposing safety diktats
The safety review of UK North Sea commercial helicopter operations by the UK Civil Aviation Authority and Norway CAA, started in October last year and from which emerged a stack of actions and recommendations, has certainly shaken the offshore industry . . . workers and companies alike.
RMT leader slams CAA’s dictatorial approach to workforce
Despite the many improvements that the 61 measures variously recommended or commanded by the CAA, many offshore workers are both angry and worried about the implications for their jobs.
Norwegian agencies sound Arctic pollution warning
Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority and environmental agency have together warned of an urgent need to develop counter pollution measures that would actually work in Arctic waters.
SURF forum being staged at OTC
The first meeting of a new knowledge sharing forum on the topic of subsea integrity management practice is scheduled to take place at this year's Offshore Technology Conference in Houston.
Banff Academy students call for a common language on oil jobs
In our special Young Energy edition of Energy published in March, we reviewed a selection of oil industry recruitment presentations made by schools that took part in a competition run by the Society for Petroleum Engineers and International Coiled Tubing Association.
In the boardroom with Flexlife’s Ciaran O’Donnell
Energy sat down with Ciaran O'Donnell to see what makes him tick, what motivates him and understand his success to date.
Halliburton builds drill trainer
Halliburton has revealed plans for an onshore drilling, testing and training facility near Cameron, Texas, that will include testing and training wells; a workshop for tool preparation and inspection; offices; classrooms; and conference rooms.
Golden Energy Offshore chooses X-Bow design
Once again Ulstein is to the fore as Golden Energy Offshore has chosen one of the Norwegian company's X-Bow designs for up to four supply vessels to be built in China.
North Sea workforce 3D body scanning project gathers pace at Robert Gordon
A groundbreaking research project to measure offshore workers' body size and shape with 3D scanners in Aberdeen has assumed a dramatic relevance as a result of the Civil Aviation Authority's diktats regarding North Sea helicopters.
Cameron reports earnings lift
US big brand Cameron has reported record Q1 revenues of $2.4billion, up 18% from $2.1 billion a year ago.
North Sea – The Future: Game far from over
In this final part of our thumbnail sketch of the North Sea, it falls to me to try to paint a picture of the future. So I raked around my desk drawer for the bag of rune stones that I keep especially for such occasions, gave them a rattle and scattered them on the floor.
World demand for AUVs ‘poisted to soar’, say experts
The demand for unmanned technology will nearly double the global autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) fleet, according to new forecasts.