Norwegians design radical In-Ice drillship for Arctic
Inocean of Norway has developed an Arctic drillship based on its INO-80 concept and has named the new, fully-enclosed and winterised, environmentally-friendly vessel In-Ice.
Flying the Saltire for Scotland
A not-for-profit organisation with a mission to find, fuel and spark the next generation of business leaders in Scotland, is establishing itself in the north-east.
Shell duo to be dispatched to Asian yard for fixing
Both of the two drilling rigs employed by Shell in its Beaufort and Chukchi Seas campaign last summer off Alaska are to be sent to an unspecified yard in Asia (said to be South Korean) for repairs and upgrades.
Statoil awards record contract to IRM contractor
DeepOcean has been awarded a $265million (1.5billion NOK) contract with Statoil, claiming that this secures the company's position as the leading subsea IMR (inspection, maintenance & repair) contractor in Norwegian waters.
Hydropower beats fossil fuels and nuclear in new research
Researchers in Italy and the UK have just reviewed the economic, social and environmental impact of hydro, coal, oil, gas and nuclear power and demonstrated that the renewables option is best.
Trio of Norwegian subsea contractors order new construction ships
A crop of new subsea construction vessels are on order or just delivered, primarily to Norwegian account, notably Solstad, DOF Subsea and Farstad.
Siemens wins £600million Butendiek wind project order
Siemens has further reinforced its commanding position in the North Sea by winning another big order for wind turbines, this time 80 units for the Butendiek project offshore Germany.
Fast-paced voyage of discovery through underwater pipelines
Pipe Rider - Fast paced racing in gas pipelines! You are 1,000 meters below sea level at the Shell Ormen Lange gas field.
Prickly sea-urchins set to help save the world
Scientists think that the prickly sea-urchin may be able to help us in the fight against global warming.
KCA Deutag wins key Malaysian rig contract
India's national oil company Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) says it has set a new world record for the drilling of an oil or gas well in the deepest waters by a mobile offshore drilling unit.
USC team comes up with high capacity lithium-ion battery
Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have developed a new lithium-ion battery design that uses porous silicon nanoparticles in place of the traditional graphite anodes to provide superior performance.
EU wind capacity rises despite buffetings
The EU wind energy sector installed 11.6 gigawatts (GW) of capacity last year, bringing the total wind power capacity to 105.6 GW, according to the latest figures issued by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).
Take super-small silicon particles and mix with water
Super-small particles of silicon react with water to produce hydrogen almost instantaneously, according to American research.
Toisa invests in X-bow tonnage
Toisa has signed a contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for the construction of a multi-purpose offshore construction vessel (MOCV) designed by Ulstein.
CNS seismic shoot starts
CGG has started a new highly pre-funded 3D seismic multi-client campaign in the Central North Sea, otherwise known as the Cornerstone program and utilising its BroadSeis technology.
UK onshore farm-in deal
Union Jack Oil has executed a farm-in agreement with Egdon Resources and Celtique Energie Petroleum to acquire a 10% interest in the onshore UK PEDL201 licence area.
Husky’s Searcher well fails
Husky Energy has reported that its exploration well drilled on the Searcher Prospect offshore Newfoundland in the southern Jeanne d'Arc Basin has failed to find significant hydrocarbons and is being plugged and abandoned.
$40million BOP controls package win
Oceaneering International has secured contracts to the tune of $40million from Transocean to provide three subsea blowout preventer (BOP) control systems.
Latest Falklands seismic starts
UK oil independent Borders & Southern has reported that the PGS vessel Ramform Challenger has begun the company's 3D seismic programme, some 140km south of the Falkland Islands.
Fastnet Oil & Gas farms into Deep Kinsale
Fastnet Oil & Gas has executed an option with the Kinsale Energy subsidiary Petronas to farm into the Deep Kinsale prospect, which is located beneath the old Kinsale Head gasfield.
Noble new-builds win work
Noble Drilling has advised that it has secured two new contracts for its new-build jack-up drilling rigs currently under construction at the Jurong Shipyard in Singapore.
Ice-class seismic acquisition vessel ordered
Norwegian shipyard Kleven Verft has received an order from GC Rieber Shipping for the construction of a new ice-class 1A, 22-streamer 3D seismic acquisition vessel.
Agility wins Chinese rig designwork
China Oilfield Services Ltd (COSL) has awarded a contract to the Agility Group for the design of a second semi-submersible drilling rig that will be especially suited for operations in the South China Sea.
800 “idle-iron” GoM platforms
According to Decomworld, 813 US Gulf of Mexico platforms out of the present total population of 2,996 such structures in the province fit the criteria of "non-producing idle iron".
Petrobras makes Florim find
Brazil's Petrobras has made an oil discovery in the pre-salt area of the country's offshore Santos Basin with its Florim exploration well.