US moratorium drives drill-ship to Egypt
TRANSOCEAN has sent its ultra-deepwater drill-ship Discoverer Americas to work offshore Egypt.
FMC bags $75million subsea systems deal with Statoil
FMC Technologies has signed an agreement with Statoil for the manufacture and supply of subsea production equipment to support the Katla field development in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.
Aberdeen firm swallowed up by Fugro
FUGRO has acquired the ERT (Scotland) marine environmental consultancy and will integrate it into its Fugro GeoConsulting unit.
Norway’s PSA issues floater warning to operators
STABILITY and ballasting concerns on the new Gjoa field floating production unit have prompted the Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) to issue a circular to operators of semi-submersible facilities on the Norwegian shelf.
Unconventional gas in Germany and Poland
A FARM-IN opportunity offered to the market via Schlumberger's Indigopool service points to the "unconventional" gas potential of continental Europe, in this instance Germany and Poland.
North Sea oil & gas expertise to be highlighted at Amsterdam session
A HINT of what the massive North Sea oil & gas capability can do for offshore renewable energy safety will be to the fore at an IMCA session in Amsterdam.
Norwegian production ship operators getting hitched in $629million deal
NORWEGIAN companies BW Offshore and Prosafe Production are merging to create the second-largest floating production, storage, and offloading vessel (FPSO) lease operator in the world with a diversified portfolio of 15 vessels working, and for major new projects under way.
Sustainable wastewater using rocket science … you must be joking
Two engineers at Stanford University are using rocket science to make wastewater treatment sustainable.
Perfect choice for Lux Innovate
Women who have smashed through the "glass ceiling" in the UK oil & gas industry are as rare as hen's teeth, unlike Norway, where women in senior posts are commonplace by comparison.
Trillions of dollars key to meeting accelerating growth of energy demand
As the world puts the economic downturn behind, it will face a major challenge of meeting substantial growth in world demand, according to Daniel Yergin.
Call for industry proposals on HP/HT AND fluids management
ITF, the oil and gas Industry Technology Facilitator, is calling on international technology developers to come forward with proposals to tackle technology issues associated with high-pressure high temperature (HP/HT) production and produced fluids management.
Argentinians to drill close to Falklands
Argentina is preparing to start drilling for oil close to the Falkland Islands using a super-drillship rig hired from Stena Drilling, a unit of Sweden's Stena Group.
It’s full steam ahead with Huntingdon
Premier Oil has confirmed the five-years-with-options contract for the Sevan Voyageur floating production and storage unit on its UK North Sea Huntingdon oil development.
Scots chemicals specialist launches revolutionary subsea lifting system
Aberdeenshire-based supplier of specialist oilfield chemicals Aubin has developed a ground-breaking concept that it says could revolutionise the handling of large chunks of subsea infrastructure.
Legal risks in waste to energy projects
Waste represents an increasingly important source of energy. Using waste as fuel can have important environmental benefits not only by reducing reliance on landfill but by reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
Two questions we need to address on power generation
The media and politicians tend to talk more about developments in technology to generate electricity than about other energy-related issues.
Iberdrola investing £3.2billion. . . really?
NOBODY ever lost money by under-estimating the critical faculties of the Scottish media, particularly where big numbers are involved.
Argentina could try to grab Falklands resources
There has been lots of speculation of late that Argentina might fancy having a pop at the Falkland Islands again.
Tullow finds yet more oil offshore Ghana
Tullow Oil has confirmed yet another major oil discovery offshore Ghana, with its Owo-1 exploration sidetrack in the Deepwater Tano block which "significantly extended" the column of high-quality light oil discovered by the initial drill.
Lundin and RWE Dea make large new oil&gas discoveries
These are Norway's latest successes in what is becoming an excellent year for offshore NW Europe.
Brinker on fast-track to growth . . . at last
Brinker Technology will shortly be on the move across Aberdeen from Bridge of Don to new headquarters at Altens.
Altra Energy wins £500,000 tender for North Africa project
ABERDEEN-headquartered Altra Energy has won an open tender for a "capacity trial" of the In Amenas Gas plant in Algeria.
First application of new umbilical blockage prevention solution
A bespoke filtration solution jointly developed by oil-industry chemicals supplier Champion Technologies and 3M's Oil & Gas business has apparently significantly reduced the potential risk of blockage in a subsea chemical umbilical system recently installed in the North Sea.
Floater boom in prospect as demand grows
A boom for floating production, storage and offloading units (FPSOs) is gaining momentum, with Germany's RHB Research Institute warning of capacity shortages and rising charter rates.
First Catcher oil production in 2014
Premier Oil is certain that the Catcher oil discovery in the UK Central North Sea is commercial and will be developed using either a floating production system or a fixed platform.