Ireland’s next Atlantic Margin oil and gas exploration licensing round is to be announced following a review of the country’s oil and gas fiscal terms, due to be completed early 2014, the country’s government has announced. The round is scheduled to open in April 2014…
Businesses have only four weeks left to enter the Offshore Achievement awards, organised by Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen section and supported by Offshore Engineer. The awards, which are open to UK-registered companies operating in the renewables or oil and gas industries…
Allseas Group is to build a second single-lift platform installation and decommissioning vessel that will exceed the lifting capacity of its Pieter Schelte unit by 50%. The new vessel will be able to remove all platform topsides in the North Sea…
Norway-based Imenco AS brought its new products including its Lizard Shark pan and tilt camera at the Norway pavilion at Offshore Europe 2013. The Lizard Shark, designed for use in subsea inspection and tooling technology, combines a 10x…
Established by a team of scientists in 1977, City Technology has grown into a global business, with 50 million people worldwide using its gas detection sensors. With a range of more than 300 products detecting 28 different gases, City Technology…
Tritech’s Gemini Narrow Beam Imager (NBI) has been field-proven by Reef Subsea. The NBI successfully monitored the trenched installation of 6-in. and 2-in. cable, while using controlled flow excavation techniques. The seabed conditions around the site varied considerably…
T.D. Williamson Offshore Services (TDW) introduced the Clamp Installation Tool (CIT), a lightweight, remote-controlled system that installs any proprietary clamps or fittings on subsea pipelines in need of repair or to prepare for tie-ins to new pipelines…
Laissez les bons temps rouler. Deep in the heart of Louisiana oil country, US representatives from two Asian trade organizations made the case for local investment at the 2013 Louisiana Gulf Coast Oil Exposition (LAGCOE), held in Lafayette…
Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam, part of Damen Shipyards Group, has agreed a contract to build an additional seismic research support vessel for Rederij Groen. The latest contract follows last month’s order for two new seismic research support vessels (SRSVs)…
Lundin Norway AS (Lundin Norway) has started drilling appraisal well 16/5-5 in production license 410. The well will target the Luno II South structure, 9km southeast of the Luno II discovery well 16/4-6S in PL359, in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea…
Statoil has made an oil discovery on the Snilehorn prospect in Norwegian Sea. Oil was found in discovery well 6407/8-6 and sidetrack 6407/8-6A. Image: The West Navigator drillship, which has started drilling on the Novus prospect…
Gas lift is recognized for enhancing well stability – but it has its drawbacks. Camcon’s digital gas lift has begun field testing onshore Oman, with offshore installations anticipated. How does it differ from traditional gas lift technology…
A group of operators in the North Sea is taking a joint approach to barrel chasing through well intervention. Could other regions do the same? In many cases, total annual production associated with well intervention operations exceeds annual production from new wells drilled in the same year…
Intervention and completions firm Welltec is to set up factory in Esbjerg, Denmark, as an offshore supply base for its operations in the Danish, German and Dutch sectors of the North Sea and onshore central Europe. The new facility, which will initially employ 25-35 people…
The winners of the Oil & Gas UK Awards 2013 were announced at an awards ceremony attended by more than 600 in Aberdeen, Scotland, last night. The Oil & Gas UK Awards is the annual showcase event for the UK offshore oil and gas industry…