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…
Over recent months, IHC Merwede’s Offshore Division has been successful in securing orders for the design, engineering and construction of a total of 10 pipe-laying vessels. These vessels will be built in the covered hall at the IHC Krimpen facility…
Det norske oljeselskap ASA has celebrated first steel cutting on both the topsides and jacket of its Ivar Aasen platform for the North Sea. Image: First steel cutting at Arbatax, Sardinia. First steel for the 14,400-ton jacket was cut at Arbatax…
Statoil is to continue its Barents Sea exploration campaign in 2014, with 5-7 new wells planned. The Norwegian oil firm is planning to test potential in the Hoop area, where OMV made the recent play-opening Wisting Central discovery…
Through its development in the gaming and defense sectors, gaming technology is being adopted by various industries, including oil and gas. Elaine Maslin reports. The gaming industry has become big business - bigger than the movie business…
Eni Norge provides this video clip of the living quarters being lifted into place at the Goliat FPSO. Lifting the modules, required the use of a crane with the capacity to lift 1.6 million kg, ENI said. The five-level living quarters modules weighed 1100 tonnes…
Angus Lugsdin, business development manager at Tritech International, outlined the value of multibeam sonar technology for real-time integrity monitoring at a technical session on structural integrity at Aberdeen’s Offshore Europe Conference in September…
Aberdeen-based subsea installation contractor Bibby Offshore has purchased two Sprint subsea inertial navigation systems from Sonardyne International Ltd. to support ROV operations carried out by its new offshore survey business division…
Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) has secured a 1-year contract extension from Chevron North Sea Limited to deliver engineering and construction services to its assets in the Alba and Captain fields in the UK North Sea. Effective immediately, the…
Dana Petroleum group CEO Marcus Richards believes the oil industry is seeing a structural shift. He gave his personal views at a UK Chatham House event: I would like address the questions raised by the shift in oil demand to industrialized economies in terms of energy security…
Arnaud Breuillac has been appointed president, exploration and production at Total, effective January 1. He will report to Yves Louis Darricarrère, upstream president and member of Total’s executive committee. Yves-Louis Darricarrère was appointed president…
Norwegian Energy Company ASA (Noreco) has said production is expected to restart from the Siri platform, offshore Denmark, in Q2 2014. Production from the platform will be at reduced volumes until the Siri platform is permanently repaired…
Lundin Petroleum AB appointed Paul Atkinson as general manager for Malaysia and managing director for Lundin Petroleum's southeast Asia business. Atkinson is joining Lundin Petroleum from Talisman Energy, where he has held various senior managerial positions since 2001…