Floating accommodation provider Prosafe and BG Group have agreed to re-phase the Safe Bristolia accommodation support vessel's 2015 work program at the Everest platform. The move will see the unit spend less time in 2015 at the UK North Sea Everest platform…
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) granted Suncor Energy a drilling permit for the wildcat well 25/10-13 S in the central North Sea. Well 25/10-13 S, located in production license 571, will be drilled from Dolphin Drilling's Borgland Dolphin semisubmersible…
Fugro confirmed that a fire broke out on its Fugro Symphony survey vessel as it was docked at the Peterhead Harbour in the UK. Image of the Fugro Symphony. From Fugro Subsea. The fire broke out early Wednesday morning around 2:30 a…
Viking Life-Saving Equipment is taking PPE to the limit. Meg Chesshyre explains. Viking’s polar liferaft is ready for use—even at -58°F. Photos from Viking Life-Saving Equipment Arctic…
Exploration in deeper waters is driving technology development, not least in subsea inspection. Meg Chesshyre reports. Diver-based pipeline scanning. Images from FORCE Technology. Denmark’s FORCE Technology…
Maintaining a modern fleet with long-term contracts while setting drilling records is Maersk Drilling’s way of doing business. Eloise Logan spoke to the firm’s chief technology officer. The Maersk Voyager drillship…
Transocean issued its May 2015 monthly fleet update summary, which includes new contracts, changes to existing contracts, and changes in estimated planned out-of-service time of 15 or more days since the 16 April 2015 fleet status report…
Watch as Teekay Offshore’s first unit for maintenance and safety (UMS), the Arendal Spirit, arrives safely to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil after departing the COSCO shipyard in China. Arendal Spirit will now undergo an extensive testing…
Norwegian classification and verification outfit DNV GL unveiled an unmanned floating LNG concept, which it thinks could unlock the potential of remote offshore gas fields. DNV GL's Solitude concept…
Ocean Rig received a one-year extension from Eni Angola S.p.A for the Poseidon drillship that will last until 2Q 2017, with total contract backlog now standing at about US$367 million. Ocean Rig also entered into a new contract for the…
Erin Energy Corp.’s Oyo-8 well located in OML 120 offshore Nigeria has exceeded expectations and is currently producing at a stabilized rate of 7080 b/d. Erin Energy is the operator and has a 100% interest in the well. Oyo-8 flare up…
Dana Petroleum awarded Asset Guardian Solutions (AGSL) a contract to implement and support Asset Guardian, a software system that helps secure the integrity of process software. Asset Guardian will be installed by AGSL on Dana’s Triton FPSO in the UK North Sea…
Mexico is ramping up its offshore seismic data acquisition with recent awards to TGS-NOPEC and Norway-based Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS). The Atlantic Explorer. From PGS. Mexico's…
Kosmos Energy hit additional hydrocarbon pay at its Tortue-1 exploration well offshore Mauritania, western North Africa. Mauritania map. From Kosmos. Tortue-1 is located in Block C8…
The Deepsea Metro I ultra deepwater drillship won a contract with VietGazprom in Vietnam. The vessel, managed by Norway's Odfjell Drilling, will operate for VietGazprom in Blocks 130 and 131 offshore Vietnam, starting mid-3Q 2015, for about 20 weeks…