Dutch heavy weight Allseas marked its biggest milestone yet, late August - and has now released a video showing the operation. The firm's mega-vessel, the US$2.7 billion Pioneering Spirit, successfully completed its first commercial job…
PSV Frigg Viking in Aberdeen Harbour. Image courtesy of Jim Cargill Nexen has applied software developed by PlanSea Ltd., a Robert Gordon University spin-out company, to remove significant cost from its North Sea operations…
UK authorities are hopeful that they may finally have a weather window to move the Transocean Winner semisubmersible rig. With just days to go before the heavy transport vessel due to move it is due to come off contract, contingencies are already being assessed…
Aker Solutions has introduced a new lighter weight and faster to deliver semisubmersible platform that will help producers unlock more marginal oil and gas fields in harsh environments across the globe. Lean Semi…
Seaway Heavy Lifting has awarded Dutch subsea technology company Seatools a contract for the design and delivery of a piling template instrumentation and control system. The contract includes the complete mechanical, electric, hydraulic…
World Marine Offshore has been contracted by Iberdrola Renovables Offshore Deutschland to provide two newbuild crew transfer vessels (CTVs) during the operations and maintenance (O&M) period for the Wikinger wind farm in Germany. “Building…
Following its launch during last month’s Intelligent Energy event, entries have now opened for the 2017 Offshore Achievement Awards. Hosted by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen Section, with the support of principal sponsor TAQA and media partner OE…
Oil & Gas UK (Oil & Gas UK) appointed four new members to its board. Cory L. Loegering, region vice president and managing director for Apache North Sea; Robin Allan, Premier Oil’s director, North Sea and Exploration; and Bill Dunnett…
Aibel was awarded the modification assignment to ready the Heidrun platform to receive the production from the Dvalin field (formerly Zidane). The Heidrun platform (image: Øyvind Hagen/Statoil)…
Aker Solutions has secured two contracts worth at least US$112 million (NOK 900 million) from DEA Norge to deliver the subsea production system, maintenance and services at the Dvalin natural gas development offshore Norway. Dvalin illustration…
DEA has submitted the plan for development and operation (PDO) for the Dvalin field (previously named Zidane) to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy in Norway. Dvalin will be the company’s first operated field development project in Norway…
Jakob Stausholm resigned from his position as member of the board of directors in Statoil with immediate effect, to avoid potential conflicts of interests following his new appointment as CFO of the Maersk group. Stausholm takes up his new position on 1 December 2016…
In this video, Statoil shows a timelapse of installation work at Aasta Hansteen conducted by Subsea 7. Pipelines, risers and spools were installed and hooked up to subsea templates and umbilicals that were installed last year. The…
The UK's new regulator, the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), has now been established as an independent government company by the UK government. The move formalizes the transfer of the Secretary of State’s regulatory powers in respect of oil and gas to the OGA…
How offshore assets are visualized has taken a leap forward with photographic technology that helps to create point clouds. Elaine Maslin reports. Turning photos into point clouds. Images from Return to Scene…
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