As part of an unusual mortality event investigation, a team of scientists has discovered that dead bottlenose dolphins stranded in the northern Gulf of Mexico since the start of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill have lung and adrenal lesions…
Final preparation of the Goliat platform is well under way in the Barents Sea. Goliat. From Eni. With more than 600 people now working offshore at the Goliat field, activity levels…
A total of 12 groups are challenging the US Department of Interior’s (DOI) decision to reaffirm the 2008 Chukchi Sea lease sale that will allow oil and gas drilling in a nearly 30 million acre area of the Chukchi Sea outer continental shelf (OCS)…
The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) has laid four charges against the consortium behind the Hibernia field after an oil spill. The charges were made against the Hibernia Management and Development…
Subsea challenges are in focus at this week’s Underwater Technology Conference in Bergen. While the conference examines future oilfield challenges, we take a look back at past innovations in the industry. In the final article in a three-part series…
Statoil has handed out the largest contracts for the UK North Sea’s Mariner field that are worth more than US$1.57 billion (£1 billion) to the companies established in Aberdeen. Mariner. Image from Statoil…
Lundin Norway received approval from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate to drill an appraisal well located southeast of the giant Edvard Grieg field, in the central North Sea. Map of well 16/1-23S…
Det norske installed the 8900-tonne steel jacket for its Ivar Aasen platform in the North Sea. The Ivar Aasen steel jacket. Images from Det norske. The Saipem-built jacket was lifted in place down to the seabed at 112m water depth…
There were many memorable presentations and product demonstrations at this year’s Offshore Technology Conference in Houston this past May. OE Staff reports on a few notable discussions. Safety post-Macondo This year marks the fifth anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon disaster…
Statoil started the installation of 22 Åsgard subsea gas compression modules in the Norwegian Sea. Åsgard subsea compressor. Images from Statoil. The Åsgard field lies on the Halten Bank…
Harris CapRock Communications, a provider of managed communications services for remote and harsh environments, has been selected by Hess Corp. to provide a turnkey, integrated telecommunications solution to support the Stampede offshore field development project…
Both Halliburton and Transocean have reached settlement agreements with BP over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico. The Deepwater Horizon incident occured on 20 April 2010, spilling millions of barrels of oil into…
Shell released this video outlining its safety efforts for Arctic exploration. The company received conditional approval for its exploration plan in the Chukchi Sea on 11 May 2015. Shell is planning to spend US$1 billion to explore the Arctic…
GC Rieber Shipping has taken delivery of its seismic new-build Polar Empress, from Kleven-owned Myklebust Verft. The vessel is chartered on a five-year contract to Dolphin Geophysical. Polar Empress is a high-capacity 3D seismic vessel with ice-class 1A…
Pemex’s board of directors approved a restructuring plan for its subsidiary Pemex Exploration and Production (PEP) on 22 May, the Mexican national oil company announced. The board of directors created a steering committee for PEP, designating Juan Javier Hinojosa Puebla…
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