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Sterling reports on production, frac at Breagh gas field

May 23, 2014

Calgary-based Sterling Resources issued its 1Q results today, reporting US$20.5million revenue attributable to production from the Breagh gas field in the UK North Sea, and expenses of $2.6 million during the quarter. The average expected…

New platforms for HPHT Culzean

May 22, 2014

Operator Maersk Oil is to use a new standalone installation to develop the ultra-high-pressure, high-temperature (uHP/HT) Culzean gas field in the central North Sea about 145 miles east of Aberdeen.  The field, one of the largest gas discoveries of recent years in the UK North Sea…

Deepwater slowdown continues

May 22, 2014

Maersk Drilling has again warned about a slowdown in the deepwater market, but says it still has a positive long term view on the deepwater market.  The company is investing $US5.2 billion in eight new rigs, which are being delivered between 2014 and 2016…

Walkwalker I wins accolade

May 22, 2014

A walking jackup platform called WaveWalker 1 has been awarded a Product and Equipment Innovation Award at the Ground Engineering (GE) Awards ceremony in London (14th May.) WaveWalker 1, developed by Fugro and Van Oord, is an eight-legged…

EMGS awarded North Sea survey contract

May 21, 2014

Norway's Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has a contract with North Energy ASA worth US$1.7 million (NOK 10 million) to provide 3D EM data acquisition in the North Sea. The survey was to begin in early May, using the BOA Thalassa…

Maersk inks jackup for Culzean

May 21, 2014

Houston-based Hercules Offshore has signed a five-year drilling contract with Maersk Oil North Sea UK for a newbuild jackup rig to be owned and operated by Hercules Offshore.   The new Friede & Goldman JU-2000E design jackup will be built…

Subsea 7 wins Catcher prize

May 21, 2014

Subsea 7 has been awarded its largest UK engineering, procurement, installation, and commissioning (EPIC) services contract, by Premier Oil. The contract, worth more than US$460 million, will be for work on Premier Oil's Catcher Area development…

Pit halts Snorre production

May 21, 2014

Norway’s Statoil is to keep its Snorre B platform shut in until an investigation finds the cause of a pit which formed at a subsea template.  The pit, described as “an abnormal erosion of mass under the template” was discovered on Saturday (17 May)…

Fairfield extends PD&MS North Sea contract

May 20, 2014

Engineering company PD&MS Energy has been awarded an offshore contract extension for engineering work on Fairfield Energy’s North Sea assets. Following an initial three-year contract, the options will see the Aberdeen-headquartered company provide engineering…

Golden Eagle LQ sets sail

May 20, 2014

Nexen Petroleum's Golden Eagle development living quarters [LQ] module sailed away from its fabrication yard yesterday, 19 May (pictured). The LQ module was designed and built by Sembmarine SLP in Lowestoft at its Hamilton Dock. The 2000-tonne module…

Bilfinger picked for Murchison decom job

May 20, 2014

Aberdeen-based industrial services contractor Bilfinger Salamis UK is to provide fabric maintenance services support and access solutions to Aker Solutions for the first stage of decommissioning CNR International’s Murchison platform. First commissioned in 1980…

Proeon wins intervention vessel project

May 16, 2014

East of England based Proeon Systems has won two orders worth a combined £650,000 from a leading subsea contractor as part of the development of a new well intervention vessel.  The award will see Proeon develop a subsea intervention control system…

Transocean nets $953m of contracts

May 16, 2014

Drilling rig giant Transocean says it has picked up new contracts worth about US$953 million since 17 April. Giving its fleet update report, the firm said other highlights include: Dhirubhai Deepwater KG1 drillship - Awarded a three year contract offshore Brazil at a dayrate of $440…

EnQuest makes Malaysia move

May 16, 2014

UK-based independent EnQuest says it has made a discovery in the North Sea and agreed a field development project with Malaysia’s Petronas.  Drilling on the North Sea Avalon prospect confirmed a discovery. EnQuest said preliminary analysis…

Eldfisk heads out to sea

May 16, 2014

The Eldfisk 2/7 S topside left Kvaerner's yard at Stord, Norway, today, bound for its installation site at Eldfisk, about 300km from Norway’s coastline (pictured).  The Eldfisk 2/7 S topside consists of one combined living quarter and utility module and a combined process and wellhead module…

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