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Subsea Integration Alliance awarded EPCI contract offshore Norway

Subsea Integration Alliance awarded EPCI contract offshore Norway   Subsea 7 today announced the award of a sizeable(1) contract by OKEA to Subsea Integration Alliance(2) for the Hasselmus project, seven kilometres north west of the Draugen platform in the southern Norwegian Sea. The project work scope covers the engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) of the...

New Business Development Manager Joins RCP Ltd

New Business Development Manager Joins RCP Ltd   Due to continued growth and expansion, RCP is delighted to announce the appointment of Stewart Henderson as the new Business Development Manager of RCP. Stewart joins RCP with over 13 years of experience as a Business Development Manager, working within industries such as O&G, Renewable Energy, Engineering and Advertising. Stewart will work closely with the RCP engineering team and will be responsible for promoting, selling and f...

Petrobras sells Brazil mature fields in $300m deal

Petrobras sells Brazil mature fields in $300m deal   Petrobras has sold seven small fields in the Sergipe-Alagoas basin in Brazil’s north-east coast. The divestment is part of the Brazilian state oil company’s ongoing strategy to offload non-core assets and focus on offshore deep-water development, particularly in the prolific pre-salt fairway. Petrobras sold its stakes in the shallow-water Paru development and another six onshore fields — Anambe, Arapacu, Cida...

The race to Net Zero is on as new Fuel Change Challenge is launched

The race to Net Zero is on as new Fuel Change Challenge is launched   A new Net Zero initiative which aims to challenge the brightest young minds from across Scotland to come up with fresh ways to tackle climate change gets underway this week.  Teams of young people aged between 16 and 24, including apprentices, will be set the ‘Grangemouth Net Zero Challenge’. The challenge consists of three phases, known as sprints, and for this particular programme, which w...

Petrofac Bags Ithaca Energy Deal

Petrofac Bags Ithaca Energy Deal   Petrofac announced Thursday that it has been awarded a two and a half year brownfield project with Ithaca Energy. The company revealed that it was selected through a competitive tender to deliver stage two of Ithaca Energy’s Captain Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) project in the UK’s central North Sea. Under the deal, which is said to be valued in the region of $17 million, Petrofac will be responsible for fabricating, constructing, and c...

Equinor finally starts production from Martin Linge field

Equinor finally starts production from Martin Linge field   The Equinor-operated Martin Linge oil and gas field in the North Sea came on stream on Wednesday night, 30 June. The field is powered from shore and operated from its onshore control room. Equinor said on Thursday that the expected recoverable resources were approximately 260 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe). At plateau, the field will produce around 115 000 boe per day. Arne Sigve Nylund, Equinor’s EVP for...

Multiple new clients add asset55 innovation into their delivery programs

Multiple new clients add asset55 innovation into their delivery programs   Leading technology house, asset55, have reached record highs as they have seen their customer portfolio grow by more than 20 new adds in the last 9-months. The specialist software and services provider to the global energy market has grown their client base by almost 30%, in addition to retaining and renewing several existing key accounts. These new wins have been spread across both their Operations and Cons...

MPs visit EMEC to see evidence of marine energy in action

MPs visit EMEC to see evidence of marine energy in action   Members of the House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee visited Orkney on Monday 28 June 2021 to visit the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and gather further evidence on renewable energy in Scotland. A report on their findings will make recommendations to UK Government this summer ahead of November’s COP26 UN Climate Conference in Glasgow.   The Committee held an oral evidence session in Kirkwall to dis...

Decommissioning specialist’s R&D investment paying off with greener solutions for oil and gas sector

Decommissioning specialist’s R&D investment paying off with greener solutions for oil and gas sector Redundant pipelines repurposed to reduce carbon footprint in new projects   A specialist engineering company has invested more than £700,000 to develop tools which provide greener, faster and safer solutions for decommissioning in the energy sector. Decom Engineering’s latest R&D investment has updated their Pipe Coating Removal (PCR) equipment, which cl...

OGV Energy's UK North Sea Energy Review

OGV Energy's UK North Sea Energy Review   Opportunities for the UK offshore industry in the energy transition, plans and new guidance for emissions reductions, trading updates, and project implementations featured in the UK oil and gas sector at the end of May and in June.  The UK oil and gas sector is recovering from the COVID impact and is poised for a major transformation as it positions itself for a lower-carbon future, according to the 33rd Oil and Gas survey conduct...

Aker Solutions, AF Gruppen to Merge Offshore Decommissioning Businesses

Aker Solutions, AF Gruppen to Merge Offshore Decommissioning Businesses   Norwegian Engineering and construction groups Aker Solutions and AF Gruppen have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to merge the two firms’ existing offshore decommissioning operations. They've agreed to merge the offshore decommissioning operations into a 50/50 owned company "with the goal of creating a leading global player for environmentally friendly recycling of offshore assets." The jo...

Valaris has charter contract extended

Valaris has charter contract extended   Bermudian-based Valaris Ltd, the offshore drilling services outfit, has been awarded a 200-day extension to its bareboat charter agreement with ARO Drilling. The company said the agreement is for Valaris JU-250 (Bob Palmer), a heavy-duty ultra-harsh environment jack-up. Valaris said the extension is in direct continuation of the existing contract and, as a result, the Valaris JU-250 is now expected to be under contract through the end of...

AVEVA and Wood Launch New Industrial Solution to Accelerate Digital Transformation

AVEVA and Wood Launch New Industrial Solution to Accelerate Digital Transformation   AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software driving digital transformation and sustainability, has formed a new alliance with Wood, the global consulting and engineering company, to accelerate digital transformation of industries such as power, energy, chemicals and mining with the launch of a new solution called Connected Build, a key part of Wood’s Digital Twin offering. Wood has standardize...

Sparrows Group wins large contract in defence sector

Sparrows Group wins large contract in defence sector    Sparrows Group (Sparrows), the engineering and maintenance services specialist has secured a contract to support a dockyard in the south west of England, marking the company’s first large project in the defence sector.  The deal will see Sparrows design, code, install, and test control system upgrades for seven dock cranes, which will significantly futureproof the assets, ensuring the reliability and safety o...

AqualisBraemar LOC concludes Sable decommissioning overview

AqualisBraemar LOC concludes Sable decommissioning overview   AqualisBraemar LOC has completed work for the decommissioning and removal campaign for ExxonMobil’s Sable Project offshore Nova Scotia. The company was appointed marine warranty surveyor in 2017 to ensure the safe removal and transportation across the Atlantic Ocean of seven platforms for disposal/recycling, including topsides and jackets with a combined total weight of more than 45,000 metric tons (49,604 tons)....

Developing Lavrans and Kristin Q in the Norwegian Sea

Developing Lavrans and Kristin Q in the Norwegian Sea   Equinor and the partners Petoro, Vår Energi and Total E&P Norge have decided to develop the Lavrans discovery and the Kristin Q-discovery which is a part of the Kristin field. This constitutes phase 1 of the Kristin South project, and today the plan for development and operation (PDO) will be submitted to the minister of petroleum and energy. Capital expenditures for this first phase will total about NOK 6.5 billion....

ISS to manage Equinor’s office facilities

ISS to manage Equinor’s office facilities   Equinor has awarded a contract for facility management at its Norwegian office locations to ISS. The total contract value is estimated at slightly more than NOK 5.5 billion over the 10-year contract period. The supplier estimates that the contract will generate jobs for about 550 people in six locations. Business transfer between the former and new supplier will take place in accordance with the provisions of the Norwegian Working E...

Energy Observer broadens its horizons with a scheduled arrival in Tokyo in late 2021

Energy Observer broadens its horizons with a scheduled arrival in Tokyo in late 2021   The course of Energy Observer’s Odyssey is set to evolve in line with health guidelines in force in Asia in particular. In this way, the Tokyo stopover will now take place in December 2021 rather than during the Olympic and Paralympic Games, with certain destinations in south-east Asia initially scheduled for 2022 being brought forward to this summer and autumn. Energy Observer has taken th...

TechnipFMC lands another subsea contract with Petrobras

TechnipFMC lands another subsea contract with Petrobras   TechnipFMC has secured a new subsea contract with Petrobras for the Búzios 6-9 fields offshore Brazil. Under the contract, TechnipFMC will supply subsea trees with controls, electrical and hydraulic distribution units, topside systems as well as installation and intervention support services with rental tooling. Delivery is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2023, the company said. According to TechnipFMC...

Guidelines launched to help build more inclusive workplaces offshore

Guidelines launched to help build more inclusive workplaces offshore   Recognising the important role inclusion plays in any workplace in terms of productivity, engagement and mental health, AXIS Network in partnership with Step Change in Safety, led a comprehensive pan-industry project to better understand the experiences of people working offshore.  The inclusion guidelines, based on a number of good practises curated by the project team, are one of a number of resourc...
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