Offshore news

Craig International will source and supply products for maintenance, repair and operations at Spirit Energy’s onshore and offshore sites in the UK.

A new technique to monitor the long-term integrity of suspended or decommissioned oil and gas wells in the North Sea is in development via a collaborative project involving Sentinel Subsea, Heriot-Watt University and the Oil & Gas Innovation Centre.

The robotics software platform has welcomed Tom Boyer to spearhead its new business development across core verticals.

QuietSea reduces the risk of accidents during deployment, retrieval and operation, thus significantly reducing operational downtime and possible equipment replacement costs.

The engineering work is expected to begin immediately, and the contract will be reflected in McDermott's 2Q19 backlog.

The agreement covers Keathley Canyon blocks 642, 643, 686, and 687 and provides for the drilling of a delineation well at Repsol’s Leon discovery.

The five-year agreement aims to provide Pacific’s customers with better reliability and improved throughput enabling streaming video and real-time data.

“Through this transformational acquisition, Noreco will become the second largest oil and gas producer in Denmark and establish itself as a considerable exploration and production company in the North Sea,” said Riulf Rustad, Chairman of the Board of Noreco.

Paul Allan, who has more than 10-years’ experience in delivering naval architecture and marine warranty surveying (MWS) to the oil and gas industry, has been appointed to the position by the Scotland-based firm.

The collective depth of these wells is the equivalent of 25 times around the equator – or 2.5 times the distance to the moon.