Offshore news

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well 16/2-22 S, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations.

President Barack Obama has permanently banned offshore oil and gas drilling in the 'vast majority' of US-owned northern waters in a move to protect the region from the upcoming Donald Trump administration.

The contract, managed out of Aberdeen, covers the provision of marine warranty and assurance services in support of ENGIE’s operations across the UKCS.

The funding will enable the firm to carry out extensive research and development activity and perform a full feasibility study into the advancement of underwater 3D modelling technology.

Each agreement has a contractual duration of three years with an option on each to extend for two additional years.

The Board of Aberdeen Harbour has announced that its plans to expand facilities into Nigg Bay, to the south of the existing harbour, are to become a reality.

Aberdeen-based AISUS Offshore has made significant progress in growing its global footprint following the award of 15 contracts and work scopes over the past three months.

Penspen, a provider of engineering and project management services to the energy industry, announces that it has signed a strategic alliance agreement with Nigerian engineering firm Crestech.

Roxar API extensibility solution enables users to respond quickly to changing environments, customise workflows with their own IP, and analyse models in different ways.

The company has secured a three year framework with Dubai Petroleum for UAV inspections across all of its offshore assets.