Oil rig news
Heerema crane achieves world record module lift
The semi-submersible crane vessel Sleipnir installed the topsides for Noble Energy’s Leviathan development in the Mediterranean.
Serica Energy adopts Restrata emergency response technology
The Restrata Platform allows operators to quickly locate people in an emergency situation.
Northern Offshore secures jack-up for work offshore Abu Dhabi
The company has received a firm Letter of Award for the high-specification jack-up drilling unit Energy Emerger.
Ampelmann performs first cargo lifts for Apache North Sea
Over the course of the 30-day campaign, the company's E1000 system enabled more than 1925 safe personnel transfers and 354 lifts, transferring 118 t of cargo.
Wood Mackenzie: M&A shake-up on the horizon for the Australian upstream sector
Wood Mackenzie senior analyst David Low discusses potential M&A activity in the Australian upstream sector over the next 12 months.
Tower Resources provides update on Thali block, Cameroon
A vessel is en route to the field to undertake site preparation before a drilling rig is moved to the site.
Petrofac awarded decommissioning contract in Central North Sea
The agreement includes provision of well operator and well engineering project management services for four wells within the Rubie and Renee fields, 200 km north east of Aberdeen, UK.
Petrofac to provide INEOS operations and maintenance support
Petrofac will provide personnel to the Unity Platform in the Central North Sea, the onshore Cruden Bay Terminal and other landline sites.
Well-Safe Solutions continues refurbishment of Well-Safe Guardian asset
Global Energy Group and Rigfit7seas have been appointed to deliver the refurbishment of the semi-submersible drilling rig into a plug and abandonment unit.
Wintershall commences production drilling on the Dvalin Field in Norway
The Dvalin gas field is being developed as a subsea field tied back to Heidrun, which lies some 15 km to the northwest.