Subsea Network Repaired in the North Sea
Faulty elements in the subsea network within the Greater Guillemot Area field were diagnosed and replaced within 24 hours of the start of a recent fault-finding campaign, subsea testing tools manufacturer C-Kore Systems said.The GGA area in the UK North Sea is operated by Dana Petroleum with partner Tailwind.C-Kore’s compact Cable Monitor Units are used on fault-finding operations and installation campaigns to test the health of electrical lines by measuring the insulation resistance and electrical continuity. With their Subsea TDR units, faults can be localized with an accuracy of 10cm in the
Maersk Drilling Bags North Sea Contracts
, and with the new contracts for Maersk Resolute and the contract extension for Maersk Resolve, we are further strengthening our presence in the area,” said Morten Kelstrup, CCIO in Maersk Drilling.Three consecutive contract agreements with TAQA Energy B.V., Petrogas E&P Netherlands B.V. and Dana Petroleum Netherlands B.V. for various types of operations in the Dutch sector of the North Sea have been awarded for jack-up rig Maersk Resolute.Last year, after being reactivated from warm-stacking, Maersk Resolute was under contract for Petrogas E&P Netherlands B.V., operating 104 days in Q3-Q4
Fugro to Provide ROV Drill Support for Dana Petroleum
Fugro is to supply ROV drilling support services on board the Ocean Guardian MODU under a new contract awarded by Dana Petroleum (E&P) Ltd. Operating one of its fleet of FCV 600 ROVs, specifically designed for North Sea drill support activities, Fugro will carry out drilling and completions projects at the Dana-operated Western Isles developments in the northern North Sea. The scope of work covers standard drilling support, which begins this month, and intervention tooling support, with all ROV tooling designed and supplied by Fugro. This ensures 100 percent compatibility with
Technip Wins Subsea Contract on Triton FPSO
Technip has been awarded a brownfield subsea contract for the Triton(1) floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, operated by Dana Petroleum, located in the central North Sea. This FPSO vessel is located 193 kilometers east of Aberdeen, at a water depth of approximately 90 meters. It produces oil and gas from different fields - Bittern, Guillemot West and North West, Clapham, Pict and Saxon, which are tied back to the FPSO vessel via subsea facilities comprising a series of pipelines and manifolds. As part of replacement of existing subsea assets, Technip’s scope of
Axis to Address Gender Diversity in Oil & Gas
.” Following the success of the Women into Industry lunch at Offshore Europe 2013, a number of the participants from a diverse range of backgrounds decided to build upon the collaborative approach to form AXIS. The organization has already received significant support from LR Senergy, Dana Petroleum along with Shell, Talisman-SinospecEnergy UK Ltd and Thor Holt Ltd. Speakers on the night include: Oonagh Werngren, operations director at Oil and Gas UK Arthur Soucy, president of Europe, Africa and Caspian for Baker Hughes Brian MacMillan, business development manager
Lankhorst Mooring Ropes for Western Isles Development FPSO
Lankhorst Ropes won a contract by Aberdeen based Dana Petroleum to provide Gama 98 polyester mooring lines for the Western Isles Development FPSO vessel (Floating Production Storage and Offloading). Given the weather conditions in the North Sea, and relatively shallow water depth, the cylindrically shaped FPSO will use a semi-taut leg mooring system. It will be moored with 14 polyester mooring lines in three clusters of 4, 4 and 6 lines at 250m water depth. Two clusters will have longer lines to the prevailing weather that, together with seabed chain, will provide the lateral restoring force needed
Spike Increases Barents Sea Presence
, the PL722 group of partners will consist of GDF Suez E&P Norge AS (30%, operator), Spike Exploration Holding AS (15%), Rocksource Exploration Norway AS (20%), North Energy ASA (20%) and Tullow Oil Norge AS (15%) while the PL49/B/C partners will be Det norske oljeselskap ASA (30%, operator), Dana Petroleum Norway AS (24%), Fortis Petroleum Norway AS (16%), Spike Exploration Holding AS / Bridge Energy Norge AS (15%) and Tullow Oil Norge AS (15%). The transaction is subject to approval from relevant authorities
UK North Sea Gas Discovery 'Significant' Say E&P
North Sea in the last decade," said Frank Sivertsen, CEO of E.ON E&P. The Tolmount discovery is located 50 km off the UK coast, to the northeast of Dimlington, East Riding of Yorkshire, in block 42/28d in the UK Southern North Sea. E.ON E&P (operator) holds 50 percent of 42/28d and Dana Petroleum (E&P) Limited holds 50 percent. "We would like to thank our partner Dana Petroleum for its support and teamwork in reaching this significant milestone. The Tolmount success shows there is still potential for significant volumes of hydrocarbons to be found in the UK North Sea," said
Hyperdynamics Continue Search for Offshore Guinea Oil
look forward to testing a high-potential deepwater prospect offshore Guinea sometime early next year," he added. Hyperdynamics holds a 37 percent non-operated working interest in the offshore Guinea exploration project. Tullow Oil, the operator, holds a 40 percent working interest, and Dana Petroleum holds a 23 percent working interest. About Hyperdynamics Hyperdynamics is an emerging independent oil and gas exploration and production company that is exploring for oil and gas offshore the Republic of Guinea in West Africa. www.hyperdynamics.co
February 2024
