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Odfjell Drilling chosen for Breidablikk drilling

A letter of intent has been issued to Odfjell Drilling and the Deepsea Aberdeen rig for drilling of 15 wells for the Breidablikk group, for which the partnership recently submitted the plan for development and operation (PDO). Drilling is scheduled …
Oct 6, 2020 / Vessels

Expansion of Aberdeen Harbour by Van Oord in full swing

Aberdeen Harbour Board has awarded two contracts for rock removal and revetment work for the Aberdeen South Harbour expansion project to Van Oord. Last week Van Oord’s backhoe Razende Bol joined backhoe Goliath at the project site in Scotland.The …
Sep 29, 2020 / Vessels

Malin Sentinel Arrives In Aberdeen Harbour From China After 11,500 Mile Maiden Journey (Video)

The Malin Sentinel, the final new-build vessel of nine in a £150m investment programme by Sentinel Marine, has arrived in Aberdeen. The vessel, which sailed from Dalian Port in China via Singapore and the Suez Canal took seven weeks to arrive in her …
Sep 24, 2020 / Vessels

Deepsea Aberdeen secures work in Norway with Wintershall Dea

Odfjell Drilling Shetland Ltd has received a notice of early termination from BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd of the contract for semi-submersible Deepsea Aberdeen. The contract was originally due to expire in April 2022.  In accordance with the …
Sep 23, 2020 / Vessels

Fugro Performs First Fully Remote Platform Inspection on UK Continental Shelf

Fugro has delivered the first fully remote inspection of an oil and gas platform in UK waters, 250 km east of Scotland, using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and Fugro’s state-of-the art remote operations centre (ROC) in Aberdeen.In a first for the …
Aug 5, 2020 / Curious

Petrofac begins North Sea well decommissioning contract on lump sum turnkey basis

Petrofac’s Engineering & Production Services business (EPS) has begun activity on its previously awarded well decommissioning contract for the Rubie and Renee fields.Over the next three months, Petrofac will provide Well Operator, Well …
May 29, 2020 / Vessels

Dana awards Triton job to Ocean Installer

Oil and gas company Dana Petroleum has awarded Ocean Installer a contract for work at the Triton Area Development, located in the Central North Sea, around 190 km east of Aberdeen.The award, which is Ocean Installer’s first with Dana, involves the …
Jan 23, 2020 / Vessels

Subsea 7 awarded contract offshore UK

Subsea 7 today announced the award of a sizeable(1) contract by Shell for the Pierce depressurisation project, located approximately 160 miles offshore, east of Aberdeen. Caption: Offshore support vessel Haewene Brim - Image courtesy of Jackie …
Oct 4, 2019 / Vessels

Longest vessel in Aberdeen Harbour history welcomed at the port to assist with expansion

Aberdeen Harbour has welcomed the longest vessel to visit the port in its history, as part of its £350 million South Harbour construction.  The 175 meter-long MV Beltnes arrived into South Harbour on the morning of Wednesday 29th May. The Self …
Jun 3, 2019 / Vessels

Heerema Takes Revolutionary Step in Offshore Decommissioning

Together with two other leading players in the Oil and Gas industry’s decommissioning sector, Decom Energy and AF Offshore Decom, Heerema Marine Contractors has launched a new company: Fairfield Decom. Headquartered in Aberdeen, this new platform …
May 17, 2019 / Vessels