Statoil has revealed fresh footage of its Mariner B vessel as it arrived in Global Energy Group's Nigg Energy Park after completing a journey of more than 15,000 miles from a construction yard in South Korea.
Statoil has revealed fresh footage of the Mariner B Floating Storage Unit (FSU) arriving after its mammoth journey from South Korea.
Norwegian energy giant Statoil has been flexing its muscles in the North Sea this month with a number of big announcements.
New generation UK independent Siccar Point Energy, a joint venture owned by Blue Water Energy and funds managed by Blackstone Energy Partners, has confirmed its acquisition of an 8.9% interest in the Greater Mariner Area from JX Nippon Exploration and Production (UK).
Statoil's aweseome Mariner B floating storage unit has set saidl on its 18,000 mile journey to the North Sea after leaving the Samsung construction yard in South Korea.
The prolonged slump in oil price has pushed investment in development of the UK North Sea significantly lower, threatening the viability of the industry.
Norwegian operator Statoil has held a naming ceremony for the Mariner B in South Korea.
A dipped offshore balance sheet has forced Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering to shed 12,000 jobs.
A new generation UK oil & gas junior is in the final stage of buying its way into the Mariner heavy oil field having agreed to purchase a chunk of JX Nippon Exploration & Production UK’s 28.89% stake.
Statoil’s decision to delay its Mariner contract with Prosafe has seen the final contract total increase by $55million.
A continued "optimism bias" on projects is challenging the industry to deliver on time, according to leading major projects experts.
Pacific Drilling has cancelled the construction contract for the ultra-deepwater drillship Pacific Zonda after Samsung Heavy Industries failed to deliver the vessel on time.
Statoil today blamed a backlog of work in a South Korean shipyard for a year-long start-up delay for its flagship Mariner project.
Statoil’s chief executive Eldar Saetre today confirmed the start-up of the Mariner field would be pushed back a year.
The chief executive of Asco said a period of $50 oil could be a “very good” thing for the North Sea as companies will be forced to work more collaboratively and reduce cost. Alan Brown, who took the top job at the international oilfield support services firm last year, said the lifespan of the North Sea would be “much shorter” unless there was greater efficiency amongst operators and the supply chain. He said the industry must be prepared for the year-long dip in price per barrel to be the “new normal”.
Statoil successfully installed its largest jacket ever onto the North Sea's seabed. Watch the video to find out more about the fantastic engineering feat.
The head of Statoil yesterday cautioned oil and gas companies against decommissioning too early and said the Norwegian firm’s £4.5billion North Sea Mariner development was on track. Statoil president and chief executive Eldar Saetre said there were a lot more resources to be found but costs needed to be restructured in a “fundamental and sustainable” way to ensure their recovery. He was speaking after his first visit to the Norwegian oil giant’s new regional base in Kingswells, Aberdeen.
Oil giant Statoil has outsourced its UK onshore and offshore payroll services to Norwegian firm Frontica Business Solutions.
Statoil's mammoth Mariner jacket has left its base in Spain.
This image shows the largest structure of the Mariner subsea scope holding up traffic in Norway as it was transported from the fabrication yard. The subsea structure, which stands four metres high and 16 metres long, weighs 130 tonnes equivalent to the weight of 10 S-92 helicopters.
Statoil’s largest ever jacket project is one step closer to completion.
Tenaris has netted a contract to work on Statoil’s massive Mariner project in the North Sea which will lead to the creation of up to 20 jobs in Aberdeen. The tubing and casing manufacturer will provide connections as well as associated services from its UK base in Aberdeen. Last month, Statoil awarded Baker Hughes a contract for production chemicals and services for the Mariner field.
Statoil’s growing Aberdeen base will be safe from the firm’s latest round of job cuts, a spokesman confirmed. The firm announced earlier today it would cut up to 2,000 posts, comprised of permanent and consultant positions, by the end of 2016. The move is part of the Norwegian operator’s robust austerity measures.
Statoil has awarded the contracts for supply base and warehousing services for the Mariner field to Asco UK. The base and warehousing facility for Mariner will be operated by Asco from Peterhead, north of Aberdeen. The scope of the contract awarded includes the provision of supply base services, including personnel, local transportation, marine gas oil, quayside services and a nearby warehousing facility. Asco will carry out the services for the Mariner field under two five year contracts, anticipated to start during the first quarter of 2016. The contracts also include a pair of two year extension options.
Statoil's Gunnar Breivik sounds confident as he makes the firm statement. But more than being confident, the managing director for Statoil Production UK is comfortable with the commitment. And rightly so. As the North Sea celebrates its 50th year, a fresh new generation of explorers has emerged eager to carry the torch for innovation. Statoil is at the forefront of the pack. Statoil has historically dominated the E&P scene on the North Sea's Norwegian divide. But the Norwegian giant is now looking to balance its board.