Tagged Elgin

Total awards more time in North Sea to Prosafe flotel

By _Offshore_Energy_Today_ Oil company Total E&P UK has extended the charter of the Prosafe-owned flotel Safe Caledonia currently operating in the North Sea. The Safe Caledonia semi-submersible accommodation rig is operating at the Elgin-Franklin offshore platform in the UK sector of the North Sea. Total initially awarded the contract for the accommodation rig in January….

Total: ‘Difficult’ North Sea well ‘under full control’

By Offshore Energy Today Total E&P UK on Friday experienced what it says were difficulties while drilling one of its North Sea wells. Following several reports that Total was fighting at its Elgin platform to put a well under control, Offshore Energy Today reached out to the company seeking further info. This is what the…

Total hires Safe Caledonia accommodation rig

By Offshore Energy Today Prosafe has secured a contract with Total for do deploy one of its flotels to the UK North Sea. Under the agreement, Total E&P UK will hire the the Safe Caledonia semi-submersible accommodation rig at the Elgin-Franklin offshore platform. The firm period of the contract is 134 days plus additional 30…

Aker Solutions in 3-year North Sea deal with Total

By Offshore Energy Today Norwegian oil services company Aker Solutions earlier this week won a contract extension from the French oil major Total to provide maintenance and operations services at the Elgin and Franklin fields in the UK North Sea. This contract value is more than NOK 400 million, or 49 million U.S. dollars. A…