Offshore staff

HOUSTON --ABS has launched guides for operations in the North Sea and arctic regions.

The first one provides guidelines for mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs) operating in the Norwegian North Sea:ABS Guide for Mobile Offshore Units Operating on Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). It addresses the technical requirements of the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA).

The PSA has supervisory responsibility for safety, emergency preparedness, and the working environment in petroleum-related activities.

The launch of this guide, according to ABS, positions the society to play a more active role with operators working on the NCS. "This new guide and notation are expected to ease the way for our clients that are planning to assign units within their fleet to the Norwegian sector of the North Sea," says Kenneth Richardson, ABS vice president, Energy Development.

ABS also issued a guide for activity in the northern North Sea and southern portion of the Arctic Ocean:Guide for Vessels Operating in Low Temperature Environments.

"As the North Sea operators push this northern frontier, and as Russia moves forward with the Shtokman and other Arctic projects, we have been gearing up to provide the technical support that will be needed for these technically challenging developments," says John J. Gallagher, director of Technology & Business Development, Offshore, ABS Europe.

7/13/2007