7-Sep-2022Source: Bristow
Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: VTOL), the world’s leading global provider of innovative and sustainable vertical flight solutions, today announced an award from Equinor to provide search and rescue services offshore at the Johan Sverdrup and Statfjord B platforms, located in the Norwegian North Sea off the west coast of Norway. A critical part of the emergency... Read more
13-Jul-2021Source: Bristow
Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: VTOL) today announced four separate two-year contract extensions through April 2024 with Equinor, Shell and Neptune to support its air transportation crew change services for their operations in the Norwegian continental shelf. Bristow has been an Equinor aviation partner for more than 20 years and will continue to use its fleet... Read more
25-Sep-2020
S92 was on its way back to Stavangar/Sola (ENZV) after a flight to the West Elara oil installation. During descent from 7 000 ft. towards 1 000 ft., at a height of approx. 4 500 ft. the crew received a caution that the oil pressure on the main gearbox had dropped below 45 psi. Shortly afterwards,... Read more
26-Jun-2018Source: HeliHub.com
It is a widely held view that the H225 (and AS332L2) has no future in the offshore oil and gas market after a “perfect storm” of two key factors which grounded the type from civilian operations worldwide. HeliHub.com estimates 126 H225s and AS332L2s are currently in storage around the world, as well as eight Sikorsky... Read more
21-Sep-2017Source: Bristow Group
Bristow Norway today announced that it has secured a multi-year contract to provide helicopter offshore crew change and search and rescue (SAR) services to support Eni Norge and Statoil in the Barents Sea. The five-year deal, which is a renewal of an existing contract, includes options to extend by three years, and will commence September... Read more
23-Jul-2014Source: Bristow
Bristow Norway AS has secured a three year contract for the supply of helicopter services to Lundin Norway AS and Det norske oljeselskap ASA. The Contract is the result of a cooperation agreement between Lundin Norway AS and Det norske oljeselskap ASA to secure safe, efficient and predictable flights to Edvard Grieg and Ivar Aasen... Read more
4-Oct-2013
Emergency landing on unmanned offshore platform. 12 offshore workers and 2 crew were rescued by Norwegian Air Force SAR Sea King. Weather reported as 200m visibility and emergency was called 17 km from the rig it landed on.... Read more
6-Feb-2012Source: HeliHub.com
On 19 January 2012 the Icelandic Coast Guard signed a 12 month lease on a Eurocopter AS332L1 Super Puma. The aircraft was delivered ex Stavangar on 1st February from where it was previously operated by Bristow Norway as LN-OBA – it is now registered TF-SYN and is serial number 2384 – and will be used... Read more
20-Sep-2011
Engine problem en route Sola to the Maersk Reacher rig in Valhall field, North Sea, returned to base... Read more
16-Sep-2011Source: HeliHub.com
Bristow Norway is set to take delivery of two more Sikorsky S92 helicopters in the next few days – and a third is due. The pair were seen at Southampton DOcks in the UK yesterday, still in primer and carrying the Norwegian registrations LN-ONA and LN-ONB (see below), along with serial numbers 920144 and 920145... Read more
13-May-2011
Pilot broadcast Mayday after loss of oil pressure in one engine 90 miles SW of Stavangar. SAR helicopter scrambled and accompanied S92 back to a safe landing at Sola... Read more
4-May-2011Source: Bristow Group
[HeliHub.com editor note – we include this merely for completeness as Bristow issue this press release. We originally ran the story on 19th April, naming the client as StatOil] Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: BRS) a leading provider of helicopter services to the offshore energy industry, announced today that it has been awarded a renewal contract... Read more
19-Apr-2011Source: Statoil
Statoil has awarded Bristow Norway a new contract for offshore helicopter services running from Stavanger Airport, Norway. The estimated value of the contract is over NOK 1 billion. All installations with helicopter flights from Stavanger will be served under this contract. Statoil’s helicopter flights from Stavanger go to the Sleipner, Draupner, Volve and Glitne fields... Read more
30-Aug-2010Source: Norway Post
Statoil has awarded Bristow Norway a 10-year contract for three S92s from Flesland heliport in Bergen, effective from 15 January 2012.... Read more
8-Apr-2009
8-Apr-09 LN- Sikorsky S92 Tor Platform, North Sea, Norway... Read more
