Voyonic makes sure you get exactly the right maritime crew for the job

Voyonic Crew Management Group is dedicated to making sure your vessel is kept in safe hands.

The company’s senior management team has amassed a lifetime of maritime crewing and human resources experience across the oil and gas and alternative energy sectors.

Voyonic provides a full range of services, from recruitment to training and tailors its offering to meet the specific needs of customers, rather than relying on off-the-shelf solutions.

Vessels used in the energy sector are more advanced and require a new breed of seafarer to not only cope with the hostile operating environment of the North Sea but also the technology at their fingertips.

Voyonic’s team uses its expertise to recruit the best workforce to meet your needs.

The evolving situation regarding IR35 and general jurisdictional employment issues continue to challenge the sector.

This is where Voyonic’s vast breadth of knowledge has been shown to bring real value to an organisation. Using the most advanced and flexible management software available, Voyonic manages the entire employment cycle from beginning to end.

This includes managing payments into 90 countries, retirement schemes, travel, remote training and medical support.

It can also verify the identities of individuals.

Voyonic can provide each of its services on an individual basis or supply entire, integrated packages for customers.

The company’s purpose is to let clients concentrate on their business and leave the complexities of people management to the experts.

It is headquartered in Guernsey, with additional offices in Scotland, the UAE, England, the Isle of Man, Malta, the Philippines and India.

Its Aberdeen operation is headed up by Donald MacKenzie, who has more than 25 years’ experience in the maritime sector and oil and gas industry.

Westwood Global Energy reports that there were five exploration well programmes active on the Norwegian Continental Shelf as of February 24. A total of three exploration wells have completed to date in 2021, from which one commercial discovery was made with total resources of 57 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe), giving a 33% commercial success rate.

NORTH SEA

Chrysaor spudded the Jerv well on February 18 using the COSL Innovator semisubmersible. A discovery could be incorporated into a development of the nearby Grevling and Storskrymten discoveries. Operations are expected to last for 39 days in the dry hole case. This is Chrysaor’s first exploration well in Norway.

Lundin spudded the Solveig D exploration well on February 12 with the West Bollsta semisubmersible. If successful, it will be tied back to the Solveig field.

MOL Group spudded the Eidsvoll well on January 8 with the Maersk Integrator jack-up. Traces of hydrocarbons were encountered but the well was plugged and abandoned as a dry hole on February 15. The Equinor-operated Rover Nord exploration well was spudded on December 12 using the West Hercules semi-submersible. The well made an oil and gas discovery. An appraisal sidetrack well was then drilled to further define the discovery and this was successful in proving oil. Post-drill resources were reported to be in the range of 44-69 mmboe. The discovery is a candidate for a fast-track PDO by 2022.

Equinor spudded the Blasto exploration well on December 9 also using West Hercules. Operations are ongoing.

NORWEGIAN SEA

Wintershall Dea spudded Dvalin North on February 20 using the Deepsea Aberdeen semisubmersible. In the event of success, a discovery will be incorporated into the Dvalin field.

BARENTS SEA

Equinor spudded the Isflak exploration well on February 7 with the Transocean Enabler. The well is between the Havis and Drivis discoveries, which form part of the Johan Castberg field development. A discovery will be incorporated in the success case.

Keeping your vessel in safe hands is vital.

Innovator semi-submersible used on the Jerv well.