Ithaca Energy Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary Ithaca Energy (UK) Limited , an independent oil & gas company with exploration, development and production assets in the UK sector of the North Sea, announced on December 13th 2010 that it plans to drill a second production well in the Jacky field i
With the world’s fossil fuels depleted and subject to enormous price fluctuations because of geo-political factors, it makes evident sense… [mappress] Source: Belfast Telegraph, February 2, 2011
Incat Crowther announces that they are designing a second 28m Wave Piercing Catamaran Crew Boat to support offshore oil and gas operations. Incat Crowther has again worked with Topaz to develop a 24 hour version of the innovative crew boat. The new vessel shares the same hull configuration, as well
RasGas Company Ltd (RasGas) yesterday celebrated the remarkable safety achievement of its Drilling Shorebase operations, which has now clock… [mappress] Source: thepeninsulaqatar, February 2, 2011;
On Thursday February 3, 2011, for the fourth consecutive year, BOURBON will be one of the key exhibitors at the Clic&Sea “Métiers de la Mer” recruitment fair, to be held in Paris (France). Clic&Sea is a valuable forum where French professionals and students from the maritime world can meet, talk, sh
APM Terminals Liberia has officially started operations on schedule with the first port call of the CHARLOTTA. APM Terminals has taken over the 25-year concession agreement to operate the Port of Monrovia in Liberia, based on the government ratification in October 2010. The concession agreement also
Topsail Beach officials do not want the future of the town’s greatest attraction written in the sand. Funding beach nourishment projects and… By Trista Talton (starnewsonline) [mappress] Source: starnewsonline, February 2, 2011;
BP announced today that it has joined Chevron, ConocoPhillips ExxonMobil and Shell as a member of the Marine Well Containment Company LLC (MWCC). BP brings its marine response experience and equipment to the MWCC. “Last autumn we made an ongoing commitment to share what we’ve learned and the experie
A shipyard may be coming to the Port of Los Angeles, but exactly where it will be located remains to be seen. The Los Angeles City Council… By Art Marroquin (mercurynews) [mappress] Source: mercurynews, February 2, 2011;
A/S Norske Shell, operator of the Ormen Lange field, has completed the drilling of appraisal well 6305/4-2 S on the Ormen Lange field. Ormen Lange was proven in 1997 and has been in production since 2007. The reservoir is in Paleocene and Upper Cretaceous reservoir rocks (Egga reservoir unit and the
The country’s top offshore-energy regulator said Tuesday that the Obama administration is working to streamline the leasing process for … By Andrew Restuccia (thehill) [mappress] Source: thehill, February 02, 2011
Not only families living on the banks and on Mahiga River will be affected by the clean up operations of the Cebu City government as a flood… (philstar) [mappress] Source: philstar, February 2, 2011;
BP announced immediate plans to enter into arbitration proceedings to resolve the issues raised by Alfa Petroleum Holdings Limited and OGIP Ventures Limited in their application to the English High Court relating to the share swap agreement and Arctic exploration arrangements agreed between BP and R
Chevron Australia has awarded Western Australian company ICON Engineering a $5.5 million contract to build a Compensated Tension Lift Frame (CTLF) for use during the upcoming drilling and completion programme for the Gorgon Project. The CTLF is designed to provide heave compensation during completio
