Management and major accident risk, groups exposed to risk, barriers and the natural environment are the main priorities for the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) in 2011. Certain ultra-important areas identified by the PSA on the basis of its knowledge of and experience with the Norwegian oil
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, announces that combined production in the fourth quarter averaged 8,754 barrels of oil equivalent pe
Dana Petroleum, the operator of the Cormoran-1 exploration well in Mauritania, in which Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) is a 16.20% partner, today issued the following press release: Dana Petroleum advises that the Cormoran-1 exploration well has been drilled to a total depth of 4,695 metres below sea level
A 415-foot section of the Feather River levee in south Sutter County is set to be repaired later this year, as the U.S. Army Corps of … (appeal-democrat) [mappress] Source: appeal-democrat, January 10, 2011;
KCA DEUTAG, the leading international drilling and engineering contractor, has been awarded a flagship six-rig contract by BP as operator of the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli and Shah Deniz fields in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea, to manage all of BP-operated platform drilling assets in the Caspi
MEO Australia Limited has been advised by the Western Australian Department of Mines and Petroleum as the Delegate of the Designated Authority on behalf of the Western Australia Offshore Joint Authority, that exploration permit WA-361-P has been granted a five year renewal term from 31st January 201
Tons of inlet-dredged sand will be pumped onto area beaches from Topsail Island to Ocean Isle Beach by this spring thanks to a maintenance… By Trista Talton (starnewsonline) [mappress] Source: starnewsonline, January 10, 2011;
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) announces that drilling of exploration well 24/9-10S on the Caterpillar prospect has commenced. The well is located in licence PL340BS in the Norwegian North Sea. The Caterpillar prospect is located 6 km east of the Marihøne discovery which sits 27 km south of
Bowleven, the West Africa focused oil and gas exploration group traded on AIM, announces that the Sapele-1 exploration well drilling in the Douala Basin, offshore Cameroon has encountered further hydrocarbon-bearing pay in both the Tertiary and Cretaceous objectives based on the results of drilling,
Essar Shipping Ports and Logistics Ltd (ESPLL) is in the process of investing $1.1 billion to acquire 12 new vessels and two jack-up rigs… By Hamit Mitra (Hindu Business Line) [mappress] Source:Hindu Business Line, January 10, 2011;
On Dec. 10, representatives of two dozen marine contractors and subcontractors gathered to talk about the Hernando Beach Channel dredging… By Barbara Behrendt (tampabay) [mappress] Source: tampabay, January 10, 2011;
GDF SUEZ Bonaparte, operator of the Bonaparte LNG project, has awarded the contracts for pre‐Front End Engineering and Design (pre‐FEED), to Granherne (upstream) and DORIS Engineering (midstream), two of the world’s leading engineering and energy project management consultancies. The awarding of the
GDF SUEZ Bonaparte, operator of the Bonaparte LNG project, has awarded the contracts for pre‐Front End Engineering and Design (pre‐FEED), to Granherne (upstream) and DORIS Engineering (midstream), two of the world’s leading engineering and energy project management consultancies. The awarding of the
For decades, the public has used Wagner Creek as a dumping ground: Garbage from the homeless, tarnished produce from Allapattah businesses… (miamiherald) [mappress] Source: miamiherald, January 10, 2011;