Drilling in the UK North Sea ramped up in the second quarter this year new figures from the government show. There were nine offshore exploration wells drilled on the UKCS in the second quarter compared with six in the same period last year, while the number of appraisal wells in the second quarter
Sterling Resources Ltd. announces that approval has been received from the Dutch authorities to transfer to Sterling interests in five licenses within the F-Quad and L-Quad areas offshore Netherlands. With this license transfer process completed Sterling Resources Netherlands BV will hold a 50 perce
Royal Dutch Shell PLC said it has plans to limit the effect on wildlife from exploration in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas off Alaska … [mappress] Source:National Post, November 25, 2010;
FLEX LNG is pleased to announce that the Q3 2010 financial report was approved by the Board of Directors on 25 November 2010. Financials, Third Quarter and Year to Date 2010 During the third quarter the FLEX LNG group of companies (“the Group”) has continued to develop what it expects could be among
Wood Group, the international energy services company, among others, has been selected by Eni to provide long term engineering services to support Eni’s Australian assets, including Blacktip, Woollybutt and the upcoming Kitan development. Work will be performed at Wood Group’s Perth and Darwin offic
REpower to deliver 48 turbines of the 6M type for phases 2 and 3 Biggest project financing in the offshore wind industry Installations planned for 2012 and 2013 respectively REpower Systems AG (WKN 617703) and the Belgian offshore project development company C-Power have signed a contract agreeing t
Santos today announced the final investment decision approving development of the Wortel gas project, located offshore Madura Island in the Sampang PSC, East Java, Indonesia. Wortel is the next project in Santos’ East Java near-field development strategy and adds to the company’s existing producing
Santos today announced the final investment decision approving development of the Wortel gas project, located offshore Madura Island in the Sampang PSC, East Java, Indonesia. Wortel is the next project in Santos’ East Java near-field development strategy and adds to the company’s existing producing
Following an announcement last week by the Government of Indonesia last week, BP confirmed today that it has been awarded a 100 per cent interest in the North Arafura oil and gas production sharing contract (PSC) in onshore Papua Province. The PSC was signed today in Jakarta by representatives of th
DONG Energy has decided – together with the operator Hess and the licence partners – to develop the Danish North Sea field South Arne. DONG Energy’s share of the investment amounts to about DKK 2.5 billion (USD 445 Million). The development’s expected commercial reserves is about 15 million barrels
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth $125 million from the Belgian company C-Power NV to link a wind farm 30 kilometers off the coast of Belgium to the mainland grid. The transmission link is part of an expansion of the Thornton Bank wind farm. In the first
Hydratight’s expertise has won the company a four-year service and maintenance contract for three of Shell’s major North Sea facilities. Hydratight will handle maintenance and shutdown operations at Shell’s St Fergus gas plant at Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, the Mossmorran fractionation plant on the
A BILLION-POUND windfarm in the sea off Barrow will make its first contribution to poweing up Britain’s Christmas decorations next month. By John Simpson (nwemail) [mappress] Source: nwemail, November 26, 2010;
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has signed an agreement with San Miguel Foundation (SMF) to clean up a 1.7-… By MARVYN N. BENANING (mb) [mappress] Source: mb, November 26, 2010;
