BP Norge AS (BP) has been granted expanded consent for use of the mobile facility Borgland Dolphin on the Skarv field. The original consent, given in November 2009, includes drilling of 11 production wells and an exploration well in the period from mid-December 2009 to late April 2011. On the basis
Valiant Petroleum plc (“Valiant”) announced that its planned side-track in the operated Tybalt exploration well 211/8c-4z (License P1632) has discovered light oil in the four-way dip ‘T1’ structure (the “West Tybalt” prospect). This further discovery follows the success in East Tybalt announced on 1
Ezra Holdings Limited (Ezra, the Group or 以斯拉控股), one of the world’s leading integrated support and marine services providers in the offshore oil & gas (O&G) sector, has strengthened its foothold in the African market by bagging a new contract worth up to US$80.0 million. This contract will see Ezra
Lundin Petroleum AB (“Lundin Petroleum”) will drill a new exploration well 16/1-14 in PL338. The well will target the Apollo structure, which is situated immediately to the south of the Draupne field in PL001B, and some 5 kms northwest of and down-dip from the Luno field located in PL338. The main o
Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (“Cobalt”) today announced that it had invoked the force majeure provision under the drilling contract with Diamond Offshore Company for the Ocean Monarch drilling rig. This rig was moored and ready to begin drilling operations at the location of our North Platte #1
Top LNG exporter Qatar has appointed a new chief executive for one of the two state-run companies that ships its gas to international market… [mappress] Source: arabianbusiness, June 1, 2010;
The Bergen based company AllMaritim AS, has in co-operation with one of its main partners, NOFI Tromsø AS, entered into an agreement with BP USA for delivery of the reputable NOFI Buster technology. The systems will be implemented in the ongoing Gulf of Mexico oil spill response. In addition both co
Coastal Energy Company (the “Company” or “Coastal Energy”), an independent exploration and production company with assets in Thailand, announces the financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. The functional and reporting currency of the Company is the United States dollar. First Quarter
Statoil said Tuesday that production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has resumed at Melkoya near Hammerfest after a shutdown of just over two… [mappress] Source: easybourse, June 1, 2010;
East Muriah PSC Pearl Energy (East Muriah) Ltd (“Pearl”), as Operator of the East Muriah PSC in the East Java Basin has advised that the East Lengo-1 exploration well started drilling on May 28, 2010. AWE Limited (“AWE”) has elected not to participate in the East Lengo-1 exploration well and Pearl w
World’s largest niobium producer Cia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineracao of Brazil said that the firm increases the ferroniobium to 100,000… [mappress] Source: steelguru, June 1, 2010;
TANJUNG Offshore Bhd , an integrated oil and gas (O&G) service provider, is bidding for over 50 O&G services contracts worth a combined… [mappress] Source: btimes, June 1, 2010;
A U.S. regulator and the European Union’s competition watchdog are monitoring the world’s top container shipping lines for any evidence of price fixing. The scrutiny comes as the prices shipping lines charge have kept rising even as the industry’s supply of new ships has continued to increase sharpl
Ferries and cruise ships were stranded at Greek ports yester day as seamen staged a 24-hour strike against a government decision to lift restrictions on vessels docking with foreign crews, port officials said. Bookings to Greece are already down this year following a wave of strikes and sometimes vi
