Ensco plc announced today that it has entered into a shared drilling contract for ENSCO 8505 with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Apache Deepwater LLC and Noble Energy Inc. The initial contract term is for two years or two rotations per operator, whichever is longer, in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico at a
It was a special event, indeed. At the weekend, the Hamburg shipowner E.R. Schiffahrt christened its first two 13,100 standard container mega carriers in Ulsan, South Korea. At 366 metres long, 48.2 metres wide and 15.5 metres draught, they are among the largest container ships sailing the world’s o
Wintershall, Germany’s largest crude oil and natural gas producer, launched its first gas production as operator in the British North Sea last Sunday with the Wingate platform. The platform in the British offshore concession 44/24b will initially produce 1.5 million cubic meters of natural gas. A se
At Royal Niestern Sander, Delfzijl, the launch of m.v. Eeborg (yard-number 843) will take place on 27 October . This vessel, together with sistership Elbeborg which was delivered June 10th, with regard to her measurements, is the largest under construction by KNS on the landside of the dikes. Apart
Amarcon is widely recognized as a state of the art supplier of decision support, motion monitoring and fuel management software for the shipping and offshore construction. The Dutch based company is currently in the process of expanding her worldwide presence by appointing agents for product represe
Wintershall, Germany’s largest crude oil and natural gas producer, launched its first gas production as operator in the British North Sea last Sunday with the Wingate platform. The platform in the British offshore concession 44/24b will initially produce 1.5 million cubic meters of natural gas. A se
Petrex Limited, the Aberdeen-based provider of specialist engineering and project management services, has successfully completed… SubseaUK [mappress] Source: SubseaUK, October 17 , 2011
In Iraq, Saipem has been awarded by South Oil Company the EPIC contract for the Iraq Crude Oil Export Expansion Project – Phase 2, within the framework of the expansion of the Basra Oil Terminal, off the Al Faw Peninsula in the Arabian Gulf, approximately 550 kilometres south-east of Baghdad. The co
American Superconductor Corporation today announced that it is now doing business as AMSC and introduced a new corporate identity in order to foster strong, sustainable growth. AMSC’s wind and grid offerings are now branded as Windtec Solutions and Gridtec Solutions to better reflect the company’s e
Amarcon is widely recognized as a state of the art supplier of decision support, motion monitoring and fuel management software for the shipping and offshore construction industry. The Dutch based company is currently in the process of expanding her worldwide presence by appointing agents for produc
Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller met with Eni CEO Paolo Scaroni today at Gazprom headquarters. The two participants examined the ongoing situation and the prospects of cooperation development in the oil & gas sector. In particular, they discussed the realization of the gas pipeline South Stream and the fut
BP announces the completion of a major milestone on the Devenick gas project in the central North Sea. On 29th September a 600 tonne module, recently fabricated in McNulty’s South Shields yard, was successfully lifted on to Marathon Oil’s East Brae platform, the host for the new subsea development.
Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller met with Eni CEO Paolo Scaroni today at Gazprom headquarters. The two participants examined the ongoing situation and the prospects of cooperation development in the oil & gas sector. In particular, they discussed the realization of the gas pipeline South Stream and the fut
Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Mr. Pat Rabbitte T.D. today announced the award of thirteen new Licensing Options in the Irish offshore. Making the announcement this morning at the opening of a major petroleum research conference in Dublin Minister Rabbitte said that he wa
