EXMAR has teamed up with Pacific Rubiales to build a small-scale LNG export project in northern Colombia. The Colombian-Canadian exploration and production player and EXMAR have begun front-end engineering and design for the scheme. Plans involve building a small liquefaction barge and a pipeline fr
As the International Oil Spill Conference kicks off in Portland, Ore. today, co-sponsors the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that they have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (M
TGS commences the acquisition of multi-client 3D seismic data in the Hoop Fault Complex area of the Barents Sea. This survey is an extension of the previously announced Hoop Fault Complex survey and will add 1,800 km2 to the existing data in the area. Approximately 500 km2 of the survey are infill i
Nordic Yards, manufacturer of technologically sophisticated and innovative special ships and maritime structures, starts construction of the second offshore transformer platform for Siemens Energy today at its Wismar yard. The HelWin alpha platform will be built in separate sections at Wismar and Wa
As the International Oil Spill Conference kicks off in Portland, Ore. today, co-sponsors the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that they have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (M
Bahamas Petroleum, the oil and gas exploration company with offshore licence permits in The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, announces that it has signed a contract with Fugro N.V. (“Fugro”) to undertake a high resolution seabed survey on the Company’s licence area. The survey will begin in early June;
Statoil will acquire a 40% equity interest in a North Makassar Strait Production Sharing Contract (PSC) and a similar interest in two additional offshore PSCs (West Papua IV and Halmahera-Kofiau). The three production sharing contracts (PSC) will be operated by Niko Resources Ltd. Gven exploration s
Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announces that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Nuon Exploration and Production (Nuon E&P) for a cash consideration of €300 million from the Vattenfall Group. The acquisition of Nuon E&P will significantly enhance Tullow’s North Sea business adding a portfolio of 2
Italdraghe has just delivered a new-build SGT 250 cutter suction dredger to the local Town Council of Pollica, in the Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park in Southern Italy. The economy of this beautiful resort is heavily reliant on its seasonal tourist industry, which in turn depends to a large
Leed Petroleum PLC , the oil and gas exploration and production company, today announces that, further to the announcement on 6 May 2011, Leed Petroleum LLC sold all of its oil and gas assets to a private company for US$16,000,000. This sale constitutes a sale of substantially all of the assets of C
Apply Sørco, a company owned by Apply ASA, has been awarded the contract on Statoil’s Gullfaks C platform for topside modifications regarding replacement of production pipelines for the Tordis field. The work includes engineering, procurement, fabrication and installation of two 10″ pipelines with v
Kreuz Holdings Limited , a subsea service provider for the oil and gas industry, announced that it has secured contract wins for various subsea works to be performed in Indonesia and Thailand. The contracts totaled approximately US$44 million of which approximately US$12 million are from a third-par
Apply Sørco, a company owned by Apply ASA, has been awarded the contract on Statoil’s Gullfaks C platform for topside modifications regarding replacement of production pipelines for the Tordis field. The work includes engineering, procurement, fabrication and installation of two 10″ pipelines with v
NGenTec has made three board appointments as it moves towards commercialising its wind turbine technology. (business7) [mappress] Source: business7, May 23, 2011;
