A working meeting was held yesterday at the Gazprom headquarters. Participating in the meeting were Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Management Committee of Gazprom, Helge Lund, President and Chief Executive Officer of Statoil and Christophe de Margerie, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Total S
Neptune announces that its Geomatics division has been awarded a contract with Santos for the provision of rig positioning services. The Neptune team will be deployed onboard the Stena Clyde Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit(photo) for the program of works scheduled in the Carnarvon Basin and Timor Sea.
Polarcus Limited announces that the Company has received a Letter of Intent for a 550 square kilometer 3D seismic acquisition project West of Shetlands, offshore United Kingdom. The project, subject to the execution of a service contract, will commence in August 2011 and is expected to run for appro
Buccaneer Energy (BCC) is putting the final pieces in place to bring the first rig to the Cook Inlet in over 16 years. On Friday, April 1st Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, (AIDEA) unanimously approved resolution G11-07 allowing AIDEA to join a joint operating venture with Kenai O
SeaEnergy (AIM: SEA) today announces that it has agreed a further extension to the terms of an existing loan facility until the earlier of 30 April 2011, or execution of an agreement for the sale of SeaEnergy Renewables Limited (“SERL”). The facility is provided by LC Capital Master Fund, Ltd (“LC”)
The C-NLOPB is responding to criticisms made in the media recently in relation to spill reporting. The C-NLOPB received notification from Suncor on March 28 of a 26,400 litre spill of synthetic based mud (SBM) from the MODU Henry Goodrich to which Suncor, the Operator, responded immediately. The Boa
UTEC Survey has successfully completed a systems acceptance test of a sub-bottom profiles module for the GAVIA AUV. The addition of the Teledyne Benthos Chirp III gives the AUV the capability to do pre-engineering surveys for subsea pipelines, umbilical, and cable routes. The GAVIA AUV’s design allo
Noble Energy, Inc. announced recently that it has suspended drilling operations at the Leviathan #1 location, which was testing deeper potential in the well, offshore Israel. The Company identified wear on the wellbore casing, requiring additional material and equipment necessary to complete the dri
Northern announces that Northern Petroleum (UK) Limited (“NPUK”) has applied to the Italian authorities for the transfer to Shell Italia E&P S.p.A (“Shell”) the role of Rappresentante Unico (“Operator”) for six permits offshore west of Sicily; G.R17.NP, G.R18.NP, G.R19.NP, G.R20.NP, G.R21.NP and G.R
ConocoPhillips recently awarded Vector International a contract for the Jasmine Development Project. The awarded package includes over 2,500 Techlok clamp connectors of all different sizes. The Jasmine field is located in the UK central North Sea and is one of the UK’s largest discoveries since the
Cue Energy Resources Ltd announces that acquisition of the Te Whatu and Pungarehu 2D Seismic Surveys has commenced in permits PEP 51313 and PEP 51149 in the Taranaki Basin of New Zealand. The Te Whatu survey comprises 636 km of 2D seismic data and is being acquired with the Seabird Exploration vesse
Petrofac, the international oil & gas services provider announces that its Saudi Arabian business, Petrofac Saudi Arabia, has achieved independent certification to international quality standard ISO 9001. The standard is for project management, engineering, design, procurement, construction manageme
Naval patrol vessel Le Emer has arrived to co-ordinate the search for two fishermen missing in the Irish Sea… (independent) [mappress] Source: independent , April 05, 2011;
Fugro has been awarded another long-term saturation diving contract by Otto Candies for Petrobras. Following successful partnership for the first Otto Candies’ Diving Support Vessel (DSV), which is currently under mobilisation, the award refers to the second DSV, named Wyatt Candies. Otto Candies is
