Pride International, Inc. announced that the company has reached agreement with Samsung Heavy Industries, Ltd. to extend Pride’s option for the construction of a sixth ultra-deepwater drillship by 30 days. The extension of the option period does not impact the estimated unit construction cost or del
Fugro Robertson today announced that it has signed an exclusive, world-wide development and distribution agreement with Carl Zeiss to develop and distribute RoqSCAN™. RoqSCAN is a real time, state-of-the-art, fully portable, quantitative and automated rock properties and mineralogical analyser that
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has entered into an agreement with North Sea Shipping to charter the vessel Atlantic Guardian for six months from 25 April 2011, with optional extensions of up to six months. EMGS will equip the Atlantic Guardian with its custom-designed acquisition set, which
Antrim Energy Inc. (“Antrim”), an international oil and gas exploration and production company, announces that Premier Oil UK Limited (“Premier”) has provided notice that it has elected to drill the East Fyne well under the Joint Venture and Earn-In Agreement with Antrim (the “Agreement”), previousl
Santos today announced that the Zola-1 exploration well in WA-290-P, located in the Carnarvon Basin offshore Western Australia, has intersected over 100 metres of net gas pay sands over a 400 metre gross interval in the primary target, the Mungaroo formation. Wireline logging and pressure testing co
Ophir Energy plc (Ophir), the Africa-focused upstream oil and gas company, announces that a gas discovery has been made in the Chaza-1 exploration well offshore Tanzania. This is the first gas discovery in Block 1 but the third consecutive discovery made in this drilling campaign following on from t
On Friday, April 1, Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) Board of Directors unanimously approved a resolution authorizing AIDEA to enter into a Joint Ownership Agreement with Buccaneer Energy Limited and Ezion Holdings Limited, and to expend up to $30 million to fund the acquis
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) approved a deepwater permit for the drilling of an eighth well that complies with rigorous new safety standards implemented in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and resulting oil spill. This includes satisfying the
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) today approved a deepwater permit for the drilling of an eighth well that complies with rigorous new safety standards implemented in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and resulting oil spill. This includes satisfyin
Jasper Investments Limited (Jasper) has exercised its option with Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) to build a second KFELS B Class jackup rig at US$180 million for delivery in 1H2013. The single-rig option was given to Jasper when the customer ordered its first jackup from Keppel FELS in December 2
Between 75 and 80 percent of all volcanic activity on Earth takes place at deep-sea, mid-ocean ridges. Most of these volcanoes produce effus… (scientificcomputing) [mappress] Source: scientificcomputing, April 04, 2011;
Starting from March 2011 the testing of the service of operational space information support of ice operations in the White Sea has been ongoing in behalf of the Arkhangelsk Branch of the FSUE “Rosmorport”. As part of the test ScanEx RDC ensures operational data reception to the Moscow ground receiv
Nord Stream has been awarded the prestigious Infrastructure Journal (IJ) Oil & Gas Deal of the Year Award 2010 at an awards ceremony in London. The Award recognises Nord Stream’s achievement in raising 3.9 billion euros in the first phase of the project’s financing during the challenging financial m
The Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) announced that BHP Billiton has joined as a member. Marty Massey, MWCC chief executive officer, said, “BHP Billiton, which has producing assets and a significant acreage position in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, has elected to join the Marine Well Containme
