Blue Offshore has been awarded a lease agreement for a subsea cable installation system by Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH (NSW). The system includes the uniquely adaptable modular turntable system, loading arm assembly, tensioners, trackways and associated equipment, to assist with the installation
Class society ABS and Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) are concluding a one-year joint development program (JDP) examining critical wave conditions for sloshing model tests and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in the cargo tanks of floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vesse
Germany’s new offshore wind park off the Baltic Sea coast is set to enter the testing phase, adding yet another confirmation to Germany’s lead in renewable energy and environmental technologies. With keynote speakers on four different areas, Germany Trade & Invest will be at this year’s AMERICANA in
Kaztec Engineering Limited, an Abuja based engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commission (EPCIC) company and owners of Ekulo Cheyenne and Ekulo Tornado said that Ekulo Cheyenne is now at OML 123, Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria, and had commenced work for Addax Petroleum De
Singapore based Reflect Geophysical has been selected by Uruguay’s state oil company Ancap to carry out a 2D seismic survey in the … Mercopress [mappress] Source: enMercopress, March 21, 2011;
Marlink, the global provider of maritime satellite communications, has recently extended its contract with seismic vessel operator Fugro-Geoteam for a further five years. As part of the latest agreement, Marlink will supply its innovative Sealink™ VSAT service to 8 seismic vessels via Marlink’s Eik
Dominion Petroleum announces the award of Block L9 of the Lamu Basin, offshore Kenya. The company last week concluded negotiations with the Government of the Republic of Kenya by executing heads of agreement (“HoA”) which define the terms for Block L9. The award of L9 is subject only to the signatur
Rockhopper Exploration, the North Falkland Basin oil and gas exploration company,provides the following update on the 14/10-4 appraisal well. • Significant reservoir package and hydrocarbon column encountered • 33m (108 ft) net pay in good quality reservoir with 20% average porosity • Top reservoir
ExxonMobil will demonstrate its leadership across the natural gas value chain at the 2011 Gastech Conference and Exhibition, March 21 – 24 at the RAI Exhibition Center in Amsterdam. Celebrating its 25th conference, Gastech brings together leaders in the world’s professional gas community to address
Seadrill has entered into an agreement for the construction of a new jack-up drilling rig with Jurong shipyard in Singapore. The rig is scheduled to be completed at the end of the third quarter 2013 and total project price is estimated at US$530 million, which includes project management, drilling a
Petrobras’ president and CEO, José Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo, participated in the “Creating a Secure and Sustainable Future for the Energy Sector” panel, held during the Brazil-United States Business Summit, sponsored by the Industry Confederation (CNI), in Brasilia, today (03/19). In the event, G
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) has delivered its seventh KFELS semisubmersible drilling tender (SSDT), West Jaya, to Seadrill Limited (Seadrill). Completed two weeks ahead of schedule, the vessel was delivered with a perfect safety record and within budget. West Jaya is built to Keppel’s proven K
Last thursday (17), the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE) granted Petrobras the final approval necessary for it to kick off oil and natural gas production for its Cascade-Chinook projects, in the Gulf of Mexico. The bureau’s board highlighted the technologi
A wireline conveyance tool that provides major cost savings to the oil and gas industry has been used in the UK North Sea for the first time. Wireline and well intervention technology specialist Wireline Engineering said its patented Open Hole Roller Bogie technology has been used successfully on th
