Seadrill has agreed a new three-year contract with Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production offshore Thailand for the tender rig T12 with a two- year option period. Estimated contract value is approximately US$132 million, and commencement of the assignment is scheduled for the second quarter thi
BG Norge AS has received consent to use the mobile facility West Alpha for drilling of wells 15/12-E1H and 6/3-A1H in the southern part of the North Sea. The wells (the Gaupe field) belong to production licence 292 and are located approx. 240 kilometres southwest of Stavanger, near the UK shelf bord
Reference is made to the press release on February 16, 2011 regarding the close of the Private Placement in North Atlantic Drilling Ltd. (“NADL” or the “Company”). The Private Placement was closed on February 16, 2011 at 12:00. However, due to significant over-subscription, the NADL share allocation
Repsol-YPF planned exploration for hydrocarbons in the Malvinas basin, off Tierra del Fuego has suffered a major public relations setback… Source: Mercopress [mappress] Source:Mercopress, February 21, 2011;
Rockhopper Exploration plc, the North Falkland Basin oil and gas exploration company, announces that the 14/10-4 appraisal well was spudded at 0040hrs GMT on 19 February 2011. 14/10-4 is the first appraisal well to be drilled on the Sea Lion feature situated on Licence PL032, which is 100% owned and
DOF ASA informed that they have taken a delivery of Skandi Gamma, hull no 738 from STX OSV Søviknes, on Thursday, February 17 , at at 12:40. DOF ASA thanked to Project Manager Ørjan Tenden-Vie and his team of dedicated site personnel. Ørjan Tenden-Vie will act as Vessel Manager for the vessel until
Det norske oljeselskap ASA is about to plug and abandon exploration well 6305/9-2 on the Dovregubben prospect in PL 468. The well did not encounter any hydrocarbons. Additional information about the well will be released by the NPD shortly. Dovregubben was drilled with the semi submersible drilling
John Wood Group PLC (“Wood Group” or the “Group”) is an international energy services company with approximately $5.1bn revenue, employing approximately 29,0001 people worldwide and operating in 50 countries. The Group has three businesses—Engineering & Production Facilities, Well Support, and Gas T
BOURBON is named Shipowner of the Year 2010 by the Offshore Support Journal. The Group is publicly recognized by this award as “the company which above all companies has shown excellence in the operation of its ships” (*). The “Shipowner of the Year 2010” Award has been received by Christian Lefèvre
AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, announces today that it has acquired qedi, a market-leading project delivery company, focused on delivering specialist completion and commissioning services for major projects in the oil and gas industry. Headquartered in Aberdeen,
Valiant Petroleum plc announces the appointment of Mr Paul James Mann, 57, as Chief Operating Officer and an Executive Director of the Company with effect from 1st March 2011. Mr Mann has a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Glamorgan and has spent over 30 years in the internationa
TETRA Technologies, Inc. expects to release fourth quarter and full-year 2010 results on Friday, February 25, 2011, and will host a conference call at 10:30 a.m. ET on that day to discuss the results. Stuart M. Brightman, President and CEO, and Joseph M. Abell, Senior Vice President and CFO, will ho
Flights to offshore oil platforms have resumed after storm delays earlier this week. Source: VOCM [mappress] Source:VOCM, February 20, 2011;
Vestas, the global leader in wind technology, has signed an agreement with WindPlus for the deployment of the first offshore project worldwide integrating a wind turbine with a full-scale semi-submersible floating structure. This is the first time this floating platform technology is being used. Win
