Wintershall Norge ASA has been granted consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 35/12-4S & A with the mobile facility Songa Delta. The well will be drilled in production licence 378 in the North Sea, 34 kilometres north of Troll C. The well has the coordinates N 61° 11′ 06.79”, E 03° 41′ [&
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), through its subsidiary Keppel FELS Brasil, has secured two contracts totalling S$381.4 million (ApproximatelyUSD $298) – one from Single Buoy Moorings Inc. (SBM), and another from the joint venture company MODEC and Toyo Offshore Production Systems (MTOPS).
M.Sc. (Econ.) Pauliina Tennilä has been appointed Director, Investor Relations at Wärtsilä Corporation as of 1 March 2011. She succeeds Joséphine Mickwitz, who has been appointed HR Director, Wärtsilä Industrial Operations. Tennilä has worked at Wärtsilä since 1998 and has held various positions in
Demonstrating its continued commitment to subsea equipment safety, reliability and performance, GE Oil & Gas today officially opened both its new Hyperbaric Testing Hall and a newly refurbished Electrical & Electronics Assembly Plant in Nailsea, U.K. Dean Arnison, Site Leader and Director for Subsea
Demonstrating its continued commitment to subsea equipment safety, reliability and performance, GE Oil & Gas today officially opened both its new Hyperbaric Testing Hall and a newly refurbished Electrical & Electronics Assembly Plant in Nailsea, U.K. Dean Arnison, Site Leader and Director for Subsea
Rockhopper Exploration plc , the North Falkland Basin oil and gas exploration company, announces that exploration well 14/10-3 located in licence PL032, 8 km to the north west of the Sea Lion oil discovery was drilled to a total depth (TD) of 2,830m. The well was designed to explore the northern lob
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) is on track for an early and safe delivery of Alpha Star, the second of two DSSTM 38 semisubmersible rigs, to Brazil’s Queiroz Galvão Óleo e Gás (QGOG). Keppel FELS was awarded a total of S$40,000 in safety bonuses from QGOG for the strong safety performance during
GE announced that its Oil & Gas business has entered into an agreement to acquire the Well Support division of John Wood Group PLC (“Wood Group”) for approximately $2.8 billion. The transaction, which the Board of Wood Group intends to unanimously recommend to its shareholders, is expected to close
Seadrill is currently evaluating the structure of the Company’s harsh environment activities which include the six drilling rigs contracted in the North Sea area. In order to maximize the value of Seadrill’s harsh environment operations, and to create a basis for further strengthening of this segmen
Hercules Offshore, Inc. announced today that it has entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Seahawk Drilling, Inc. and its affiliates (collectively “Seahawk”) to purchase 20 jackup rigs and related assets from Seahawk for approximately 22.3 million shares of Hercules Offshore common stock and
The assets of the market leading offshore cable laying company Subocean, which went into administration in late January, have been acquired… By Graeme Ewens (maritimejournal) [mappress] Source: maritimejournal, February 14, 2011
Wintershall Norge ASA has been awarded the Norwegian “Annual Employer Brand Award” in Stavanger for its successful Human Resources management. The company only began operations as operator on the Norwegian Shelf in 2009, but had quickly managed to build up a portfolio of excellent staff. This was th
Imtech Marine (the marine division of technical services provider Imtech) announces its new 2011 – 2015 growth strategy. Imtech Marine targets to double its revenue up to 1 billion euro in 2015. Growth will be achieved by organic growth and by means of acquisitions. Eric van den Adel, Managing Direc
Imtech Marine (the marine division of technical services provider Imtech) announces its new 2011 – 2015 growth strategy. Imtech Marine targets to double its revenue up to 1 billion euro in 2015. Growth will be achieved by organic growth and by means of acquisitions. Eric van den Adel, Managing Direc