The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well 30/11-8 S, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Well 30/11-8 S will be drilled from the drilling facility Ocean Vanguard in position 60°13’3.03” north and 2°29’22.20” east. The drilling p
New wind installations for 2010 came in at about one-half of the capacity added in the previous year. This surprised no one, as the industry… By Bill Opalka (renewablesbiz) [mappress] Source: renewablesbiz, January 25, 2011
New wind installations for 2010 came in at about one-half of the capacity added in the previous year. This surprised no one, as the industry… By Bill Opalka (renewablesbiz) [mappress] Source: renewablesbiz, January 25, 2011
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. announced today that Bart Heijermans has resigned as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer effective January 21, 2011. Mr. Heijermans’ duties will be assumed by Owen Kratz and other members of senior management. Owen Kratz, Helix’s President and Chie
Hyperdynamics Corporation today announced that the non-binding Letter of Intent it signed with a large independent oil and gas company has been terminated. The announcement of the Letter of Intent was made by Hyperdynamics on December 16, 2010. “We are pleased with the quality of the processed 3D se
The agenda is complete for CompositesWorld’s 2011 Wind & Ocean Energy Seminar, April 13-14 at the Wyndham Portland Airport Hotel in South… (compositesworld) [mappress] Source: compositesworld, January 25, 2011
Three tugs of FAIRMOUNT MARINE have recently started the tow of floating production storage and offloading unit Pazflor from Korea to Angola. Under command of lead tow master captain Wim van der Kort the tugs FAIRMOUNT EXPEDITION, FAIRMOUNT GLACIER and FAIRMOUNT ALPINE departed from Daewoo Shipbuild
Appointment in line with company’s aggressive growth strategy UAE-based MIS Group (Maritime Industrial Services), a diversified engineering and contracting group focused on the energy sector, announces the appointment of Colin Anthony Jones as its new Group Sales Director, a move bolstering the comp
Maersk Oil, a fully owned subsidiary of A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S, has acquired licences to Clean Energy System’s Oxy-Fuel technology that allows zero-emission power generation in combination with oil and gas projects. The Oxy-Fuel technology uses pure oxygen to combust natural gas or other fuels to p
Fairstar Heavy Transport NV (FAIR) has been awarded a contract by Grinaker – LTA Construction Nigeria Ltd., Nigeria, a member of the Worley Parsons Group. The Fairstar semi-submersible vessel FJORD departed from its home port in Rotterdam on January 21 and is now sailing to a rendezvous point in the
The floating production unit Maersk Peregrino is in position and ready to work in the booming Brazilian offshore market. The transformation is the pinnacle of a comprehensive process and succeeded only due to excellent partnership and teamwork. The Maersk Peregrino, which comes with a price tag on t
DOF Subsea AS’s subsidiary, the Aberdeen-based specialist subsea service company DOF Subsea UK has been awarded multiple contracts with Saipem. The first award is for the design and provision of 35 Subsea Transponder Frames for installation in the Kizomba Field, Angola. The second award is with Saip
Lundin Petroleum AB announces the details of its USD 540 million development and exploration budget for 2011. The budget represents a 38 percent increase on the forecast 2010 capital expenditure. The development budget for 2011 is USD 240 million with a major focus on development activities in Norwa
The primary architect of Maple Ridge Wind Farm is seeking to develop the nation’s first offshore wind farm. “I guess I like a challenge,”… By Steve Virkler (watertowndailytimes) [mappress] Source: watertowndailytimes, January 25, 2011
