Desire Petroleum plc , the oil and gas company wholly focused on the North Falkland Basin, announces the signing of a contract for marine seismic acquisition services with Polarcus Limited for the use of the seismic vessel MV Polarcus Nadia. Under the terms of the contract Desire will acquire a 3D s
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. reported that for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010 it earned net income of $404 million, or $0.96 per fully diluted share, compared to second quarter ended June 30, 2010 net income of $401 million, or $0.96 per fully diluted share. Transaction charges for the t
Thousands of civil engineering jobs and other jobs in construction will be created thanks to a newly announced £60m fund to develop offshore… William Hobson (randstadcpe) [mappress] Source: randstadcpe, October 27, 2010;
Tap Oil Limited provides the following update on the Manora-4 appraisal well, in concession area G1/48, Gulf of Thailand. Location / Proposed Depth The Manora-4 well is located in the northern Gulf of Thailand in 45 metres of water, approximately 75 kilometres from shore and 230 kilometres south of
STEP Offshore, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aker Solutions, has won a contract from Awilco Drilling Limited to engineer and deliver mud mixing and solids control systems to the Arctic II rig. STEP Offshore estimates that the value of the work will be approximately NOK 12 million(Approximately USD $2
On Tuesday the European Parliament’s Energy Committee gave its green light to an agreement with the Council to free up €146 million of… (europarl.europa) [mappress] Source: europarl.europa, October 27, 2010;
On Tuesday the European Parliament’s Energy Committee gave its green light to an agreement with the Council to free up €146 million of… (europarl.europa) [mappress] Source: europarl.europa, October 27, 2010;
FMC’s scope of supply will include 11 subsea trees rated at 10,000 psi and two production manifolds. The company will also supply an artificial lift manifold containing four subsea gas/liquid separation and boosting modules, as well as related subsea controls. The subsea system will be engineered an
Vestas has announced plans to cut around 3,000 jobs as part of its plan to cut excess capacity in Europe. The move was revealed as part of… James Quilter (windpowermonthly) [mappress] Source: windpowermonthly, October 27, 2010;
Meridian Systems, the Plan-Build-Operate technology solutions leader for project-based organizations, announced today that David Boland, Inc. has selected the Prolog® solution to standardize construction management processes for its complex federal construction projects nationwide. David Boland, Inc
Valiant Petroleum plc announces that its operated Viola North exploration well (Licence P1629, Block 30/18b) has reached a depth of approximately 16,000 ft TVDSS (~4,875 metres) and while the Fulmar sand formation was encountered, no hydrocarbons were present in this location. The well will be plugg
A month ago, as the battle over a proposed wind farm in Nantucket Sound was being heard by state regulators, William I. Koch, the fossil fuel magnate and Cape Cod summer resident, donated $100,000 to the Republican Governors Association. Koch, a longtime opponent of Cape Wind and cochairman of the A
Providence Resources P.l.c., („Providence‟) the Irish oil and gas exploration and production company, whose shares are listed in London (AIM) and Dublin (ESM), is pleased to confirm that it has been offered a petroleum exploration licence over Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. The licence has been o
SeaZone, the market leader for marine geographic information, software and services, will be presenting their latest developments for the renewable energy sector at RenewableUK 2010 in Glasgow on 2 to 4 November 2010. SeaZone will be sharing Stand 325 with its new parent company HR Wallingford. Both
