HB Rentals has secured a contract for four modules offshore Norway and announced a significant investment in its fleet. HB Rentals has agreed a long-term lease contract with Prosafe to supply four 20ftx8ft A60 Zone II Norsok office modules for the Valhall platform in a £250,000 deal. The company has
Saipem announces that Mr. Jacques Yves Léost will leave the company and resign as a board director of Saipem S.p.A. to pursue new professional opportunities. Mr Léost was appointed by Eni shareholder at the Shareholders’ Meeting of 28th April 2008. Saipem thanks Mr. Léost for his valuable profession
A strong underlying performance by the company’s core production operations have been offset by exploration write-offs and one-off abnormal items. As a result, in the year to June 30, 2010, AWE reported a statutory net loss after tax of $28.9 million. The exploration write-offs ($113.1 million) are
Oil, gas and renewables engineering specialist Lamprell has doubled interim orders to $836 million (£535 million), despite falling turnover. [mappress] Source: Growthbusiness, August 23, 2010:
Grenland Group has received a letter of intent from FMC Technologies to fabricate and deliver one manifold and foundation, as well as two protection structures. The equipment is part of FMC’s recent agreement with Gazprom Dobycha Shelf LLC to manufacture and supply subsea production equipment for th
Sevan Marine ASA and E.ON Ruhrgas UK E&P Limited (“E.ON”) as operator of the Huntington project have made good progress in the commercial agreements for the lease of the FPSO Sevan Voyageur. Huntington is operated by E.ON with an equity share of (25%). The other joint venture partners are Premier Oi
InterMoor, an Acteon company, has announced that Acteon’s recently acquired subsidiary, IOS Offshore AS, will now be known as IOS InterMoor AS in a move which closely aligns the business with InterMoor’s globally recognized mooring business. Established in 1986, IOS Offshore is a leading supplier of
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has received a call-off order from Total Exploration & Production Angola for the manufacture and supply of additional subsea production equipment. The call-off is for one option included in an existing contract and has a value of approximately $36 milli
In the interest of complete transparency, the Department of Energy said it would review all petroleum service contracts and power … By Amy R. Remo (inquirer) [mappress] Source: inquirer, August 23 , 2010;
Days after a British wind turbine company announced plans to begin manufacturing turbine blades and components in part of the Michoud… By Richard Thompson(nola) [mappress] Source: nola, August 23, 2010;
Keppel Shipyard Limited (Keppel Shipyard) has secured a contract for the modification of the Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel OSX-1, worth approximately S$50 million. The FPSO OSX-1 is owned by OSX 1 Leasing B.V., a subsidiary of OSX Brasil S/A. Commencing in the third quarte
HUNDREDS more jobs in Scotland’s renewable energy industry are expected to be announced next month when Alex Salmond travels to the… By Nathalie Thomas(scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, August 23, 2010;
Saturday at 6:40am CDT, the forty-eight hour ambient pressure test was deemed successful. Under the guidance and approval of the National Incident Commander (NIC) and Unified Area Command, BP has been authorized to begin open water fishing operations from the MC252 Blow Out Preventer (BOP). The fish
Norwegian Energy Company ASA has entered into an agreement with BG Norge to acquire a 10% interest in PL392 in the Norwegian Sea through a carry of drilling cost. The license contains the Dalsnuten prospect, which is scheduled to be drilled in September 2010. – The transaction provides Noreco with a
