MEO Australia Limited advises that since the last progress report, the over-pressured zone has been stabilised by circulating 11 ppg mud and an additional 40 metres has been drilled to 2,976m to enable the zone to be isolated behind 9-5/8” casing. As at 05:00 (Perth time) this morning, preparations
The board of directors of Sempra Energy today declared a quarterly dividend of 39 cents per share of common stock. The current dividend is payable Jan. 15, 2011, to shareholders of record on Dec. 23, 2010. Sempra Energy, based in San Diego, is a Fortune 500 energy services holding company with 2009
On December, 3 in South Korea a solemn name-giving ceremony was held for the first semi-submersible floating drilling rig constructed within the frames of Shtokman gas-condensate field development according to the contract signed in 2007 between Gazflot LLC and Vyborg Shipyard JSC for engineering an
Yekaterinburg hosted today a circuit session of the Gazprom Science & Technology Council’s Workshop on Efficient Distribution and Utilization of Gas and Other Energy Resources. The session addressed the development of a regulatory framework for small-scale production, storage and utilization of liqu
Struthers Wells, a division of Thermal Engineering International (USA) Inc., a Babcock Power Inc. company with offices located in Houston, TX and Warren, PA, has been awarded a contract to supply a thermal reactor furnace, waste heat boiler and steam drum to Technip-Chiyoda Joint Venture, for Qatar
Reference is made to the Golar LNG Energy Limited private placement in August 2009 at which time subscribers also acquired warrants to subscribe for Golar Energy shares. Each of the warrants entitles the holder to subscribe for one new share of Golar Energy at a price of USD 2.00 on 15 December 2010
Recently, DNV and Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) have signed an MOU to cooperate on EHSQ (Environment, Health, Safety, and Quality) projects. According to the agreement, DNV and KOGAS will co-develop a tailor-made EHSQ system through technology cooperation and exchanges incorporating DNV’s ISRS™. DNV
Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Jurong Shipyard is on track to deliver the Atwood Osprey – a first of its class ultra-deepwater semi-submersible drilling rig – to Atwood Oceanics following its successful naming today. Scheduled for delivery in early 2011, the Atwood Osprey will be deployed by Chevron A
UNITED States Embassy officials were last year asked by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to conduct secret information-gathering on the… (newsday) [mappress] Source: newsday, December 7, 2010;
The Finance Ministry on Monday published a bill that would introduce a tax holiday for companies that extract natural gas on the remote Yama… (themoscowtimes) [mappress] Source: themoscowtimes, December 7, 2010;
The new crude oil concept vessel, named Triality, has been developed through a DNV innovation project. As its name indicates, it fulfils three main goals: it is environmentally superior to a conventional crude oil tanker, its new solutions are feasible and based on well known technology, and it is f
Trans Wonderland Limited, an exclusive provider of transport and logistics services to Papua New Guinea’s new LNG project (PNG LNG) coming on stream in 2014, and Gazprom Marketing & Trading, Gazprom Group’s energy commodities trading company, have signed an exclusive Memorandum of Understanding (MOU
MEO Australia Limited advises that since the last progress report, the BOP’s have been run and tested. The 12-¼” hole commenced drilling at 21:30 hrs (Perth time) on Friday 3rd December and has been drilled to a depth of 2,936m. The well was shut in at 18:00 hrs on Sunday 5th December after encounte
Since 2005, a considerable growth in Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) technology has been recognised. The latest and most important development in the industry is probably the environmental approval of Shell’s floating LNG facility by the Australian government. “Receiving environmental approval
