Kosmos Energy announced today that it has executed two Production Sharing Contracts with Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V., the national oil company of Suriname, for Blocks 42 and 45 offshore Suriname. The addition of the acreage is a significant expansion of the Company’s exploration portfolio
Alpine Ocean Seismic Survey, the U.S. subsidiary of UK-based Gardline Group, has bolstered its marine data collection offerings with the addition of geotechnical services. Working in conjunction with Gardline Geosciences, a leading global provider of geotechnical services, Alpine is adding a signifi
Offshore Middle East has announced the addition of Mr. Abdelkader Haouari, Offshore Operations Manager, Qatargas Operating Company Limited as part of the growing Advisory Board for the 4th Offshore Middle East Conference & Exhibition which will return to Qatar in 2013. To be held at the Qatar Nation
Li Fanrong , CEO of China’s CNOOC said at a meeting on Wednesday that the company is planning to start with drilling operations offshore Cambodia, Xinhua reports. Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Sok An sees the plans as a significant boost to the impoverished country’s oil and gas sector and he sa
With the opening of a new office in Perth, Kvaerner is boosting its presence in the oil and gas hub of the Asia Pacific region. – I am excited by the opportunities the Australian market represents, Kvaerner’s president and CEO, Mr. Jan Arve Haugan, said at the opening of the Perth office on December
Serimax, a full service welding specialist based in France, has appointed Frederic Castrec as managing director to replace David Williams. Mr Castrec joined Serimax in 1996 as a welding engineer and held a number of senior positions, including Chief Operating Officer, prior to taking over the managi
Deep Sea Supply, an international operator of offshore supply vessels has taken delivery of the newbuilding AHTS vessel “Sea Stoat” from ABG Shipyard, India. “Sea Stoat” is the 9th AHTS vessel delivered from ABG and concludes the series of newbuilding AHTS vessels from ABG to Deep Sea Supply. The co
SBM Offshore, a Dutch-based global group of companies selling and renting systems and services to the offshore oil and gas industry, announced on behalf of its Joint Venture companies with Sonangol, Sonasing and OPS that contracts for the twelve year charter and operation of FPSO Xikomba for the blo
Xcite Energy has signed a letter of intent (“LoI”) with Teekay Shipping Norway AS (“Teekay”) for the provision of a shuttle tanker for the forthcoming Phase 1A of the Bentley field development programme. The LoI anticipates that XER and Teekay will enter into a definitive agreement for one of Teekay
SGS, a Swiss based global provider of technical inspection, verification, testing and conformity assessment services for industrial markets has acquired Innovative Technical Services (“InTech”) InTech is a privately held engineering and consulting firm specializing in production allocation modelling
NZOG (New Zealand Oil & Gas Ltd) has executed an agreement to take a 40% stake in a Tunisian concession that contains an oil field which could be brought into production as early as 2014. The Cosmos Concession in the Gulf of Hammamet, offshore Tunisia, contains the Cosmos South oil discovery. The co
SeaBird Exploration PLC,a global provider of marine acquisition for 2D and 3D seismic data, and associated products and services to the oil and gas industry today, December 14, announced its fleet contracts update. Phase 1 of the Osprey Explorer multiclient survey in Gulf of Mexico was completed in
Mechanical engineering services company, EnerMech Ltd, will finish the year with a 100% increase in sales, with 2011 revenue expected to top £103 million compared to £49.5 million last year. The Aberdeen-based company forecast for 2011 will deliver a £10 million profit (EBITDA*) and said revenue nex
Providence Resources P.l.c., the London (AIM) and Dublin (ESM) listed oil and gas exploration and production company, today provided an interim update on its appraisal drilling programme in the North Celtic Sea Basin, offshore southern Ireland. The 48/24-10 Barryroe well is located in c. 100 m water
