Argos Resources Limited , the Falkland Islands based exploration company focused on the North Falkland Basin, today reports that it has decided not to participate in the current drilling campaign in the area with the Ocean Guardian rig, which is now likely to end in December 2011. The weak capital m
Reservoir Exploration Technology ASA (RXT), a multi-component seismic company has been awarded a contract with Afren Energy Services Ltd for acquisition of four component (4C) seismic data in West Africa. Start up of the project will be end November and the survey is estimated to take 26 days. The c
Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (Pte) Limited has receives an order for 4 Platform Supply Vessels. The vessels will be built by Universal Shipbuilding Corporation in Japan. The 5,000 DWT vessels will be classed with DP2 capability and have diesel electric propulsion systems. The vessels will be de
Shell has appointed Norwegian-based Air Products to deliver Nitrogen Membrane Technology for Shell’s prestigious Prelude LNG Project to be launched outside Australia. Earlier this autumn, Air Products also received the order to supply its technology to the majority of all new LNG ships on order. “Cu
The first platform supply vessel (PSV) of the PX106 design from ULSTEIN® ever built, was named in a formal ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 24 November. The vessel, CBO Atlântico, is the first in a series of six PSVs with X-BOW® hull line design from ULSTEIN, to be constructed at Estaleiro Alia
BP Norge has received consent from Petroleum Safety Authority Norway to use an onshore control room for Valhall at Forus near Stavanger. The new control room with associated systems can operate all the wells at the Valhall centre, Flanke Sør, Flanke Nord and Hod. For the Valhall field, this means th
Rockhopper Exploration plc, the North Falkland Basin oil and gas exploration company, announces that the 14/15-4 well (the “Well”) was spudded this morning, at 08.15hrs GMT on 28 November 2011. The Well is situated on Licence PL004b in which Rockhopper will earn a 60% interest by drilling 14/15-4. T
International oilfield services company Expro has recently been awarded a significant contract by engineering project management company SPD on behalf of its client Valiant Causeway Limited. The contract involves the supply of subsea landing string services for monitoring of electronic submersible p
Shell presented Gulf Drilling International (GDI) with a performance award in recognition for the excellent performance on their Al Khor jack-up drilling rig, operating offshore Qatar. Johan Surewaard, Vice President Wells for the Middle East, North Africa and Russia regions and Andy Brown, Executiv
ION Geophysical Corporation, a provider of geophysical technology, services, and solutions for the global oil & gas industry, today named Gregory J. Heinlein as its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Heinlein will assume the CFO position previously held by R. Brian Hanson, ION’s
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters and the seismic company PGS have entered into a million kroner agreement to support mathematics initiatives in Norway and Africa Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) and the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters have signed a cooperation agreement regarding s
Bristow Group Inc. ,a provider of helicopter services to the offshore energy industry today confirmed that the Company will be attending the Dahlman Rose & Co. First Annual Ultimate Oil Services & Drilling Conference to be held in New York City. Mark Duncan, Senior Vice President Commercial, is sch
A Bowtech camera system has been successfully deployed to observe decommissioning operations on the L13FH well which is operated by Shell in the Dutch Sector of the Southern North Sea. Bowtech was requested by Shell UK to supply a camera system to be fitted to the L13FH well. Bowtech engineers, work
Afren plc (“Afren” or the “Company”) non-Executive Chairman Mr Egbert Imomoh has been recognised with the Commander of the Order of the Niger (“CON”) awarded by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. This prestigious award recognises Mr Imomoh`s services to Nigeria, and to the oil and gas
