RAK Petroleum has chosen Syncrolan light and fog warning systems from Tideland Signal to mark its Saleh field platforms off the Ras Al Khaimah Emirate. Since 1988, Saleh’s five platforms have only produced small volumes of gas and condensate but RAK Petroleum took over the field in 2010 and has emba
Ocean Rig UDW Inc., a global provider of offshore deepwater drilling services, announced that it has entered into drilling contracts for three additional wells offshore West Africa, with two independent oil operators based in the UK and the USA respectively, for the semi-submersible rig Eirik Raude.
Norwegian oil and gas production will probably remain unchanged over the coming decade, its Oil Directorate (NPD) said on Wednesday, as it… Source: Reuters [mappress] Source: Reuters, October 13, 2011;
Statoil Petroleum AS, operator of production licence 303, is completing drilling of wildcat well 15/8-2. The well, which was dry, was drilled eight kilometres west of the Sleipner Vest field in the North Sea. The objective of the well was to prove petroleum in Middle Jurassic reservoir rocks (Hugin
ConocoPhillips announced that its board of directors has chosen the leaders for the two independent energy companies that will result from the previously announced strategic repositioning of ConocoPhillips. Ryan M. Lance will become the chairman and chief executive officer of ConocoPhillips, the ups
Seven Chinese authorities will begin a joint three-week nationwide safety inspection of all offshore oil exploration and production … Reported by: Calvin Lee (Platts) [mappress] Source: Platts, October 13, 2011;
BP has drawn up a contingency plan to tackle an oil spill off the coast Shetland Isalnds, which has the potential to be bigger than its … By Ewan Palmer (ibtimes) [mappress] Source: ibtimes, October 13 , 2011;
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Brazil’s state-controlled oil producer, plans to replace the faulty risers in its Cascade Chinook deepwater project… Reported by: Eduard Gismatullin and Karen Eeuwens (Bloomberg) [mappress] Source: Bloomberg, October 13, 2011;
Rockhopper Exploration plc , the North Falkland Basin oil and gas exploration company, announces that Rockhopper Exploration (Oil) Limited, a subsidiary of the Company (“Rockhopper Oil”), has today agreed the terms of a farm-in agreement, subject to the approval of the Falkland Islands Government, w
Dutch company Wouter Witzel EuroValve received an order for butterfly valves for the ‘Pieter Schelte’ project, described as the ‘world’s largest ship’. The six type EVUS DN2200 valves will be supplied with two actuator flanges. Each valve will be operated by two hydraulic actuators. The valves are s
TrustLube is a dynamic Dutch company that specializes in innovative and environmentally sound lubrication systems. TrustLube products enable the maritime, (petro)chemical and food industry to save a considerable amount of time, money and energy. For each lubrication point an exact dosage of lubrican
Stuart Wordsworth, general manager of InterAct, an Acteon company, has been voted onto the board of Decom North Sea at the organisation’s annual general meeting in Dunblane, UK. Established in 2010, Decom North Sea works to enhance knowledge transfer, facilitate collaborative activities and to ensur
John-Paul Guerrero has been appointed as Manager, Business Development for the America’s region. He will lead the regions sales, marketing, and key account strategy targeting the Oil & Gas majors, independents, pipeline operators and NOC’s (National Oil Companies) from our Houston, TX regional headq
Farstad Shipping has been awarded charter contract for PSV Far Superior PSV Far Superior (1990, UT 705L, 3.796 DWT), after a competitive tender exercise, been contracted by Apache North Sea Ltd. for a 2 years firm contract with 1+1 year option. Commencement of the contract is 6 November 2011. Operat
