Hurricane Maria sped toward Newfoundland and is expected to cross the Canadian island later today with winds of at least 74 miles … By Alex Morales and Brian K. Sullivan (Businessweek) [mappress] Source:Businessweek ,September 16, 2011;
Havyard Group has now developed its own concept of navigation and communications packages for vessels. Saeborg B102, which is close to completion, is the first vessel with such an equipment package from Havyard. The Fosnavåg-based company is currently completing the supply vessel Saeborg B102 at Hav
Alexey Miller, Gazprom Chairman, Harald Schwage, Member of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE, Henri Proglio, Chairman and CEO of EDF, and Eni CEO, Paolo Scaroni, today signed an agreement in Sochi, in the presence of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, establishing the entry of Wintersh
The day HT broke the story about India asking China to desist from trying to stop oil and gas exploration in two Vietnamese blocks in the… By Jayanth Jacob & Reshma Patil, Hindustan Times [mappress] Source: Hindustan Times,September 16, 2011;
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well 16/2-10 S, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Well 16/2-10 S will be drilled from the Transocean Leader drilling facility at position 58°51’16.10’’N 2°32’37.45’’E following completion o
The U.S. offshore drilling regulator could issue sanctions as early as next week against BP and the major contractors involved in last year’ By Ayesha Rascoe (Reuters) [mappress] Source:Reuters ,September 16, 2011;
Panoro Energy ASA , the independent oil and gas company with assets in West Africa and Brazil, has on behalf of the partnership signed a rig contract with a subsidiary of Transocean for the GSF Arctic I semi-submersible drilling rig to drill three wells on blocks BM-S-63 (formerly SM-1036), BM-S-71
Lloyd’s Register is working with leading owners and operators from the oil and gas sector to improve current methods of monitoring the performance of blow-out preventers (BOP) and reduce the risks for one of the industry’s most safety-critical pieces of equipment. ModuSpec BV and Scandpower AS, memb
Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) announces that it has taken delivery of a new addition to their offshore fleet. The VOS Apollo, an anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel built at the Fujian Shipyard in China, was delivered yesterday, 15 September 2011, in China. She is the third in a series of six “
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has granted BG Norge AS consent to carry out manned underwater operations (MUO). The consent relates to saturation diving in connection with development of the Gaupe field. The water depth at the site is 82 to 90 metres. Gaupe is located at the border betw
Aminex PLC (“Aminex” or the “Company”) provides the following update on progress at its Nyuni-2 well, offshore Tanzania. After successfully mastering the most difficult of the anticipated drilling zones in the well, several days have now been spent attempting to clear rubber debris from a number of
On August 3, Mr. Wang Yuhang, President of COSCO Shipyard Group, went to Japan to visit the headquarters of MODEC, a world leading supplier of offshore oil and gas production equipment. He was accompanied by Mr. Zhang Jiqing, G. M. of COSCO Japan, and Mr. Gong Libing, Party Secretary of COSCO Dalian
Chevron Corporation today announced that its Australian subsidiaries have signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Kyushu Electric Power Co. for the delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Wheatstone Project in Western Australia. Under the binding agreement, Chevron, together with Ap
Dolphin Geophysical and TGS have entered into an agreement for the M/V Polar Duke to acquire 1,500 sq. km of 3D seismic data in the Barents Sea. The award follows our successful Barents Sea operation to date for TGS. The extension will meet the increased demand for seismic data in the region. [mappr
