Trelleborg will be exhibiting its extensive product portfolio for the offshore industry at the first ever Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Brazil October 4-6. The group, which will be located in Booth 501, will be represented by its Sealing Solutions, Offshore and Industrial Hose product area
HYSY720, a 12-streamer seismic vessel commenced operation in May 2011, has successfully completed 1607.79 km2 of data collection volume in August 2011 and achieved an outstanding monthly record. The vessel has commenced operation for 110 days as of today and has continued to strike new records for C
A leak from a shallow water crude oil pipeline in the Main Pass Area of the Gulf of Mexico has led Chevron to shut down its offshore Louisia… By Janet McGurty and David Sheppard (Reuters) [mappress] Source:Reuters,September 14, 2011;
Hercules Offshore, Inc. announced today that it has acquired an additional 6.1 million shares of Discovery Offshore S.A. (“Discovery Offshore”) at an average price of NOK9.02 per share. With this latest purchase, Hercules Offshore has invested a total of approximately $34.1 million in Discovery Offs
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Director Michael R. Bromwich today announced a proposed rule that will reduce the likelihood of accidents, injuries and spills in connection with oil and natural gas exploration and devel
Prosafe has been awarded a contract by Nexen Petroleum U.K. Limited (“Nexen”) for a 240-day firm period using the Safe Caledonia for accommodation support at the Golden Eagle facility in the UK sector of the North Sea. Subject to the Golden Eagle development receiving regulatory approval, on site op
Aberdeen-based Veripos, a world leader in the provision of GNSS positioning facilities to the offshore oil and gas industry, has been awarded a contract by Dolphin Geophysical AS of Bergen, the newly-formed Norwegian seismic exploration contractor, for the supply of services aboard its recently-comm
Miller Energy Resources, Inc. (“Miller”) a high growth oil and natural gas exploration, production and drilling company announced today that Voorhees Equipment and Consulting Inc. has finished construction of Drilling Rig-35 and shipment is now underway to its final destination on the Osprey platfor
AGR has been awarded a three year frame agreement with Lundin Norway AS for Drilling Services on the Norwegian continental shelf, plus two one year options. Under the frame agreement AGR will provide Drilling Management Services for Lundin on a call – off basis. The frame agreement may also include
At 14.30 today a fire was reported in an air compressor compartment on the Huldra platform in the North Sea, which is situated west of Mongstad. The fire was extinguished at 14.50., Statil announced on its website. None of the 19 persons on board the platform were injured in the incident. Huldra has
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) is hosting a seminar at its premises in Stavanger on Wednesday 19 October 2011 concerning pipelines and risers – both rigid and flexible. The focus will be on pipeline integrity from a systems perspective. Pipelines and risers have been used for many deca
Wärtsilä is sponsoring the Offshore Energy Network Evening. This event is part of Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference, 11 & 12 October 2011. At the first exhibition day, exhibitors can attend the Offshore Energy Network Evening and meet their fellow exhibitors. Offshore Energy is the leading int
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Keppel Nantong Shipyard Co. Ltd (Keppel Nantong) in China has secured a contract worth S$143 million to build a heavy lift sheerleg crane vessel for Asian Lift Pte Ltd (Asian Lift). Scheduled to be completed in 3Q 2013,
Aminex announces the following further reorganisation of its Tanzanian exploration portfolio: Aminex and Key Petroleum Ltd. (‘Key’) currently participate 50-50 in the West Songo-Songo Production Sharing Agreement (‘PSA’) in Tanzania, with Key as the operating partner. Progress has been slow to date
