HRT Participações em Petróleo S.A. , announces that on July 19th, acquistion was concluded on the 5,278 km2 3D seismic program over HRT’s offshore blocks 2112B and 2212A in Walvis Basin, as seen in the image attached hereto. This survey was conducted by the Polarcus Naila vessel. In January 2011, HR
Statoil has secured consent to conduct exploration drilling in the central part of the North Sea using the COSLPioneer mobile facility. The consent relates to the drilling of exploration well 15/8-2 in production licence 303. The well is located about 250 kilometres southwest of Stavanger. The conse
LUKOIL Overseas, a wholly-owned subsidiary of OAO LUKOIL, has acquired from the private company ORANTO Petroleum a 70% stake in the … Source: IBTimes [mappress] Source: IBTimes, July 20, 2011;
Flexlife, an oil & gas industry specialist in subsea project and integrity management, has opened a new base in Newcastle and plans to recruit 25 staff by the end of this year, rising to 50 within 18 months. The award-winning company has appointed Andrew Lake as Director of Operations in Newcastle.
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. announced today that it has acquired STSA Pte Ltd (“STSA”). Terms of the all-cash acquisition were not disclosed. STSA, based in Singapore, services subsea blowout preventers (“BOP’s”) and related pressure control equipment for offshore drilling rigs in the Asia Pacific
T.D. Williamson, Inc. (TDW) announced that it has opened a new office in Perth, Western Australia, in a strategic move to offer customers its full range of products and services. Located on St. George’s Terrace in the heart of downtown Perth, it serves as the administrative and engineering services
As a result of shareholder enquiries the Directors of Liquefied Natural Gas Limited provided a brief overview of the impact of the Australian Government’s recently announced carbon tax on the Company’s 100% owned Fisherman’s Landing LNG Project, in the Port of Gladstone, Queensland. It should be not
Reference is made to the press release issued by Sevan Marine ASA (the “Company”) on 11 July 2011. The Company announces that it has entered into a USD 36.1 million bond loan agreement with Norsk Tillitsmann ASA (“Norsk Tillitsmann”) acting on behalf of a group of holders of the Company’s existing b
Otto Marine Limited, (“Otto Marine” or the “Group”), a leading offshore marine company which specialises in building complex offshore support vessels, ship chartering and offers specialised offshore services, announces that one of its operating unit Karp Marine Limited has secured vessel operating c
Bahamas Petroleum, the oil and gas exploration company with offshore license permits in The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, announces the appointment of Steve Weyel as Non-Executive Director of the Company effective immediately. Dr. Paul Crevello, CEO of Bahamas Petroleum, commented: “Mr. Weyel has ope
Following the completion of drilling rig tenders, Rialto Energy Limited (Rialto or the Company) announces that it has entered into an agreement with Transocean for the provision of the GSF Monitor Drilling Unit to undertake its First Phase Drilling Campaign in CI‐202, located offshore Cote d’Ivoire.
TGS will commence acquisition of multi-client 3D seismic data in offshore Sierra Leone later this month. This survey marks over ten years of investment for TGS in the West African region and will add 2,535 km2 to the existing TGS data library. The new 3D seismic will provide important data for conti
During the period 4-7 July 2011, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) conducted an audit of working environment conditions on the facility West Elara. Background The PSA’s activity was conducted as part of the processing of the company’s application for an Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC).
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) announces that drilling of the appraisal well 16/2-7 on the Avaldsnes discovery located in the North Sea sector of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), has commenced. The planned depth is approximately 2,275 meters below mean sea level and the well will be dr
