Offshore Energy again attracts leading companies to its two-day conference. IHC, Jumbo and Van Oord are among the confirmed speakers at Offshore Energy, Shell, GdF Suez and Chevron are invited. Conference delegates can choose from a wide range of separately bookable half-day conferences and brief to
Ocean Rig UDW announces that the naming ceremony of the company’s drillship no. 3 and 4, the Ocean Rig Poseidon and Ocean Rig Mykonos took place at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Korea on July 8th. Ocean Rig owns and operates Leiv Eiriksson and Eirik Raude, two of the world’s largest and m
Petrofac, the international oil & gas facilities service provider, announces that it has signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) with Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) the Malaysian National Oil Company. Later, at an official ceremony that took place today, the Malaysian Prime Minister, the H
On behalf of its co-venturers BP announced an agreement to progress a major re-development of the Schiehallion and Loyal oil fields to the west of the Shetland Islands. Schiehallion and Loyal have produced nearly 400 million barrels of oil since production started in 1998 and an estimated 450 millio
Xcite Energy announced today that the “Rowan Norway” deep water jack-up rig, scheduled for use on the Company’s Bentley field, has now been delivered by the Keppel FELS shipyard in Singapore to Rowan Companies, Inc. The KFELS N-Class combines state-of-the-art design with the dual capabilities of per
Due to serious weather damage at the Maersk UK Gryphon field, Bibby Offshore were contracted to deliver diving support and in particular, help make the site safe while Maersk assessed the damage and then put in place plans for the field re-construction. Initially the Bibby Topaz was mobilised to sur
Trio-Tech International announced today that its PT SHI Indonesia subsidiary, a Batam-based manufacturer, equipment fabricator and provider of project management services for the oil and gas industry, has been awarded contracts valued at a total of $2.9 million to manufacture components for mobile o
Dragon Oil plc, an international oil and gas exploration and production company, announces that the Group has recently refitted the previously stacked Rig 40 and commenced drilling on the Dzheitune (Lam) 13 platform. The rig has spudded the Dzheitune (Lam) development well 13/160, the first of four
On 22 September 2010, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of logistics, cranes, lifting appliances, lifting equipment and structural safety on board the Songa Dee mobile facility. Introduction The verifications targeted technical and operational factors on board the faci
AFP- Three Myanmar nationals were killed when a helicopter chartered by Malaysian energy firm Petronas crashed into the Andaman Sea after… Yahoo! [mappress] Source:Yahoo , July 12, 2011;
Aberdeen-based Operational Excellence (OPEX) Group Ltd, a specialist company focused on helping operators produce more oil and gas, has won new business worth more than £500,000 in the last month and is targeting turnover exceeding £1 million in its first year of trading. The company was set up in A
Petrobras released its 2010 Sustainability Report yesterday, July 11. The Report presents information about the Company’s performance, reflecting how the three pillars of its corporate strategy, integrated growth, profitability, and social responsibility, are integrated. It also details the progress
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today announced an £11million order to design and equip two offshore service vessels for Italian ship owner Fratelli D’Amato. These UT 755 XL vessels will carry out operations in the offshore oil and gas sector and will be built at the Rosetti Marino S.
Leading international service company Expro has received a commendation from a major customer for maintaining an extremely high level of safety for the past year. Chevron has thanked Expro for an exemplary incident-free workplace for the past 12 months, covering work across its global operations. Ex
