In addition to the popular subsea Contracts and Projects Databases, Subsea UK announces two new databases, cataloguing subsea vessels globally, as well as FPSOs & FPUs. The FPSO & FPU Database contains information on 175+ Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessels and around 100 Floating Pro
On the 4th of July, Karoon Gas Australia Ltd through ConocoPhillips, the operator of its three Browse Basin blocks, received the required approvals to commence drilling from the Australian Government’s Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (DSEWPC) and is now m
Ithaca Energy Inc. announces that stable production from the Jacky field has been restored in the J01 well (“the well”) at approximately 3,120 barrels of oil per day (“bopd”)(1,482 bopd net to Ithaca). Production has been restored to this level through the replacement of a dual ESP system with sligh
Official Chinese media on Sunday accused a major state energy company of failing to disclose full and immediate information about an oil … The Straits Times [mappress] Source: The Straits Times, July 3, 2011;
Keppel FELS Limited’s (“Keppel FELS”) repeat customer, Asia Offshore Drilling Limited (“AOD”) has exercised its first of two options to build a KFELS B Class jackup rig worth US$184 million. The effectiveness of this first option is subject to AOD or its wholly owned subsidiary entering into a const
Shah Deniz offshore gas condensate field produced 2.591bn cubic meters of gas in January-May, according to sources in SOCAR. Gas … By Rufat Abbasov, News.Az [mappress] Source: News.az, July 1, 2011;
Bergen Group has, through its subsidiary Bergen Group Skarveland AS, received a contract with the Norwegian yard Hellesøy Verft AS for complete pipe installation valued NOK 22 million. The contract is related to a newbuild offshore vessel for a Norwegian shipping company. The delivery will be comple
Sevan Marine ASA , a company specializied in owning, operating and licensing FPSOs and drilling units, based on its patented cylindrical floater technology announces fleet technical uptime for May 2011. Technical Uptime for June 2011 was as follows: FPSO Sevan Piranema 98 (%) FPSO Sevan Hummingbird
Fugro has reached agreement with AOA Geophysics to acquire 100% of the shares in the company. AOA Geophysics is based in Houston and provides geoscience consultancy and contracting services to the offshore oil and gas sectors, with particular expertise in marine oil seep exploration and the interpre
Schlumberger today inaugurated the WesternGeco Penang Product Centre (WPPC) dedicated to the manufacturing and support of state-of-the-art marine and land seismic equipment designed to illuminate complex geologies, improve operational efficiencies and deliver superior data quality. Tan Sri Nor Moham
Seadrill has participated in a private placement in Asia Offshore Drilling Limited and has been allocated shares for US$54 million which corresponds to a 33.75 percent ownership stake. Asia Offshore Drilling was established by Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited in late 2010 when two MOD-V B Cla
As from today, Hans-Joachim Polk will be the new Managing Director of RWE Dea Norge. Polk joined RWE Dea as far back as 1992, directly after graduating with a masters’ degree in petroleum engineering from the technical university of Clausthal-Zellerfeld. In the course of his career, Polk spent three
INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX) announced today that its affiliate INPEX BROWSE, LTD. (the Company), which has been acting as Operator of the Ichthys Project, has decided to undertake a legal restructure that requires the transfer of the Company’s assets to newly created Australian companies. This will be
The Board of Directors of MEO Australia Limited (MEO or the Company) announced that Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr Jürgen Hendrich, has entered into a new employment agreement with MEO and will continue in the position of Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer with effect f
