Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. announced today that John T. Rynd and Kevin O. Meyers, Ph.D. have been appointed to its Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective June 23, 2011. Mr. Rynd and Dr. Meyers were appointed to fill the vacancies created by a prior resignation and the Board’s decision to
Fluor Corporation announced today that it has finalized a major services agreement with Woodside Energy Limited to provide engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for Woodside’s operating assets. Fluor’s initial contract term is for three years, with the option of three
Repsol Sinopec and its partners Statoil and Petrobras have made a discovery of good quality oil in the 1-REPF-11A-RJS well, informally known as Gávea. The find in Gávea is the most significant made in the pre-salt area of the Campos Basin. The well, located 190 kilometers off the coast of Rio de Jan
Offshore Energy’s Committee of Recommendation, which includes CEOs and managing directors of Chevron, Dockwise, Imtech Marine Group and Damen Shipyards Group, will have its first meeting on 29 June 2011. Navingo, organizer of the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (11&12 October 2011), formed t
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited, announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, Enigma Oil & Gas Exploration (Pty) Limited, has received formal approval from the Ministry of Mines and Energy in Namibia to enter the First Renewal Phase for its Central Blocks, 2312 A & B and Northern Halves of 2412 A & B, and
Bluestream’s strong comeback in the market is signalled by an order on Saab Seaeye for a new Cougar XT light-work ROV. The Netherlands based offshore subsea and rope access services company will use the Cougar XT for light construction tasks, remote tooling, HP cleaning, diver support, salvage, dril
Rocksource ASA announced today that drilling of the Kora-1 well has commenced on the AGC Profond PSC, offshore Senegal and Guinea Bissau. The AGC Profond PSC covers the deepwater area (9,838 sqkm) that is jointly administered by Senegal and Guinea Bissau. The AGC Profond PSC partnership consists of
MEO Australia Limited announces the expansion of its business portfolio by acquiring all of the shares in Transworld Seruway Exploration Limited (TSEL) which is the holder of a 100% participating interest in the offshore Seruway PSC, from Transworld Exploration Limited (TEL). Initial consideration f
Coastal Energy Company announces the results of two wells drilled at the Bua Ban North B field, offshore Thailand. The Bua Ban North B-08 well was drilled to a total depth of 5,900 feet TVD and encountered 92 feet of net pay with 28 percent porosity and 25 percent water saturation in the Miocene int
Gulf Drilling International, Ltd (Q.S.C.) (“GDI”) announced that it has purchased from ENSCO Offshore International Company (“Ensco”) the jack-up drilling rig known as “ENSCO-95” on 22nd June. The rig is a 3 legged Hitachi cantilevered drilling rig rated for 250 feet of water depth. GDI are most sat
Oil and condensate have been proven by Statoil and its partners, Det Norske Oljeselskap ASA and Svenska Petroleum Exploration AS, in the North Sea’s Krafla West prospect. Located about 26 kilometres south-west of Oseberg South, the discovery well found hydrocarbons in two columns with a total thickn
The Australian Government’s decision to grant environmental approval to the Ichthys Project is a welcome step forward and helps pave the way for a final investment decision in the fourth quarter of 2011 INPEX said on its website today. INPEX President Director Australia Seiya Ito said Federal enviro
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement with Shell Development ( Australia ) Pty. Ltd. to supply subsea production and associated topside systems for the Prelude field development. The companies also announced an aftermarket agreement that will result in FMC Technologies Aus
CGGVeritas announced today that it has signed a five-year marine charter agreement with BOURBON for six new support vessels to assist its seismic operations. The new vessels will be delivered starting at the end of 2012. Jean-Georges Malcor, CEO of CGGVeritas, said: “This agreement to charter vessel
