Pan Orient Energy Corp. has been notified by MIGAS, the Government of Indonesia oil and gas licensing regulator, that it was the successful bidder on a 100% working interest basis for the 6,228 square kilometer East Jabung production sharing contract (“PSC”) located on and offshore south Sumatra Ind
ST Marine today announced that it has bagged several newbuild, repair and conversion contracts including variation order for an existing repair project. Its US shipyard, VT Halter Marine, secured a new contract to build an Articulated Tug Barge Offshore Tug for Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc. (Bou
IHC Engineering Business (IHC EB), a part of IHC Merwede group, has recently been awarded a contract for the supply of a 35 tonne Launch and Recovery System (LARS) to Canyon Offshore Ltd (Canyon). The bespoke A-Frame system will be used to launch and recover a new build trenching ROV. IHC EB enginee
CGGVeritas has initiated acquisition on the first 3D multi-client program that uses BroadSeisTM, its superior broadband marine solution. Located in the Central North Sea, Quad 29 Phase 1 covers 2,100 km² and is being acquired by the CGGVeritas Oceanic Challenger operating with a 10 x 75 x 6000 m lon
Swiber Holdings Limited (“Swiber” or together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), a world class integrated construction and support services provider to the offshore industry, today announced that it has secured contract wins worth approximately US$109 million from oil majors for projects in Indone
China has inaugurated its most advanced deep-sea oil platform capable of operating at up to 3,000 meters under the surface of the ocean… Huang Jingjing and Liu Linlin (Global Times) [mappress] Source:Global Times , May 24, 2011;
The Anglo-Dutch group, the field operator, has been ordered to overhaul well procedures on the production platform after breaching a … Source: Telegraph.co.uk, [mappress] Source:Telegraph , May 24, 2011;
China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings Limited , a large heavy industries group in China, has collaborated with China National Offshore Oil Corporation (“CNOOC”) to construct the world’s first-ever 3,000-meter deepwater pipe laying crane vessel (“DPV”) “Ocean Pec 201”. A national science an
Seaway Heavy Lifting ordered OCTOPUS-Onboard for one of the largest Heavy Lift vessels in the world: the 5000-mt Crane vessel Oleg Strashnov. This latest edition to the SHL fleet is used for execution of various offshore heavy lift projects. The Oleg Strashnov successfully completed its sea trials i
The new office (photo) is located in Leiden, at an excellent central location close to all clients, contractors, airports and other facilities. Cecon ASA, the Norwegian based independent offshore subsea contractor, has announced firm commitment for its new office in Leiden, The Netherlands, includin
Production of gas in the South Pars gas field hit 7 billion cubic meters in the first Iranian calendar month (ended on April 20, 2011), the production manager of the Pars Oil and Gas Company, Farrokh Alikhani announced . He went on to say that, the amount was produced in 10 phases of the […]
Maersk Oil is participating in a new deepwater well in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico after operator Chevron received a drilling permit from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE). The permit marks the restart of the drilling campaigns Maersk Oil has been a part of in th
It’s a job oil workers will be jumping at – the chance to swap the freezing cold North Sea for the sun-kissed Spanish coast. Cairn Energy… By Donna Watson (dailyrecord.co.uk) [mappress] Source:Daily Record , May 24, 2011;
TGS commences the acquisition of multi-client 3D seismic data in the Hoop Fault Complex area of the Barents Sea. This survey is an extension of the previously announced Hoop Fault Complex survey and will add 1,800 km2 to the existing data in the area. Approximately 500 km2 of the survey are infill i
