Siemens is conducting an international fundraising campaign to help the victims of the earthquake and its aftermath in Japan. Through March 31, 2011, Siemens will match every euro that employees around the world donate to a special bank account opened for that purpose. The company itself will set as
Landmark Software and Services, a Halliburton business line, announced today that leading Brazilian exploration and production company, OGX Oil and Gas, will migrate all users of geophysical and geological software applications to the Landmark DecisionSpace(R) Desktop system. Introduced by Landmark
Minor adjustments have been implemented in the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s (NPD’s) organisation and management structure. The changes entail that Johannes Kjøde will assume the function of deputy director general. Tomas Mørch has been appointed as a new director. The NPD is a flat, team-based
Hyundai Heavy Industries group is giving ￥50 million via its Japanese branch office to the Japanese Red Cross for disaster relief efforts in Japan today. Hyundai Heavy said, “We hope this donation would be of help for Japanese people. We do also hope that Japanese people would recover its damage as
Nemo Engineering, the subsea unit in Apply, has been awarded a contract with Statoil Petroleum AS for the delivery of two 12’’ Hot Tap Gooseneck Spools on the Åsgard Subsea Compression Project, with the purpose to ensure an extended lifetime and increased exploitation for the Åsgard field in the Nor
Aker Solutions has entered into a contract with Intergraph using Intergraph’s Smart 3D technology. A multiyear contract, which includes SmartMarine® 3D, was signed in Oslo, Norway, this month with the first project deployment expected during the second half of 2011. “Intergraph’s Smart 3D Technology
Indonesia’s state-owned firm PT Pertamina expects its net profit to rise by 12 percent to 17.7 trillion rupiah (some 2.014 billion U.S… By Xu Riu (Xinhua) [mappress] Source: XinhuaNewsAgency, March 17, 2011 ,
Leading international oilfield services company Expro announces that its fluids laboratory in Den Helder, Holland, has been awarded ISO/IEC 17025, the prestigious accreditation for the determination of mineral oil in water. The laboratory is the only one in the region of North Holland to receive thi
DOF Subsea AS announces the start of new Executive Vice President Business Acquisition Mr.John Baxter. He will be leading the Business Acquisition process for DOF Subsea AS to secure profitable new contracts for DOF’s regions. John Baxter moves from Acergy where he spent the last year successfully a
Azerbaijan and Turkey are to sign a contract on the transport of natural gas and purchase and sale of gas from Shah Deniz 2. Source: News.az [mappress] Source:News.az, March 17, 2011;
AED Oil Limited wishes to provide the following update on the Lempuyang-1 well testing program. AED has made considerable progress on the procurement of downhole testing equipment and redesign. It is now anticipated that testing of the blue zone in the Lempuyang-1 well will recommence towards the en
Activity on Petroceltic’s Elsa discovery, located in the Central Adriatic B.R268.RG permit, continues to be delayed due to uncertainties in the legal interpretation of Italian Legislative Decree L.D. 128, passed into law in August 2010, which prohibits drilling in the Italian seas within 5 nautical
Packed with ten powerful thrusters and with the capacity to carry a seven-function position feedback manipulator and five-function rate manipulator, the new Saab Seaeye Panther XT Plus has quickly become a top seller with four systems sold for delivery this year. With 50% more power, and swimming 30
Statoil has awarded Songa Offshore a contract for hire of the semi-submersible rig Songa Delta, for use in the fast-track portfolio on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The contract value is approximately USD 400 million. The rig will carry out production drilling for Statoil’s fast-track portf
