Apache Northwest Pty Ltd as Operator of the WA-399-P exploration permit within the Carnarvon Basin, offshore Western Australia, has advised that the “Gazelle” 3D seismic acquisition programme covering the entire permit was completed on schedule on 11 March 2011. The seismic data will be processed an
Awilco Drilling Limited has signed a contract with AGR Petroleum Services for 1 firm well and 6 optional wells for WilPhoenix. The contract represents AGR’s multi well multi client 2011 drilling programme. The contract value for the firm part is approximately USD 7 million. Drilling operations are e
InterMoor, an Acteon company, has successfully completed the installation of two subsea trees for LLOG Exploration Company in the Gulf of Mexico, announced InterMoor President Tom Fulton. The subsea trees were installed at the Mississippi Canyon (MC) Block 199 in a water depth of 2,460 ft. The trees
AMEC, the equal share joint venture between Clough and AMEC plc, has announced a strategic joint venture with Beca of New Zealand, to offer integrated engineering, operations and maintenance services to the New Zealand oil and gas industry. Clough AMEC Beca (CAB) will combine the internationally ren
Polarcus Limited announces that the Company has received a Letter of Intent from Lansdowne Oil & Gas PLC for a 300 square kilometer 3D seismic acquisition project in the Celtic Sea, offshore Ireland. The survey will commence immediately following completion of the Company’s first 3D seismic acquisit
The partnerships in Draupne-, Hanz- and West Cable licenses have submitted an application for an environmental impact assessment for these discoveries. Draupne, with the smaller discoveries at Hanz and West Cable, is one of the major discoveries on the Norwegian shelf in recent years. The first oil
Technip announced today that the Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) has awarded it a contract for the design, procurement and fabrication of the umbilical, riser and flowline components of MWCC’s expanded well containment response system for the US Gulf of Mexico, set for completion in 2012. Tec
Qatar is planning to pump a staggering $170 billion into projects in the next 11 years and nearly $140 billion will be allocated for … Source: Emirates247 [mappress] Source: Emirates247, March 15, 2011;
T-Rex Engineering & Construction, L.C. (T-Rex) announces the recent asset acquisition from Delcor USA, Inc. This significantly expands T-Rex’s fabrication capabilities for the offshore oil & gas industry. “This facility, which is located on Carpenter’s Bayou near the Houston Ship Channel, gives T-Re
In February 2010 Havyard Group signed contract with Sinopec Corp. (China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation) for delivery of Design and Engineering for building of a Havyard 843 Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel (AHTS). Later the same year Yuexin Shipbuilding was awarded the contract for building the
GL Noble Denton, one of the leading independent technical advisors to the oil and gas industry, has appointed Mukundray Davé to lead the company’s hazard and risk management practice in the Americas. An industry thought leader in technical safety, Mukundray has nearly two decades’ experience of risk
Cameron has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Petrobras, confirming Cameron’s intent to enhance its research and development efforts in Brazil through a $30 million investment in R&D facilities at two locations. Cameron’s Jacarei plant in Sao Paulo State will add leading-edge testing c
Greatship (India) Limited , a subsidiary of The Great Eastern Shipping Company Limited has taken delivery of GREATSHIP RASHI, a Platform/ROV Support Vessel, from Colombo Dockyard Plc, Sri Lanka. Greatship Rashi is a Class II DP vessel and has been built complying with the new SPS Code 2008 and Envir
BHP Billiton CEO, Marius Kloppers, today announced a donation of US$1 million to the Red Cross to assist with disaster relief in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Mr Kloppers said BHP Billiton had a long standing and substantial relationship with Japan. “Japan is one of BHP Billiton’s
