UNX Energy Corp., an emerging oil and gas company with interests offshore Namibia, has signed a 3D seismic contract with Polarcus Limited . UNX plans to acquire 1,460 km2 of 3D seismic in the 90%-owned 2713 blocks in offshore Namibia. The 3D seismic program is targeted over a very large feature with
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well 30/11-8 S, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Well 30/11-8 S will be drilled from the drilling facility Ocean Vanguard in position 60°13’3.03” north and 2°29’22.20” east. The drilling p
Petrobras’ average oil production in Brazil, in December, reached a record volume of 2,121,584 barrels/day, surpassing the previous record, of 2,032,260 bpd, set in April 2010, by 89,000 barrels. This volume was 6.8% higher than in the same period of 2009, and 4.5% more than last November. Last mont
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. announced today that Bart Heijermans has resigned as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer effective January 21, 2011. Mr. Heijermans’ duties will be assumed by Owen Kratz and other members of senior management. Owen Kratz, Helix’s President and Chie
Hyperdynamics Corporation today announced that the non-binding Letter of Intent it signed with a large independent oil and gas company has been terminated. The announcement of the Letter of Intent was made by Hyperdynamics on December 16, 2010. “We are pleased with the quality of the processed 3D se
Three tugs of FAIRMOUNT MARINE have recently started the tow of floating production storage and offloading unit Pazflor from Korea to Angola. Under command of lead tow master captain Wim van der Kort the tugs FAIRMOUNT EXPEDITION, FAIRMOUNT GLACIER and FAIRMOUNT ALPINE departed from Daewoo Shipbuild
Appointment in line with company’s aggressive growth strategy UAE-based MIS Group (Maritime Industrial Services), a diversified engineering and contracting group focused on the energy sector, announces the appointment of Colin Anthony Jones as its new Group Sales Director, a move bolstering the comp
Maersk Oil, a fully owned subsidiary of A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S, has acquired licences to Clean Energy System’s Oxy-Fuel technology that allows zero-emission power generation in combination with oil and gas projects. The Oxy-Fuel technology uses pure oxygen to combust natural gas or other fuels to p
Fairstar Heavy Transport NV (FAIR) has been awarded a contract by Grinaker – LTA Construction Nigeria Ltd., Nigeria, a member of the Worley Parsons Group. The Fairstar semi-submersible vessel FJORD departed from its home port in Rotterdam on January 21 and is now sailing to a rendezvous point in the
The floating production unit Maersk Peregrino is in position and ready to work in the booming Brazilian offshore market. The transformation is the pinnacle of a comprehensive process and succeeded only due to excellent partnership and teamwork. The Maersk Peregrino, which comes with a price tag on t
DOF Subsea AS’s subsidiary, the Aberdeen-based specialist subsea service company DOF Subsea UK has been awarded multiple contracts with Saipem. The first award is for the design and provision of 35 Subsea Transponder Frames for installation in the Kizomba Field, Angola. The second award is with Saip
Lundin Petroleum AB announces the details of its USD 540 million development and exploration budget for 2011. The budget represents a 38 percent increase on the forecast 2010 capital expenditure. The development budget for 2011 is USD 240 million with a major focus on development activities in Norwa
Reference is made to the press release sent out by Songa Offshore SE (the “Company”) on 24 March 2010 regarding the investment of 31,25% of the shares in Deepwater Driller Ltd (“Deepwater Driller”). Deepwater Driller owns the “Songa Eclipse”, a 6th generation Friede & Goldman ExD ultra-deepwater sem
FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: FTI) announced today that it has signed an agreement with China National Offshore Oil Corporation ( CNOOC ) for the manufacture and supply of subsea production equipment for the Liuhua 4-1 development project. The award has a value of approximately $85 million in revenu
