C-Nav, the premier supplier of international GNSS Precise Point Positioning services, has installed its latest GNSS systems on the Polarcus Samur. C-Nav has made four installations for Polarcus Group as a part of its service contract with the company. Past installations include the Polarcus Nadia, P
Oilex Ltd advises that the Autoridade Nacional Do Petroleo (ANP), the Designated Authority for the Joint Petroleum Development Area (JPDA) in the Timor Sea has approved the JPDA 06- 103 Joint Venture’s proposal to vary the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) work programme. Under the approved variatio
Transocean Ltd. yesterday announced it has appointed Nick Deeming as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary of the company effective at his start of employment, which is expected to begin on February 7, 2011. Eric B. Brown, currently in that role, will transition to
ADX Energy Ltd announces that the Government of Tunisia has approved the renewal of the Kerkouane exploration license (“permis de recherche d’hydrocarbures”) and granted three more years for exploration and appraisal activities until 22 February 2014. The exploration license can then be renewed for
Apache Corporation has been conducting plugging and abandonment operations on East Cameron Block 278 Platform B. The facility is located in water depths of 168 feet approximately 90 miles offshore or 95 miles due south of Cameron, La. At approximately 10 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 16, Apache workers spott
Petrobras’ CEO, José Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo, welcomed the British ambassador to Brazil, Alan Charlton, and the British consul-general in Rio de Janeiro, Paula Walsh, at company headquarters today (01/17). During the visit, they talked about cooperation opportunities in the oil and gas area and
Leading international oilfield services company Expro has secured a multi-million dollar contract extension to supply offshore well test equipment and services in Newfoundland, Canada. Well test equipment and services are being provided on two offshore rigs for three major operating companies in Eas
Noble Corporation announced that a subsidiary has signed a Letter of Intent (“LOI”) with a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc for a new five and one-half year drilling contract on a newbuild ultra-deepwater drillship that is expected to commence in the second half of 2013. The companies have agreed
P&O Maritime Services has acquired a 50% shareholding in a UK incorporated joint venture with the School of Ocean Sciences at Bangor University. Through this venture, known as P&O Maritime Ocean Sciences (POMOS), P&O Maritime Services has joint ownership of the Research Vessel Prince Madog and will
On Friday,January 14, SOCAR President Mr. Rovnag Abdullayev received the delegation led by Mr. Rune Bjørnson, Executive Vice President of Statoil on natural gas. Saluting the guests, Mr. Abdullayev congratulated them on occasion of the Christmas and New Year, and expressed his best wishes. SOCAR Pre
Essar Oil Ltd (EOL) today reported revenues of Rs 13,809 crore for the quarter ended 31 December 2010, an increase of 21 percent compared to the corresponding quarter in the last financial year. Revenues were boosted by higher crude prices and the refinery’s record throughput. At Rs 827 crore, EBITD
Ship Equip and Varada Marine has signed a contract to install SEVSAT on their whole fleet off Offshore Supply Vessels. Varada Marine who has its head office in Kristiansand, Norway has announced plans to become “one of the largest offshore support vessel companies in the world”, and has under way an
Shares in Maridive and Oil Services took a dip as delays in the delivery of its new pipe-laying barge are expected to cut into the … Source: The National.ae [mappress] Source: The National, January 17, 2011;
Alexey Miller(Photo), Chairman of the Gazprom’s Management Committee and Tetsuhiro Hosono, Director General of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy under the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry signed an Agreement of Cooperation. The Agreement envisages preparation of a joint fea
