AGR Field Operations announced today that they have appointed Jan Smid as their Country Manager in Brazil. Mr. Smid will be responsible for the expansion in the Brazilian Oil & Gas market. In addition to this, Jan will support the roll-out of all AGR Field Operations products and services in other S
Findon-based AMC Engineering Ltd is ending the year on a high note after securing another industry certification. The international torque equipment specialists have been awarded the OSHAS18001 certification, an internationally recognised assessment specification for occupational health and safety m
OGX Petróleo e Gás Participações S.A. , the Brazilian oil and gas company responsible for the largest private sector exploratory campaign in Brazil, announced today the presence of hydrocarbons in the Eocene section of well 1-OGX-25-RJS and provided additional information concerning the previously a
Repsol has signed an agreement with Colombian company Ecopetrol and Brazil’s Petrobras to buy a stake in the offshore Tayrona exploration block in the Colombian Caribbean Sea. Following the agreement, Repsol owns a 30% stake in the block, while Ecopetrol owns 30%. Petrobras, with a 40% stake, will c
Tap Oil Limited provides the following update on the Zola-1 exploration well, offshore Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia. Location / Proposed Depth The Zola-1 well is located in permit WA-290-P, immediately south of the giant Gorgon gas field in the Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia. The well is b
OGX Petróleo e Gás, the Brazilian oil and gas company conducting the largest private exploratory campaign in Brazil, announced that it has concluded the drilling of well 1-OGX-23-RJS, located in the BM-S-58 block, in the shallow waters of the Santos Basin. OGX holds a 100% working interest in this b
Vantage Drilling Company announced today that it has entered into a letter of intent for the Sapphire Driller, subject to final customer approval for a three well drilling program in West Africa, with an option for a fourth well. The anticipated duration of the contract is for four months with opera
The partners in the Snøhvit licence have decided to perform studies of possible concepts for building a new LNG plant at Melkøya in Hammerfest (Train II). The licence has conducted a feasibility study of processing capacity expansion of Hammerfest LNG plant, Melkøya called Snøhvit Train II, and have
Sonde Resources Corp. announced today that it has completed drilling and production testing of its inaugural well on the 7th of November Block, offshore Tunisia / Libya, the Zarat North-1 appraisal (the “Well”), in which Sonde owns a 100% working interest. Jack Schanck, Sonde’s President and CEO, sa
Dragon Oil plc , an international oil and gas exploration and production company, announces the completion and initial testing of the Dzheitune (Lam) B/150 development well. The Dzheitune (Lam) B/150 was drilled to a depth of 3,980 metres and completed as a dual producer by the Iran Khazar rig. The
Polarcus Limited announces that Chief Executive Officer, Rolf Ronningen, will present at the 13th SEB Enskilda Nordic Seminar in Copenhagen on Wednesday, 12 January 2011, at 11:50 a.m. CET (Central European Time). To View Polarcus’ Presentation Click Here. About Polarcus Polarcus is a pure play mari
Subsea service provider DOF Subsea Norway AS has appointed Jan Kristian Haukeland as General Manager of its Bergen office Subsea service provider DOF Subsea Norway AS has appointed Jan Kristian Haukeland as General Manager of its Bergen office. He will start in the position from 1st February this ye
Ithaca Energy Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary Ithaca Energy (UK) Limited , an independent oil & gas company with exploration, development and production assets in the UK sector of the North Sea, announces that the Sedco 704 drilling unit (image above) is now being anchored on location over the
This statement is in response to the findings of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling contained in its investigation report released to the public on Jan. 11, 2011. Halliburton disagrees with the report’s characterization of the February and April foam
