Aseng Production Company Limited, a Joint-Venture incorporated between SBM Offshore and “GEPetrol, Compania Nacional de Petroleos de Guinea Ecuatorial” (GEPetrol), has successfully secured a US$ 602 million Project Debt facility in order to finance the investment in the lease of the FPSO Aseng (imag
Globe Wireless announces that Inmarsat has named Globe iFusion the 2010 Maritime Solution of the Year. Globe Wireless became a FleetBroadband Distribution Partner in January 2010. In September 2010 Globe iFusion was released, making Globe Wireless the only Distribution Partner that is also a type ap
Farstad Shipping has been awarded the following charter contracts: AHTS Far Shogun (2010, UT 731CD, 24.000 BHP) and AHTS Far Saracen (2010, UT 731CD, 24.000 BHP) have both been awarded 3 years firm contracts by Chevron Australia Pty Ltd to support their drilling program off north west coast of Austr
Underwater ship repairer Hydrex recently carried out a full inspection and removal of all fouling from two drilling vessels in the Gulf … Source: Baird Maritime [mappress] Source: BairdMaritime, December 21, 2010; Image: Hydrex
Lamprell , a leading provider of specialist engineering services to the international oil & gas and renewable energy industries, based in the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”), makes the following announcement: “Lamprell has been informed by Scott Doak (Chief Financial Officer) that he wishes to leave th
Hardy Oil and Gas plc , the oil and gas exploration and production company focused in India, announces the commencement of drilling of the second exploration well on the D9 exploration licence. The exploration well KG-D9-B3 commenced drilling on 20 December 2010 using the Transocean drillship Discov
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has signed an agreement with Shell Offshore Inc. to supply subsea and topside systems for the West Boreas field development. The West Boreas field is located in the Gulf of Mexico, in Mississippi Canyon Block 762, in water depths of approximately 3,100
FPSO P-57 started first oil production on 17 December 2010 on the Jubarte field offshore Brazil in the Campos Basin. This major project milestone marks the final delivery and hand over of the FPSO to Petrobras and has been reached two months ahead of schedule. The initial contract for the supply of
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has signed an agreement with Shell to supply subsea and topside systems for the Cardamom Deep project in the Gulf of Mexico . Cardamom Deep is a subsea tie-back to Shell’s Auger Tension Leg Platform. The field is located in Garden Banks Block 426 in the
Leading international oilfield services company Expro today announced a new state-of-the-art camera, HawkEye IV, has been added to the company’s downhole video portfolio. The HawkEye IV communicates with the camera via a downlink, allowing more reliable and easy access to options with a simple comma
INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX) announces that the Plan of Development (POD) for the Abadi gas field in the Masela Block, the Arafura Sea, Indonesia, was approved by the Indonesian Government. The project has been undertaken by INPEX Masela, Ltd., a subsidiary of INPEX, as the operator, and its project pa
Drydocks World announced that it has been awarded a conversion contract for the FPSO, estimated at USD 13 million by BW Offshore, one of the world’s leading FPSO contractors. The vessel, BW Carmen, which has been renamed BW ATHENA was built in 1994 and converted to an FPSO in 1999. The vessel arrive
Halliburton has been awarded a contract by ConocoPhillips for directional drilling, logging-while-drilling (LWD) and surface data logging (SDL) services to help develop the high temperature Jasmine discovery in the central North Sea. Halliburton is an industry leader in technologies developed for ul
The Goliat floating offshore platform for the production, storage and offloading of oil and gas north of Norway in the Barents Sea will not, as is customary practice, be supplied with power generated by onboard gas turbines and generators but from the shore via a 106-kilometer-long subsea cable. Thi
