Bergen Group BMV has been awarded contracts from Sartor Offshore AS for the construction of three multi-purpose offshore vessels with a total value of about NOK 1 billion. The newbuilding program has a strong focus on environmentally solutions based on high safety and flexibility. The contract for t
Topaz Energy and Marine, a leading oilfield services company, has through its subsidiary DMS been awarded a five year vessel contract with five one-year options estimated to be worth US$ 48M including the option period. Under the contract, the offshore support vessel ‘Topaz Shaheen’ will serve as a
Total today announced the following appointments to its Management Committee, effective January 1, 2011: Arnaud Breuillac, Senior Vice President, Middle East, Total Exploration & Production. Michel Hourcard, Senior Vice President, Development and Operations Techniques, Total Exploration & Production
Ensco Offshore Co. on Wednesday asked a judge to order the Obama administration to process five permits for drilling in the Gulf of … Source: Chron [mappress] Source:Chron, January 13, 2011;
Grey Mountain Partners, LLC (“GMP”) has made an equity investment in Triton Diving Services, LLC (“Triton”), a provider of commercial diving services to the offshore oil and gas industry in the Gulf of Mexico. The investment provides Triton with additional capital and resources to enable it to conti
Noble Energy, Inc. announced that the Plan of Development for the Alen condensate/gas-recycling project has been approved by the Ministry of Mines, Industry, and Energy of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. Noble Energy’s board of directors sanctioned the project in December 2010, followed closely b
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
