Total announces that its affiliate TOTAL E&P Borneo and its partners made a significant new gas and condensate discovery in Block B offshore Brunei. Well ML-5, located in a water depth of 65 metres and around 50 kilometres from the coastline, was drilled 8 kilometres to the south of the Maharaja Lel
The Board of Directors of Kencana Petroleum Berhad (“Kencana Petroleum”)announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Kencana HL Sdn. Bhd. has secured a contract from PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd. (“PETRONAS Carigali”) for the provision of single buoy mooring overhaul for PETRONAS Carigali’s Sarawak Ope
Seadrill has entered into an agreement to sell the 1984 built jack-up drilling rig West Larissa to a buyer registered in Panama for a total consideration of US$55 million. Seadrill expects to record a gain on sale of approximately US$26 million in the fourth quarter 2010. Closing of the agreement an
Tap Oil Limited announced the acquisition of 75% of the issued capital of Northern Gulf Petroleum Pte Ltd (“Northern Gulf”) and a capital raising of up to approximately A$82 million. The proceeds of the raising are to facilitate the acquisition and exploration, appraisal and pre-FID engineering cost
Cove Energy plc the AIM quoted upstream oil and gas company focused on East Africa, announced that, following the receipt of the consent of the Government of Kenya, represented by the Minister of Energy, all necessary permissions and approvals have been granted for the acquisition by the Company of
The Belgian Koen Minne, CEO of the Brussels energy enterprise Enex, is to assume a key role in the geopolitical struggle surrounding the … By Flanders Today [mappress] Source:Flanderstoday, October 14, 2010;
CapRock Communications, a global provider of satellite communications to remote environments, today announced a multi-year contract extension to provide CapRock’s leading, always-on VSAT communications to Diamond Offshore’s fleet located in the Gulf of Mexico. As an industry leader with one of the l
Polarcus Limited announced that the Company has received a Letter of Intent for a 3D seismic acquisition project estimated at up to three months duration. The project, presently assigned to POLARCUS ASIMA, will commence upon completion of the vessel’s current operations in the Black Sea. As a result
Acergy S.A. , announced today results for the third quarter which ended on August 31, 2010. Highlights – Revenue from continuing operations was $495 million (Q3 2009: $558 million) – Adjusted EBITDA1 from continuing operations was $124 million (Q3 2009: $110 million) corresponding to an Adjusted EBI
Woodside will commence an internal and external search for the company’s next Chief Executive Officer after Don Voelte advised today that he intended to retire in 2011. Mr Voelte advised Chairman Michael Chaney of his intention to leave Woodside in the second half of 2011, by which time he will have
Dril-Quip, Inc. (NYSE: DRQ) today announced that Dril-Quip (Europe) Limited, its wholly owned subsidiary located in Aberdeen, Scotland, has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $20 million by Technip UK Limited for the supply of equipment for the Islay Gas Field project in the United King
Rockhopper Exploration plc , the North Falkland Basin oil and gas exploration company is providing an update on a number of operational and strategic developments since its AGM on 30th September 2010. Exploration The recent successful flow test at Sea Lion has validated the potential for commercial
Baker Hughes announced today that BJ Services, a Baker Hughes company, was awarded a USD multimillion contract by Woodside to provide casing and tubing running services in Australia. Work associated with the three-year contract began in May 2010 on various wells in Woodside’s operations offshore nor
Marathon Petroleum Company (Norway) (MPCN) has received consent to use the mobile drilling facility Songa Dee for production drilling on the Alvheim field. On 26 March 2010, MPCN received consent to use Songa Dee for drilling and completion of three oil producing wells on Alvheim: 24/6-B-4 (Kameleon
