KCA DEUTAG, the international drilling and engineering contractor, is pleased to announce the appointment of four non-executive independent directors. Peter Bloxham, Bob Ellis, Chris Hughes and Dean Merritt have joined the group as board directors with immediate effect. Mr Bloxham, 58, was a partner
Norwegian Energy Company ASA Noreco’s oil and gas production in September 2010 was 8,800 barrels of oil equivalents (boe) per day. Net realized oil price was USD 77 per boe after adjustments for oil put options, inventory and NGL and gas prices. Total production from the Siri area in September was 1
Fugro Seacore Ltd. has been awarded two contracts in the marine seabed investigation and construction support service markets with a combined value of approximately USD 52 million. The first contract is to provide a marine drill coring system to the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JO
The C-NLOPB has approved an application by Corridor Resources Inc. to conduct a geohazard survey in the Maritimes Basin in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The geohazard survey, which includes a four-day low energy seismic survey, will take approximately six days to complete. The mitigative measures that C
This project covers 2,500 km2 in the deep water area of Gambia. TGS has chartered the M/V Geo-Caribbean as previously mentioned in a press release on 12 July 2010, to acquire the data. This project is the first of a series of surveys in the African Transform Margin. The Geo-Caribbean is a modern 3D
M-I SWACO announced the release of the KLA-SHIELD* high-performance water-base drilling fluid system. Designed for use in onshore and offshore fields, the KLA-SHIELD system is made up of products that are formulated to address environmental concerns worldwide. Onshore, the system can be customized t
BPZ Resources, Inc. announced today that the A-17D well in its Albacora field located offshore northwest Peru has been deemed a dry hole. As a result, the Company has made a decision to suspend drilling operations at Albacora until its planned 3D seismic acquisition program, originally started in 20
Global Industries, Ltd. announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Global Offshore International, Ltd., has been awarded a contract from Dubai Petroleum Establishment (DPE) to perform the Al Jalilah Platform and Pipelines EPC project. The project, which should be completed in the first half o
EnCore Oil plc announces initial results of the second side-track on UK Northern North Sea Block 210/29a which contains the Cladhan discovery. Well 210/29a-4Y, the second side-track to be drilled on the Cladhan discovery, was drilled to a total measured depth of 11,530 feet, approximately 1km to the
Husky Energy experts to install a new lifeboat on its White Rose production ship by June bringing its evacuation system back to full … By Moira Baird (The Telegram) [mappress] Source: Thetelegram,October 4, 2010
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) announced today that it has secured late-sales worth approximately USD 4 million for its multi-client 3D EM data in the Barents Sea, ahead of Norway’s 21st exploration licensing round. These revenues will be recognised in the third quarter of 2010. Industry pre
Scana Industrier ASA has through its subsidiary Scana Volda AS signed contract with STX Europe for delivery of remote controlled propulsion system for two anchor handling vessels (STX AH11) which will be built in Brazil. Delivery is 4(th) quarter 2011 and 2(nd) quarter 2012. The vessels will be oper
Bowleven, the West Africa focused oil and gas exploration group listed on AIM, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a revised option agreement with Vitol E&P Limited (Vitol) in respect of the Etinde Permit (Etinde), offshore Cameroon. Under the agreement, which replaces the previous optio
CO2DeepStore, part of the Petrofac group, has signed an agreement with Shell U.K Limited (Shell) in respect of the re-development of the Goldeneye gas field in the North Sea, as a potential CO2 storage facility. The agreement will see CO2DeepStore and Shell work together to develop the potential CO2
