Foster Findlay Associates Ltd (“ffA”) and Statoil ASA (“Statoil”) have agreed a continuation of their ongoing Research and Development Collaboration. This is the sixth phase of the collaboration, which has allowed the companies to work together in producing state-of-the-art 3D seismic analysis capab
Apache Corporation said today that it will proceed with development of the Macedon gas field in the Exmouth Basin in Western Australia. The project will commercialize natural gas from offshore production license WA-42-L, located 60 miles (100 km) west of Onslow. First production is expected during 2
Endeavour International Corporation announced that John G. Williams, executive vice president – exploration, will retire effective September 30, 2010. Since joining Endeavour in 2007, he has been a member of the company’s executive committee assigned to the company’s London office as head of explora
Noble Energy, Inc. announced that it has sanctioned the Tamar natural gas project offshore Israel. Discovered in 2009, Tamar is operated by Noble Energy and has total recoverable resources estimated at 8.4 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Initial development of Tamar will include five subsea well
McDermott International, Inc. , announced that one of its subsidiaries was awarded a Contract Release Purchase Order under the Offshore Maintain Potential Project, as part of the Long Term Agreement with Saudi Aramco. This award was included in McDermott’s second quarter 2010 backlog. “Our ability t
Sigma Offshore, which has developed a pioneering mooring and fluid transfer system for oil and gas production vessels, has opened a new office in Singapore. Sigma’s Eirik Refstie moves from the company’s Oslo base to head up the new Singapore office ahead of the FPSO Asia Congress in Singapore on Se
Perth-based TSmarine Asia Pacific has been awarded the Halyard Field Development offshore installation contract valued at more than $AU22m by Apache Energy Limited. The contract involves transporting and installing 16km of flexible flowline and 28km of control umbilical connecting the Halyard 1 well
Mainboard listed Technics Oil and Gas Limited (“Technics” or together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), a leading full service integrator of compression systems and process modules for the global offshore oil and gas sector, today announced that it has secured another EPCC contract from JV Vietso
Bjørge Gretland has informed Badger Explorer ASA that he will resign as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors effective from 4 October 2010 due to the fact that he has moved to Silicon Valley (California) for the duration of one year. Following this, the Board of Directors will comprise Rolf
Boa has recently sold offshore construction vessel Boa Rover to the Dubai based Topaz Energy and Marine Ltd. About Boa Group BOA GROUP (Taubåtkompaniet AS/Boa companies) is a family business, which has been providing offshore services since the 70’s. From the main office in the central part of Norwa
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) continues development of its key offshore field – Guneshli. Company’s statement says that it has finished drilling of well #80 from platform #13 and well #56 from platform #11. Well #312 from platform #13 is underway. “Well #56 at depth of 3 750 m uncovere
Dana is delighted to announce that the Medway integrated oil and gas development, operated by Dana Petroleum Netherlands, has received project sanction. First production from Medway is expected in Q4 2011. The project is initially expected to add an average of 4,100 barrels of oil equivalent per day
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement with Statoil for the manufacture and supply of subsea production equipment to support the Katla development. The award has a value of approximately $75 million in revenue to FMC Technologies. Katla is a fast-track offshore oil and gas
BOURBON confirms that in the night of the Tuesday 21st to Wednesday 22nd September 2010, during an attack on the offshore oil field of Addax off the Nigerian coast, Bourbon Alexandre, together with its 16 crewmembers, have been subject to a joint assault from several speedboats. 3 crewmembers, of Fr
