Dominion announced that the ca. 1,000 km sq 3D seismic survey has commenced on Block 7, deep-water Tanzania. The survey has been specifically designed to support amplitude variations with offset (“AVO”) studies all the way down to the deepest objectives (Cretaceous/Jurassic Channel/Fan) and should t
Demand for natural gas is growing in all the major European, American and Asian consumer regions, and the market forward curves show rising prices in coming years. This was a key message at a press seminar in Oslo today, where Rune Bjørnson (Photo), executive vice president for Statoil’s Natural Gas
Aberdeenshire-based ThinJack is celebrating record quarter year turnover thanks to increasing global demand for its bespoke services. Between April and June this year, ThinJack delivered sales of over £300,000 compared with just over £100,000 for the same quarter in 2009. The Westhill business is ra
Bjørge ASA will reorganize into two independent companies, with its process, fire and safety solutions divisions demerged into a separate company. The split will create two focused operations capitalizing on established market positions within the service sectors of the oil and gas industry. The two
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) put into operation the renovated crane vessel Qurban Abbasov and the ship Caspian Power on … By E. Ismayilov(TREND) [mappress] Source: Trend.az,September 20, 2010,
Rockhopper Exploration plc , the North Falkland Basin oil and gas exploration company, is pleased to report the successful test of well 14/10-2: “Sea Lion 1.” Sea Lion 1 was drilled in a water depth of 451m during April and May 2010 and suspended for future testing, having encountered a gross oil co
Dockwise Ltd. (“Dockwise” or the “Company”) is conducting a feasibility study for a new “Type 0” semi-submersible vessel to meet the expected increasing demand for means of transportation for extremely large and heavy production platforms. In order to cater for a prudent financing of this vessel, th
Incat Crowther announced a contract to design two 30m aluminium monohull crewboats for service in Nigeria. Incat Crowther’s brief is to design vessels that are easy to construct and robust in operation, with simple systems; in line with the demands of the region. To be built by Cape Town-based Veecr
Bibby Offshore Holdings Limited, the holding company of Aberdeen-based subsea construction and IRM firm, Bibby Offshore, has made two board appointments. Andrew Duncan and Jeremy Punnett have been appointed to the positions of business & commercial director and strategic & corporate development dire
Songa Offshore SE (“Songa” or the “Company”) announced that a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company has entered into an agreement to sell the drillship Songa Saturn to a wholly owned subsidiary of PetroSaudi Oil Services Ltd. (“PetroSaudi”) for net sales proceed of USD 260 million. As advised by th
The following statement was released by BP America Chairman and President Lamar McKay on completion of the MC252 Relief Well in the Gulf of Mexico. “Today’s completion of relief well operations on the Macondo well is a significant technological accomplishment and another important milestone in our c
A letter of agreement has been signed for the provision, lease and operation of a semi-submersible production facility for the Tubular Bells field in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). The agreement allows SBM Offshore to start engineering and commit substantial hardware investment in the facility until fina
Statoil has awarded Aker Solutions the Sleipner Modifications Portfolio Agreement and the first project-specific agreements for engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) for the Gudrun tie-in to Sleipner in the North Sea. The order is worth approximately NOK 900 million (approxi
Halliburton closed the acquisition of Boots & Coots, Inc., creating the industry’s premier intervention services and pressure control product service line. The merger combines Halliburton’s coiled tubing and hydraulic workover operations with Boots & Coots’ well intervention services, providing oper
