Vulcan Minerals Corp. announced Thursday it has begun seismic surveys off the coast of Labrador this week. The two-dimensional seismic … [mappress] Source: TheTelegram(St.John’s), August 27, 2010:
Emerson Process Management announced the introduction of the first industry-wide system designed to enable remote retrieval and replacement of sensors mounted on subsea production equipment, utilizing a standard subsea Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV). Emerson will go a step further and donate signific
The Sleipner area in the North Sea is a good example of a mature area on the Norwegian shelf where the APA (Awards in Predefined Areas) system and the introduction of new companies have been a success. Several new field developments New fields will be developed in the Sleipner area in the years to c
Dana Petroleum, the independent oil and gas exploration and production company focused on growth through international exploration and the development of production in the North Sea and Egypt, reports its interim results for the first half of 2010. HIGHLIGHTS Strong Financial Performance * Total inc
A/S Norske Shell, operator of production licence 326, has concluded the drilling of appraisal well 6604/10-1 in the 6603/12-1 (Gro) gas discovery. The gas discovery was proven in 2009 in Upper Cretaceous reservoir rocks (the Springar formation). The discovery is located about 350 km west of Sandness
ADX Energy Limitedrig operations as at 0600 hrs Tunisian local time on the 26th of August were drilling ahead at a measured depth of 2,511m. Since the last operations report earlier this week, the Abiod Formation limestones which are the primary target for the Lambouka well have been encountered. Th
Aberdeen-based oil services group OEG Offshore (OEG) has been awarded a series of subsea contracts worth £1.2 million. OEG – which specialises in the design, build and rental of specialist A60 cabins and cargo-carrying units for the offshore oil and gas market – will deliver various ROV (Remotely Op
Ejector technology specialist, Transvac Systems, have been awarded a major contract by FMC technologies for the supply of pressure boosting and flushing Jet Pumps for Petrobras’ Marlim subsea separation project. This is not the first time FMC has turned to Transvac for a custom designed ‘Ejector Sol
Petrobras and SINTEF have signed a General Research and Development agreement.The agreement was signed on 26th of August, as a part of the Innovation Norway Brazil Day at ONS in Stavanger, Norway. The Executive Manager of Cenpes (Petrobras’ R&D center), Carlos Tadeu, and CEO of SINTEF, Unni Steinsmo
The largest German oil and gas producer, Wintershall, continues to make headway on the path to becoming one of the leading operators on the Norwegian continental shelf. The company has now discovered five new oil fields in the North Sea in just one year, it announced at the international trade fair
Bergen-based specialist subsea service company DOF Subsea Norway has been awarded a contract for the provision of Complementary Offshore Geotechnical Survey by Shtokman Development AG. DOF Subsea will commence work in the Shtokman Gas Condensate field in early September utilising own vessel Geobay.
Roc Oil (China) Company, on behalf of the Beibu Gulf project joint venture, announced that the Supplemental Development Agreement (“SDA”) to the Petroleum Contract for development of the WZ 6-12 and WZ 12-8 West Oil Fields in the Beibu Gulf, offshore China was signed in Beijing on 24 August. The SDA
At the offshore conference (‘ONS’) in Stavanger on August, 25, 2010, Arne Smedal was awarded the ONS 2010 Special Innovation Award. The ONS award committee stated: ‘This year the award goes to Arne Smedal, founder and Board Chair at Sevan Marine ASA for his excellent research-based innovative work o
Ensco plc reported today that it is now in possession of ENSCO 69, a jackup drilling rig that was reclassified as discontinued operations in second quarter 2009. As previously reported, Ensco terminated its contract for the rig with Petrosucre (a subsidiary of the Venezuela national oil company PDVS
