Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) announces that it has been awarded a multi-year contract worth a minimum of USD 150 million by one of the world’s largest oil companies. The 3D EM campaign will employ one of EMGS’s purpose-built 3D EM vessels continuously throughout the duration of the contrac
The two Shtokman partners to expand cooperation through a sci-tech cooperation program. Today within the framework of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2010 Alexander Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Peter Mellbye, Executive Vice President of Statoil si
BW Offshore Limited , one of the world’s leading FPSO contractors and a market leader within advanced offshore loading and production systems to the oil and gas industry, announced today its intention to make a voluntary exchange offer for all of the shares of Prosafe Production Public Limited not c
CNOOC Limited announced that the Company has completed its acquisition of 24.5% participation interests in Block 15/34 from Devon Energy Corporation (“Devon”) for a total consideration of US$515 million. The transaction was signed on April 30, 2010. CNOOC Ltd. acts as the Operator in Block 15/34. Cu
Circle Oil plc , the international oil and gas exploration, development and production company, announces its results for the year ended 31 December 2009. Thomas Anderson, Chairman of Circle, said: “In 2010 Circle is continuing with its exploration and production programmes with further drilling in
A senior official of Ghana’s government says President John Atta Mills will be holding bilateral talks with his Angolan counterpart… [mappress] Source: VOAnews, June 21, 2010:
A day after he came under relentless attack at a congressional hearing, BP chief executive Tony Hayward, was pushed aside as the man in… [mappress] Source: Sanfranciscochronicle, June 21, 2010:
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) Friday delivered a platform supply vessel (PSV) – the 17th it built in the last three years – to Dutch maritime offshore services supplier Vroon Offshore Division. The protocol documents of the vessel – the workhorse of offshore oil field industry, carrying all operatio
Skanska has been commissioned to build an office in Oslo. The contract amount is NOK 1.3 billion, approximately SEK 1.6 billion, which will be included in order bookings for the second quarter of 2010. The customer is the Norwegian company IT Fornebu, which is developing the former airport area, For
Danish shipping company ESVAGT has ordered a standby/rescue vessel of the Ulstein SX123 design. The vessel is a part of emergency preparedness in the Goliat field for operator Eni and will enter directly into a ten-year contract. The vessel will be constructed at the shipyard Astilleros Zamakona SA
EnerGulf Resources Inc. EnerGulf announced that the Operating Committee for Block 1711 met in Windhoek, Namibia and has approved a “Work Program” for Year 1 of the Exploration License renewal. The work program will commence immediately and is designed to fully evaluate the results of the Kunene #1 w
There is no reason to stop Chevron from drilling Canada’s deepest offshore well until there is solid evidence on the cause of BP’s… [mappress] Source: Calgary Sun, June 18, 2010;
Husky Energy Inc. is confident in the safety systems at its White Rose offshore operations southeast of St. John’s, executives from the… [mappress] Source: Thetelegram, June 18, 2010;
Engineering and construction services provider Halcyon Offshore is buying Cables International and its units for S$30 million. [mappress] Source: channelnewsasia, June 18, 2010;
