Polarcus Limited announces that the Company will commence acquisition in Q2 2011 of its first 3D multi-client project, in Quad 28 of the UK Continental Shelf. The survey, with the potential to cover an area of up to 2,000 square kilometers, is supported through industry pre-funding. The data will be
A government-backed natural resources exploration agency launched a 6,100-ton ship at a Yamaguchi Prefecture shipyard Wednesday to search… (istockanalyst) [mappress] Source: istockanalyst , March 24, 2011;
BG Group announced that Lord Sharman will be retiring from the Board at the conclusion of the Company’s Annual General Meeting to be held on 12 May 2011. Commenting, BG Group’s Chairman, Sir Robert Wilson said: “I would like to express the Board’s thanks and appreciation for Lord Sharman’s support a
Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract by ConocoPhillips, for modification work on the Eldfisk field. Contract value is approximately NOK 1, 3 billion. The work scope comprises modifications of all the existing platforms; Eldfisk 2/7 A, Eldfisk 2/7 FTP, Eldfisk 2/7 B and Embla, as a consequence
Oil and gas well performance and downhole tool specialist, READ Well Services, has divided its operations in to two sister companies and appointed an additional chief executive officer. READ Expandables Ltd will focus on developing the company’s expandable well integrity and downhole isolation produ
Viktor Lenac has completed the conversion and repair of the crane-pipe laying vessel “Seminole“, owned by Italy’s Subsea Oil Services (part of Micoperi Srl from Ravenna). The shipyard built and outfitted a complete new superstructure weighing some 450 tons, including accommodations for 250 crew memb
Ten turbines at Tunoe Knob in Denmark mark the very beginning of the offshore era in Vestas. Built in 1995, they are the oldest Vestas turbines located offshore. Looking ahead properly sometimes also requires looking back. On the brink of a new era of offshore wind power plants and giant turbines, t
Global Industries, Ltd. announced that it has been awarded a project from LLOG Deepwater Development Company, L.L.C. for the installation of a deepwater subsea development in the Gulf of Mexico. The project, which will take place in Blocks MC 503/547, is located in 3,000 FSW and is scheduled to begi
Leading international oilfield services company Expro has secured a £1.5million contract with an international oil and gas operator in its Europe CIS region. The year-long contract will involve well testing with cased hole logging work and has been secured mainly in the Southern North Sea. The contr
Qatar Petroleum and Shell announced the first flow of dedicated offshore gas into the Pearl GTL plant located in Ras Laffan Industrial City in the State of Qatar. Shell, which is the operator of the Pearl GTL plant developed under a Production and Sharing Agreement with QP, has opened natural gas we
Thrustmaster of Texas, Inc. received a contract from Hyundai Heavy Industries for the supply and installation of multiple sets of 5MW azimuth thrusters for the next generation deep water drillships being built at Hyundai’s shipyard in Ulsan, Korea. The vessels are of the Gusto P10,000 design and are
Aker Solutions has signed a contract with Statoil to supply control umbilicals to the Norne field located in the Northern part of the North Sea. The contract value is approximately NOK 200 million. The scope of work for the Fossekall-Dompap project includes a control umbilical system with a total of
Vyksa Steel Works in February 2011 made the qualifying party of large diameter pipes on the specifications of the project South Stream… (steelguru) [mappress] Source:steelguru , March 23, 2011;
Lundin Petroleum AB announces that it has been awarded a new production sharing contract (PSC) for the Gurita Block by MIGAS, the Indonesian oil and gas regulating authority, in Jakarta on 18 March 2011. The block is located in the Natuna Sea, offshore Indonesia. The Gurita Block covers an area of a
