Bowleven, the West Africa focused oil and gas exploration group traded on AIM, announces that the Sapele-1 exploration well drilling in the Douala Basin, offshore Cameroon has been drilled to a total depth (TD) of 4,733 metres. Drilling was halted due to technical limitations after encountering a hi
Eastern Star Gas Limited today announced two major initiatives: – First, AMEC, in association with Zetkin, MWH and Unidel, has been appointed by ESG, as Operator of the Narrabri Coal Seam Gas Joint Venture (ESG 65% with Santos 35%), to do a Feasibility Study and review options for the development of
High Plains Gas, Inc., a Gillette, Wyoming based energy company actively engaged in the acquisition, development and production of natural gas primarily in the Powder River Basin, today announced that the Company has entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement to acquire J.M. Huber’s natural gas asse
At a ceremony Ulstein Poland’s new, co-located offices in Gdynia, Ulstein Design & Solutions and DNV Poland signed a Letter of Intent signaling the start of a closer working relationship between the two companies. Both parties will benefit from the sharing of knowledge and practices which will help
Ensco plc and Pride International, Inc. jointly announced today that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Ensco will combine with Pride in a cash and stock transaction valued at $41.60 per share based on Ensco’s closing share price on 4 February 2011. The implied offer pr
PII Pipeline Solutions, a GE Oil & Gas and Al Shaheen joint venture, has again been selected to provide advanced inspection technology and engineering services to monitor the integrity of two of Australia’s major natural gas pipeline infrastructure networks. The newly awarded pipeline inspection pro
Over the last couple of months, a total of more than 1 billion euros projects have been added to the order book. These awards bring the total value of current commitments for Jan De Nul Group to 3.1 billion euros. New work was secured in all corners of the world, from South America and the […
In February 2010 Seajacks entered into a contract with GustoMSC to provide the Basic Design Package for two purpose built wind farm installation vessels. In June 2010 Seajacks entered into a contract with Lamprell shipyard to build these new vessels and Seajacks will take delivery of the first new-b
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has signed a £20 million contract to supply engines and propulsion equipment for four gas-fuelled ferries to be built for the Norwegian operator Torghatten Nord AS. The vessels will be the first in the world to feature the Rolls-Royce Hybrid Shaft Gener
Leading Australasian engineering consultancy, Synertec, is proud to announce its landmark proposal success on the Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) Project for Bechtel Oil, Gas & Chemical, Inc. One of the largest orders to an entirely Australian systems integrator, QCLNG will see Synertec engineer a tot
As part of its program to meet growing European natural gas demand, Storengy, the GDF SUEZ Group company dedicated to the underground storage of natural gas, has again selected GE Oil & Gas’ advanced Integrated Compressor Line (ICL) technology to underpin the efficient expansion of key projects in F
Strategic Marine continues to enhance its profile within the offshore support services industry, winning the contract to build four new workboats for Leighton-Saipem Consortium for use by the Chevron operated Gorgon Project. The vessels will be built at the company’s Henderson Shipyards and used to
Chevron Australia has awarded Western Australian company ICON Engineering a $5.5 million contract to build a Compensated Tension Lift Frame (CTLF) for use during the upcoming drilling and completion programme for the Gorgon Project. The CTLF is designed to provide heave compensation during completio
OAO NOVATEK First Deputy Chairman of the Management Board, Mikhail Popov, and the General Director of the Russian Federation’s Atomflot, Vladimir Ruksha, signed a Сooperation Agreement establishing the framework for the development of reliable and safe transportation solutions for the Yamal peninusl