Business & Finance
Prosafe Lands Contract for Safe Astoria Rig, Offshore Australia
Prosafe has been awarded a 150-day contract using the Safe Astoria for accommodation support at the Woodside operated North West Shelf Project’s North Rankin Redevelopment Project, offshore Western Australia. On site operations are planned to commence between April and May 2012. In addition, Prosafe
Greece: Energean Appoints New Exploration Director
Energean Oil & Gas, an independent E&P company with operations in Greece and Egypt, announced today the appointment of Andrew Grosse to the position of Group Exploration Director. Andrew will also join the Board of Energean Oil & Gas with immediate effect. Andrew, is a Petroleum Geoscientist with 30
The Netherlands: De Poli Tankers BV Charters IEVOLI SHINE
De Poli Tankers BV, a modern Dutch ship-owning company has timechartered the IEVOLI SHINE for a period upto 3 months with delivery in the Mediterranean between 24/28 october 2011. Vessels characteristics are: 9887 dwt on 7.75 mtr fully laden LOA 126.76 mtr / beam 19.70 mtr Fully stainless steel / IM
Rocksource Drills Duster in PL 559, Offshore Norway
Rocksource ASA, operator of production licence 559, has completed drilling of wildcat well 6608/11-7 S. The well is dry. The well was drilled in the North Sea, about 200 kilometres west of Sandnessjøen and about five kilometres northeast of the 6608/11-4 (”Linerle”) discovery. The primary exploratio
Successful Installation of Breagh Alpha Platform Offshore UK
RWE Dea UK announced today that the Breagh Alpha platform has been successfully installed in the North Sea. The 2,000 tonnes jacket with eight piles weighing a total of another 2,000 tonnes was installed by Heerema Marine Contractor’s heavy lift vessel (HLV) Thialf in 62m of water some 100 km off Te
Norway: Lundin Hires PSV Viking Athene
Eidesvik Offshore has been awarded a Charter Party Contract by Lundin Norway AS for work on 4 wells with the platform supply vessel Viking Athene. The Contract has options for work on additional 6 wells. The work will commence primo November 2011 with an estimated duration of 200 days work for the f
Norway: Lundin Hires Viking Athene PSV
Eidesvik Offshore has been awarded a Charter Party Contract by Lundin Norway AS for work on 4 wells with the platform supply vessel Viking Athene. The Contract has options for work on additional 6 wells. The work will commence primo November 2011 with an estimated duration of 200 days work for the f
Turkmenistan: Dragon Oil Eyes Production of 100.000 BOPD in 2015
Dragon Oil plc , an international oil and gas exploration, development and production company, announces that on the basis of a comprehensive review of the current performance and production potential of the Cheleken Contract Area that has been carried out in 2011, the Group expects to reach a produ
UK: Technip Pens Contract with Valiant for Causeway Field Development
Technip was awarded by Valiant Causeway Limited a lump sum contract, worth approximately €33 million, for the Causeway field development. This field is located about 450 kilometers North-east of Aberdeen, Scotland at a water depth of 150 metres. This contract covers engineering, procurement, install
UK: Technip Takes Part in Causeway Field Development
Technip was awarded by Valiant Causeway Limited a lump sum contract, worth approximately €33 million, for the Causeway field development. This field is located about 450 kilometers North-east of Aberdeen, Scotland at a water depth of 150 metres. This contract covers engineering, procurement, install
PD&MS Energy Announces New Appointments (UK)
Dave MacKay has been appointed Chief Executive Officer PD&MS Businesses, taking on global responsibility for the group, while Simon Rio, who was General Manager at PD&MS, steps up to MacKay’s previous role as Managing Director of Aberdeen-based PD&MS Energy. PD&MS Energy, part of the Teesside-based
Rickmers-Linie to Transport Airbus Sections from North Carolina to France
Rickmers-Linie, the Hamburg based operator of heavy lift and project liner services, has been selected by Spirit AeroSystems as its partner for the transportation of fuselage sections for Airbus from Morehead City, North Carolina (NC), to Montoir (Port of Nantes St. Nazaire) in Northern France. The
Germany: BBC Chartering Set to Offer Greener Sea Transports
Leading German multipurpose & heavy lift operator BBC Chartering announces to cooperate with the Hamburg-based company SkySails. The background is the recently acquired multipurpose vessel ‘BBC SkySails’ that can offer charter clients the possibility for ‘greener’ sea transports. The 9,821 dwt vesse
Russia: Maxim Barskiy Leaves TNK-BP Board
TNK-BP announces that Deputy Chairman of TNK-BP Management Board Maxim Barskiy has decided to leave TNK-BP as of 1 November in order to carry on his professional career outside of the Company. Maxim Barskiy was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Management Board on June 1, 2010 and performed managemen