SeaBird Exploration PLC (‘SeaBird” or “SBX”), the market leader in deepwater node seismic, announces an agreement for a strategic cooperation to further develop Ocean Bottom Node (“OBN”) operations together with Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS). This agreement enables the two companies to provide a
Work is nearing completion on a six figure pioneering underwater tool which is to be exhibited at next month’s Subsea 2011 event in Aberdeen. After five years of development and investment of £500,000, Ecosse Subsea Systems’ SCAR specialist trenching plough is generating considerable interest from a
Plans to transform a North Sea fabrication yard into a key energy industry hub serving the renewables and oil and gas sectors have taken a major step forward. The Global Energy Group was today (Tuesday 25 January, 2011) formally named preferred bidder for Nigg yard, on the Cromarty Firth in the High
Specialist oil and gas supply and service company L&N (Scotland) have appointed Craig Finnie to Operations Director while Mike McArtney takes on a new role as Business Development Director. Mr Finnie has been with L&N for nine years, most recently as operations manager, and will have responsibility
The wind energy sector is on an upswing. Installed power worldwide, totalling 203,000 MW in 2010, will rise to 1,900,000 MW in 2020. TÜV SÜD supports manufacturers, engineering and construction companies and operators of wind turbines by providing comprehensive safety, reliability and profitability
Saipem has been awarded new offshore and onshore drilling contracts worth approximately US$320 million. Saipem has been awarded the contract by Addax Petroleum to extend the charter of the semi-submersible rig Scarabeo 3 for drilling activities in Nigeria, for the duration of 6 months starting from
Vestas, the world leader in wind energy, has officially opened a new office in the Romanian capital of Bucharest, showing confidence in the development of the Romanian wind energy market and preparing Vestas for future growth in one of the most promising markets in Eastern Europe. The office will se
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) announces that drilling of exploration well 16/1-15 in PL338 has commenced. The well will target the Tellus prospect, which is situated immediately to the north of the Luno field. The main objective of well 16/1-15 is to test Jurassic/Triassic age sandstones an
DOF has been awarded two six-year charter contracts with ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS for two supply vessels of STX PSV 09 design. DOF has been awarded two six-year charter contracts with ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS for two supply vessels of STX PSV 09 design. Both contracts include additional op
The Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Terje Riis-Johansen, officially opened the Gjøa oil and gas field in the Norwegian North Sea yesterday in presence of Gerard Mestrallet, Chairman and CEO of GDF SUEZ. Gjøa has been the largest recent industrial project in Norway. It has been developed
The Gazprom headquarters hosted today a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Dimitar Gogov, Executive Director of Bulgargaz EAD. The parties discussed the current status and the prospects for cooperation in the gas sector, and focused on the trans
An excavator formed an unusual yet highly effective partnership with a dredging vessel on the Lincolnshire coast in England last summer. Working on the Lincshore project, the Hitachi ZX470LCH-3 crawler excavator and trailing suction hopper dredger, Vlaanderen XX, have helped to ensure that future ge
SeaBird Exploration PLC announces through its wholly owned subsidiary SeaBird Exploration FZLLC the execution of a second contract with Chevron North Sea Limited (on behalf of itself and the other Rosebank partners: Statoil (U.K.) Ltd., OMV (U.K.) Ltd., and DONG E&P (U.K.) Ltd) for the next stage of
Cape Industrial Services Ltd has awarded EnerMech a three year contract for the provision of plant and equipment support. The contract, worth an estimated £4.5 million (approximatelyUSD $7.1 million) , covers the rental and supply of power generation and blasting, tooling, lifting and rigging equipm
