Dockwise Ltd. today announces four awards for Heavy Marine Transport (HMT) Projects that include an FPSO, two jack-up rigs and a power barge. Total revenues for these various commitments are almost $ 45 million. Dockwise was awarded a contract with HHI (Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., LTD.) for the tr
Belgian company DEME Group, which operates a fleet of over 80 dredging vessels, another 200 auxiliary vessels and specialised equipment, has appointed Wilhelmsen Ships Services as specialized supplier for maintenance products and technical gases globally Wilhelmsen Ships Service has started the cont
MARINE Subsea (UK) was praised yesterday after completing a £656,000 contract for operator Repsol at the Casablanca platform, offshore Spain. The firm used its multipurpose offshore intervention vessel Sarah to prepare subsea equipment for installation work scheduled for next year and to modify traw
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given Dong E&P Norge AS (Dong) consent to carry out production drilling on the Trym field with the mobile drilling facility Maersk Giant. The Trym gas/condensate discovery 3/7-4 was proven in 1990, and is located in the far south of the North Sea, just
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS (COPSAS) consent to carry out well work on Ekofisk 2/4 Bravo with the mobile drilling facility Mærsk Gallant. The consent covers plugging and drilling of a sidetrack from an existing production well. According to the
JF Hose have opened a large bore hose division at its Leyland factory specialising in production of hand-built rubber hoses for dredging, dockside oil and heavy industrial applications in sizes 2″ to 40″ diameter and lengths up to 12 metres. The factory has on-site rubber compounding, calendering an
Xcite Energy today announced that it has entered into a binding contract for the Ocean Nomad semi-submersible rig to drill the 9/3b-R well on the Bentley field, with an expected spud date around the middle of September subject to the current rig programme. This timing is viewed as entirely satisfact
Petroceltic International plc , the independent oil & gas exploration company focused on the Middle East, North Africa and Mediterranean region, today announces that due to continued uncertainty regarding the application of the proposed decree to restrict drilling in the Italian seas, Petroceltic It
Aibel won the contract amid strong international competition. It embraces engineering, procurement, and construction of the platform deck and processing facility and mating with the steel jacket. The contract is worth about NOK 2.7 billion (Approximately USD $$431 Million). “This award followed stro
Noble Corporation reported second quarter 2010 earnings of $218 million, or $0.85 per diluted share, versus $392 million, or $1.49 per diluted share, for the second quarter of last year. Results for the quarter include approximately $0.06 per share due to a higher than anticipated effective tax rate
RWE Dea will be investing 3.6 billion US-Dollars in the field development in the North Alexandria and West Mediterranean Deep Water concessions – the biggest single investment for the upstream company to date. Together with the Egyptian Petroleum Minister Sameh Fahmy, the Egyptian state-owned compan
Norwegian Energy Company ASA has entered into an agreement to sell its 20% interest in PL378 to Talisman Energy Norge AS for a consideration of USD 43 million. The license contains the Grosbeak oil discovery. “We are pleased to be part of the exploration success and to be able to monetize the Grosbe
BW Offshore has signed a contract with Kangean Energy Indonesia (“KEI”) for a gas FPSO to operate on the Terang Sirasun Batur (“TSB”) fields in Indonesia. The partners of KEI are PT Energi Mega Persada (50.0%), Mitsubishi Corporation (25.0%) and Japan Petroleum Exploration (25.0%). BW Offshore has s
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won orders to design and equip five offshore and special purpose vessels plus options worth in total around £80 million in the last few weeks. Rolls-Royce has signed a contract with Italian shipyard, Rosetti Marino Spa, for delivery of an integrated
