Business & Finance
Drillship ‘Pacific Scirocco’ Commences Operations in Nigeria
Pacific Drilling S.A. announced today that its ultra-deepwater drillship the Pacific Scirocco commenced operations in Nigeria on December 31, 2011. The drillship is contracted for an initial one-year term to a subsidiary of Total S.A. The contract further provides for options, to be exercised at the
Petrobras Detects Oil Spill in Santos Basin, Brazil
Brazil’s oil company Petrobras detected a production string rupture of the floating production, well intervention, storage, and offloading (FPWSO) Dynamic Producer at 8:30 A.M. this Tuesday (Jan 31). The FPWSO is located approximately 300 kilometers off the coast of the state of São Paulo, where wat
Diana Yacht Design Develops Environmentally Friendly Superyacht (The Netherlands)
The Diana Navitas was born out of the challenge to develop and design an environmentally friendly super yacht where guests will be aware of their energy consumption in a relaxed manner. The crucial factor to reduce the energy consumption is the user awareness. The integration of a sustainable energy
Brazil: Petrobras Shuts Carioca Nordeste Well after Leak Detection
Petrobras announces that it detected a production string rupture of FPWSO Dynamic Producer at 8:30 A.M. this Tuesday (Jan 31). The FPWSO is located approximately 300 kilometers off the coast of the state of São Paulo, where water depth reaches 2,140 meters. This vessel platform is conducting the Car
Italy: Costa Concordia Oil Removal Operation on Hold
SMIT Salvage is continually monitoring the weather forecast however adverse weather conditions continue to impact oil removal operations from cruise ship Costa Concordia. Company remobilize their equipment alongside the Costa Concordia, complete the preparations on the forward fuel tanks and commenc
Pacific Scirocco Drillship Begins Work in Nigeria
Pacific Drilling, a growing offshore drilling company that provides global drilling services to the oil and natural gas industry through the use of ultra-deepwater drillships announced today that the Pacific Scirocco drillship commenced operations offshore Nigeria on December 31, 2011. The drillship
UK: Enquest Finalizes Kraken Acquisition from Canamens
EnQuest PLC (‘EnQuest’) today announces that it has completed the acquisition of two companies from Canamens Limited, whose assets include the 20% interest in the Kraken offshore oil discovery. This agreement was announced on 9 January 2012 under which EnQuest would pay an initial consideration of U
Sweden: Consilium, Orange Launch New Maritime Navigation and Communication Solution
Consilium and Orange Business Services are modernizing maritime communications with the launch of a paperless navigation solution that extends an Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) over the world’s largest MPLS-based network. This bundled, flat-rate solution named Current At Sea
USA: McDermott Inks Frame Agreement with Helix for Spool Base Services in GoM
McDermott International, Inc. announced that it has signed a 10-year frame agreement for spool base services in the Gulf of Mexico with Helix Subsea Construction, Inc. “This agreement allows McDermott, when contracting with Helix, to offer full-service, shore-based pipeline stalking and spooling ser
Damen Shipyards Launches Fishery Inspection Surveillance Vessel for Angola
Damen Shipyards Galati is building the Ngola Kiluange, a Fishery Inspection Surveillance Vessel (FISV) 6210, for the Angolan Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries. With another two ships under construction, the Angolan government is set to strengthen its knowledge of and control o
Falkland Islands: Borders & Southern Spuds Exploration Well
UK-based Borders & Southern Petroleum plc announced that their offshore exploration well 61/17-1 was spudded on yesterday (31st January 2012). The well is situated approximately 140 km south of the Falkland Islands. B&S is the operator of the well, holding a 100% interest in licence PL018. It is the
Ukrainian Navy to Hire Domestic Companies in Corvette Construction
Ukrainian defense minister Mikhail Yezhel is about to ask the Cabinet of Ministers to speed up investment of the first Ukrainian corvette’s construction. According to UNIAN, the minister said that at the closed corvette-financing meeting held in Nikolayev. Reason for convening the meeting was UAH 43
Schilling Robotics Sells ROV to Seabed (Norway)
Schilling Robotics, LLC, a company specializing in subsea systems, announced today the delivery of a new HD™ ROV system to underwater technology firm Seabed, based in Norway. The order was for HD 23, which is a 150hp, 4,000m-rated ROV system and was delivered in December 2011. “We are very proud to
Gold Oil Provides Peru Operations Update
Gold Oil, the AIM-listed oil and gas exploration and production company, with a primary focus on opportunities in Latin America,provides the following operational update on its operations in Peru. Block Z34 Farm Out Process Gold Oil has engaged FirstEnergy Capital to provide advisory services with r