Business & Finance
UK: Senergy Appoints New Vice President
Leading energy services company Senergy has appointed a vice president (VP) of resources to further strengthen the company’s commitment to building and developing its global talent pool. Taking up the role is Vivien Broughton who, through her broad oil and gas career, has established an impressive t
ABG India Delivers New AHTS to Deep Sea Supply
Deep Sea Supply, an international operator of offshore supply vessels has taken delivery of the newbuilding AHTS vessel “Sea Stoat” from ABG Shipyard, India. “Sea Stoat” is the 9th AHTS vessel delivered from ABG and concludes the series of newbuilding AHTS vessels from ABG to Deep Sea Supply. The co
Eni Hires FPSO Xikomba for Angolan Offshore Project
SBM Offshore, a Dutch-based global group of companies selling and renting systems and services to the offshore oil and gas industry, announced on behalf of its Joint Venture companies with Sonangol, Sonasing and OPS that contracts for the twelve year charter and operation of FPSO Xikomba for the blo
Norway: Hydroid REMUS 100 AUV Discovers Helicopter Wreck in Adventfjorden Bay
An Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) manufactured by Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime and the leading manufacturer of AUVs, has discovered the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed in Svalbard, Norway in 2003. The helicopter’s crew escaped alive, but the wreck had not been seen si
UK: XER, Teekay Ink LoI for Provision of Shuttle Tanker
Xcite Energy announces that its 100% subsidiary, Xcite Energy Resources Limited (“XER”), has signed a letter of intent (“LoI”) with Teekay Shipping Norway AS (“Teekay”) for the provision of a shuttle tanker for the forthcoming Phase 1A of the Bentley field development programme. The LoI anticipates
UK: Teekay’s Tanker for Xcite’s Bentley Oil
Xcite Energy has signed a letter of intent (“LoI”) with Teekay Shipping Norway AS (“Teekay”) for the provision of a shuttle tanker for the forthcoming Phase 1A of the Bentley field development programme. The LoI anticipates that XER and Teekay will enter into a definitive agreement for one of Teekay
Providence Announces Interim Update on its Appraisal Drilling Programme Offshore Ireland
Providence Resources P.l.c., the London and Dublin listed oil and gas exploration and production company, provides an interim update on its appraisal drilling programme in the North Celtic Sea Basin, offshore southern Ireland. The 48/24-10 Barryroe well is located in c. 100 m water depth c. 50 km of
USA: SGS Expands Presence in Upstream Sector with InTech Acquisition
SGS, a Swiss based global provider of technical inspection, verification, testing and conformity assessment services for industrial markets has acquired Innovative Technical Services (“InTech”) InTech is a privately held engineering and consulting firm specializing in production allocation modelling
USA: Port of Kalama Welcomes ‘Storm Rider’ on its Maiden Voyage
The Port of Kalama is honored to welcome a maiden voyage from the international ship, Storm Rider, this weekend. The 22 ton bulk carrier is loading wheat at the port for shipment to Manzanita, Mexico. The ship, which hails from Cyprus, is operated by Grecomar Shipping & Agencies and is captained by
The Netherlands: Fugro Appoints Mr. Schreve as Member and Chairman of Supervisory Board
At the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Fugro N.V. held on 14 December 2011 Mr. F.H. Schreve was appointed as member of the Supervisory Board of Fugro N.V. for a term of a year and a half maximum. This appointment will end at the end of the Annual General Meeting in 2013 which is [&h
UAE: ADPC Signs MoU with Duisport
Abu Dhabi Ports Company (APDC) signed a MoU with Duisport in the presence of a high ranking trade mission from Germany. The signing, which took place at the Emirates Palace, was attended by Capt. Mohamed Juma Al-Shamisi, Vice President Ports Unit at the Abu Dhabi Ports Company and the trade delegati
NZOG Acquires Stake in Cosmos Concession Offshore Tunisia
NZOG (New Zealand Oil & Gas Ltd) has executed an agreement to take a 40% stake in a Tunisian concession that contains an oil field which could be brought into production as early as 2014. The Cosmos Concession in the Gulf of Hammamet, offshore Tunisia, contains the Cosmos South oil discovery. The co
UK: OMM Launches New Maintenance Support Service
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has announced the launch of a new maintenance support service for offshore renewables operators. With little existing guidance and no legislation currently in place, operators may not be conducting the maintenance they need in order to guarantee the integrity of thei
Cyprus: SeaBird Provides Fleet Contracts Status Update
SeaBird Exploration PLC,a global provider of marine acquisition for 2D and 3D seismic data, and associated products and services to the oil and gas industry today, December 14, announced its fleet contracts update. Phase 1 of the Osprey Explorer multiclient survey in Gulf of Mexico was completed in