The Compact- 8 range of subsea bolt tensioning tools from UK manufacturer and global supplier, Tentec, introduces a new generation of subsea bolt tensioning tools. This unique and innovative range of tensioners was launched at Offshore Europe 2011 last week. Comprising just 8 bolt tensioning tools,
Songa Offshore, Cyprus-based offshore drilling company, provides fleet update for August 2011. Songa Venus remained warm stacked in Labuan, Malaysia during the month. The rig continued undergoing maintenance and operational preparedness for the upcoming one year contract with Petronas in Malaysia. C
Sovcomflot (SCF Group) announced its financial and operating results for the six months ended 30 June 2011: H1 2011 Highlights: SCF Gross revenues USD 732.6 million (+8.0 pct on H1 2010) SCF time charter equivalent revenues USD 484.2 million (-2.4 pct on H1 2010) EBITDA USD 262.8 million (-10.0 pct
The following operational update relates to Cairn’s exploration drilling campaign offshore Greenland. Gamma-1 Well: Eqqua Block, West Disko Area The Gamma-1 exploration well, drilled by the Ocean Rig Corcovado drill ship, located in 1,520 metres (m) of water and 294 kilometres (km) from Aasiaat, in
Further to Bahamas Petroleum’s statement of 5 September 2011, the board of Bahamas Petroleum announce the formal appointment of Simon Potter as Chief Executive Officer of the Company with effect from 17 October 2011. The Board also regrets to announce that Alan Burns, Founder and Chairman of Bahamas
Oceaneering International, Inc. announced the sale of the Ocean Legend, a mobile offshore production system, to an undisclosed buyer. Oceaneering’s third quarter 2011 earnings will include an estimated pretax gain in the range of $17 million to $19 million on the sale of this asset in its Subsea Pro
Maersk Drilling has signed a contract under which Petronas Carigali will be provided with the 375 ft HPHT (high pressure high temperature) jack-up rig MAERSK CONVINCER for work offshore Malaysia. The firm contract duration is one year and the contract also includes two one-year options. The maximum
DNV has been granted extended authorisation by the Swedish Transport Agency to act as a Recognised Organisation providing statutory survey services to Swedish-flagged vessels engaged in international trade. Effective from 1 September 2011, this increased responsibility for DNV has the strong support
Det norske oljeselskap ASA, operator of production licence 482, is about to complete drilling of wildcat well 6508/1-2. The well proved oil and gas. The well was drilled about ten kilometres south of the Norne field in the Norwegian Sea. The objective of the well was to prove petroleum in Early Jura
Maersk Drilling has signed a contract under which Petronas Carigali will be provided with the 375 ft HPHT (high pressure high temperature) jack-up rig MAERSK CONVINCER for work offshore Malaysia. The firm contract duration is one year and the contract also includes two one-year options. The maximum
Gerard Keser appointed as Leen Noordhoek’s succesor The Supervisory Board and Management of N-Sea announces that as of 12 September 2011 Mr Gerard Keser takes office as the new Managing Director of N-Sea. Leen Noordhoek. Who has been Managing Director, ad interim, since May of this year, wiLL become
Fugro has been awarded the contract to conduct an Airborne LiDAR Bathymetry (ALB) survey of the Golf of Lion (France) to be conducted during September 2011. The primary purpose of the survey which will be conducted to IHO order 1b standards is to map the sand reserves from the back of the beach to [
Cal Dive International, Inc. announced the retirement of Scott T. Naughton, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, effective September 9, 2011. Also, the Company announced that John R. Abadie, Jr., the Company’s current Senior Vice President – Operations – Western Hemisphere, has been promoted to se
The Blacksands Pacific Group, Inc including affiliates and subsidiaries announces that it has entered into an Agreement with Sigmund Oilfields Limited and Grasso Consortium consisting of Grasso Nigeria Limited, Oil and Gas Mission Limited and Eurafric Energy Limited for the development of the leased
