Statoil and KazMunayGas have signed the Heads of Agreement (HoA) on the Abay block in the Kazakhstani sector of the Caspian Sea. Under the HoA, the parties plan to conduct evaluation of the hydrocarbon potential of the “Abay” block in the Northern Caspian Sea. Statoil and KazMunayGas will jointly es
Norwegian Energy Company (Noreco) has appointed Ellen Sandra Bratland as new Chief Operating Officer. Bratland has been working for Noreco since 2008 and comes from the position as Asset Manager for Noreco’s field developments in Norway and UK. Bratland holds a M.Sc. degree in Chemical Engineering f
Sembawang Shipyard, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine has signed a long-term alliance contract with Teekay Marine Services, Canada, to provide ship-repair, refurbishment, upgrading and related marine services for its fleet of 137 ships. Teekay Marine Services is a subsidiary of Teekay Cor
A report requested by President Obama and released today by the Department of the Interior shows that more than two-thirds of offshore leases in the Gulf of Mexico and more than half of onshore leases on federal lands remain idle, neither producing nor under active exploration and development by com
OceanServer has been awarded a contract from CIDCO (Centre interdisciplinaire de développement en cartographie des océans /Interdisciplinary Centre for the Development of Ocean Mapping) for an Iver2 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). CIDCO has a long history of facilitating new mapping technologie
The Gazprom headquarters hosted yesterday a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Helge Lund, President and Chief Executive Officer of Statoil. The parties discussed the situation in the European energy market and shared an opinion that sustained g
Farstad Shipping has been awarded the following charter contracts: *Subsea vessel Far Saga (2001, UT 745L, 3.475 DWT) has been awarded a 6 month firm contract by Subsea 7 in Norway. The charter will commence immediately and include an option for further 15 months. *AHTS Far Sabre (2008, UT 712L, 15.
Farstad Shipping announces it has been awarded the following charter contracts: Subsea vessel Far Saga (2001, UT 745L, 3.475 DWT) has been awarded a 6 month firm contract by Subsea 7 in Norway. The charter will commence immediately and include an option for further 15 months. AHTS Far Sabre (2008, U
Further to the announcement made on 16 March 2011, Lansdowne Oil & Gas plc, announces it has signed a contract with Polarcus Limited (“Polarcus”) for the acquisition of 3D seismic surveys over the Rosscarbery, Amergin and Midleton Prospects in the North Celtic Sea, offshore Ireland, covering an aggr
Lansdowne Oil & Gas plc, (“Lansdowne”) announces it has signed a contract with Polarcus Limited (“Polarcus”) for the acquisition of 3D seismic surveys over the Rosscarbery, Amergin and Midleton Prospects in the North Celtic Sea, offshore Ireland, covering an aggregate area of approximately 300 squar
Aker Solutions has been awarded a letter of intent (LOI) by Statoil for the engineering, procurement and construction of a subsea production system for the Fossekall-Dompap project on the Norwegian continental shelf. Aker Solutions estimates the contract value to be approximately NOK 1 billion. Scop
Under the charter contract with Centrica Energy Upstream, the charter is automatically extended by six months unless notice is given six months prior to the expiration of the contracted period. The expiration of the currently contracted period was September 28, 2011, and the charter for FPSO Sevan H
Under the charter contract with Centrica Energy Upstream, the charter is automatically extended by six months unless notice is given six months prior to the expiration of the contracted period. The expiration of the currently contracted period was September 28, 2011, and the charter for FPSO Sevan H
Aker Solutions has been awarded a letter of intent (LOI) by Statoil for the engineering, procurement and construction of a subsea production system for the Fossekall-Dompap project on the Norwegian continental shelf. Aker Solutions estimates the contract value to be approximately NOK 1 billion. Scop
