A/S Norske Shell, operator of the Ormen Lange field, has completed the drilling of appraisal well 6305/4-2 S on the Ormen Lange field. Ormen Lange was proven in 1997 and has been in production since 2007. The reservoir is in Paleocene and Upper Cretaceous reservoir rocks (Egga reservoir unit and the
BP announced immediate plans to enter into arbitration proceedings to resolve the issues raised by Alfa Petroleum Holdings Limited and OGIP Ventures Limited in their application to the English High Court relating to the share swap agreement and Arctic exploration arrangements agreed between BP and R
Dolphin Drilling Ltd, a subsidiary of Fred. Olsen Energy ASA, has entered into a contract for the provision of the accommodation semi-submersible Borgholm Dolphin with an undisclosed client. The contract will be for a firm duration of 10 months in the UK sector commencing end November 2011 in direct
ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC., a Houston-based international drilling contractor , announced that, on January 29, 2011, due to the civil unrest that has occurred in Egypt, its’ customer, RWE Dea Nile GmbH gave notice to Alpha Offshore Services Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Atwood Oceanics, Inc., of
There are plenty of green cheap energy opportunities for businesses in the north-east to get involved in, the Aberdeen Renewable Energy… (energyhelpline) [mappress] Source: energyhelpline, February 02, 2011
There are plenty of green cheap energy opportunities for businesses in the north-east to get involved in, the Aberdeen Renewable Energy… (energyhelpline) [mappress] Source: energyhelpline, February 02, 2011
Xcite Energy announces that its 100% subsidiary, Xcite Energy Resources Limited (“XER”), has entered into an extension to the binding letter of intent (“LOI”) with British American Offshore Limited(“BAOL”), part of Rowan Companies, Inc. for the N-Class “Rowan Norway” jack-up rig. The LOI has been ex
A French company has acquired the assets of offshore cable laying firm Subocean which went into administration on Friday only months after… By Stephen Pullinger (eveningnews24) [mappress] Source: eveningnews24, February 02, 2011
China Ming Yang Wind Power has been awarded a total of 1.1 GW of new bids in January, including 200 MW for its 2.5/3 MW super compact drive… (nawindpower) [mappress] Source: nawindpower, February 02, 2011
Today, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement Director Michael R. Bromwich delivered remarks at the Second Annual Offshore Wind Power North America Conference in Boston, Mass. Director Bromwich discussed the current status of offshore renewable energy projects, how the reorgan
AVEVA one of the world’s leading providers of engineering design and information management solutions to the plant, power and marine industries, announced that STX OSV AS has signed an agreement to purchase the full AVEVA Marine solution suite. This deployment will provide STX OSV AS with a powerful
Further expanding its technology presence in Brazil’s deepwater exploration and production sector, GE Oil & Gas has received two contracts with a combined value of more than $50 million to supply a total of 171 subsea wellhead and installation tooling systems to Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras),
Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmond, MSP, was given a tour of pipeline engineering specialist STATS Group, as the company revealed 2011 turnover would exceed £17.5 million ($28.2 million). Mr Salmond was invited to visit STATS’ headquarters in Kintore, near Aberdeen, in recognition of his suppor
For Ship Equip 2011 has started off with a bang as the total number of installed SEVSAT systems passed 900. Add to that a record order backlog of more than 230 SEVSATS and it is easy to see that the future for Ship Equip looks bright. “We have anticipated this for a while” says CEO […]
