Fossil Energy
World’s largest jack-up rig to leave Singapore in two weeks
Maersk Intrepid will start its mobilisation to the Norwegian North Sea in approximately two weeks, where it will start a four year contract with Total E&P Norge AS.
Tullow raising $500M to repay debt
Tullow Oil plc today announces that it intends to offer $500 million in aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2022. The Notes, whose net proceeds will be used to repay certain existing indebtedness under the Company’s credit facilities (but not cancel commitments under such facilities), wil
Seabird, TGS pen Mexico LOI
SeaBird Exploration Plc has signed a letter of intent (“LOI”) with TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company (“TGS”) to acquire up to 200,000 km of 2D seismic data in Mexico. The LOI provides TGS access to charter up to four seismic vessels from SeaBird over a period of approximately 36 months, estimated to sta
Dolphin Geophysical attains ISO 9001:2008 certification
Dolphin Geophysical AS, a full-range provider of marine geophysical services, has attained ISO 9001:2008 certification for the provision of seismic services including marketing, sales, planning, project management, seismic acquisition, quality control and reporting. The certification was awarded by
Atlantic Petroleum produces 61,000 boe in March
Atlantic Petroleum has announced that during the month of March, Atlantic Petroleum produced a net total of 61,000 barrels of oil equivalents (boe) from the Chestnut, Ettrick and Blackbird fields. The average daily production was 1,968 boe per day net to the Company. Atlantic Petroleum currently hol
Acona opens Aberdeen office
One of the world’s leading well engineering consultancy firms has opened its doors in Aberdeen. Acona UK is part of the Norwegian Acona Group which offers a flexible talent pool of more than 240 top consultants to the upstream oil and gas industry. The company has set up its Aberdeen office in £1 mi
Oil & Gas UK launches project to spur more exploration on UKCS
Oil & Gas UK has launched the first phase of a project to stimulate more exploration by promoting new and existing plays on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). SLR Consulting has been commissioned to complete a three-month preliminary study to investigate the way forward for a 21st century exploration
Suretank names Customer Care Director
Suretank, the world’s leading provider of engineered solutions to the offshore oil and gas industry, has appointed Philip Murphy as its new Director of Customer Care. Murphy’s role has been created as part of Suretank’s commitment to offering its clients excellent customer experiences. He will be re
Video: Maersk Oil launches ‘Quest for Oil’ game tutorial
Maersk has launched a tutorial for its computer game called ‘Quest for Oil’. As the company has said, Maersk is taking the lead in an innovative way by using a video game to open up the oil business to everyone. Quest for Oil is the first game of its kind and with the convergence of […]
EMS Seven Seas appoints new CEO
The Board of Directors has appointed Toril Eidesvik as CEO of EMS Seven Seas ASA as of 31 March 2014. Toril Eidesvik (born 1968) has served as interim CEO of EMS Seven Seas ASA since 14 November 2013. Eidesvik, who is a lawyer by profession, has extensive experience from the shipping industry, most
Clough chooses Glasgow for new operating center (Scotland)
Clough Limited, an engineering and project services contractor, has expanded its global footprint with the opening of an operating center in Glasgow, Scotland. The center will support Clough’s engineering-led international expansion into the Europe, Middle East and Africa region while delivering 24-
Subsea 7 man becomes Forland Shipping CEO
Tore Larsen is appointed as the new CEO in the companies in the Forland Group, with effect from April 1, 2014. Tore Larsen comes from a position as Group Fleet Support Manager at Subsea 7 in Grimstad, Norway. Larsen has extensive operational experience from different positions within the offshore in
DNS organises offshore decommissioning course in Norwich
Following a successful launch last year, decommissioning industry body Decom North Sea (DNS) will deliver its first training course in Norwich on 30 April and 1 May, sharing their vast offshore decommissioning experience with the east of England. The two-day interactive course, delivered in partners
EFC Group looks for new employees (UK)
EFC Group, a leading designer and manufacturer of instrumentation, monitoring, handling and control systems for the global oil and gas industry, has announced plans to recruit up to a further 30 people in the Highlands as part of its fast-paced growth strategy. The announcement follows the launch of