Fossil Energy
Oilgen Expands Its Team (UK)
A specialist North-east reservoir engineering company Oilgen has doubled its in-house team of experts to work on projects across the globe. Oilgen, which specialises in high-tech reservoir modelling to forecast and improve oil and gas production, has appointed Lisa Casteleyn as a geologist, bringing
SOCAR: Oil Rocks Field Well Commissioned, Azerbaijan
The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR), a Company involved in exploring oil and gas fields, producing and transporting oil and gas, announces that the well #2595 on offshore Oil Rocks field has been recently commissioned. The well is being drilled from the platform #2585. The daily
Norway to Award New Production Licences in APA 2013
When the application deadline expired for Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2013 on the Norwegian continental shelf, the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) had received applications from 50 companies. The Ministry aims to award new production licences in APA 2013 sometime during January 2014. “In
Acteon Buys Probe Oil Tools, UK
Acteon announced that it has completed the acquisition of Probe Oil Tools Ltd, which is based in Great Yarmouth, UK. Established in 1973 and still being run by its managing director, Keith Ford, Probe Oil Tools is a specialist provider of high-specification pressure-control equipment, including well
SPEX Group’s Technology Innovation Recognised (UK)
SPEX Group, an Aberdeen-headquartered provider of innovative technology solutions and services to the global oil and gas industry, has secured fourth place on the Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100 league table for the first time. SPEX is one of four companies headquartered in Scotland to make it on
Decom North Sea Hosts Lunch and Learn (UK)
Petrofac’s decommissioning director is among industry speakers taking part in the latest event being hosted by offshore oil & gas decommissioning forum Decom North Sea (DNS). The lunch and learn will take place on Wednesday, September 18, at the Palm Court Hotel, Aberdeen, from 12-2pm. As well as se
Wood Mackenzie: The Globe Holds 1.4 Trillion Boe of Undeveloped Reserves
Around the globe there are nearly 1.4 trillion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) reserves in conventional undeveloped oil and gas fields according to Wood Mackenzie’s latest upstream outlook. This includes nearly 1.1 trillion boe of “technical reserves” – a term Wood Mackenzie uses for reserves for wh
Bulla-Deniz Cleaning Ops Go On, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan’s national oil company Socar has informed that works on rectifying the consequences of the accident that took place at platform #90 the Bulla-Deniz field were continued on September 11. The required facilities brought from abroad have been installed on “Shirvan” vessel. The cooling of the
Oil & Gas UK Announces BoD Appointments
Oil & Gas UK, the representative organisation for the oil and gas industry, announces new appointments to its board. The appointments are: • Eric D’Argentre, UK General Manager, Perenco UK • Luke Farajallah, Managing Director, Bond Offshore Helicopters • Martin Rune Pederson, Managing Director, VP,
Edda Ferd PSV Named at Spanish Shipyard
The Edda Ferd (hull C-444) Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) built for the Norwegian shipowner Østensjø Rederi was named at Astilleros Gondán S.A. shipyard facilities on September 7th, 2013. This vessel is the eighth built by the shipyard for the Norwegian company and its delivery is scheduled for Novemb
Chirag Oil Project Topsides Sails Away (Azerbaijan)
AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, and its partners in the AMEC-Tekfen-Azfen (ATA) consortium, today celebrated the successful completion and sail-away of the latest Chirag Oil Project topsides for Azerbaijan International Oil Company (AIOC). The Chirag Oil Project –
Area Forum Quadrant 35 Members Visit Gjøa Platform, Norway
Members of the Area Forum Quadrant 35 payed a visit to the Gjøa platform on 10 September. The purpose of the forum is to look at the possibilities for a rational way to exploit all discoveries in the area, as requested by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. The Gjøa visit marks the end of the forum
Lundin to Drill PL 501 with Bredford Dolphin, Norway
Lundin Norway AS has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 16/3-7 in production licence 501 using the Bredford Dolphin mobile drilling rig. Water depth at the site is approx. 116 metres. Drilling is planned to begin in September 2013, with a duration of approx. 49 days, dependin
Wintershall CEO: Europe at Risk of Losing Track in the Race for Global Energy Resources
Europe is at risk of losing track in the race for global energy resources. This is what Wintershall CEO Rainer Seele warned against at the Munich Energy Congress. Seele called for the appropriate utilization of domestic resources and the expansion of partnerships with countries with a rich raw mater