Fossil Energy
Veripos Names New Business Development Manager for Scandinavia
Due to the continued growth of its Norwegian market, Veripos has appointed Thomas Skattum as Business Development Manager for the Scandinavia Region, responsible for all aspects of developing and securing new business for Veripos in all market sectors for customers based in this key region. Skattum
Manifold Pressure Cause of Guendalina Shut Down (Italia)
The Board of Mediterranean Oil & Gas Plc announces that its wholly owned subsidiary Medoilgas Italia S.p.A. was informed by the operator ENI that on the morning of 30 August 2013, production from the short string of well Guendalina-3 (“Gue-3”) was shut down due to low pressure at the manifold. An op
Jumbo Wins Pipelaying Contract (Cyprus)
Jumbo has been awarded a contract by Malaysian pipelay contractor, Sigur Ros. Under the contract Jumbo, with the HLV Fairplayer will oversee transportation and installation of 126 gravity anchor spreads in water depths up to 1,400m, starting end 2013-beginning 2014. Project management and Engineerin
DNV GL to Be the World’s Largest Offshore Classification Society
The merger between DNV and GL is now approved. The new company – DNV GL – will be operational from 12 September. DNV GL will be the world’s largest ship and offshore classification society to the maritime industry, a leading provider of technical assurance and risk management services to the oil & g
Gazprom: Russia’s Most Prepared Company for Offshore Projects in the Arctic
St. Petersburg hosted the opening of the 11th International Conference for Oil and Gas Resources Development in the Russian Arctic and CIS Continental Shelf (RAO/CIS Offshore 2013). A Gazprom delegation is taking part in the event. Valery Golubev, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee
BP Awards over £1 Bln Worth of Contracts for UK Fields
BP announced today that it, and its partners, have now awarded over £1 billion in contracts to UK-based companies to provide services and equipment for the major re-development of the Schiehallion and Loyal oil fields to the west of Shetland. The project to redevelop the fields, which are operated b
Ithaca: Stella A1 Flow Test Shows Positive Results (UK)
Ithaca Energy Inc. announces completion of a highly successful flow test on the first development well drilled on the Stella field and provides a progress update on the Greater Stella Area development activities. The first Stella field development well, “A1”, flowed at a maximum rate of 10,835 barre
Statoil Finds Oil in Svale North Prospect (Norway)
Statoil has together with partners in PL128 made an oil discovery in the Svale North prospect in the Norwegian Sea, approximately nine kilometres northeast of the Norne field. Exploration well 6608/10-15, drilled by the Songa Trym drilling rig, has proven a 45 metre oil column in the Åre formation a
Veripos Extends Technology Range (UK)
Aberdeen-based Veripos, the leading supplier of high-precision GNSS positioning services to the world offshore industry, has extended its range of integrated mobile receiver units with the introduction of a new multi-frequency system featuring GNSS heading, L-band positioning and wireless communicat
PA Resources Appoints New President and CEO (Sweden)
The Board of PA Resources has appointed Mark McAllister to the position of President and CEO. Mark McAllister has an extensive experience from various positions in the international oil and gas industry. Mark will take up his new position on 1 October, 2013. Mark McAllister has over 30 years’ experi
KCI Supervises the 6th Installation of Their MPP Concept for Wintershall
The 6th installation of KCI’s self installing and floating concept the Multi Purpose Platform (MPP) took place early August. Customer Wintershall envisaged to relocate a MPP from location P6-S to Q1-D where the platform will find a new challenge. Prior to the transport, the P6-S platform was decommi
FoundOcean Finishes Grouting Services in Morecambe Bay (Ireland)
FoundOcean, contracted to Subsea 7, has completed member infill grouting services to strengthen a tubular member of the DPPA Platform situated within Morecambe Bay in the Irish Sea. A horizontal steel member at elevation -7m on the platform was filled with ordinary Portland cement grout to give it a
Det norske Secures Funds for New Developments (Norway)
Det norske oljeselskap ASA has entered into a USD 1 billion revolving credit facility, equivalent to NOK six billion, with a group of Nordic and international banks. The facility contains an uncommitted accordion option which could increase the facility to USD 2 billion, equivalent to NOK twelve bil
Dana Petroleum Names New COO (UK)
Dana Petroleum has appointed Graham Scotton as the company’s first Chief Operating Officer, based in Aberdeen. Graham will report to the company’s Group Chief Executive Dr Marcus Richards and has also been appointed to the Board of Directors. He brings considerable experience to Dana having spent 36