Fossil Energy
France: Sercel Launches New Sentinel Streamer
Sercel announced today the expansion of its marine seismic equipment offering with the launch of the Sentinel® RD, the latest generation of its Sentinel solid streamer. With over 4,000 km of streamers delivered to more than 60 seismic vessels worldwide since its introduction in 2005, Sentinel has be
MPM Clinches Asgard Subsea Gig
MPM has been awarded the contract for subsea wetgas meters for the Åsgard Subsea Compression by Aker Solutions. The meters will be installed upstream each compressor train, as part of Aker Solution’s retrievable cooler module. The Åsgard field lies in 250 – 300 m water depth in the Norwegian Sea, ab
Maersk Bags Gulf of Mexico Contract for Its Under-Construction Drillship
More than one year prior to delivery Denmark’s Maersk Drilling has signed a contract with a major oil company for the first in a series of four identical ultra deepwater drillships currently under construction. The contract duration is three years and commencement is expected by end 2013 upon delive
Norway: Dolphin Geophysical Appoints Chairman
Dolphin Group ASA has appointed Tim Wells as Chairman of the Board for Dolphin Group ASA. Wells has more than 35 years’ experience from the seismic industry. He began his career with Digicon Geophysical in Houston as a Processing Geophysicist and was rapidly promoted to manage their South and North
ASCO Supports Maersk Drilling Operations in Norway
ASCO, an oil and gas logistics company, has signed a three year partnership deal to support Maersk Oil’s drilling campaigns in Norway. The campaigns will be supported from ASCO’s Kristiansund Base at Averøy. The first oil rig to be supported under the new contract will be the Transocean Barents at l
Ramboll to Work in Russia’s Far East
Ramboll Oil & Gas has landed its first contract for Gazprom’s top development priority, the Kirinskoye gas and condensate field. The field is a part of the Kirinsky block in the major Sakhalin 3 area located 28 kilometres offshore the island of Sakhalin in the Sea of Okhotsk. The area is part of the
Seadrill Negotiating USD 1.16 bln Gig for West Polaris Drillship (Norway)
Seadrill, one of the world’s largest drilling contractors, has announced it is in advanced discussions regarding a new five-year contract for the drillship West Polaris. This new contract will start in direct continuation of the existing assignment which is scheduled to be completed in October 2012.
Ukraine Calls Energy Majors to Bid for Offshore Exploration Rights
Ukraine has invited oil & gas companies to file their bids for exploration and production rights in two fields located in Ukraine’s part of the Black Sea, the Financial Times reports. The country is trying to improve its energy security and reduce its dependance on Russian gas imports and hopes to u
Marathon, Partners Submit Bøyla Field PDO (Norway)
Marathon Oil and its partners ConocoPhillips and Lundin Petroleum have submitted the plan for development and operation (PDO) of the Bøyla field located on the Norwegian Continental Shelf to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. The Bøyla development is expected to begin production during
UK: MPX North Sea Terminates WilHunter Contract
Awilco Drilling PLC, a UK-based offshore drilling contractor, has received notice of termination of its WilHunter rig contract with MPX North Sea Ltd as a consequence of the technical downtime. On May 24, Awilco reported that operations on WilHunter which was drilling the Timon exploration well in t
Aker Solutions to Conduct Early Phase Studies for Statoil’s Major Discoveries (Norway)
Statoil has awarded Aker Solutions early phase studies for all their recent major discoveries on the Norwegian Continental Shelf; the Skrugard and Havis fields in the Barents Sea and the Johan Sverdrup discovery in the North Sea. Contract values are undisclosed. The past year has been unique, with J
Dockwise Votes Against Fairstar’s Share Issuance Proposal
Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. hosted an Extraordinary Meeting of Shareholders today in Rotterdam. The purpose of the Meeting was to approve the issue of 30 million shares in Fairstar for the purposes of constructing an additional 50,000 DWT semi-submersible ship identical in specification to FORTE a
RWE Dea Norge Wins German-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce Business Award 2012
RWE Dea Norge AS, a subsidiary of the German oil and gas company RWE Dea AG, has won the German-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce annual Business Award 2012 for its focus on the development of new methods and exchange of knowledge between Norway and Germany. “We are very honoured to receive this award w
UK: Endeavour Buys More Stake in Alba Field
Endeavour International Corporation yesterday announced that it had completed the acquisition of the additional 23.43% working interest in the Alba field from ConocoPhillips. The Alba oil field, located in Block 16/26a, in the Central North Sea is a late Eocene reservoir that has been producing sinc