Awilco Drilling PLC confirmed yesterday the signing of the contract with Ithaca Energy (UK) Limited for the provision of WilHunter to drill the Hurricane appraisal well in the Central North Sea. The contract value is estimated to be USD 15.7 million. The contract is expected to commence mid Q1 2012.
BOURBON Offshore has ordered over one hundred engines and generator sets from Caterpillar Marine Power Systems for anchor handling tug and supply vessels currently being constructed in China. 60x Cat® 3516C diesel electric propulsion (DEP) engines will be packaged with Kato generators for twenty anc
Dutch Heavy-lift specialist Dockwise Ltd has reached agreement with Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd. (COOEC) to act as manager of COOEC’s new build type 1 marine transportation vessel for all third party projects. The new vessel, a semi-submersible, currently under construction at China Merchants Y
EnerMech AS, a mechanical engineering specialist, has been selected by Reflex Marine as the Accredited Service Centre in Norway for FROG and TORO personnel carriers. Reflex Marine’s FROG personnel carrier has become widely adopted in Norway. Customers of FROG & TORO personnel carriers in Norway now
Global Industries, Ltd. announced today that, at a special meeting held today in Houston, Texas, its shareholders voted to approve the proposed merger of an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Technip S.A. with and into Global Industries, as well as other proposals related to the merger. Global Ind
A working meeting was held yesterday in the Gazprom headquarters between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Jurgen Grossmann, Chief Executive Officer of RWE. The parties discussed potential establishment of a joint venture in the energy sector. RWE is a leading German
Antrim Energy Inc, Antrim, an international oil and gas exploration and production company headquartered in Calgary, Canada, today announced preliminary results of drilling operations on the Antrim-operated Erne exploration well 21/29d-11 in the UK Central North Sea (Antrim working interest 50%). Th
As the chase for oil and gas moves further north, the oil services industry follows. Today Aker Solutions, a Norwegian multinational provider of services related to engineering, construction, maintenance, modification and operation announces plans to establish a large engineering office in Tromsø as
Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited, an oil and gas exploration company focused in the UK North Sea, and the offshore Liberian continental margin, announces that drill-stem testing has successfully completed in the Esperanza discovery in Block 22/15 of the UK North Sea. The 22/15-4 well, operated by
Fred.Olsen Energy ASA reported that Lundin Norway AS has exercised the option for additional three wells with Dolphin Drilling AS, a subsidiary of Fred. Olsen Energy ASA, for use of the semi-submersible drilling unit Bredford Dolphin. The wells will be in direct continuation with current contract wi
Siemens Industry, Inc. today announced it has improved upon its popular Siship Blue Drive with the launch of its Blue™ Drive Plus C system, a new diesel electric propulsion system now available in the United States. Developed by Siemens Marine Solutions Global Center of Competence in Trondheim, Norw
The Board of Directors of OAO Sovcomflot held a meeting on 25 November 2011 and considered a number of organisational matters. Ilya Klebanov was unanimously elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Elena Titova was elected as Chairman of the Board Committee on Strategy; Charles Ryan was electe
SeeByte,a company focused on creating smart software technology for unmanned systems, and Soil Machine Dynamics Limited (SMD), a manufacturer of remote intervention equipment, have announced their intention to enter a partnership commencing in early 2012. SeeByte and SMD will work together to develo
Subsea 7, through its i-Tech division, announces today the award by Statoil ASA for the provision of ROV services onboard China Oilfield Services Ltd (COSL)’s new build Innovator and Promoter rigs currently under construction in China. i-Tech’s workscope includes the provision of two new build Centu
