The Sakhalin-I oil and gas project has proved to be a good example of the Russian-American cooperation as part of the Russian American … The Voice of Russia [mappress] Source: The Voice of Russia, July 14, 2011;
An agreement has been signed with the Brodosplit shipyard in Split, Croatia, for the construction of a top segment heavy lift vessel. The construction of this new generation vessel confirms Jumbo’s position as market leader in heavy lift shipping. The new vessel will have a length of 152.60m and a b
On July 13, SOCAR President Mr. Rovnag Abdullayev met with Mr. Phil Mulhall, ExxonMobil Regional Manager for Europe and the Caspian Region and Mr. Steven Mann, chief advisor on international issues. Mr. Abdullayev informed the guests on the latest achievements of Azerbaijan in the oil and gas indust
AGR Field Operations announced today that it had been awarded an extension worth approximately NOK 60 million by Statoil for Inspection and Certification of non-complex lifting equipment. The services will cover Statoil’s operations on the NCS, from Snøhvit in the North to Sleipner in the South. The
Ross Offshore acquires the two Odfjell Drilling companies Odfjell Well Management AS and Odfjell Well Management Consultants AS. The name of the combined company will be Ross Offshore. OWM has a strong position in all aspects of well management, from concept to close-out. Its subsidiary Odfjell Well
On 21 June 2011, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) conducted an audit of Premier Oil Norge AS (Premier). Background The background for this audit is the fact that this is the company’s first operated exploration well on the Norwegian shelf. The PSA prioritises follow-up of new players that
FAIRSTAR HEAVY TRANSPORT N.V. achieves 100% fleet utilization for FJORD and FJELL in Q2. Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (FAIR) reported fleet utilization of 100% for FJORD and FJELL in its Q2 financial accounts released to the market today. The company reported operating profits for the quarter of US
Eurocopter yesterday marked the 100th delivery of an EC225, which was received by Bristow Group Inc. (Bristow) – the leading provider of helicopter services to the offshore energy industry worldwide. The landmark EC225 was supplied in the oil and gas configuration, but it can be used by Bristow in o
On July 12, SOCAR and Swiss Foster Wheeler signed a memorandum of understanding. The document was signed by SOCAR Vice-President for strategic development Mr. Tofig Gahramanov and Chief Executive Director of Foster Wheeler Mr. Marco Maresco. The MoU involves the establishment of a joint venture on t
Offshore Energy again attracts leading companies to its two-day conference. IHC, Jumbo and Van Oord are among the confirmed speakers at Offshore Energy, Shell, GdF Suez and Chevron are invited. Conference delegates can choose from a wide range of separately bookable half-day conferences and brief to
On behalf of its co-venturers BP announced an agreement to progress a major re-development of the Schiehallion and Loyal oil fields to the west of the Shetland Islands. Schiehallion and Loyal have produced nearly 400 million barrels of oil since production started in 1998 and an estimated 450 millio
Xcite Energy announced today that the “Rowan Norway” deep water jack-up rig, scheduled for use on the Company’s Bentley field, has now been delivered by the Keppel FELS shipyard in Singapore to Rowan Companies, Inc. The KFELS N-Class combines state-of-the-art design with the dual capabilities of per
Due to serious weather damage at the Maersk UK Gryphon field, Bibby Offshore were contracted to deliver diving support and in particular, help make the site safe while Maersk assessed the damage and then put in place plans for the field re-construction. Initially the Bibby Topaz was mobilised to sur
Dragon Oil plc, an international oil and gas exploration and production company, announces that the Group has recently refitted the previously stacked Rig 40 and commenced drilling on the Dzheitune (Lam) 13 platform. The rig has spudded the Dzheitune (Lam) development well 13/160, the first of four
