EDB ErgoGroup has received notification that Statoil has exercised an option for consultancy services in the areas of SAP and Industrial IT for a further two years. The agreement entered into is an extension of a framework agreement that extends the current collaboration between Statoil and EDB Ergo
Noble Energy Inc. is due to begin exploratory drilling in Cyprus’s offshore Block 12 in September, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Antonis Paschalides has announced. On Friday, the cabinet granted the company permission to drill in Cypriot waters and use the company’s rig currently in Isr
Dolphin Geophysical AS has signed a contract with Lundin Norway AS for the acquisition of more than 600 km2 of 3D seismic data in the Barents Sea. The survey will be acquired by the Artemis Arctic and is estimated to commence in early August. “We are very pleased to be the chosen contractor by Lundi
Scheldepoort Repair & Conversion Yard in Vlissingen has signed a contract for the conversion of jack up drill rig “GFS Labrador” into an accommodation rig. The project will commence when the rig arrives in Vlissingen at the end of June and will take approximately 4 months. Among other things the mai
The executive director of Greenpeace International faces prison in Greenland for breaking an injunction and boarding a giant rig exploring… John Vidal, Guardian.co.uk [mappress] Source:Guardian , June 17, 2011;
The final ruling has been delivered in the proceedings between subsidiaries of Aker Solutions and Chevron concerning delivery of the Blind Faith platform. The platform was installed in the Gulf of Mexico and started production in 2008. The ruling will result in a recordable loss of approx NOK 220 mi
Statoil wants to compress gas on the seabed to boost recovery. Subsea compression was recently selected as the preferred concept for Gullfaks. “Gas compression on the seabed represents an important advance in technology, and once again, Statoil is leading the way for development of new technology. T
Fugro has finalised the acquisition of Sial Geosciences Consulting and Engineering Şti. in Turkey and the seismic processing business of Kelman Technologies in Canada. Sial is a leading Turkish geotechnical consultant providing expertise to large infrastructure construction companies and government.
SeaBird Exploration PLC (“SeaBird” or “SBX”) is pleased to inform the following new 2D contracts awarded. The Aquila Explorer has been awarded two LOI’s for surveys of combined 4,600 line km in Indonesia for approximately two months work prior to her previously announced contract on 6th May. The ves
RBG, the leading provider of inspect, assess and repair (IAR) services to the global energy industry that was recently acquired by Stork Technical Services, has achieved more than 1,000,000 manhours without a lost time incident (LTI) across its base facility operations. RBG’s base facility team, whi
ULSTEIN’s new company museum, ULSTEIN EXPO, opens today Friday 17 June. The museum will be open for the general public from 5 – 9 pm. ULSTEIN EXPO will also be open on Saturday 18 June from 11 am until 2 pm. Guides will be present wearing red t-shirts on both Friday and Saturday. ULSTEIN EXPO [&hell
Dragon Oil plc , an international oil and gas exploration and production company, announces the completion and initial testing of the Dzheitune (Lam) 28/156 development well. The Dzheitune (Lam) 28/156 well reached a depth of 2,000 metres and was completed as a single producer by the NIS rig. The in
Maersk Oil, a fully-owned subsidiary of the A. P. Moller – Maersk Group, has approved its investment of $1 billion in the Field Development Plan for the Golden Eagle Area in the UK North Sea. Maersk Oil has a non-operated interest in the fields of 31.56% and its estimated share of reserves is expect
Havyard Ship Technology Leirvik`s newbuild 101 Havila Subsea, a Havyard 855 IMR design, was named in a ceremony in Stavanger, Norway . After the naming ceremony Havila Subsea will be operating on a long-term contract between Havila Shipping ASA and Subsea 7. The vessel is a subsea vessel performing
