Melrose Resources plc (“Melrose” or “the Company”), the oil and gas exploration, development and production company, announces that it has signed the Concession Agreements for two offshore exploration blocks EX-27 (Muridava) and EX-28 (Est Cobalcescu) with the Romanian National Agency of Mineral Res
Alexander Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee of OAO Gazprom, and Dr. Hans-Ulrich Engel, Board member of BASF, responsible for the Oil & Gas Division, signed in St. Petersburg a Memorandum which foresees possible development on a parity basis of two additional sites of the Achimov
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® method of wellhead engineering, provides an update on its Joint Industry Project (‘JIP’) initiative, launched in October 2010, to develop a new method of engineering for subsea wellhe
Trelleborg Offshore has launched an innovative new vortex induced vibration (VIV) system featuring a unique modular design for more efficient transport and installation. James Vultaggio, vice president engineered products, Trelleborg Offshore, commented: “Pipelines unsupported over free spans, such
The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc announces that Mr Wim Kok, Non-executive Director since 2003 and Chairman of the Corporate and Social Responsibility Committee and member of the Nomination and Succession Committee, has elected to retire from the Board at the 2011 Annual General Meeting scheduled t
With a record number of more than reviewed 850 papers, the OMAE2011 Conference (International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering) in Rotterdam is an ideal forum for offshore engineers, researchers, managers and students to present their progress in research and innovative technolog
RBG, which provides a wide range of expert services to maintain the integrity of production facilities, has experienced a period of significant activity in the North Sea, securing contract wins with a number of major Operators to be delivered over the next few years. RBG had a record month of contra
Lundin Norway AS has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 16/3-4 with the Bredford Dolphin mobile facility. The well will be drilled in production licence 501 in the North Sea, 40 kilometres southwest of Grane and Balder. The shortest distance to the Norwegian coast is 140 kilo
Maersk Oil announced today that the appraisal well 22/25a-10z in the high pressure high temperature (HPHT) Culzean discovery has confirmed the presence of a significant hydrocarbon accumulation. The Maersk Oil operated well was drilled in the UK sector of the Central North Sea approximately 145 kilo
Bergen Group is implementing organizational changes and a redistribution of tasks in order to streamline the corporate management and strengthening the coordination between the two divisions Shipbuilding and Maritime Service. Inge Tangeraas resign as executive vice president for the Shipbuilding div
DOF Subsea, a Norwegian supply shipping company that operates 67 vessels, announced that it has signed contract extensions for three vessels with Shell UK Ltd and Peterson Supplylink BV. Shell UK Ltd has declared the fifth and last annual option for Skandi Foula and Skandi Rona, they will be firm un
Havila Shipping ASA is contemplating a new secured bond issue with maturity in March 2017. The bond loan will be NOK 600 million. The net proceeds from the bond issue will be directed towards long term financing of the vessel Havila Subsea. DnBNOR Markets and Pareto Securities are retained as manage
TGS announces that it has signed a Letter of Intent with CGGVeritas to charter a high capacity vessel for 3D multi-client projects in Europe during the 2011 summer season. The charter will begin before the end of April and will last for approximately 4 months. The agreement also provides an option f
Technip was awarded an installation contract, worth more than €20 million, by EOG Resources United Kingdom Limited, for the development of the Conwy field, located in the East Irish Sea. The contract covers: * welding and installation of an 11.4 kilometer, 8” production pipeline and an 8” water inje
