Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA today signed a contract worth approximately USD 1.5 million with Total E&P UK Ltd and DONG Energy to acquire 3D electromagnetic (EM) data in the West of Shetland area on the UK Continental Shelf. Total has established a significant portfolio of exploration and develop
Gas from Norway’s Trym field will be pumped onshore through a Danish platform in an EIB-financed project signed today with DONG Energy. The European Investment Bank will provide EUR 150 m to DONG Energy to develop the field. Trym was first discovered in 1989 but not explored, partly due to low marke
Statoil has exercised options in the current framework agreement with AGR Field Operations for surface management services. The extension has an estimated total value of NOK 40 million over a period of 24 months. AGR Field Operations will provide Surface Management services including AGR’s proprieta
Leading towage and salvage specialist Multraship has bolstered its fleet of specialised tugs and multi-purpose vessels with the addition of the Damen newbuilding ASD 3213 tug Multratug 3. On September 30, the vessel embarked on its delivery voyage from Vietnam, where it was built by Damen Shipyards,
Michael Smith (photo) has been named as a finalist in the Young Technician of the Year section of the 2010 Oil & Gas UK Awards which celebrate the people and businesses which make an exceptional contribution to the industry. The winners will be announced during a dinner at Aberdeen Exhibition & Conf
Norway, Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (‘PGS’ or the ‘Company’) routinely releases information about 3D vessel utilization around the end of each quarter. Summary of vessel utilization: The vessel statistics for the third quarter 2010 includes the new vessel PGS Apollo, which started seismic acquisition
ConocoPhillips Scandinavia AS (COPSAS) has received consent to carry out manned underwater operations (MUO) on the Ekofisk field. The consent relates to diving work in connection with the company’s 2/4VA SSWI Water injection project 2010. CoPSAS has registered a blockage of the water stream in the P
Hansa Hydrocarbons Limited (“Hansa”) has completed the acquisition of an interest in Licence P614 covering Block 47/14b (the “Licence”) containing the Juliet development in the Southern North Sea from First Oil Expro Ltd (“First Oil”). Hansa will earn a 19% working interest in the Licence in return
KCA DEUTAG, the international drilling and engineering contractor, is pleased to announce the appointment of four non-executive independent directors. Peter Bloxham, Bob Ellis, Chris Hughes and Dean Merritt have joined the group as board directors with immediate effect. Mr Bloxham, 58, was a partner
Norwegian Energy Company ASA Noreco’s oil and gas production in September 2010 was 8,800 barrels of oil equivalents (boe) per day. Net realized oil price was USD 77 per boe after adjustments for oil put options, inventory and NGL and gas prices. Total production from the Siri area in September was 1
Fugro Seacore Ltd. has been awarded two contracts in the marine seabed investigation and construction support service markets with a combined value of approximately USD 52 million. The first contract is to provide a marine drill coring system to the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JO
EnCore Oil plc announces initial results of the second side-track on UK Northern North Sea Block 210/29a which contains the Cladhan discovery. Well 210/29a-4Y, the second side-track to be drilled on the Cladhan discovery, was drilled to a total measured depth of 11,530 feet, approximately 1km to the
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) announced today that it has secured late-sales worth approximately USD 4 million for its multi-client 3D EM data in the Barents Sea, ahead of Norway’s 21st exploration licensing round. These revenues will be recognised in the third quarter of 2010. Industry pre
Bowleven, the West Africa focused oil and gas exploration group listed on AIM, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a revised option agreement with Vitol E&P Limited (Vitol) in respect of the Etinde Permit (Etinde), offshore Cameroon. Under the agreement, which replaces the previous optio
