In accordance with the order of the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and the directive of the Russian Government, the Board of Directors of Rosneft Oil Company appointed First Vice-President Eduard Khudainatov the President of the Company starting from September 6, 2010. Prior to his appointment as
Norwegian Energy Company ASA (Noreco) has received consent to conduct exploration drilling in the North Sea with the mobile installation West Alpha. The well is part of production licence 545 and is located approx. 110 kilometres southwest of Haugesund. Well 17/6-1 has the following geographical coo
Noreco’s oil and gas production in August 2010 was 10,475 barrels of oil equivalents (boe) per day. Net realized oil price was USD 74 per boe after adjustments for oil put options, inventory and NGL and gas prices. Total production from the Siri area in August was 16,700 boe/day (6,000 boe/day net t
ULSTEIN is present at the SMM exhibition in Hamburg 7-10 September and the Rio Oil and Gas exhibition in Rio de Janeiro 13 – 16 September. Design & Solutions Ulstein Group offers a broad range of ship designs for demanding operations within heavy offshore, offshore support and shortsea, and with a s
Dragon Oil plc , an international oil and gas exploration and production company, announces the completion and initial testing of the Dzheitune (Lam) 28/147 development well. The well, which is the second in a series of wells to be drilled from the Dzheitune (Lam) 28 platform, was drilled to a depth
In connection with the completion of the semi-submersible Gjøa facility, several design weaknesses linked to ballasting and floating stability were found. The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has now sent circular letters with information about this to companies responsible for the operation of semi
An Aberdeen-based subsea firm is making waves as an industry leader in the global supply of expert personnel – and has identified Brazil as its next target market. Following two trips to the South American country in recent months, Turriff-born Mike Wilson and his team at Ecosse Subsea Systems are p
Offshore managers at contract drilling giant Transocean’s UK unit have been accused of bullying, aggression, harassment, humiliation and … [mappress] Source: automatedtrader, September 6, 2010;
Statoil has been granted consent to use the new pipeline L-103 from subsea template L to Åsgard B. The consent also entails changes to the process equipment on Åsgard B as a result of the new pipeline. There will be no changes to the process equipment on Åsgard A. Åsgard consists of the deposits Mid
Northern Offshore, Ltd. announced today that Mr. Paul Ravesies has joined the company as Senior Vice President, Marketing and Business Development. Gary W. Casswell, president and CEO, said, “Paul is a welcome addition to Northern Offshore. His broad experience in contracts, marketing, business deve
Songa Venus achieved operating efficiency of 93% during the month; the rig completed its work on the first and has now commenced work on well no 2 out of 3 firm wells for Shell Development (Australia). Songa Mercur achieved operating efficiency of 99% during the month; the rig continues to operate o
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) announces that it has received industry funding for a joint project to accelerate the use of 3D EM data in exploration and production. The EDDA project involves acquiring state-of-the-art 3D EM data over known fields on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Data acq
Damen Shipyards Group announced the sale of its first-ever Twin Axe Catamaran, the Damen High Speed Support Vessel (HSSV) 2610, which is particularly suited for the offshore wind industry. Marineco UK, based in Edinburgh, Scotland, recently signed for the new HSSV 2610 with an option for a second. T
Hamworthy Svanehøj has launched the first of what will become an entirely new range of combined sea water lift and fire pumps that meet the requirements of the offshore market. The new deepwell seawater lifting pumps and fire pumps ’DWS’ will be available ranging in capacity from 700 m3/hr to 1700 m
