Fossil Energy
Ophir adds two new blocks off Gabon
Ophir Energy plc has expanded its footprint offshore Gabon by signing exploration and production sharing contracts for two additional blocks. The new blocks, A3 and A4, are located outboard of Ophir’s existing acreage in the North Gabon basin. Block A3, which will be called the Nkouere PSC, covers a
Deep Sea Supply takes delivery of PSV ‘Sea Swift’
Deep Sea Supply, a Cyprus-based owner of offshore support vessels, has on Thursday October 23 taken delivery of the newbuilding Platform Supply Vessel ‘Sea Swift’. The vessel ‘Sea Swift’ is a Ulstein PX 105 design built at Sinopacific Shipyard. Main characteristics of the vessel are: 4.700 dwt, 1000
EMAS wins $70M in new contracts
Ezra Holdings’ Subsea Services division, EMAS AMC, has won multiple new awards from various energy companies valued at over US$70 million. The scope of work includes subsea installation of umbilicals, flowlines and jumpers, as well as provision of services to support rigs. Work has started for sever
Statoil opts for KBR’s services
KBR, Inc. has been awarded a three-year master services agreement (MSA) with Norway’s Statoil to provide engineering and procurement services for Statoil on a global scale. This agreement builds upon a long-term relationship between KBR and Statoil and provides Statoil access to KBR’s engineering ex
Chevron strikes oil at Guadalupe, Gulf of Mexico
Chevron Corporation today announced a new oil discovery at the Guadalupe prospect in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The Keathley Canyon Block 10 Well No. 1 encountered significant oil pay in the Lower Tertiary Wilcox Sands. The well is located approximately 180 miles off the Louisiana coast in 3
GDF SUEZ, BP make North Sea discovery
GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd and BP today announced a new exploration discovery in the UK Central North Sea. The discovery, which spans GDF SUEZ operated block 30/1f (licence P1588) and BP operated block 30/1c (licence P363) was flow tested at a maximum rate of 5,350 barrels of oil equivalent per day. The di
Two Diamond drillships for Hess
Diamond Offshore Drilling has entered into term drilling contracts with Hess Corporation for employment of the company’s new-build drillships Ocean BlackRhino and Ocean BlackLion. Once effective, the commitments for the two units are expected to generate combined total revenue to the company of appr
Major reorganization in MacGregor lines
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has announced changes in its operative structure and has started a reorganization into seven operative Divisions which will become effective on January 1, 2015. The six new operative Divisions, together with Global Lifecycle Support as the seventh one, will enable MacGre
PILOT Share Fair to focus on improving efficiency and cost reduction
The UK oil and gas industry’s urgent need to improve its efficiency and reduce costs will provide a key focus of Oil & Gas UK’s 2014 PILOT Share Fair at Aberdeen’s Exhibition and Conference Centre on Wednesday November 5, 2014. A few places remain for the event, sponsored by Dräger, which businesses
Report: Five hurt in Socar platform fire
A fire broke out today on a Socar-operated platform in the Caspian Sea, offshore Azerbaijan, Trend news agency has reported. According to the Azeri news agency, twelve crewmembers fell into the sea and a vessel by the Ministry of Emergency Situations is working to recover them. Trend further said th
Reach Subsea wins ROV contract with Eidesvik Offshore
Reach Subsea has entered into a 3-year contract with Eidesvik Offshore for provision of ROV services on Viking TBN, a subsea construction vessel to be delivered from Kleven Yard in March 2015. The scope of services from Reach Subsea include two new work ROVs with full crewing, and is expected to yie
DUG bolsters its seismic processing performance
DownUnder GeoSolutions (DUG) has announced the purchase of high performance computing (HPC) hardware for improving the rate of discovery and analysis for oil and gas exploration from SGI. According to the company’s statement, the SGI custom solution, powered by Intel® Xeon® processors and Intel® Xeo
Total CEO death spurs resignations at ‘Vnukovo’ airport
Following a tragic accident in which Total CEO Christophe de Margerie died, top managers of the ‘Vnukovo’ airport have resigned. The official statement by the ‘Vnukovo’ airport press service reads that the resignations offered by the General Director Andrey Diakov and Deputy General Director Sergei
‘Safe Bristolia’ to stay at Bergen Group yard
Bergen Group Hanøytangen has been awarded a contract from Prosafe for berthing of the semi-submersible accommodation rig Safe Bristolia. Prosafe has recently informed that the accommodation rig Safe Bristolia has been suspended from operation due to damages sustained in a storm. At that time, the ri