Fossil Energy
Pacific Rubiales turns to Mexico
Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. has entered into a three year Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation (the “MOU”) with Mexico’s state oil company Pemex. The MOU is establishing the basis for discussions and analysis of potential oil and gas cooperation in Mexico, including exploration, deep-wate
Petronas to use Kongsberg’s drilling solutions
Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies AS has signed a $2.2 million software contract with Petronas Carigali, the exploration and production subsidiary of Petronas, the National Oil Company of Malaysia. Kongsberg Oil & Gas has agreed to deliver a class-leading SiteCom® real-time drilling operations softwa
Dolphin hired for 3D seismic survey in India
Dolphin has been selected as the first shortlisted contractor for two major projects in India today. The announcement was made in a public bid opening ceremony in Mumbai by a repeat client. The company says it plans to accept the contract proposal and has confirmed vessel availability for two Dolphi
Eni, Kogas bolster upstream, LNG partnership
Italian oil company Eni signed today a cooperation agreement with Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) to further strengthen their relationship in a number of areas, particularly in the upstream and LNG sectors. The agreement will allow the companies to jointly pursue opportunities worldwide, Eni said in a
Polarcus in West Africa seismic deal
Polarcus Limited has signed a Letter of Intent for a 3D marine seismic acquisition project offshore West Africa. The company did not disclose the name of the client, nor the value of the contract. The project, subject to the execution of a service contract, will start in Q4 2014 and is expected to r
Fugro creates ‘Fugro Chair in Geotechnics’ at UWA
Fugro is to fund the creation of a new ‘Fugro Chair in Geotechnics’ at the University of Western Australia’s Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems (COFS). The agreement, which also provides funding for three PhD scholarships, was signed by Professor Robyn Owens, UWA’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Resear
New charter for accommodation vessel Bibby Bergen
Bibby Maritime has secured a new charter for floating accommodation vessel ‘Bibby Bergen’, starting 15th October 2014. The vessel is moving to support Bergen Group Hanøytangen AS, who have been awarded a contract from Dolphin Drilling AS for an upgrade and five-year class renewal survey on the semi-
Lamprell looking for new CFO
Lamprell, a UAE-based offshore engineering and construction firm, has announced that Joanne Curin, Chief Financial Officer, has decided to stand down from the Board of Lamprell pic and as Chief Financial Officer. The company has said that Curing has guided the business through a key period and will
BOEM to offer 44M acres in Central GoM lease sale
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Acting Director Walter Cruickshank has announced that the bureau will offer nearly 44 million acres offshore Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama for oil and gas exploration and development in a sale that will include all available unleased areas in the Centra
ATP-IP to pay penalty for oil discharges from offshore platform
The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have announced that ATP Infrastructure Partners LP (ATP-IP) will pay a $1 million civil penalty for an unauthorized discharges of oil and chemicals from an oil pl
Oil flows at Umm Lulu
INPEX announced today that, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Japan Oil Development Co., Ltd. (JODCO), it started oil production from the Umm Lulu Oil Field offshore Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, on October 2, 2014. The Umm Lulu Oil Field is located approximately 30 km northwest of Abu Dha
OSV operators swoop for Nam Cheong’s new AHTS
Malaysia’s Nam Cheong has secured Letters of Intent (“LOI”) from five customers worth approximately US$186 million, with a mix of sale and charter of 12 newly launched NCA80E, 64.8m diesel electric powered Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessels (“AHTS”) with 80 tonnes bollard pull. The Group has also se
VAALCO: Etame drilling begins
VAALCO Energy, Inc. today announced the start of a new six well drilling campaign offshore Gabon on its Etame Marin block. The development drilling campaign follows the recent on-schedule installation of the Etame platform and the Southeast Etame/North Tchibala (“SEENT”) platform. All work on this p
Eco Atlantic working to identify drilling targets (Namibia)
Oil company Eco Atlantic has started a 3D seismic survey over the Cooper block in the Walvis Basin, offshore Namibia. The company has entered into a service agreement with PGS Geophysical Ltd., who will use its proprietary high resolution GeoStreamer technology to perform the survey. Covering more t