Fossil Energy
African Petroleum gets more time to drill first well offshore Cote d’Ivoire
African Petroleum Corporation Limited and the Government of Côte d’Ivoire have agreed amendments to the Production Sharing Contracts related to Blocks CI-509 and CI-513. The PSC Amendments include an adjustment of the licence periods providing for one year extensions to the first exploration periods
AWE: Drilling continues at Pateke-4H, New Zealand
AWE Limited reports that as at 6:00 am NZDT today the Pateke-4H development well was at a measured depth of 3,863m and drilling ahead on the planned trajectory with an 8 1/2 inch drilling assembly after successfully side-tracking from the 9 5/8 inch casing at 3,587m. The second sidetrack (ST-2) will
PGN FSRU Lampung to start operation in June (Indonesia)
Höegh LNG Ltd took delivery of the “PGN FSRU Lampung”, the first of the four newbuilt FSRUs that the company has ordered from Hyundai Heavy Industries Ltd (HHI), on April 17. The “PGN FSRU Lampung” is currently sailing to Lampung in Indonesia to start 20 years of operation for the Lampung floating s
McDermott hires Neptune for Ichthys project support
Neptune Marine Services Ltd was recently awarded a survey and ROV contract by McDermott on the Ichthys LNG Project in Australia. McDermott is the appointed main contractor for the subsea umbilical, riser, flowline project for INPEX. Expected to start early May, the initial phase will include pre-lay
NZOG: Waru seismic survey completed
A seismic survey of around 540 kilometres of 2D data has been completed in the Waru permit, PEP 54857 off South Taranaki, where New Zealand Oil & Gas holds a 100 per cent interest. The survey will help New Zealand Oil & Gas geoscientists better understand the geological structures within Waru and id
WFS launches additions to Seatooth S100
WFS Technologies has announced the launch of 2 additions to the Seatooth®S100 product family – the Seatooth® S100 OEM and Seatooth® S100 Development Kit. Seatooth® S100 OEM is a compact, radio modem/multiplexer/data logger/controller designed for integration with subsea instrumentation, vehicles, di
Sincronia to sponsor offshore construction seminar (Brazil)
On April 23, Sincronia, SSI’s representative for ShipConstructor software in Brazil, is sponsoring the first seminar focused on the shipbuilding and offshore construction cluster in the state of Pernambuco. Estaleiro Atlântico Sul and the American Bureau of Shipping are co-sponsors of this event whi
Romica Engineering and PCT form an alliance
Romica Engineering has signed a strategic alliance agreement with Precision Control Technologies providing Romica’s worldwide customer base assured through life support covering motion control and heave compensation systems. The establishment of this formal alliance provides PCT’s expertise and trai
SKK Migas calls for synergy to support O&G operations
The Special Task Force for Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities (SKK Migas) asked all stakeholders to establish synergy for the purpose of supporting upstream oil and gas operation activities in consideration of the significant contribution towards the state revenues. This was revealed by the Se
Viking SeaTech completes full rig positioning project in Australia
Offshore support specialist Viking SeaTech has completed full rig positioning services in Western Australia. The contract becomes the latest in a line of projects successfully carried out by Viking SeaTech Survey. The team positioned a semi-submersible mobile offshore drilling unit for work on the S
Cosco bags contracts for two PSVs and four ERRVs
COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited has announced that two shipbuilding contracts signed by COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of the Company’s 51% owned subsidiary, COSCO Shipyard Group Co., Ltd, with a European ship owner for the construction of two PX121 Platform Supply Vessels h
Halliburton operating income at $623 mln
Halliburton announced today that income from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2014 was $623 million, or $0.73 per diluted share. This compares to income from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2013 of $624 million, or $0.67 per diluted share, excluding a $637 million charge
Zamil Offshore inaugurates new vessel at King Abdulaziz port (Saudi Arabia)
Naim Ibrahim Al-Naim, director of King Abdulaziz Port, has inaugurated its locally manufactured Zamil 602 vessel at its shipyard at King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam. The Zamil 602 was manufactured at Zamil offshore services company at KAP in Dammam. Among those present at the inauguration was KAP Direc
Qatargas reaches offshore safety milestone
Qatargas has achieved another significant safety milestone by completing twelve years of operations on its offshore facilities without a Lost Time Incident (LTI). This outstanding performance across the entire offshore facilities and operations is the result of the continuous and proven commitment t