Fossil Energy
Dragados Offshore employs IKM for GoM Litoral Project
Dragados Offshore México, S.A. has awarded the IKM Testing Mexico, S. de RL de CV a contract for Torquing services plus Pneumatic & Hydraulic Testing on the Litoral Project in the Gulf of Mexico. The works will be carried out on the Litoral CB Project in the Campeche region of the Gulf of Mexico. Th
E. Guinea, Hess strengthen partnership
Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Equatorial Guinea’s President, met with John Barnett Hess, Hess Corporation CEO, to strengthen the long-term and growing partnership between the company and the West African Nation. During the meeting, President Obiang and Hess discussed the company’s continued investment in t
Dana Petroleum selects Palantir for planning solutions
Dana Petroleum has announced that the company has chosen Palantir Solutions to deliver an integrated, dynamic planning solutions. Palantir Solutions has provided Dana Petroleum with software solutions and consulting services since 2003. This new software contract will see Palantir providing Dana wit
Serica: Lomond platform is viable, but not only option for Columbus field
Serica is still looking for an alternative export solution for its North Sea field, after BG Group last year decided not to move ahead with the construction of a Bridge Linked Platform neighboring the BG operated Lomond field. The Bridge Linked Platform was to be part of the export route for gas and
Chevron issues profit warning
Chevron Corporation today reported in its interim update that earnings for the first quarter 2014 are expected to be lower than fourth quarter 2013, principally as a result of adverse foreign exchange effects, and selected asset impairments and related charges.
Statoil workers to receive cranes training at Westcon
Westcon Løfteteknikk will Statoil employees within cranes and lifting operations under a long term contract. Statoil has chosen Westcon Løfteteknikk as its supplier of a training program for Statoil employees within crane and lifting operations. The contract starts in mid-April and last for three ye
Wood Group makes changes in Board of Directors
Wood Group has announced that Allister Langlands will retire from the Board and Ian Marchant will become Chairman of the Board following the conclusion of the 2014 Annual General Meeting, scheduled for 14 May 2014. Wood Group now confirms that David Woodward will succeed Marchant as Senior Independe
Strainstall to deliver load pins for Shell’s Stones FPSO
Strainstall UK Limited has announced that the company has been selected to work alongside SBM offshore on the Shell Stones project, an ultra-deep oil and gas development in the Gulf of Mexico which is currently the deepest production facility in the world at approximately 2900 meters. The project in
Aquaterra installing offshore platform in Benin
Aquaterra Energy has received a contract to deliver a Conductor Supported Platform to be deployed off the coast of Benin. According to Aquaterra, the award follows successful conclusion of a design competition, work is well underway at Aquaterra Energy to design, fabricate and install a minimum faci
DNV GL round table: Australian O&G industry not collaborating enough
According to a group of sector leaders at a DNV GL-hosted briefing and round table event in Perth, Australia’s oil and gas industry must fix its sights on developing greater collaboration as it brings a range of mega projects into operation. The need for oil and companies to become more coordinated
BAS divesting Gippsland Basin assets (Australia)
Australia’s Bass Strait Oil Company Ltd has begun a formal divestment process for its offshore Gippsland Basin portfoli0. The company has explained the move is part of its forward strategy that is focused on delivering best value to shareholders. Across Vic/P41 (BAS – 64.565%) and Vic/P68 (BAS – 100
Trelleborg opens new sales and business office in Houston
Trelleborg’s marine systems operation has opened a new sales and business development office in Houston. Citing growth in the region as a strategic priority, Trelleborg Marine Systems’ U.S. president, Faiyaz Kolsawala, will relocate to Houston as will a number of its global sales team. Among them wi
Gas discovery at Solberg (Norway)
Wintershall Norge AS, operator of production licence 475, in the Norwegian Sea has completed the drilling of appraisal wells 6407/1-7 and 6407/1-7 A (Solberg prospect). The wells were drilled about eight kilometres northeast of the Tyrihans field and five kilometres northeast of the 6407/1-6 S gas c
Cairn’s Executive Directors stand down
Cairn announces that as part of its long term succession planning, Dr. Mike Watts, Deputy CEO, and Jann Brown, Managing Director and CFO will not seek re-election at the AGM on 15 May 2014 and will stand down as Executive Directors of the Company with effect from that date. Dr. Watts and Brown have