Fossil Energy
ExxonMobil, Rosneft begin huge Arctic survey
The Kara-Winter-2014 Expedition organized by the Arctic Research and Design Center (a joint venture of Rosneft and ExxonMobil) with expert support from the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute Federal State Budget Institution left the Port of Murmansk on board the Yamal Ice-Breaker. This is going
Woodside CEO delighted with Australia – Korea free trade deal
Australia’s oil and gas company Woodside has welcomed the formal signing of The Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement (KAFTA) in Seoul yesterday. Woodside has long-term links with South Korea through partnership in its offshore exploration sector and sales and marketing of oil, condensate and LNG pro
Xcite Energy, AMEC, Arup working on Bentley platform design
Xcite Energy has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with AMEC Group Limited and Ove Arup & Partners Limited (“Arup”), which sets out the principles of co-operation for the design and development of Arup’s self-installing, steel ACE platform for the Bentley field in the North Sea. Xcite Energ
AWE Limited gets exploration permit off WA
AWE Limited today announced that it has been awarded a new exploration permit offshore Western Australia, WA-497-P (formerly release area W13-18), as part of the Australia 2013 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release. The permit covers an area of 560km2 in water depths ranging from 150m to 50
Sanco Sword begins seismic survey in Barents Sea
Dolphin Geophysical’s new high-capacity 3D seismic vessel, Sanco Sword, is in full seismic production with 12 seismic cables of 7 km length on the Gotha North and Gotha East Multi-Client surveys in the Barents Sea. The prospective Gotha survey areas are planned and designed together with local area
Aker Solutions to construct eight manifolds for deepwater fields in Brazil
Aker Solutions won a contract worth more than USD 300 million from Petrobras to supply eight manifolds that alternately inject water and gas to increase oil recovery from Brazil’s deepwater offshore fields. The subsea manifolds, designed for water depths of 2,500 meters, will be installed by Petrobr
Australia offers offshore acreage for 2014
The Australian Government has announced the 2014 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release, comprising 30 areas across four basins in Commonwealth waters off the Northern Territory, the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands, and Western Australia. Speaking at the annual Australian Petroleum
APPEA: Chevron receives Environment Excellence Award
Chevron Australia has won the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) Environment Excellence Award. APPEA Chairman Rob Cole presented the award at Tuesday night’s APPEA 2014 Conference Dinner in Perth. He said the judges concluded that Chevron Australia demonstrated overall
Petrobras restarts production from P-20 platform
Brazilian oil company Petrobras has informed that the platform P-20, installed in the Marlim field in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil, resumed oil production on Monday. The production had been closed due to the damage caused by a fire that occurred on the platform on December 26 last year. The fir
‘Lewek Champion’ boosts EOC profit
EOC Limited, a provider of offshore accommodation, construction and production vessels and services to the oil and gas (O&G) sector, has reported an increase in its net attributable profit to US$44.0 million for the second quarter ended 28 February 2014 (2QFY14) from US$1.4 million in 2QFY13. The st
Ulstein orders Cargo Rail Cranes for four vessels
Triplex has announced that the company received an order from Ulstein to deliver Cargo Rail Cranes for four new vessels. Triplex have received an order for delivery of KNC 60 Cargo rail Cranes to ULSTEIN Design & Solutions. The Triplex Cargo rail Cranes will be part of the design and equipment packa
Esso wins APPEA safety award (Australia)
Esso Australia has won the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association Safety Excellence Award. APPEA Chairman Rob Cole presented the Safety Excellence Award at Tuesday night’s APPEA 2014 Conference Dinner in Perth. He said Esso Australia had been outstanding in several key areas – pre
Triplex launches new telescopic deck cranes for AHTS
Triplex has announced that the company has launched 2 new series of Telescopic Deck Cranes. The two new series of Telescopic Deck Cranes launched are: – TK models: Telescopic straight arm type, – TKN models: Telescopic knuckle boom type. The first two vessels to be equipped with the Triplex TWIN Tel
Baker Hughes buys software company to enhance operations’ performance
Baker Hughes Incorporated has announced the acquisition of Perfomix, Inc., a Texas-based oilfield software technology company focused on solutions to enhance oil and gas operations’ performance. Perfomix will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Baker Hughes and will be integrated into the compan