Fossil Energy
Shell to resume drilling in Chukchi Sea?
Endeavor Management has announced that Shell has appointed the Houston-based consulting firm’s Arctic Team to provide advisory services in preparation for the potential resumption of Shell’s Chukchi Sea drilling campaign. Endeavor will provide support and advice for a third-party audit of Shell’s ma
McDermott achieves several operational milestones
McDermott International, Inc. has announced an update to certain operational matters, including Malaysia (Siakap) Project, the installation of the extended tension leg platform in Brazil (Papa Terra), Azerbaijan (COP) Project, and Australia (Ichthys) Project. Through working capital management, the
Seatronics buys Kongsberg Mesotech’s sonar
Seatronics Pte Ltd, an Acteon company, has purchased Kongsberg Mesotech Ltd’s M3 Sonar System to add to its Asia Pacific rental fleet. The purchase is part of an ongoing investment by Seatronics into cutting-edge technology to support its global marine equipment rental fleet growth and marks a signi
Atlantic Petroleum produces 61,000 boe in March
Atlantic Petroleum has announced that during the month of March, Atlantic Petroleum produced a net total of 61,000 barrels of oil equivalents (boe) from the Chestnut, Ettrick and Blackbird fields. The average daily production was 1,968 boe per day net to the Company. Atlantic Petroleum currently hol
Double Crown Resources signs MPA with China for high grade barite
Double Crown Resources, Inc. has signed a new, 8 year Master Purchase Agreement with a strategic mineral mining company in China for monthly shipments of high grade barite. This agreement will provide Double Crown with 30,000 metric tons of high grade barite per month (market value approximately $5.
ABB’s Turbocharging Service Point active at Drydocks World’s facility
ABB’s first-ever Middle Eastern Turbocharging Service Point is now in operation inside Drydocks World’s Dubai-based facility. Drydocks World is an international leading service provider to the maritime, oil and gas and energy sectors. The new Turbocharging Service Point will promote sharing of mutua
Acona opens Aberdeen office
One of the world’s leading well engineering consultancy firms has opened its doors in Aberdeen. Acona UK is part of the Norwegian Acona Group which offers a flexible talent pool of more than 240 top consultants to the upstream oil and gas industry. The company has set up its Aberdeen office in £1 mi
Oil & Gas UK launches project to spur more exploration on UKCS
Oil & Gas UK has launched the first phase of a project to stimulate more exploration by promoting new and existing plays on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). SLR Consulting has been commissioned to complete a three-month preliminary study to investigate the way forward for a 21st century exploration
Suretank names Customer Care Director
Suretank, the world’s leading provider of engineered solutions to the offshore oil and gas industry, has appointed Philip Murphy as its new Director of Customer Care. Murphy’s role has been created as part of Suretank’s commitment to offering its clients excellent customer experiences. He will be re
Video: Maersk Oil launches ‘Quest for Oil’ game tutorial
Maersk has launched a tutorial for its computer game called ‘Quest for Oil’. As the company has said, Maersk is taking the lead in an innovative way by using a video game to open up the oil business to everyone. Quest for Oil is the first game of its kind and with the convergence of […]
EMS Seven Seas appoints new CEO
The Board of Directors has appointed Toril Eidesvik as CEO of EMS Seven Seas ASA as of 31 March 2014. Toril Eidesvik (born 1968) has served as interim CEO of EMS Seven Seas ASA since 14 November 2013. Eidesvik, who is a lawyer by profession, has extensive experience from the shipping industry, most
Clough chooses Glasgow for new operating center (Scotland)
Clough Limited, an engineering and project services contractor, has expanded its global footprint with the opening of an operating center in Glasgow, Scotland. The center will support Clough’s engineering-led international expansion into the Europe, Middle East and Africa region while delivering 24-
SapuraKencana bags Total Congo job. Wins multiple contract extensions
SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad’s Drilling Division, SapuraKencana Drilling, has won a new contract and three contract extensions worth a total of US$454 million from new and existing blue chip clients in West Africa (Congo and Angola), Brunei and Thailand. The new contract in Congo, worth US$108 mil
ISS to support Van Oord in Santos Basin (Brazil)
Inchcape Shipping Services, the world’s leading maritime services provider, has announced another nomination to provide support services to an offshore pipelaying project at Rota Cabiunas in the Santos Basin Pre-Salt region, Brazil. Following a number of recent offshore agency logistics successes, I