Fossil Energy
Subsea 7 man becomes Forland Shipping CEO
Tore Larsen is appointed as the new CEO in the companies in the Forland Group, with effect from April 1, 2014. Tore Larsen comes from a position as Group Fleet Support Manager at Subsea 7 in Grimstad, Norway. Larsen has extensive operational experience from different positions within the offshore in
Roc Oil 2P reserves up 70 pct on new farm in deal
Roc Oil Company Limited today announced that proved plus probable (2P) petroleum reserves have increased to 20.9 million barrels of oil equivalent (mmboe) as at 1 January 2014. The 2P reserves increase of 8.7 mmboe (economic interest to ROC 50%) from 12.2 mmboe at 31 December 2013, represents a 71%
BSEE organizes Near-Miss Reporting System workshops
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) announced two public workshops to discuss the Voluntary Confidential Near-Miss Reporting System. The workshops, to be held on April 22 in Los Angeles and April 24 in Houston, will include presentations by BSEE and the U.S. Department of Trans
DNS organises offshore decommissioning course in Norwich
Following a successful launch last year, decommissioning industry body Decom North Sea (DNS) will deliver its first training course in Norwich on 30 April and 1 May, sharing their vast offshore decommissioning experience with the east of England. The two-day interactive course, delivered in partners
EFC Group looks for new employees (UK)
EFC Group, a leading designer and manufacturer of instrumentation, monitoring, handling and control systems for the global oil and gas industry, has announced plans to recruit up to a further 30 people in the Highlands as part of its fast-paced growth strategy. The announcement follows the launch of
Swissco step closer to becoming drilling contractor
Singapore’s Swissco Holdings Limited , a leading marine service provider for the offshore oil and gas industry, announced that it has entered into a definitive Sale and Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) in relation to a proposed S$285.0 million acquisition of Scott and English Energy Pte. Ltd. The SPA was
Rosneft, Statoil discuss joint projects implementation
Rosneft President, Chairman of the Management Board Igor Sechin held a working meeting with Statoil ASA CEO Helge Lund in Norway. The parties discussed implementation of the joint projects in Russia’s Barents Sea (Perseyevsky License Area) and the Sea of Okhotsk (Magadan-1, Lisyansky, and Kashevarov
AWE working to complete horizontal drilling at Pateke well
AWE Limited reports that as at 06:00 hours (6.00am NZDT) today, the Pateke-4H development well sidetrack has been drilled to a measured depth of 4,083m, landing at an angle of 90 degrees and having penetrated the hydrocarbon bearing F10 reservoir sand. Installation of the 9 5/8 inch casing is curren
Pacific Radiance wins $100M charter contract
Pacific Radiance Ltd., a Singapore-based provider of integrated offshore marine services in Asia and beyond, has bagged a contract worth up to US$100 million for its latest maintenance work vessel (MWV). The vessel is also the first of the 14 newbuilds scheduled for delivery in the current financial
Roc Oil in Malaysian farm in deal
Roc Oil Company Limited has announce the farm in to a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) which includes three fields D35, D21 and J4 (Fields), located offshore Malaysia in water depths of approximately 50 metres. The Fields are currently 100% owned and operated by PETRONAS Carigali and ROC has farmed
Origin Energy hires rig for Yolla field drilling
Origin Energy Limited (Origin), as operator of the BassGas Joint Venture, today announced that Seadrill Australia Pte Ltd (Seadrill) has been contracted to provide the drilling rig for the project’s upcoming work program in Bass Strait’s Yolla gas field. The West Telesto drilling rig is expected to
WGP prepares for North Sea survey
Thalassa’s subsidiary WGP Group has received a service order to perform a survey in the North Sea. One of the Group’s PMSSTM units will be mobilised on an operated field platform survey vessel that will be converted into a seismic source vessel for the duration of the survey. Mobilisation will start
BW Offshore wins Catcher FPSO letter of award (UK)
BW Offshore has signed a Letter of Award (LOA) with Premier Oil for a FPSO to operate on the Catcher oil field in the UK North Sea.
BP names new Chief Scientist
BP has announced the appointment of Dr. Angela Strank to the position of BP Chief Scientist. She succeeds Dr. Ellen Williams, who has been nominated as Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy, in the US Department of Energy. As Chief Scientist, Dr. Strank will be responsible for d