Fossil Energy
STATS Group Appoints Two New Directors (UK)
Pipeline engineering specialist, STATS Group, has appointed two new directors as part of a strategy to increase its international presence in key oil and gas regions. The newly created roles see Dave Vernon promoted to Director of Isolation Services and Dale Millward promoted to Director of EPRS & S
Sonardyne Asia Gets New VP (Singapore)
Sonardyne International Ltd. announce the promotion of Anthony Gleeson to the position of Vice President Sonardyne Asia Pte, based in Singapore. Gleeson joined Sonardyne in 2009 and brought with him a wealth of knowledge and experience from his previous sales and offshore engineer roles at Teledyne
AWE Preparing to Spud Pateke Well (New Zealand)
AWE Limited has informed that at 03:15 hours today (New Zealand Daylight Time) the handover of the Kan Tan IV semi-submersible drill rig to AWE, as Operator of the PMP 38158 joint venture, was completed and that the rig is moving into position in preparation for drilling the Pateke-4H development we
Trelleborg to Showcase Subsea Solutions In New Orleans
Trelleborg’s offshore operation will showcase its comprehensive range of high performance solutions at the 22nd annual Underwater Intervention Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. Located on stand 816, the company will present visitors with its portfolio of subsea innovations, including its pioneer
MacGregor Wins AHC Subsea Cranes Order from IHC Merwede
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has won an order worth around EUR 23 million for six active heave-compensated (AHC) subsea cranes from the Dutch IHC Merwede. The cranes will be installed on three pipe-laying ships destined for the UK-headquartered global offshore specialist, Subsea 7. Delivery of the c
GE Oil & Gas Enhances Subsea Manufacturing Facility in Aberdeen
GE Oil & Gas has invested £4m into its subsea manufacturing facility in Aberdeen, Scotland, leading to the creation of 20 new jobs across 2014. This follows the recruitment of 30 new employees at the site last year, with the investment also expected to contribute to an increase in output, allowing t
Billion Barrel Oil Potential in FAR’s Offshore Guinea Bissau Blocks
FAR, an independent oil and gas explorer with high impact assets in East and West Africa, has completed detailed geotechnical studies and assessed significant hydrocarbon resource potential in its Guinea Bissau 3 blocks offshore, Sinapa Block 2 and Esperanca Blocks 4A/5A in West Africa. FAR’s hydroc
Exxon Extends Accommodation Barge Lease in Malaysia
Malaysia’s supplier of offshore vessels Alam Maritim has been awarded an extension of its contract with ExxonMobil for the provision of one accommodation barge. The extension of the contract will be effective from 1 February 2014. ExxonMobil has decided to extend the contract for a one year period.
Siri Area Fields Back In Production
Thursday the 28th of January, the oil tanker Siri Knutsen was connected via pipelines to three of the Siri area’s four oil fields, offshore Denmark. Thus, E&P is again able to produce from the Siri area, and yesterday Nini East delivered the first oil drops. The fields in the Siri area have not been
Ensco Sells Two Cold-Stacked Jack-Up Rigs
Ensco plc has sold its two remaining cold-stacked jack-up rigs for $33 million. The net book value of the two rigs, ENSCO 69 and Wisconsin, both built in 1976, was approximately $9 million. The pre-tax gain on the sale is approximately $24 million, which will be included in first quarter 2014 operat
Songa Offshore: High Operational Efficiency in January
Songa Offshore, an international offshore drilling company, has announced its rig fleet update for January 2014. Songa Venus achieved an operational efficiency of 100% and an earnings efficiency of 97% during the month working for Mubadala Petroleum in Malaysia. Songa Mercur achieved an operational
Hakuryu-11 Jack-Up En Route to Lundin’s Well in Indonesia
Hakuryu-11 jack-up rig has begun the tow to the Lundin-operated Balqis-1 location in the Baronang Production Sharing Contract (‘PSC’), Republic of Indonesia. According to Nido Petroleum, Lundin’s partner in the field, the Balqis-1 well will be followed by the Boni-1 well which will be drilled as an
Three FPSO Contractors Bidding for Petrobras’ ‘Green Turtle’ Unit
Three contractors are competing in a race to win an FPSO contract award from the Brazil’s state-run oil company, Petrobras. According to Bloomberg, which cited sources close to the matter, the companies in question are Dutch SBM Offshore, Japan’s Modec and Norwegian BW Offshore. The floating, produc
Eni CEO, Turkmen President Discuss Caspian Sea Exploration Potential
Eni’s CEO, Paolo Scaroni, has today met with the President of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimukhamedov, in Asgabat to discuss Eni’s projects and activities in the country with a particular focus on potential new offshore exploration activities in the Caspian Sea. During the meeting, they also discus