Fossil Energy
ITF, Oil & Gas UK Organize Technology Showcase 2014
ITF, the organisation driving oil and gas technology development in the UK, is joining forces with Oil & Gas UK to hold its Technology Showcase 2014 with a focus on the innovations needed to maximise UK reserves. The event, which comprises both a conference and an exhibition, enables technology inno
Norwegian yard getting ready for arrival of ‘Floatel Superior’
Bergen Group Hanøytangen has now been awarded a final agreement from Floatel International for a three week long yard stay and rig modification for the semi-submersible accommodation vessel Floatel Superior. The agreement comprises various yard services and modification work to be carried out during
CEO Leaves Sparrows After 4 Years In Office
Stewart Mitchell will take over as chief executive of global offshore and mechanical handling group, Sparrows, on 10th of March 2014. The announcement follows the decision of current chief executive, Doug Sedge, to stand down after four and half years with the company. During this period Sedge led t
Troms Offshore Expands Fleet with Arctic-Ready PSV
Troms Offshore Supply AS has taken delivery of a new build no 817 at VARD Aukra shipyard in Norway. A naming ceremony was held in Bergen on Friday 31st January and the ship was named MV Troms Arcturus. Troms Arcturus is a clean design diesel electric PSV (Platform Supply Vessel), 94.5 metres long an
Van Leeuwen Buys Brazilian Tubexpress
The Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group has acquired Tubexpress, a Brazilian distribution company supplying pipes and tubes to the (petro)chemical and oil and gas industry. The acquisition is effective from the 1st of January, 2014. Van Leeuwen has said its strategy is aimed at expanding and strengtheni
EMGS to Expand Its Barents Sea 3D EM Library
“Of the 25 blocks nominated by two or more companies in the vicinity of the Fingerdjupet subbasin and Hoop Fault Complex, EMGS already has 3D EM data for 18 of them,” said EMGS’s VP Sales Europe & Russia, Bjørn Petter Lindhom 21 January the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy received block n
SeaBird to Carry Out Seismic Survey in East Africa
SeaBird Exploration Plc has secured a contract for the acquisition of a 2D seismic survey in East Africa. The survey size is in the range of 16,000 to 20,000km and will be acquired using the survey vessels Northern Explorer and Hawk Explorer. Start of the survey is within the next few days, with exp
Xcite Energy Gets New CFO
Xcite Energy announces that Andrew Fairclough has been appointed Chief Financial Officer and a Director of the Company with immediate effect. Andrew Fairclough, aged 44, joined Xcite Energy Resources Limited in August 2012 as Corporate Affairs Director for the Xcite Energy group, following 17 years’
Chevron GE Technology Alliance Created
Chevron Energy Technology Company and GE Oil & Gas announced today the creation of the Chevron GE Technology Alliance, which will develop and commercialize valuable technologies to solve critical needs for the oil and gas industry. The Alliance builds upon a current collaboration on flow analysis te
WorleyParsons wins Martin Linge HUC contract
Rosenberg WorleyParsons AS has been awarded a Hook Up and Commissioning contract by Technip for the Martin Linge platform operated by Total E&P Norge AS in the Norwegian North Sea. The estimated contract revenue to Rosenberg WorleyParsons is 500 million kroner ($92 million). Onshore preparations wil
Wintershall Spuds Solberg Appraisal Well
Wintershall has started drilling at the Solberg appraisal well 6407/1-7, Faroe Petroleum, a partner in the licence has reported. The Solberg prospect is located in the APA 2007 license PL475 on the Halten Terrace in the Norwegian Sea four kilometres north-east of the Tyrihans field and eight kilomet
Seabed Geosolutions Dives in Malaysia
Seabed Geosolutions will carry out a major Ocean Bottom Cable (OBC) contract for PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd. in Malaysia on the Temana and D18 fields. The project will start at the end of the first quarter of 2014 and is expected to take approximately six months to complete. The contract value is
ONGC Appoints New Director for Its Offshore Business
Tapas Kumar Sengupta has taken over as the new Director (Offshore) of Energy Maharatna ONGC on February 1, 2014. Sengupta has a balanced exposure to both onshore and offshore. His onshore experience portfolio comprises of Well Services in Gujarat and Assam for 11 long years and 4 years in Sudan as p
Singapore’s Swiber Scores Five New Contracts
The Group has clinched five sizeable contracts totaling approximately US$235 million.