Fossil Energy
Noble Energy Finds Natural Gas Offshore Israel
Noble Energy has made a natural gas discovery offshore Israel. The news was first reported by Delek Group which said that the partners in South West Tamar exploration well have concluded that strong signs of natural gas were discovered based on logging tests while drilling that were carried out by t
Delta SubSea Provides ROVs for EMAS’ GoM Operations
Delta SubSea (“DSS”) has been selected by EMAS AMC (“EMAS”) to provide ROV services in support of EMAS’s current Gulf of Mexico deepwater repair campaign. DSS will deploy a Schilling HDTM 150hp ROV as well as ROV tooling, including Class 1-4 torque tools, water blaster and hotstabs. DSS also fabrica
Mermaid Awarded Diving and Cable Lay Job in the Middle East
Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited has informed that its business units serving the Middle East has recently been awarded a suite of subsea services contracts for air diving services including air diving for pipeline freespan correction and a subsea cable lay contract. All contract awards were
Rolls-Royce Names President of Offshore Business
Rolls-Royce has appointed John Knudsen as President – Offshore, in its Marine business. Knudsen will transition into his new role through the month of January 2014. Knudsen is currently President of Bergen Engines AS. He has had a key role in transforming Bergen Engines during the divestment from Ro
Alpha Petroleum to Buy ATP UK
The Board of Independent Oil and Gas plc has noted the US court documents posted today confirming the first scheduled US hearing relating to the sale of ATP Oil and Gas UK Ltd (“ATP UK”) on 19th December 2013. ATP UK is the operator and owns 50% of each of the Blythe and Skipper licences with [&hell
Keppel Holds Naming Ceremony for ‘Floatel Victory’
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) celebrated the naming of their third consecutive accommodation semisubmersible (semi) rig built for Floatel International Ltd (Floatel). The rig will be delivered ahead of schedule and within budget. The rig was named Floatel Victory on 19 November 2013 at Keppel FE
Vallianz Wins Middle East Charters for Its PSVs
Vallianz Holdings , an integrated offshore marine solutions provider in the offshore oil and gas industry, through its subsidiary, has been awarded US$150 million worth of chartering contracts by a leading company in the Middle East. Platform Supply Vessels (“PSVs”) will be chartered out from the fi
North Energy Takes Over Operatorship of Wintershall’s North Sea Blocks
Norwegian authorities have approved the transfer of 40 percent interests and operatorship in production licences 509S and 509BS from Wintershall Norge AS to North Energy. The licences contain oil prospects and are located in the North Sea, south of the Gullfaks area. A potential discovery could be t
Statoil Receives Bureau Veritas SEMS Certificate
Bureau Veritas has awarded certification to Statoil for meeting the Safety and Environmental Management Systems (SEMS) protocols developed by the Center for Offshore Safety (COS), an enhanced set of requirements in the offshore oil and gas industry. Statoil is the first organization to be issued a S
Hibiscus Petroleum: Drilling Starts at Block 50 Offshore Oman
Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad (Hibiscus Petroleum) has announced that its jointly-controlled entity, Lime Petroleum Plc (Lime), through its subsidiary Masirah Oil Ltd (Masirah), has begun drilling an exploration well in Masirah North North #1 (MNN #1), located in the Block 50 Oman concession, on 25 Nove
DOF Subsea Names Angola Country Manager
DOF Subsea, a leading provider of subsea services to the oil and gas industry, has appointed Colin Ferguson as country manager for Angola. Ferguson, who started his career as a commercial diver, has more than 20 years’ experience working on large scale engineering projects in the upstream oil and ga
Nido Applies for SC 63 Extension (Philippines)
Nido Petroleum Limited has confirmed that the SC 63 Joint Venture is awaiting approval of a 12 month extension from the Department of Energy (‘DOE’) in the Philippines for the current sub-phase. Sub-phase 2b once extended will expire on 23 November 2014. The Department has assured PNOC Exploration C
Eco Atlantic Pleased with Cooper Block Study Results (Namibia)
Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. has announced that it has received a Prospectivity Study Interpretation Report for the Cooper Block , offshore Namibia in the Walvis Basin. The Report was prepared by Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) of England. The aim of this study is to interpret the Company’s existing a
Fugro Acquires Advanced Geomechanics (Australia)
Fugro has reached an agreement to acquire Advanced Geomechanics Pty Ltd in Perth, Australia. Advanced Geomechanics is a consulting company providing highly specialised geotechnical and geophysical engineering and consulting services to the oil and gas sector in Australia and the rest of the world. T