Fossil Energy
Top News of The Week October 14 – 19, 2013
Ampelmann Makes a Bang at Offshore Energy 2013 Ampelmann has literally made a bang at the Offshore Energy 2013 Exhibition & Conference. The Dutch specialist in offshore crew and cargo transfer systems attracted attention of many when a band of four, wearing uniforms and helmets with an Amplemann log
Statoil Awards Provision Contract to Atlas Services
Statoil has awarded Atlas Services Group (Atlas) with a framework agreement regarding the provision of drilling and well technology professionals. The five-year contract, which covers Statoils’ operations in Norway but may also be utilised globally, will commence in January 2014. With content Christ
BP to Appoint New Head of Exploration
BP today announced that it will appoint Richard Herbert as its new head of exploration. Herbert will succeed Mike Daly who has chosen to retire from BP at the end of 2013 after a career of 28 years with the company, eight leading BP’s exploration function. Herbert will rejoin BP from Talisman Energy
GDF SUEZ E&P Norge Names New CEO
Maria Moræus Hanssen has been appointed Managing Director (CEO) of GDF SUEZ E&P Norge as of 1 January, 2014. She holds Master’s degrees in Petroleum Engineering from Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and in Petroleum Economics and Management from Ecole Nationale Supérieure du Pét
Inocean: Life Time Extension for 30-Year-Old FPSO Hulls
Some 44% of the world ship shape FPSO fleet have hulls that are above 30 years of age. All of these are conversions from Oil Tankers that had an initial design life of 25 years. Continued operation of these vessels will bring increasing challenges to maintain hull integrity as fatigue life and corro
Adira Gets Yitzhak and Gabriella Licence Extensions (Israel)
Adira Energy Ltd. announces that it has received an extension from the Ministry of Energy and Water of the State of Israel for its work programs on the Yitzhak and Gabriella licenses, offshore Israel. The extended work program for the Yitzhak license requires the Company, and the other participants
Schlumberger Income Rises
Schlumberger Limited today reported third-quarter 2013 revenue of $11.61 billion versus $11.18 billion in the second quarter of 2013, and $10.50 billion in the third quarter of 2012. Income from continuing operations attributable to Schlumberger, excluding charges and credits, was $1.71 billion—an i
South Carolina Voters Support Offshore Drilling
Seventy-seven percent of voters in South Carolina support offshore drilling for domestic oil and natural gas resources, according to a new poll conducted by Harris Interactive for API’s “What America is Thinking on Energy Issues” series. This support bridged across party lines, with clear majorities
EMGS, Maersk Oil Angola Ink 3D EM Contract
The EMGS West Africa Letter of Intent which was referred to in the stock exchange release of 13 September 2013 has resulted in a signed contract. Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has today exchanged a contract worth USD 8 million with Maersk Oil Angola. It is expected that the 3D electromagnet
RWE Dea Norge Celebrates 40th Anniversary
RWE Dea Norge is celebrating its 40th year in Norway this fall. Since the start-up in 1973 as one of the pioneers in the Norwegian oil and gas industry, the company has steadily grown and has developed a solid knowledge environment with some of the best heads in the business. “Norway has always been
Wison Offshore & Marine’s Zhoushan Fabrication Yard Launched
Wison Offshore & Marine Ltd. (Wison Offshore & Marine) announced today the commencement of the construction of key modularized components for the Petroleos De Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) RPLC refinery project at Wison Offshore & Marine’s Zhoushan Fabrication Yard (The Zhoushan Yard). This project marks
WHL Energy Receives Seychelles Regulatory Approval
Australian energy company WHL Energy Limited announces that is has received initial approval from the Seychelles regulatory authority PetroSeychelles regarding an extension to the existing Amended and Restated Petroleum Agreement (ARPA) over the Company’s Seychelles exploration interests. The extens
Edda Ferd PSV Departs for Sea Trials (Spain)
Gondan Shipyard announced that yesterday, 17 October, the Edda Ferd PSV departed for Gijon port to carry out sea trials. The Edda Ferd (hull C-444) Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) features a new propulsion concept including diesel generator sets with variable rpm developed together with Siemens’ BlueDr
Petrobras Completes Formation Test on Farfan 1 Well (Brazil)
Petrobras announces it has completed a formation test on well 3-BRSA-1178D-SES (3-SES-176D), informally known as Farfan 1, the first to evaluate the production capacity of the accumulation located in the BM-SEAL-11concession area, block SEAL-M-426, in the ultra-deep waters of the Sergipe-Alagoas Bas