Fossil Energy
AGR Enhanced Drilling Names New VP Europe
Offshore technology provider AGR Enhanced Drilling appoints Svein Steen to the team as Vice President Europe. Svein will head-up the Norwegian firm’s presence in Europe from 1st October 2013 and will be based at the company’s head office in Straume. He brings a wealth of experience to Enhanced Drill
Siemens to Power New Build Offshore Drilling Rigs (China)
Siemens Energy has received an order for two complete electrical power generating stations, including Siemens’ “closed ring solution”, for supplying offshore drilling rigs with electricity. The 7th generation semi-submersible drilling rigs of the Frigstad D90(TM) design are under construction at the
CGG to Close Acquisition of Fugro’s Airborne Activities
CGG announced that the main administrative authorizations have now been received allowing CGG to close its acquisition of Fugro’s Airborne activities. Certain administrative actions are still to be completed, but these do not impact business continuity and are expected to be finalized shortly. The A
Eni Discovers Gas at Agulha Prospect (Mozambique)
Eni has made a new high impact discovery at Agulha exploration prospect, in Area 4, offshore Mozambique. Preliminary estimates show that the Agulha structure could contain 5 to 7 Trillion cubic feet of gas in place. Eni and its Area 4 Joint Venture partners are finalizing the assessment of the disco
Technip, Petrobras Sign Modifications Services Contract (Brazil)
Technip has signed a four-year frame agreement with Petrobras for projects modifications services for the Rio de Janeiro Operations Unit (UO-RIO), including existing offshore platforms located in the Campos Basin area, Brazil. The services comprise basic and detailed design, documentation update, en
OPT to Launch PowerBuoy Technology into Oil and Gas Sector
Ocean Power Technologies Ltd (OPT), the world-leading supplier of moored, floating buoys that harvest energy from waves, today announced that it has chosen Offshore Europe to launch its PowerBuoy technology into the global oil and gas sector. Already demonstrated in the defence, renewables and utili
BOURBON Offshore Norway Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary
Back in 2002, BOURBON decided to gain access to the North Sea market by taking a share in a publicly listed Norwegian offshore company. One year later, BOURBON took full control of the company and renamed it Bourbon Offshore Norway, starting an uninterrupted track record of innovations. Today, Bourb
Otto Energy Wins Service Contract 73 (Philippines)
Otto Energy Ltd, has been formally awarded Service Contract 73 (formerly Area 7) under the Fourth Philippine Energy Contracting Round. The award of this service contract is a reflection of Otto’s significant expertise in the Philippine oil and gas industry. Otto will now commence a program involving
Dana Starts Drilling Ops on Western Isles Ahead of Schedule (UK)
Dana Petroleum has started drilling operations on its Western Isles Development Project two months ahead of schedule. The work is being undertaken by the drilling rig Ocean Nomad, leased from Diamond Offshore, in the Northern North Sea. Western Isles is a $1.6 billion development project which is ex
Premier Oil Awards UK Asset Inspection Contract to GL Noble Denton
Premier Oil, the FTSE-250 oil and gas exploration and production company, has awarded a major asset integrity management contract to GL Noble Denton for the provision of asset integrity advice and inspection services across Premier Oil’s UK operated assets. The multi-million pound deal will include
NOC Libya Priorities and Visions Presented
In an exclusive interview with CWC Group ahead of the 2nd Libya Forum taking place 16 – 18 September 2013 in Tripoli, NOC Libya Chairman Dr Nurri Berruein set out the organisations priorities for the next year and vision for the medium to long term. He said: “[Over the next year] our priorities are
Blue Water Shipping Delivers Anchor Chains to Bluewater Energy
Blue Water Shipping has extensive experience with handling anchor chains used in mooring systems of floating offshore transfer or production system. From a logistic point of view, handling of chains requires smooth execution to minimize time consumption. “We have provided services to ensure timely l
Scaroni, Iraqi Prime Minister Discuss Eni’s Activities in Iraq
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki and Eni’s CEO Paolo Scaroni met today in Baghdad to discuss Eni’s activities in the country. During the meeting, Scaroni along with Claudio Descalzi, COO of Eni E&P, updated the Prime Minister on the development activities at the Zubair oil field and discussed the
Students Gather at Europe Petro League at OE Exhibition,UK
Around 40 oil and gas students from across Europe are preparing to come together at the inaugural Europe Petro League this month, a new competition launched by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen Section. The ten teams which have made it through to the final, including a team from Aber