Fossil Energy
Chariot’s Namibian Licence Enters First Exploration Phase
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited, the Atlantic margins focused oil and gas exploration company, today announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, Enigma Oil & Gas Exploration (PTY) Limited, has been granted a new licence for Chariot’s existing Block 2714B in the Southern area offshore Namibia by the Minist
Rialto Raising Cash to Fund E&D Offshore Cote d’Ivoire
Rialto today announces its intention to raise up to A$16.0 million (approximately £9.7 million) by way of a placing of new ordinary shares of the Company (the “Placing Shares”) to institutional and other investors (the “Placing”). The Placing will be conducted by way of an accelerated bookbuild proc
Dong Energy EVP Cuts First Steel for Hejre Platform
An important step towards more Danish oil and gas. On Wednesday, 19 June, first steel was cut for a 15,000 tonne heavy production platform in shipyard in South Korea. The platform will be shipped from South Korea to the Hejre field in the Danish North Sea in 2015. In 2016, the Hejre platform will be
GE Provides Gas Turbine Package for FPSO in Brazil
GE has announced it has received an order to provide four LM2500+G4 aeroderivative gas turbine packages for a new floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) platform, for the offshore Brazil oil and gas sector. GE will supply the equipment to Mitsui Ocean Development & Engineering Co., Ltd.,
Aker Solutions Wins Heidrun Platform Works
Aker Solutions has won a frame agreement from Statoil to supply, refurbish and store compensation equipment used to stabilise and control the production risers on the Heidrun platform in the North Sea. The contract value is undisclosed. Production risers are vertical pipelines between the seabed and
GE Oil & Gas Supports Snohvit Development (Norway)
GE Oil & Gas today announced it has been awarded a $147 million engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract from Statoil. Under the contract, GE will supply subsea production and injection equipment for Statoil’s Snøhvit carbon dioxide (CO2) injection project, designed to provide a robu
‘Bolette Dolphin’ Drillship Named in Ulsan, South Korea
Aberdeen-based Dolphin Drilling Ltd, one of the oldest and largest independent drilling contracting companies in the North Sea, attended a naming ceremony recently to unveil the identity of a brand new state-of-the-art drillship to be operated by the company. The ceremony for the 751 ft long ultra d
RWE Dea Norge Names Managing Director
As of June 1st, Hugo Sandal (62) has been appointed Managing Director of RWE Dea Norge. Sandal, who also ran the company from 1995 to 2011, has for the past two years been acting as Chairman of the Board of RWE Dea Norge, as well as Senior Vice President Production Europe at RWE Dea’s head […
NPD Approves Lundin’s Drilling Plans
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Lundin Norway AS a drilling permit for well 16/4-7, in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. Well 16/4-7 will be drilled from the Bredford Dolphin drilling rig. The drilling programme for well 16/4-7 concerns the drilling of a wildcat well in production
Huisman Reveals New Series of Offshore Cranes
Huisman, the worldwide specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, recently introduced a new series of large offshore cranes. The new series include cranes with lifting capacities ranging up to 900mt and have been developed to meet the increasing demands of the offshore construction and su
Statoil Strikes Oil Off Newfoundland
Statoil has made a discovery of light, high-quality oil in the Flemish Pass Basin, offshore Newfoundland. Oil was encountered while drilling the Harpoon prospect (EL 1112), located approximately 500 kilometres north-east of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. “While it is still too early
Crowley’s Crew Get Recognition for Kulluk Salvage Effort
The captain and crew of Crowley’s Prevention and Response tug (PRT) Alert were personally recognized by Representative Eric Feige from the Alaska State Legislature for courage, teamwork and professionalism during the emergency rescue tow of the drill barge Kulluk off the southern point of Kodiak Isl
CETCO Expands Its Team (UK)
CETCO Oilfield Services, produced water and production services specialists for the oil and gas industry, has further expanded its team with the recent appointment of Chris Higgins as projects engineering manager. The newly created role was developed to help increase revenues in the European and Mid
Romania’s GSP Offshore Enters Russian Association of Drilling Contractors
Romanian drilling contractor GSP Offshore has announced it has become a full fledged member of the Russian Association of Drilling Contractors. GSP is a worldwide provider of integrated services for the oil, gas and renewable industry, and over the last few years the commercial relations on the Oil