Fossil Energy
Harvey Gulf to Build First LNG Marine Fueling Station in USA. Orders OSV
Harvey Gulf International Marine CEO, Shane Guidry, announced yesterday that Harvey Gulf has secured plans to construct and operate the first LNG marine fueling facility in the United States, to be located at its vessel facility in Port Fourchon, Louisiana. The fueling facility will be a vital addit
Global Maritime Buys Rig Design Business from GL Noble Denton
Global Maritime has announced the acquisition of a design business for mobile offshore units from GL Noble Denton. The contract was signed on 7th June 2013 and represents a strategic expansion of Global Maritime’s core areas of expertise within vessel and rig design. The private equity investor Hite
Ensco Confirms Samsung Drillship Order
After Samsung Heavy Industries today informed the market that it has secured a drillship construction order from a European client, Ensco plc has revealed itself as that client. In a press release issued today Ensco has confirmed it has ordered an additional advanced-capability DP3 ultra-deepwater d
Kosmos Hires Atwood Achiever Drillship for Drilling in Morocco
Kosmos Energy Ltd. announced today that it has signed a long-term rig agreement with a subsidiary of Atwood Oceanics, Inc. for the new build drillship Atwood Achiever. Currently under construction in South Korea, the rig is scheduled for completion in June of 2014 and expected to commence drilling o
Veripos Boosts Sales with Three Appointments
Veripos, leading suppliers of high-precision GNSS positioning facilities for the world offshore oil and gas industries, has appointed three new business development managers with responsibility for increasing regional sales. David Hampshire, formerly with Trimble Omnistar, Fugro and Racal, joins the
UK to Maximise Economic Benefits of Offshore Oil and Gas
The economic benefits of offshore oil and gas production, for energy security, jobs, tax revenue and growth are set to be maximised, as the UK Government announced the start of an independently-led review today. The UK’s oil and gas industry is of vital national economic importance, supporting 440,0
Innovatum Adds Saab Seaeye Cougar XT ROV to Its Fleet
Innovatum, maker of the world’s smallest system for the location, tracking and survey of submarine pipelines and cables, has added to its fleet of small-sized, yet powerful Falcon ROVs, the slightly larger but compact version of the more powerful Saab Seaeye Cougar XT. They won their reputation for
Lundin Spins Drill Bit at Another Johan Sverdrup Appraisal Well
Lundin Norway AS has annonuced announce that drilling of appraisal well 16/3-6 in PL501 on the Johan Sverdrup field located in the North Sea sector of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), has kicked off. The well is located on the north eastern flank of the field with the objective to establish th
Apply to Install New Drilling Control Systems on Maersk Gallant Rig
Maersk Drilling has awarded Apply Rig & Modules the contract for the engineering, production, installation and commissioning of a new drilling control system for the rig Maersk Gallant. The contract covers a complete system package with necessary software and hardware solutions – including a new dri
ONGC, Oil India Buy Videocon’s Acreage Off Mozambique
ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) and Oil India Limited (OIL) have signed a definitive agreement with Videocon Mauritius Energy Limited to acquire 100% of shares in Videocon Mozambique Rovuma 1 Limited for US$ 2475 million. The company holding a 10% participating interest in the Rovuma Area 1 Offshore Block
New OSV Rules and Environment Notations Approved by RINA
International classification society RINA has launched new rules for Offshore Support Vessels, new environmental notations covering cargo handling and transhipment operations and a new guide on complete ship model calculation of passenger ships. All these initiatives were approved at a meeting of RI
14th Annual FPSO Congress Welcomes Shell, Petrobras Speakers
Martijn Dekker, Stones Field Development Manager from Shell and Jose Cunha, P55 Construction Manager from Petrobras are the latest keynote speakers to join a highly distinguished panel of vessel owners, oil operators, shipyards and financiers at the 14th Annual FPSO Congress on 17-18 September, in S
Malaysia: Petronas Unveils New, Refreshed Logo
Malaysia’s national oil and gas company PETRONAS today introduced a refreshed version of its corporate logo at the 2013 Asia Oil and Gas Conference (AOGC 2013) A renewed ‘look and feel’ has been incorporated to the original PETRONAS’ oil drop logo to reflect the visual expression of PETRONAS’ Group
UMC Energy Names New Exploration Manager for CNOOC Liaison
UMC Energy today announces the appointment of Geoff Geary as Exploration Manager responsible for liaison with the Chinese state energy company, CNOOC Ltd over all exploration properties in Papua New Guinea (“PNG”) held by Gini Energy Ltd (“Gini”) which currently includes two onshore and two offshore