Fossil Energy
Karoon Provides Update on Browse Basin Drilling Campaign (Australia)
At 06:00 WST on the 3rd of May, Proteus‐1 well, located in the Browse basin offshore W. Australia, had reached its current total depth of 4740m in the 8‐1/2” hole section. Since the last update the 12‐1/2” hole section was completed with the 9‐5/8” liner being run and cemented to 4168m prior to dril
PSA Inspects Skrugard Weather Conditions Documentation
On 3 and 4 April 2013, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Statoil’s work to specify meteorological and oceanographic conditions for the Skrugard development. The Skrugard development will be the northernmost development on the Norwegian shelf. The facilities on the S
Stork Bags Two UK Oil and Gas Industry Safety Awards
Stork Technical Services, the leading global provider of knowledge-based asset integrity management services for the oil and gas, chemical and power sectors, won two awards at this year’s UK Oil and Gas Industry Safety Awards. Marc Brankin, Scaffold Chargehand for Stork won ‘The Most Promising Indiv
MacGregor Develops ‘One of a Kind’ Offshore Crane
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has developed an offshore crane featuring three-axis motion compensation to carry out installations, repairs, maintenance and general service duties in the renewable energy and oil and gas markets A 74m infield support vessel (ISV) will debut a new MacGregor offshore cra
Inocean Appoints New VP Mobile Offshore Drilling
Norway’s Inocean has appointed Leiken Dahl Aasbø as Vice President for the business area, Mobile Offshore Drilling. Aasbø has previously filled the project manager role in several Inocean projects, like the INO80 Drillship. “We are happy that Leiken Dahl Aasbø take on this challenge as responsible f
FMC Technologies to Be Recognized with OTC Awards (USA)
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it will be recognized at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) next week with the presentation of two Spotlight on New Technology Awards. The awards, which honor innovative technologies that significantly impact offshore exploration and production, are in rec
Caterpillar Launches Cat® Well Stimulation Pumps
Caterpillar Global Petroleum is pleased to announce the launch of Cat® Well Stimulation Pumps for the well service market. Starting in May 2013, Caterpillar will begin accepting orders for the Cat WS223, a 2250 bhp (1678 bkW) triplex well stimulation pump, as well as the Cat WS255, a 2500 bhp (1864
Industry Makes Positive Moves in Offshore Safety (USA)
Operators, contractors and regulators are working in close cooperation to maintain continuous improvement in offshore safety, Center for Offshore Safety Executive Director Charlie Williams told reporters Wednesday. He said the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston next week would provide a first
EVTN Shows Voraxial Technology at OTC 2013 (USA)
Enviro VoraxialTechnology, Inc. announced that the Company will demonstrate its Voraxial®Oil/Water Separator at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC 2013) in Houston, Texas May 5th-May 9th, in Booth 5620. OTC 2013 is the world’s foremost event for the development of offshore energy resources in t
Clariant Oil Services Invests in Laboratory Facility (USA)
Clariant Oil Services announced that it’s investment in a new laboratory facility is on track for completion in Q3 2013. The facility will be in the new Clariant Oil and Mining Services global headquarters campus, located in The Woodlands, Texas. “The 64000 square foot complex, including offices, la
Archer’s New Aberdeen Base to Create 220 Jobs (UK)
Archer, the global oilfield service provider, has commenced construction of a new 70,000 square foot base at Blackburn, Aberdeen in response to company expansion and recruitment requirements. The new facility will house over 170 employees who will relocate from the company’s four existing bases in D
EMGS Enters Multi-Client Deal Worth $6.4 Mln
Norway’s Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has signed a data licensing agreement worth USD 6.4 million for the provision of 3D controlled-source electromagnetic (CSEM) and magnetotelluric (MT) data from EMGS’s multi-client data library in the Norwegian Sea. These revenues will be recognised in
BMT Gets New Vice President of Business Development (USA)
BMT Scientific Marine Services (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, announced that Andy Brown has been appointed as Vice President of Business Development. Brown has worked in the offshore oil and gas sector for over 25 years and has wide ranging experience in business development, marketing, comme
BHP Billiton Declares Force Majeure for SC55 Offshore Philippines
Otto Energy Limited has announced that it has been notified by BHP Billiton Petroleum (Philippines) Corporation (BHPB) (ASX: BHP), the Operator of Service Contract 55 (SC55) licence in the Republic of the Philippines, that it has lodged a formal notice of force majeure with the Philippine Department