Fossil Energy
Gardline, OceanPact Offer Offshore Survey Packages to Clients in Brazil
Gardline and OceanPact have announced joint venture agreement to expand presence in Brazil.The new company is to be called Gardline Marine Sciences do Brasil S.A, and is a 50/50 joint venture between Gardline Marine Sciences (South America) Ltd and OceanPact Serviços Marítimos Ltda. This strategic a
Caterpillar to Provide Gensets for 6 Brazilian Drillships
Caterpillar Global Petroleum announced today it has been awarded the contract from Estaleiro Enseada do Paraguaçu – EEP to provide the diesel generator sets for the main and propulsion power, as well as the emergency power, for six drillships. All six drillships are to be built at Estaleiro Enseada
Ramboll Setting Up Tromsø Office (Norway)
Ramboll Oil & Gas’ 4th Norwegian office opens up in Tromsø this summer. Initially, it is expected that environmental consultancy services to oil and gas companies working in the region will make up the primary service offering. “Following two decades of providing consultancy in the Arctic, Ramboll i
Oil & Gas UK Launches Campaign to Raise Awareness of O&G Industry Importance
Oil & Gas UK today (30 April 2013) announced the launch of a nationwide awareness campaign, “Energising the Nation’s Future”, at an event attended by leading figures from the oil and gas community. The campaign is designed to improve awareness and understanding of the oil and gas industry and better
LLOG Experiencing Tremendous Growth, CEO Says
LLOG Exploration today provided an update on the status of Deepwater drilling contracts, production at the Who Dat field, development activities at the Marmalard discovery, and its recent Powerball discovery. On April 2, a three-year contract, with an option for an additional year at mutually-agreea
Denmark: Dong Energy Combines Its Business Units
Denmark’s DONG Energy has decided to streamline its corporate structure by combining the business units Energy Markets and Sales & Distribution. Today, Energy Markets is responsible for sourcing, trading and wholesale sales, while Sales & Distribution is responsible for sales to business customers a
Brady in Talks to Acquire Energy Equity Resources
The Board of Brady, the AIM listed natural resources focused investing company, today announces that it is at an advanced stage of acquiring the entire issued share capital of Energy Equity Resources (Norway) Limited (“EERNL”). EERNL is a UK incorporated company with oil and gas interests in Nigeria
Coretrax Names Operations Manager (UK)
Aberdeen-based oilfield services firm Coretrax Technology Limited has appointed an operations manager to focus on the planning, development and execution of wellbore cleanup and displacement. In his new role, Jim Hepburn is responsible for the pre and post job analysis of wellbore cleanup activities
Gold Oil Farms Out Interest in Block Z-34 Offshore Peru
Gold Oil, the AIM-listed oil and gas exploration and production company, has farmed out 80% of its interest in the block Z-34, offshore Peru, to Union Oil & Gas Group Corp (“Union Oil & Gas”). Gold Oil will be carried in the 3 remaining Exploration phases and keep a 20% interest. Gold Oil will recei
Stieg Ulstein Visits Dubai Maritime City (UAE)
Dubai Maritime City, the world-class mixed-use maritime cluster today announced that it received Stig Ulstein, CEO of Norwegian company Ulmatec (Ulstein Marine Technology AS) along with Haavard Myrene, Director Business Development who visited Dubai Maritime City. He met Khamis Juma Buamim, Chairman
Dry Well for Dong E&P Norge
Dong E&P Norge AS, operator of production licence 289, offshore Norway, is about to complete drilling of wildcat well 3/7-9 S. The well was drilled about 5 kilometres northwest of the Trym field in the southern part of the North Sea. The objective of the well was to prove petroleum in Middle Jurassi
Poland’s Remontowa to Build Cable Layer for Siem Offshore
Siem Offshore has entered into a shipbuilding contract with Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. in Poland. The contract has been signed for the construction of a dynamically positioned Cable Lay Vessel (“CLV”) scheduled for delivery in April 2015. The associated gross project cost for the first vessel, read
VIDEO: BP Reports Underlying Profits of $4.2 Billion
BP today announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2013. Underlying replacement cost profit for the quarter was $4.2 billion, compared to $3.9 billion in the fourth quarter and $4.7 billion in the first quarter of 2012.
Seadrill Partners Appoints New Board Member
Seadrill Partners LLC, a limited liability company recently formed by Seadrill Limited to own, operate and acquire offshore drilling rigs, announced yesterday that Tony Curry has been appointed to its board of directors. Curry will also serve on the conflicts committee of Seadrill Partners. Simultan