Fossil Energy
Mingé Takes the Helm of BP America
John Mingé has been appointed Chairman and President of BP America, Inc. and will serve as BP’s chief representative in the United States. He will succeed Lamar McKay, who has been appointed to head BP’s Upstream business. “John Mingé has done a superb job in Alaska, where he has led the way in enha
VIDEO: Seven Viking to Set New Standards in North Sea, Ulstein Says
The cutting edge Seven Viking vessel, designed for operations in the harshest environments is being unveiled and named at a ceremony in Stavanger, Norway, by Subsea 7, Eidesvik Offshore and Ulstein today, 30 January 2013. The next generation Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) vessel, the Seven
U.S. District Court Accepts BP’s Guilty Plea for Deepwater Horizon Case
BP yesterday announced that the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has accepted the company’s plea resolving all federal criminal charges against the company stemming from the Deepwater Horizon accident, oil spill, and response. The company offered its plea to the Court and was
Statoil to Tie Dagny Gas to Sleipner A (Norway)
Aker Solutions has been awarded the second call-off project under the Sleipner Modification Portfolio Agreement, involving the tie-in of gas production from Dagny. Contract value is NOK 650 million (USD 118 million) and the work will commence immediately. The contract involves modification work on S
Crux Field Step Closer to Development (Australia)
Nexus Energy Limited (Nexus) advises that the Crux Joint Venture has received an offer from the Joint Authority for the issuance of a Retention Lease for five years. The application for the Retention Lease with respect to Production Licence AC/L9 was lodged with the National Offshore Petroleum Title
VIDEO: Shell’s Arctic Oil Spill Response Contingency Plans
In the following video, Shell explains its Arctic oil spill response contingency plans. This animation shows the plan in action for the worst case discharge scenario in the Beaufort Sea. The video was published on December 5th 2012, only a few weeks before the incident with the Kulluk drilling vesse
BP Names New Safety EVP
BP today announced Bob Fryar as Executive Vice-President for Safety and Operational Risk (S&OR), reporting directly to Bob Dudley, Group Chief Executive. Fryar, who is currently Executive Vice President for production in BP’s upstream business will take up his new position from 15 February. The appo
Mittelplate Support Base Inaugurated (Germany)
Last Friday, 25 January, the new land base to provide supplies to the Mittelplate drilling and production island, offshore Germany, was inaugurated in the presence of some 100 invited guests from political and business circles and the public administration. The Mittelplate oil field is by far the la
GMS Secures 5-Year Deal with ADMA OPCO for Work in UAE
Gulf Marine Services has secured a 5-year contract by ADMA OPCO for one of its vessels. Self-propelled self-elevating jackup barge Keloa will commence operations during February 2013 in support of offshore maintenance campaigns in UAE waters. The value of the contract was not disclosed. The UAE-base
Dana Petroleum Gets Nod to Develop Nefertiti Field (Egypt)
Dana Petroleum has been given the go-ahead by the Egyptian government to further develop the Nefertiti oil field in the Gulf of Suez following the successful completion of an appraisal well. The Aberdeen-based oil and gas company, in partnership with INPEX, successfully drilled the exploration well
MOS, Subtech Win Subsea Contracts in Gulf of Thailand, Sakhalin and Qatar
Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited (“Mermaid”) announced that its business units Mermaid Offshore Services Limited (“MOS”) and Subtech Qatar Diving and Marine Services LLC (“Subtech”) have been awarded a series of contracts from existing clients for the provision of subsea services to support o
Eco Atlantic Signs 3 JOAs for Namibian Offshore Acreage
Eco Atlantic has, through its wholly- owned subsidiary, signed three Joint Operating Agreements with NAMCOR, the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia, and Azimuth Ltd. (“Azimuth”), an exploration and production company backed by majority-owner Seacrest Capital Ltd. and Petroleum Geo-Services AS
Jee Ltd Expands to London, UK
Jee Ltd, a leading subsea engineering and training firm, has achieved a significant growth milestone by opening the company’s first London office. Jee took the decision to open a central London office to aid the company’s overall growth strategy, which will see the firm create 150 jobs in the UK ove
Cargotec Names New President and CEO (Finland)
Cargotec’s Board of Directors has in its meeting on 27 January, 2013 appointed Mika Vehviläinen (M.Sc. (Econ.), b. 1961, as Cargotec’s new President and CEO. Vehviläinen will start at Cargotec on 1 March 2013. Tapio Hakakari, Cargotec’s Vice Chairman of the Board, will continue as the interim Presid