Fossil Energy
Rowan Norway Rig Gets AoC
Rowan Drilling’s jack-up rig Rowan Norway has been granted an Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) by the Norwegian authorities. This means that the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway considers the rig to be in compliance with relevant requirements in the Norwegian petroleum activities regulations. If
Kreuz Wins Subsea Installation Contract in Southeast Asia
Singapore’s Kreuz Holdings Limited, an integrated subsea service provider for the oil and gas industry, today announced that it has been the recipient of subsea installation contract awards worth US$15.5 million for projects in Southeast Asia. This comprises a US$10.0 million project from a thirdpar
Nessco Group Names New Business Manager for MetOcean (UK)
Nessco Group, a RigNet company, has appointed Phil Goodall to grow the Company’s international offshore weather monitoring business. Goodall, who takes up the position of business development manager for MetOcean, will oversee the globalisation of the company’s unique offering in meteorology and wea
ThinJack Adds New Member to Its Team (UK)
Aberdeenshire-based oil service firm ThinJack has announced the appointment of Robert Turnbull to the growing team. Robert brings to the company six years of experience gained from mechanical and electrical settings in the oil and gas sector. Educated at Forres in Moray, Robert has joined the ThinJa
CARIS, EIVA to Work on Offshore Survey Solutions (Denmark)
CARIS and EIVA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on providing offshore survey organizations with a tightly integrated and streamlined solution. Both companies develop state-of-the-art software for the marine offshore market. CARIS is a world leader in software for hydrog
Exxon’s Oil Spill Response Program Leader Wins Technology Innovation Award (USA)
ExxonMobil Corporation yesterday, January 9, announced that Timothy J. Nedwed, Ph.D., has received the prestigious Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award for Technology Innovation for his work in the development of offshore oil spill response technologies. Dr. Nedwed leads the oil spill response research p
MSI Completes Metocean Project for Total Off Congo
Metocean Services International (Pty) Ltd announced that it has successfully completed a 12 month metocean measurement project for Total E&P Congo (Total) in the Moho-Nord Field offshore Congo, in approximately 820m water depth. The objective of the programme was to provide Total E&P Congo with a re
API President Optimistic About Future (USA)
American Petroleum Institute (API) President and CEO Jack Gerard told reporters and Washington guests attending API’s State of American Energy event yesterday that through massive investments in energy the U.S. oil and natural gas industry was providing solutions to pressing issues impacting the nat
Vallourec, Petrobras Pen 5-Year Contract for Supply of Tubular Solutions
Vallourec, a provider of premium tubular solutions, announces the renewal of its main frame agreement with Brazilian national oil company Petrobras
IESA Selects Intergraph for Petrobras FPSO Project Support
Brazilian engineering company IESA has selected Intergraph® SmartMarine® and SmartPlant® Enterprise solutions, provided by Sisgraph, as part of a project with Petrobras, one of the world’s largest energy companies. IESA will supply Petrobras with 24 compression modules for six identical floating, pr
DOF Subsea Bags $130 Mln Worth of New Contracts
DOF Subsea Group has secured multiple contract awards in the North Sea and the Asia Pacific region, with a total contract value of about USD 130 million. In the North Sea region DOF Subsea has secured multiple contracts. The contracts have been agreed with key clients in UK and Norway. The scopes co
Mermaid Supports BHP Billiton FPSO Operations in Australia
Mermaid Marine Australia Limited has been awarded a contract in excess of A$50 million by BHP Billiton Petroleum for provision of offshore marine support to the Company’s Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) operations off the North West Coast of Western Australia. The Mermaid Cove is c
Noreco Awards Well Services Contract to AGR (Norway)
Petroleum Services, part of AGR has been awarded a well management contract from independent Norwegian E&P company Noreco. The agreement commenced January 1, 2013 and includes well management services for an initial 3 year period, with the possibility of Noreco to extend the contract period by an ad
Interior Department Investigates Shell’s Arctic Operations (USA)
As part of its continued commitment to rigorous oversight of oil and gas activities in the Arctic, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar yesterday announced that the Department has launched an expedited, high-level assessment of the 2012 offshore drilling program in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas to