Fossil Energy
Expro Opens New Facility to Boost Its Well Intervention Business (UK)
International oilfield services company, Expro, is opening a new facility in Aberdeen to enhance its growing well intervention business, following a strong annual global revenue increase to more than $1billion (£630 million). The site, in Howe Moss Avenue Dyce, will house Expro’s wireline, well inte
TWMA Secures Contract with Premier Oil (UK)
TWMA, the leader in integrated drilling services and environmental solutions for the international onshore and offshore oil and gas industry, today announces it has secured a substantial contract with UK operator, Premier Oil (Premier), following a comprehensive tender process. The project, worth an
Tullow: No Commercial Oil at Zaedyus-2 Well (French Guiana)
Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announces that the Zaedyus-2 appraisal well (GM-ES-2), offshore French Guiana, has completed drilling. The well, drilled 5km up-dip from the Zaedyus-1 well, encountered a total of 85 metres of reservoir quality sands with oil shows in several objectives but did not encounter
Keppel Delivers Jack-Up Rig to Oro Negro (Mexico)
Keppel FELS has delivered Primus, a KFELS B Class jackup rig, to offshore Mexican oil field services company, Integradora de Servicios Petroleros Oro Negro (Oro Negro), seven days early and with a perfect safety record. Named earlier today at Keppel FELS, Primus was officially delivered on 16 Novemb
Faroe Petroleum Announces Directorate Change (UK)
Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in the Atlantic margin, the North Sea and Norway, announces that Group Finance Director Iain Lanaghan, plans to step down from the Board on 30 April 2013, following the de
Forum Acquires Dynacon (USA)
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. announced yesterday, December 3, that it has acquired Dynacon, Inc. (“Dynacon”). Details of the transaction were not disclosed. Dynacon is the leading provider of launch and recovery systems (“LARS”) used for deployment of remotely operated vehicles (“ROVs”) and also
Polarcus Receives DNV Level 1 Triple-E™ Rating
The UAE-based shipowner Polarcus has received the world’s first-ever DNV Level 1 Triple-E™ rating, a voluntary environmental rating scheme for ships, where 1 is the highest. All eight vessels in the Polarcus fleet are designed by ULSTEIN. The rating is based on a verification of a ship’s actual ener
Swire Focuses on Expanding Business in Asia Pacific
Swire Oilfield Services, a global supplier of cargo carrying solutions, modular systems, offshore aviation services and fluid management, has invested millions of dollars in the Asia Pacific region during the past two years. The company’s success and commitment in the region has been demonstrated in
Jurong Shipyard Rig Incident: Stop-Work Order Remains Until Further Notice
The majority of the 89 workers who were sent to the hospital for treatment after Monday’s Jurong Shipyard rig tilting accident have been discharged. Six workers remain warded with minor injuries, and they are expected to be discharged soon, the Ministry of Manpower in Singapore, has announced. Actin
Lundin to Use Transocean Winner for Drilling in PL 338 (Norway)
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has granted approval to Lundin Petroleum for exploration drilling of well 16/1-17 with the Transocean Winner semi-submersible rig. Well 16/1-17 is located in the southern part of the North Sea, in a prospect east of the Edvard Grieg field in production licence P
Chevron Awards Lianzi Field Topside Contract to Subsea 7
Subsea 7 S.A. has been awarded an EPCI topside contract valued at approximately $150 million from Chevron for the development of the Lianzi field offshore the Republic of Congo and Angola. The scope of work includes a 200mT module hosting a high voltage generation system for the new subsea Direct El
Leighton, Boskalis Awarded Contract in Singapore by Shell
Leighton Offshore in consortium with Boskalis Offshore has been awarded a Transportation, Installation and Dredging contract by Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd to replace part of the Single Point Mooring (SPM) 48″ Subsea pipeline. The project is located near Bukom Island, Singapore and is part of
Chinese Shipyard Secures $170 Mln Jack-Up Rig Order
Creon has announced announce that Jiangsu Yangzijiang Offshore Engineering Co. Ltd. (“YZJOE”) has entered into a contract valued at US$170 million with Explorer I Limited to construct and deliver one unit of a Le Tourneau Super 116E Class design self-elevating Mobile Offshore Jack up Drilling Rig. C
Faroe Petroleum Enters into Iceland’s Offshore Sector
Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in the Atlantic margin, the North Sea and Norway, has announced provisional exploration licence awards in the Dreki area on the Icelandic Continental Shelf in the Icelandi