Fossil Energy
Chevron Extends Monadelphous’ Gorgon Contract (Australia)
Monadelphous has secured a one-year extension to the facilities management services contract associated with the Gorgon Project, operated by Chevron Australia Pty Ltd (Chevron Australia). According to the press release issued by Monadelphous, the value of the contract is approximately $130 million.
Northern Petroleum Makes New Board Appointments (UK)
Northern Petroleum announced that Nick Morgan and Keith Bush have been appointed to the Board of Directors. Morgan will become Finance Director. Morgangained a degree from Exeter University, trained with Price Waterhouse and is a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Winners of 2012 Oil & Gas UK Awards Announced
The winners of the 2012 Oil & Gas UK Awards, sponsored by Shell U.K. Limited, have been announced. All five were presented with their awards at a ceremony at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre on 8 November, where over 600 people from across the oil and gas industry had gathered to celebr
Sea Trucks Secures Subsea Installation Contract in Mexico
Sea Trucks Group yesterday announced it was recently awarded a contract in Mexico with Tradeco for a pipeline installation project for Pemex. It concerns the AKAL field project; 3 subsea pipelines of 24” dia to connect 4 platforms, located in the Gulf of Mexico, approx. 90 km north east of Ciudad De
Bowtech Invests in New HQ (UK)
GLOBAL subsea and energy sector imaging systems specialist Bowtech Products Ltd today confirms it is investing more than £3million in the development of its new headquarters, as it is unveiled as the first occupant of Aberdeen’s major new international business park, ABZ. Bowtech Products has secure
Prysmian Exhibits at ADIPEC 2012 (UAE)
Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cables and systems industry, will showcase its state-of-the-art range of products and technologies, specifically dedicated to the Oil & Gas sector, at ADIPEC 2012 that will take place in Abu Dhabi from November 11 to 14 (Hall 2, booth 2020). Pry
Dragon’s Caspian Well Flows at 1,462 BOPD (Turkmenistan)
Dragon Oil plc, an international oil and gas exploration, development and production company, today publishes the results of successful completion and initial testing for the Dzheitune (Lam) A/176 development well. The Dzheitune (Lam) A/176 well was completed as a single producer to a depth of 1,786
PSA Inspects ExxonMobil’s Balder FPSO (Norway)
On 27 September 2012 and 1-4 October 2012, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Balder FPSO and ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Norway AS . The objective of the task was to follow up how ExxonMobil satisfies regulatory requirements for risk reduction and barriers
Lotos Gets Nod for North Sea Drilling (Norway)
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Lotos Exploration and Production Norge AS a drilling permit for wellbore 7/8-6 S located in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. Well 7/8-6 S will be drilled from the Mærsk Guardian jack-up rig at position 57°17’55.17’’N and 2°27’19.16”E. The drilling
Douglas-Westwood: USD 28 Bln to Be Spent on FLNG by 2019
The emergence of floating liquefaction will drive a significant increase in total global Capex over the forecast period to 2019. While expenditure is expected to increase in the existing regasification market, the liquefaction sector is forecast to dwarf this, as Capex associated with a floating liq
Volstad Maritime Takes Delivery of OCV Vessel
Volstad Maritime in Ålesund, Norway recently took delivery of their latest OCV vessel “Grand Canyon” . The vessel is built by Bergen Group at Fosen in Rissa, Trondheim and will go on a long term charter for Helix (Canyon). “Grand Canyon” is of ST-259, a offshore construction vessel design developed
Subsea 7 Clinches Norwegian North Sea Gig
Subsea 7 S.A. today announces the award of the Gullfaks C Subsea Compression Marine Operations by Statoil.The contract is for the engineering, installation and commissioning of a 15.5km integrated power service umbilical, a protection structure, a subsea compressor station, pipeline spools and tie-i
Harland and Wolff Supports Kvaerner’s Jackets Construction Projects
Kværner Verdal AS has awarded the contracts for fabrication of pile sleeve clusters and flotation tanks for Lundin’s Edvard Grieg jacket and Total’s Martin Linge jacket to Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries Limited. World leader and renowned EPC jacket provider Kvaerner is contracted to design, buil
Floatel Superior Evac: “Everything Was Calm and Orderly,” Crew Member Says
On Wednesday at 03:40 damage to a ballast tank on Floatel Superior in the Norwegian Sea was discovered. The hole in the tank caused the rig to tilt 4 degrees, leaving Statoil no choice but to evacuate.