Fossil Energy
Claxton Runner Up at World Oil Awards in Houston
Last week, Claxton were awarded the prize of runner up at the World Oil Awards in Houston. The World Oil Awards are in their 11th year and the theme for 2012 was “innovations from the future”. Claxton were nominated in the Health, Safety, and Environment / Sustainable Development Offshore Award cate
COPL, Marauder Awarded Offshore New Zealand Permit
Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited’s subsidiary, COPL New Zealand Limited, has been advised by its joint interest partner, Marauder Resources East Coast (NZ) Ltd. (“Marauder”), that Marauder has been awarded Petroleum Exploration Permit 53806 in the East Coast Basin offshore New Zealand. The agreem
Synergy Engineering Uses AVEVA Laser Modeller (Malaysia)
AVEVA announced today, November 5, that Synergy Engineering, a leading Engineering Consultant based in South East Asia, has successfully executed a brownfield modification project using AVEVA Laser Modeller. A true as-built model of the facility was not available, as a result of significant modifica
SapuraKencana, Seadrill to Merge Tender Rig Businesses
SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad and Seadrill Limited have entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) to combine and integrate both companies’ tender rig businesses. The two companies including their predecessor companies have operated part of their tender rigs businesses together
INPEX Acquires Interest in Bay of Bengal Block (India)
Japan’s INPEX has agreed to acquire a 26% participating interest in the exploration block KG-DWN-2004/6 (the Block) in the deep water of Krishna Godavari Basin in the Bay of Bengal, offshore India. According to information announced by INPEX on its website, the company will buy the stake in the bloc
Singapore: Keppel Confirms FLNG Agreement with Golar LNG
After Golar LNG last week announced it had reached an agreement for the construction of its first FLNG vessel, Singapore’s Keppel Shipyard today confirmed the information. The shipyard announced a press release in which it says that Keppel Shipyard Ltd (Keppel Shipyard) has entered into a term sheet
MacDermid Offshore Solutions Bags Ichthys Contract
MacDermid Offshore Solutions Australia has been awarded a contract for the supply of subsea hydraulic control fluids to the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project in the Browse Basin offshore Western Australia. Support for the project will come from MacDermid’s technical support centre in Western Austra
MEO Australia Gets Approval for G2/48 Concession Farm-In (Thailand)
MEO Australia Limited had informed that the Thailand Department of Mineral Fuels, Ministry of Energy has formally approved the transfer of a 50% participating interest in the Gulf of Thailand G2/48 Concession from Pearl Oil Offshore Limited, an affiliate of Mubadala Petroleum (Mubadala), to Rayong O
Leni Gas & Oil Sells Gulf of Mexico Assets to Focus on Trinidad
Leni Gas & Oil today announces it has signed a definitive Purchase and Sale Agreement for its remaining minority interests in the US Gulf of Mexico (“GOM”) for a cash consideration of $1.625 million to a USA group (the “Buyer”). The sale is expected to be completed this week. The funds obtained will
Roc Oil Strikes Oil Pay in Beibu Gulf, China
Roc Oil (China) Company, the operator of the exploration wells within WZ6-12 and WZ12-8 West Oil Field Development areas in Beibu Gulf, China, advises the WZ6-12-A6 deviated step-out exploration well on the northern flank of the WZ6-12 South field reached a total depth (TD) of 2,658 metres (2,211 me
BMT Secures Quad 204 FPSO Job (UK)
Page Europa has awarded a contract to BMT Scientific Marine Services Inc (BMT) to provide an Integrated Marine Monitoring System (IMMS) for the new Quad 204 FPSO that will replace BP’s Schiehallion FPSO operating West of the Shetland Islands. The IMMS will provide real-time data on the local meteoro
POGC Installs Deck for South Pars Gas Field Phases 17 and 18 (Iran)
The first deck of South Pars gas field phases 17 and 18 platforms was installed in its offshore location in Persian Gulf, announced Pars Oil and Gas Company on its website today, November 4. Managing director of Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC), Mousa Souri, made the remark adding the deck weighs 232
Eurogas, APEX Secure Sfax Permit Renewal (Tunisia)
Eurogas International Inc. has, together with its joint venture partner, Atlas Worldwide Exploration Ltd (“APEX”), received approval from the Tunisian regulatory authorities for the renewal of the Sfax Offshore Exploration Permit. The permit covers approximately one million acres located in the shal
Statoil to Use West Alpha for Norwegian Sea Exploration
Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has granted approval to oil company Statoil to carry out exploration drilling with West Alpha offshore drilling rig. Statoil will use the 1986. built semi-submersible rig to drill the 6610/10-1 well, located in PL 286 in the Norwegian Sea. The drilling, in a water d