The final stage of loading Platform A, weighing 2800 tons, for Phase 17, South Pars Gas Field Development Project, began in Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Co.’s yard in Khorramshahr, in the presence of Eng. Rostam Qassemi. According to SHANA’s correspondent from Khorramshahr, after lo
Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc, the AIM listed oil and gas exploration, development and production company focussed on Europe, provides a technical update on its 100% owned Licensing Options (‘LO’), LO 11/07 and LO 11/08, located in the highly prospective South Porcupine Basin, in the Irish Atlanti
AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, announces that it has signed an agreement to acquire a 50 per cent stake in Kromav Engenharia Ltda (KROMAV), a privately owned Brazilian offshore oil and gas and marine engineering company. KROMAV is based in Rio de Janeiro, and has
Apply Sørco has been awarded the operations and maintenance support contract for the Goliat field in the Barents Sea by Eni Norge. The contract includes pre-operations support services as well as technical services and support during the field operations phase. The first phase of the work includes p
W&T Offshore, Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement with Newfield Exploration Company and its subsidiary, Newfield Exploration Gulf Coast LLC (“Newfield”) to acquire all of Newfield’s exploration and production properties in the Gulf of Mexico. The transaction includes 78 federal offs
Eurasia Drilling Company Limited, the leading onshore and offshore drilling service provider in the CIS, announces that it has been awarded a multi-year contract extension with PETRONAS Carigali (Turkmenistan) Sdn Bhd for drilling offshore Turkmenistan in the Caspian Sea. Effective from January 9, 2
Karoon Gas Australia Ltd and Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. (PRE) have, through their subsidiaries, executed final agreements for PRE to acquire a 35% interest in the Karoon’s wholly owned Santos Basin Exploration Blocks, S-M-1101, S-M-1102, SM- 1037 and S-M-1165 with an option to acquire a 35% inter
Drydocks World, the leading shipyard engaged in ship repair, conversion, new building and offshore construction, announced the completion of conversion and upgrade of Jack-up Drilling Platform, Beynouna belonging to the National Drilling Company (NDC). The Rig arrived at the Dubai shipyard in late J
International oil services group Aker Solutions is set to ramp up its presence in the north east of England. The company aims to create up to 100 jobs in its new Stockton-on-Tees engineering office over the next three years. Aker Solutions’ drilling technologies business will be the main occupant in
GE Oil & Gas and Brazilian energy company Petrobras have signed the world’s largest subsea wellhead production contract, worth nearly US$1.1 billion (R$2.2 billion). This includes the delivery of approximately 380 subsea wellhead systems and installation tools needed in oil well exploration, and mor
DeepOcean AS has been awarded a 1 year option by Statoil for the vessel Edda Flora under the existing frame agreement for Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) the company holds with Statoil. Edda Flora is now committed until 1st December, 2013. The award represents a significant addition to Deep
Claxton Engineering, an Acteon company, has appointed Richard Jenkins as Vice President of Operations. Jenkins’s role will be to guide the integration of Claxton Engineering’s technical, project, procurement and commercial teams to support the company’s strategic growth plans. Reporting to Laura Cla
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have developed a new technique for magnetically separating oil and water that could be used to clean up oil spills. They believe that, with their technique, the oil could be recovered for use, offsetting much of the cost of cleanup. The researc
InterMoor, an Acteon company, has placed the largest chain order by length of any provider in recent years with one of the world’s largest chain manufacturers. More than 32 km of 84- and 76-mm chain is on order for delivery at the end of the year, which will be added to already the largest holdings
