“The first quarter confirmed the strong growth we have been projecting for this year.” Charles D. Davidson, Noble Energy’s Chairman and CEO
Deepwater mooring rope specialist, Lankhorst Ropes Offshore Division is announcing a new improved creep HMPE mooring rope made with Dyneema® for a new generation of permanent deepwater moorings beyond 2,000m water depth, on booth 1353 at OTC 2012. The Lankhorst booth will also feature the latest dev
Banambu Deep well is expected to commence drilling in mid-May, 2012, Cue Energy Resources reports. The well is located within the WA- 389-P permit, Carnarvon Basin, offshore Western Australia. The well operator is Woodside as a result of a farm-out agreement announced on 13 th July, 2010. Woodside i
Leading specialist subsea services group Acteon has appointed Lester Clark as vice president. Lester has more than 20 years of industry experience and joins Acteon from Baker Hughes, where he was director for drilling systems in the Russia Caspian region. This involved leading a multidisciplinary te
Eni, the international oil and gas company based in Italy, today announces its group results for the first quarter of 2012. The Italian oil giant reported first quarter 2012 net profit of €3.62 billion (USD 4.77 bln), a 42% increase when compared to the same period in 2011 when it recorded a net pro
Polarcus Limited, a pure play marine geophysical company with a pioneering environmental agenda, specializing in high-end towed streamer data acquisition from Pole to Pole has announced the release of its first quarter 2012 financial statements. The first quarter 2012 was characterized by a continua
SeaHold GEOSHIPS Ltd, a marine and subsea services shipping company, held an open day on board the newest addition to its vessel fleet on 25 April. Formed in 2003, the Aberdeen-based company took delivery of Loch Roag, its second multi purpose support vessel (MPSV), earlier this month on a contract
Atwood Oceanics Inc., n international offshore drilling contractor engaged in the drilling and completion of exploratory and developmental oil and gas wells, has been awarded a drilling services contract by a subsidiary of Noble Energy Inc. for the Atwood Hunter for three firm wells with a minimum t
OGX Petróleo e Gás Participações S.A., the Brazilian oil and gas company responsible for the largest private-sector exploratory campaign in Brazil, announced today that it has identified the presence of hydrocarbons in carbonate reservoirs in the Albian section of well 1-OGX-79-RJS, in block BM-C-39
Fairmount Marine’s tug Fairmount Expedition has delivered the semi-submersible drilling rig Scarabeo 6 safely in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, for her dry-dock period at shipyard Keppel-Verolme. The 27 year old Scarabeo 6, owned by Italian offshore company Saipem, was towed from offshore Abu Qir, Egyp
Cameron reported net income of $134.0 million, or $0.54 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, compared with net income of $109.5 million, or $0.43 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2011. Cameron reported net income of $134.0 million, or $0.54 per diluted share, for the q
Further significant steps have been taken this week towards stopping the Elgin gas leak, including the installation of a key piece of equipment on the G4 well to divert leaking gas away from the wellhead platform. Known as a diverter, this specially manufactured device has been connected to the G4 w
Premier has received approval of its Field Development Plan (FDP) for the Solan field (Premier 60 per cent, Chrysaor 40 per cent) from the Department of Energy and Climate Change. The Premier-operated Solan field, located on the UK Continental Shelf West of Shetland, is expected to produce approxima
Severn Trent De Nora, a leading provider of electrolytic seawater disinfection systems, will showcase its line of water and wastewater treatment systems at the Offshore Technology Conference (Hall D Stand 2405) to be held 30 April to 3 May 2012, at Reliant Park in Houston, Texas. The following produ
