EnerMech, an Aberdeen based provider of mechanical services solutions to the energy services sector, has been awarded a pre-commissioning contract in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Gabon by Technip. The workscope is for precommissioning services on the Congo Gabon Flexible Replacement Project
Premier oil, an independent British UK oil company focused on exploration has provided updates on its operations in Indonesia and UK. The Biawak Besar-1x exploration well (Premier equity 28.67 per cent) on Natuna Sea Block A has reached a total depth of 5,950 feet MD and will be plugged and abandone
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, a governmental specialist directorate and administrative body, today released preliminary production figures for March 2012. Preliminary production figures for March 2012 indicate an average daily production of about 2 055 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.
Shell Malaysia upstream operating company Sarawak Shell Berhad and partner PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd yesterday announced the signing of two new exploration and production sharing contracts (PSCs) with PETRONAS. The contracts represent new Malaysian acreage for the multinational. Andrew Brown, Royal
Brazil’s Petrobras announces the discovery of a new good quality oil accumulation at well 1-RJS-689A (1-BRSA-925A RJS), to the north of Lula field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt cluster. The new well, known as Dolomita Sul, is located at a water depth of 1,747 meters and is 177 km off the coast of Ri
Sterling Resources Ltd. announces that the Cladhan South exploration well, 210/29c-5 , located in the northern North Sea (UK) will be plugged and abandoned. The well was drilled to a measured depth of 10,361 feet and encountered multiple Upper Jurassic sand channels on prognosis, none of which was t
STX OSV Holdings Limited (“STX OSV”), one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels secured a new contract for the design and construction of one Anchor Handling Tug Supply vessel (“AHTS”) for Iceman AS. The vessel is developed and designed by STX OSV. It wil
WorleyParsons has been awarded a contract by ExxonMobil Canada Properties for the topsides on the Hebron Project. The contract follows front end engineering and design services and exercises ExxonMobil’s option to subsequently award detailed engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services.
Aker Solutions will build a new state-of-of-the-art umbilical manufacturing plant in Pekan, Malaysia, to meet the anticipated growth and the needs of their Asia Pacific customers. The total investment of USD 60 million will expand Aker Solutions’ manufacturing capacity and strengthen their position
IHC Merwede, a Dutch company focused on the continuous development of design and construction activities for the specialist maritime sector, today officially opened its new Singapore office at the PSA Building. The Singapore base will be the corporate headquarters for IHC Offshore & Marine’s South E
A Singapore-based, EMAS AMC has successfully completed the first of several riser replacements for Norwegian oil giant Statoil on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The scope of the riser replacement on Snorre B and the other floating platforms comprised by the contract includes riser recovery and ins
Statoil has awarded Framo Engineering a contact for the design and construction of the Gullfaks subsea gas compression plant. Gullfaks may become one of the first installations worldwide to employ subsea gas compression. Subsea gas compression represents an important leap forward in the efforts to i
Lansdowne Oil & Gas has announced an update on the interpretation of the recently processed 3D seismic surveys acquired in the summer of 2011 over its Rosscarbery licence area in the North Celtic Sea, offshore Ireland. Rosscarbery Prospects Summary (Standard Exploration Licence 5/07- part- Blocks 48
Ithaca Energy Inc. announces that the Company has received Field Development Plan (“FDP”) approval for the Stella and Harrier Fields from the UK government. The joint development of the Stella and Harrier fields, located in the Central North Sea, will involve the drilling of subsea horizontal wells
