Brazil’s HRT Participações em Petróleo S.A. has began discussions with leading oil companies to evaluate the possibility of entering into partnership in its world class Namibian exploration acreage. Through its wholly owned subsidiaries, HRT is the operator of ten exploration blocks in the Namibian
EDT Offshore (Cyprus), an operations and management company for offshore support and dredging services, has taken delivery of a Damen Fast Crew Supplier 3507 and an FCS 5009: the ‘EDT Leda’ and the ´EDT Nefeli´. Both are built according to the Damen Sea Axe design that reduces slamming up to 75% and
Dolphin Geophysical AS, a Norway-based seismic specialist, held the christening of M/V Polar Duchess at Vågen, Bergen on Friday, 30th March 2012. Many attended the special occasion, which launched the sistership to Dolphin’s flagship vessel M/V Polar Duke. Professor Gunn Mangerud assumed the positio
The Coast Guard on Monday received a report of an oil discharge near Head of Passes, in the Gulf of Mexico. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received notification at 1:43 p.m., Monday, reporting that an estimated 630 gallons of Louisiana sweet crude oil was discharged from the Gulf Pr
Oil & Gas UK, the representative organisation for the UK offshore oil and gas industry, today (4 April 2012) announces a number of new appointments within its expanded Board. Effective from 1 April 2012: James Edens, vice president and managing director at CNR International (UK) Ltd, and Gordon Ball
Last Thursday, the mayor of Houston (USA), Annise Parker, visited the Petrobras Research Center in Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro. The mayor’s party, including representatives from the oil and gas industry and from Texan universities, was received by Alípio Ferreira, General Manager of Downstream R&
Last week, OGX, the Brazilian oil and gas company responsible for the largest private-sector exploratory campaign in Brazil, has delivered its first shipment of approximately 600,000 barrels of oil to Shell Western Supply and Trading Ltd. (“Shell”). On March 27, 2012, the Company, owned by Eike Bati
Dolphin Geophysical has signed a further Agreement with the AGC Authorities to acquire additional 2D Multi-Client survey over recently designated Deep-Water blocks soon to be offered to industry for licensing. AGC is the ‘Agence de Gestion et de Coopération entre le Sénégal et la Guinée-Bissau’ whic
During the period 28-29 February 2012, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) conducted an audit of working environment follow-up on the mobile drilling facility Scarabeo 8. The audit activity was part of the processing associated with Saipem SpA’s (Saipem’s) application for an acknowledgement
Integrated oil & gas brown field services provider, Petra Energy Berhad (“Petra Energy”), and Baker Hughes (M) Sdn Bhd (“Baker Hughes”), yesterday formalised a working relationship via the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) to undertake oil & gas projects in Malaysia. Signing on behalf
Keppel Shipyard Ltd (Keppel Shipyard) has secured Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) upgrading projects from its long-term partners SBM Offshore N.V. (SBM Offshore) and Bumi Armada Berhad (Bumi Armada). The combined contract value of the two projects is S$170 million (USD 135 million)
In February 2012, NKT Holding A/S and Subsea 7 S.A. entered into an agreement to sell NKT Flexibles to National Oilwell Varco (NOV) for a total consideration of DKK 3.8 billion (USD 671 million). The agremeent, which was subject to approval from the relevant competition authorities has today been co
Octanex has been advised by Shell Development (Australia) Pty Ltd (Shell) that it has completed acquisition of the new Tortilla 2D seismic survey in the WA-385-P permit. The Tortilla survey is a relatively small 783 km 2D marine seismic survey that fulfils the final work commitment for the WA-385-P
A Singapore-based subsea service provider to the offshore oil and gas industry, Kreuz Subsea Marine Pte Ltd has entered into an agreement with an undisclosed company to acquire a diving support vessel for approximately US$22 million. The vessel is a dynamically positioned construction class diving s
