Spectrum is implementing a strategy of growth in the Multi Client Seismic market and as part of the company’s strategic growth plan Spectrum has strengthened its Executive Management Team with new appointment. Arne Helland has been appointed as Executive Vice President Strategy and Business Developm
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has given approval to Det norske oljeselskap ASA (Det norske) to use the Transocean Barents offshore drilling rig on the Jette field. Jette is a oil and gas field in the southern part of the North Sea, 180 kilometres west of Haugesund. A Plan for Development and
France-based, international services provider, Technip, has been certified as a Top Employer Europe 2012. This independent certification, delivered by the CRF Institute, underlines the quality of Technip’s human resources (HR) policies and the excellent and consistent working conditions offered to i
BMT Cordah, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, environmental and engineering consultancy, and InterAct, a member of the Acteon Group of companies, the leading well engineering and well abandonment specialists, have announced a collaboration to provide UK oil an
Valiant Petroleum plc has started drilling on the Tybalt appraisal well (Valiant, 80%, operator) located in Blocks 211/8c & 13c in the UK Northern North Sea. The work programme, which includes a well and a contingent test, has been designed to prove up commercially exploitable volumes via nearby inf
The partners in the Johan Sverdrup (formerly known as Aldous/Avaldsnes) field have signed a pre-unit agreement under which the owners of production licences 265 and 501 will cooperate in the planning of the Johan Sverdrup field towards an investment decision and submission of the Plan for Developmen
Subsea 7 S.A. announced today the award of a SURF contract valued at approximately $100 million from Suncor Energy on the Terra Nova Field, situated 350km south east of St John’s, Newfoundland, offshore Canada. The contract scope includes the management, engineering and installation of nine 300 metr
Statoil Petroleum AS (Statoil) has been granted consent for use of the Ocean Vanguard mobile drilling facility for drilling top holes on Oseberg Sør (Stjerne) in the North Sea. The consent covers drilling of top holes in connection with the development of 30/9-22 Stjerne. The plan for development an
Leni Gas & Oil plc today announces that the A2ST01 sidetrack at the Eugene Island Field in the US Gulf of Mexico has reached a total depth of 13,496 feet. The A2ST01 sidetrack was designed to test the Cranberry Creek prospect at the Tex-X2 reservoir level at a depth of approximately 13,000 feet subs
VERIPOS has been awarded a new three-year contract by Kuala Lumpur based Orogenic Geoexpro for the continued provision of services to the Malaysian company’s fleet of vessels engaged on geophysical surveys, rig moves and major construction support projects throughout South East Asia. Services provid
Swiber Holdings Limited, a world class integrated construction and support services provider to the offshore industry, announced that it has secured another sizeable contract through a local collaboration with Dragados Offshore (“Dragados”), totaling approximately US$273 million for offshore constru
In offshore drilling, Saipem has been awarded by Eni an extension of its contract for the charter of the semisubmersible drilling rig Scarabeo 7, for drilling activities in Indonesian waters.
Leighton Holdings Limited announces that it has appointed Mr Ian Edwards to the role of Managing Director of Leighton Asia, India and Offshore (LAIO). Mr Edwards will replace Mr Bob Cooke who has been acting in the role since the appointment of Mr Hamish Tyrwhitt as Chief Executive Officer of Leight
Chevron Australia Pty Ltd has marked a significant historical milestone – its 60th anniversary since entering Australia’s upstream oil and gas sector. Chevron entered Western Australia on 24 March 1952 through Caltex (owned by Texaco and Standard Oil of California which later became Chevron) joining
