DOF has signed a new contract for Skandi Waveney with Peterson Den Helder B.V. for operations in Dutch sector. The contract duration is 1 year firm with 2 x 1 year options. The contract will commence in January 2012. Skandi Waveney is a medium sized PSV built in 2001. Platform Supply Vessels transpo
AGR confirms it has been awarded a frame agreement which includes the possibility for Total Well Management services with Statoil worth approximately 100 – 130 million NOK per year (17-21 million USD per year). The contract period is for two years with the possibility for an additional two plus two
Officials from the Lebanese Ministry of Energy and Water have signed a contract extension with Spectrum for the licensing of the highly successful “LEB-02” and “EMED-00” Multi-Client seismic datasets offshore Lebanon. Spectrum’s comprehensive suite of East Mediterranean products is comprised of four
Lundin Petroleum has been awarded 10 exploration licence interests in the 2011 Norwegian Licensing Round, (Awards in Predefined Areas, APA). Minister of Petroleum and Energy Ola Borten Moe described APA 2011 as the most extensive licensing round ever undertaken on the Norwegian continental shelf. T
Valiant Petroleum plc has been awarded operatorship and a 50% interest in License PL 617, Block 2/9 on the Norwegian Continental Shelf as part of the APA 2011 Licensing Round. The other partners are Premier Oil Norge AS (35%) and Bridge Energy Norge AS (15%). The award represents Valiant’s first ope
The largest owner and operator of offshore support vessels in Malaysia, Bumi Armada has secured a four year charter and operations contract by Brazilian oil and gas major, Petrobras for its Anchor Handling Towing Support (AHTS) vessel Armada Tuah 102. The 72.5 m long AHTS vessel with DP2 capability
CNOOC Limited , the major Hong Kong listed subsidiary of China National Offshore Oil Corporation today announces a summary of the Company’s business strategy and development plan for the year 2012. The total targeted net production of the Company in 2012 is 330 to 340 million barrels of oil equivale
Italy’s Saipem has been awarded new E&C Offshore contracts worth $1.8 billion which will be carried out by the newly-built Castorone pipelay vessel. In Australia, Saipem has signed an EPCI contract with INPEX for the Gas Export Pipeline (GEP) on the Ichthys LNG Project. Saipem’s scope of work will i
The Graig Group has launched a new subsidiary, Graig Offshore, which will consolidate and expand the group’s existing services to the offshore energy industries. Based in Oslo and Cardiff, Graig Offshore will be headed up by Jan Erik Granholdt, who has extensive offshore experience. Graig currently
Det norske oljeselskap ASA has been offered an interest in nine licenses in the APA 2011 licensing round. The company has been offered the operatorship in three of the nine licenses. Bjørn Martinsen, VP Exploration in Det norske, said he is very pleased with the awards. He is particularly satisfied
Wilton Engineering Services Limited (WESL), has been awarded a significant UK North Sea contract with international integrated energy company, ConocoPhillips. The award to fabricate the Long Term Compression (LTC) module for the Britannia field will create up to 100 new jobs with a further 150 sub-c
GDF SUEZ E&P Norge was today awarded three partnership licenses and two operatorships in the North Sea through the Awards in Predefined Areas round for 2011. The two operatorships are located in the Gjøa area (PL 636 and PL 634). Two of the partnership licenses are located in the northern North Sea,
Otto Energy Ltd advises that it has received confirmation from farm -in partner, BHP Billiton, that it has issued a termination notice for the Transocean Deepwater Expedition drillship due to the vessel not passing key acceptance tests . BHP Billiton has advised that it is progressing preparations t
Norwegian Energy Company (Noreco) has been awarded eight new licences in the 2011 Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) in Norway. “We are very pleased with these awards, which demonstrate the strong competence in the Noreco team,” says Lars Fosvold, Vice President Exploration. “Noreco is one of the most
