Government of Yement today informed Nexen that the company’s application to extend the Block 14 (Masila) Production Sharing Contract has not been accepted, and that a newly Yemen national company will take over the operatorship of the block upon the PSC expiry on December 17. Marvin Romanow, Nexen’s
ConocoPhillips and CNOOC are facing legal challenge from thirty Chinese fishermen , for alleged damages made by an oil spill from Peng lai oilfield, which is operated by the U.S. based exploration and production company, China.org.cn reported. The fishermen want to establish environmental restoratio
Lansdowne Oil & Gas, has taken delivery of the processed 3D seismic surveys carried out this summer over the Amergin, Rosscarbery and Midleton Prospects in the North Celtic Sea Basin, offshore Ireland. Dr Steve Boldy, CEO of Lansdowne said: “We are pleased to receive our processed 3D seismic dataset
The Board of Directors of CNOOC Limited announced today that, Mr. Li Fanrong has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The Board also announces that, due to his responsibility as the President of China National Offshore Oil Corporation which requires more of his time, Mr.
Coastal Energy Company, an independent exploration and production company with assets in Thailand, announces the successful drilling of the Bua Ban North A-10 horizontal well. The Bua Ban North A-10 was the first horizontal development well drilled at Bua Ban North. The well was drilled into the Mio
IHC Merwede, the leading global maritime, engineering and manufacturing group, has appointed Denis Welch as its CEO for South East Asia. He will be responsible for helping the company to reinforce its regional identity and expand its Asian-centred operations – which are focussed on its offshore and
Saturday November 19th, the LNG-powered ship Viking Prince was launched at Kleven Yard. Kleven Maritime is the leading supplier of gas-powered ships, with five ships delivered, and another three in the order book, including the Viking Prince. Eidesvik Offshore and Kleven Maritime constructed the wor
ShawCor Ltd. today announced its pipecoating division, Bredero Shaw, has received a second contract from Chevron Australia Pty. Ltd. to provide pipeline coatings and related products and services for the flowlines on the Wheatstone Project. This contract is in addition to the previously announced co
Premier Oil Norge AS, operator of production licence 406, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 9/1-1 S (Gardrofa). The well is being plugged and abandoned as a dry hole. The well, which is the first exploration well in PL 406, was drilled was drilled from the Bredford Dolphin drilling facility
Drilling of exploration well Makouala Marine-1, located offshore in Block Marine XIV Congo (Brazzaville) has started, Lundin said on its website The planned depth is approximately 2,700 metres below mean sea level and the well will be drilled using the semi-submersible drilling rig ENSCO 5003. The d
ShawCor Ltd. today announced that its pipecoating division, Bredero Shaw, has received a letter of intent from Mitsui & Co., Ltd. to provide pipeline coatings and related products and services for the gas export pipeline on the Ichthys Gas Field Development Project. The letter of intent is condition
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. today announced the sale of five Perry XLX Heavy Work-Class Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) systems to Marine Platforms Limited (MPL). MPL offers diverse oil and gas services to the upstream sector of the oil and gas industry in West Africa from their Lagos and Onne Fre
Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) announced this morning that it has discovered oil in the Janglau-1 well that was drilled in Block PM308A, offshore Peninsular Malaysia. Janglau-1 was drilled to a total depth of 3,820 metres by the jackup rig “Offshore Courageous”. The objectives of the well we
The President of the Republic of Angola, José Eduardo dos Santos, and Eni CEO Paolo Scaroni met in Luanda yesterday to discuss Eni’s activities and projects in the country. In the meeting, the parties talked about the important results achieved through recent exploration in Angola, including the dis
