U.S. oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp discovered hydrocarbons in August off the coast of Danang, in central Vietnam, the company said on Thursday… Source: Reuters [mappress] Source: Reuters, October 27, 2011;
BMT Cordah, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has launched the NEMS Accounter® Light reporting software to the UK market. The software developed by environmental specialists add novatech, in conjunction with BMT Cor
Kitron AS, a subsidiary of Kitron ASA, has signed a contract with a leading supplier of offshore equipment. The agreement covers the period 2012 to 2014. In this period the expected turnover under the contract is between NOK 200 and 300 million. Kitron already has received purchase orders under the
DORIS Engenharia Ltda., the Brazilian subsidiary of France’s DORIS Engineering and a specialist in the offshore oil and gas industry, has chosen Intergraph® SmartMarine® Enterprise solutions to design the topsides of eight floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) units for global energy l
PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP) had an operating result of the third quarter of this year close to the result of the previous quarter. The company made due preparations to deliver first natural gas from Bongkot South Field and crude oil from Montara Field next year whil
Oceaneering International, Inc. today reported third quarter earnings for the period ended September 30, 2011. On revenue of $602 million, Oceaneering generated net income of $78.6 million, or $0.72 per share. These results include an $18.3 million pre-tax gain, $11.9 million after tax using an incr
Eni announces that the discovery of gas made in the exploratory prospectus of Mamba South 1, Area 4 offshore Mozambique, is about 50% larger than what announced by the Company on October 20th. During deepening of the well, it encountered a new separated pool that contains a potential of up to 7.5
Cairn Energy PLC, the Edinburgh-based oil and gas exploration and production company, has successfully deployed Centek’s Itsfu Auto Fill Sub in drilling operations in its 2011 Greenland Drilling campaign. The Itsfu provides controlled drill string filling in one third of the time of alternative meth
At 07.00 BST (08.00 CEST and 02.00 EDT) on Thursday 27 October, 2011 Royal Dutch Shell plc released its third quarter results and third quarter interim dividend announcement for 2011. Royal Dutch Shell’s third quarter 2011 earnings, on a current cost of supplies (CCS) basis (see Note 1), were $7.2 b
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (Forum) announced the entry into an agreement with MRTS, an operator of offshore pipe laying vessels based in Moscow, Russia, to sell two Perry™ XLX ROVs (Remotely Operated Vehicles). This will mark the first sale of work-class ROV systems from Forum Subsea Technologi
OSX 2 Leasing B.V., a subsidiary of the OSX Brasil S.A., entered into a facility agreement with a syndicate of international banks lead by ING, Itaú-BBA and Santander, related to the granting of a loan in the amount of US$ 850 million, pursuant to the contractual terms, for investment in the constru
CGGVeritas announced today that the first project for its recently launched Oceanic Sirius X-BOW® seismic vessel will be a 3D BroadSeis™ survey on the Avaldsnes field, potentially estimated to be the third largest oil discovery in Norway, on behalf of Lundin Petroleum. The Oceanic Sirius joined the
One of the largest operators in the UK sector of the North Sea has extended its contract for AGR’s Riserless Mud Recovery system (RMR™) by four years. TOTAL E&P UK’s multiple-well deal with Norwegian solutions provider AGR also includes the firm’s Cutting Transportation System (CTS). The extension,
Statoil’s third quarter 2011 net operating income was NOK 39.3 billion, a 39% increase compared to NOK 28.2 billion in the third quarter of 2010. “Statoil delivered strong financial results in the third quarter of 2011, reflecting operational performance in line with expectations and strong oil and
