Det norske has signed three important contracts in preparing for the Jette development. The contractors are Cameron, Subsea7 and Aker Solutions. September 5th, 2011, Det norske oljeselskap ASA presented a plan for development and operation (PDO) of Jette to the Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Ola
Safety culture was on the agenda for the second day of the International Regulators’ Forum offshore safety summit in Stavanger. This has been a key issue for the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) over the past 10 years. Norway’s regulations require the building of a safety culture, and this is
Talisman Energy Inc’s said its production has been set back by about 20,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d)during the third … Source: Reuters [mappress] Source: Reuters, October 5, 2011;
Italy’s ENI and Spain’s Repsol are waiting for Venezuela to approve the extraction of gas from a field that has the biggest deposits found… By Marianna Parraga (Reuters) [mappress] Source:Reuters , October 5, 2011
British oil producer Premier Oil is to buy North Sea-focused Encore Oil for 221 million pounds ($340 million), continuing its strategy of… By Tom Bergin (Reuters) [mappress] Source:Reuters , October 5, 2011;
Caterpillar today announced the release of the new Cat® C280-16 generator set with 10 percent increased power. The C280-16 60 Hz generator set is now available at 5359 ekW, 900 rpm and features numerous electronic upgrades. This increased power provides industry-leading power density while maintaini
Sri Lanka will soon tender for oil exploration in five blocks in the northwestern offshore Mannar Basin after Cairn India Ltd. discovered a… By Ranga Sirilal and Shihar Aneez (Reuters) [mappress] Source: Reuters, October 5, 2011
Indonesia’s state-run Pertamina has planned for maintenance at the offshore North West Java oil and gas field in the second and third weeks… Reporting by Andjarsari Paramaditha; Writing by Ramthan Hussain; editing by Miral Fahmy (Reuters) [mappress] Source:Reuters , October 5, 2011;
The company Statoil is interested in participating in the development of the newly discovered fields, as well as exploration and discovery… By E. Ismayilov (Trend) [mappress] Source: Trend.az, October 5, 2011
Tanzania has arrested seven suspected Somali pirates after an attack on an oil and gas exploration ship operated by Brazilian petroleum … Source: Reuters [mappress] Source: Reuters, October 5, 2011;
Dockwise today announces new contract wins and variation orders, revised payment terms for the Vanguard, and advances from certain clients. These factors, taken together, will materially improve the company’s cash flows and working capital in 2011 and 2012. New contracts and variation orders New con
Hamworthy, a world leader in the design and manufacture of innovative marine and offshore fluid handling systems, announces that it has acquired 100 per cent of the issued share capital of AW Flow Holdings Limited (“AW Flow”) and its subsidiary undertakings, a UK based specialist valve manufacturer
North Energy has completed drilling of the two main reservoirs and one of the secondary targets in the Heilo well in PL 530 in the Barents Sea. The well has not encountered hydrocarbons. The well will now continue drilling to planned total depth in the Havert Formation, testing possible deeper targe
HRT Participações em Petróleo S.A. announces that the Ministry of Mines and Energy of the Republic of Namibia has extended the Initial Exploration Period in the 2815, 2816 and 2915 offshore blocks in the Orange Sedimentary Basin. More precisely, the five years of the Initial Exploration Period (Petr
