Crowcon will be showing its new Gas-Pro confined space entry gas detector at the Offshore Europe show in Aberdeen between 6-8 September. The Gas-Pro has a number of special features that make it ideal for confined space use, including a top-mount display, an internal pump, five gas capability and Po
Atwood Oceanics, Inc., a Houston-based international offshore drilling contractor, announced today that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a twelve-month contract extension with an affiliate of Coastal Energy Company for the jack-up Vicksburg, priced at the current day rate of $90,000 from Jan
Transocean Ltd. today reported net income attributable to controlling interest of $155 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2011. The results compare to net income attributable to controlling interest of $715 million, or $2.22 per diluted share, for the three mont
Lundin Petroleum AB announced that it has made a second gas discovery with the Cempulut-1 well that was drilled in Block SB303, offshore Sabah, East Malaysia. Cempulut-1 was drilled with the Offshore Courageous rig in a water depth of approximately 75 meters. The well was drilled to a total depth of
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a £50 million contract to design and equip two anchor handling vessels for Norwegian company Farstad Shipping. The Rolls-Royce UT 731 CD vessels are designed to work in extreme environmental conditions and carry out operations in water as deep a
Hallin Marine subsea operations vessel Carlisle has arrived in Australia to undertake a significant contract on the North West Shelf. Supporting air diving services on a major field development, the initial work is scheduled for 110 days with a further series of options to extend beyond that. SOV Ca
TGS reports net revenues of USD 136 million in Q2 2011, compared to USD 112 million in Q2 2010. Investments and the corresponding pre-funding revenues were significantly lower in Q2 2011 than in Q2 2010 due to the expected back end loaded investment plan, as previously communicated to the market. De
Songa Venus has been warm stacked in Labuan, Malaysia during the month and is currently undergoing basic maintenance and client operational preparedness for the upcoming one year contract with Petronas in Malaysia. The contract is estimated to commence mid-August. Songa Mercur arrived on location 24
Statoil has received consent for temporary use of Volve with the Navion Europa vessel for storage of oil. Volve is an oil field located in the southern part of the North Sea, about eight kilometres north of Sleipner Øst. The water depth in the area is approx. 80 metres. The field was developed with
Prospector Offshore Drilling S.A. announced today that it has entered into a turnkey contract for the construction of two additional high specification harsh environment F&G JU-2000E jack-up drilling rigs at the Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co. Ltd (SWS) Shipyard in Shanghai China. After these t
Kongsberg Maritime has been awarded a contract from BW Offshore to install a new Safety and Automation System (SAS) on board the newly upgraded BW Athena FPSO. The KONGSBERG system will be installed on the vessel, which will operate on the Athena field as a result of a contract between BW Offshore,
The Ultrasonic Meter (flow meter) on the FPSO Kwame Nkrumah has been successfully installed by a team of engineers of the Ghana National … Reported by: Moses Dotsey Aklorbortu (Daily Graphic) [mappress] Source: Daily Graphic, August 03, 2011;
Vantage Drilling Company (“Vantage”) reports a net loss of $14.9 million or ($0.05) per share, excluding $25.2 million ($0.09 per share) of charges associated with refinancing of debt. Including the refinancing charges, the Company reported a net loss of $40.1 million or ($0.14) per diluted share fo
Salamander Energy announces the spud of the Cat Ba–1X (“101-CB-1X”) exploration well in Block 101-100/04, offshore northern Vietnam. The 101-CB-1X well will be drilled to a depth of approximately 1,900 metres. The primary objective is a Palaeozoic carbonate, (buried hill) structure with secondary ob
