Petrobras commenced the Extended Well Test (EWT) in the Campos basin’s pre-salt Brava Area, in the Marlin Field Production Concession, 170 km off the coast of Macaé, in Rio de Janeiro. The EWT is expected to last two years, with daily output of 6,000 barrels of oil, and is running on well 6-MRL-199-
The Gazprom Board of Directors adopted the updated Program for hydrocarbon resources development on the Russian Federation shelf until 2030. The Company’s Management Committee was tasked to continue the activity on the Russian continental shelf development and render a performance report for the Boa
Aker Solutions has signed two contracts with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for the delivery of complete drilling equipment packages for two new deepwater drillships. The contracts have a total value of about $230 million. The drilling equipment and systems will be installed on the
Antrim Energy Inc., an international oil and gas exploration and production company, has contracted the survey vessel Kommander Jack and has commenced work to obtain site surveys in preparation for the 2011 UK North Sea drilling program. Surveys will be obtained over the West Teal, Carra and Erne
Chevron Upstream Europe, a strategic business unit of Chevron’s Europe, Eurasia and Middle East (EEME) Operating Company announced that it has successfully bid for the exploration rights in four blocks awarded in the Norwegian 21st Licensing Round. The blocks are located in the Outer Vøring Basin in
The Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) announced today that its membership has grown to 10 members at the conclusion of the company’s formation period. The MWCC member companies are now Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Shell, BP, Apache, Anadarko, BHP Billiton, Statoil and Hess. These 10 com
Expro today announces the appointment of Michael Jardon as its new Chief Operating Officer. He replaces Chris Mawtus, who has assumed the new role of Service Quality Director for Expro. Michael joins Expro from Vallourec & Mannesmann USA, where he was North America President. This follows a highly-s
Canrig’s SureGrip™ ball-and-pocket gripping technology was recently selected for one of the Offshore Technology Conference’s (OTC) prestigious “Spotlight on Technology” awards at the upcoming 2011 show. First Subsea is the exclusive manufacturer and technology partner for SureGrip. Award recipients
The final investment decision on natural gas delivered by pipeline as well as on liquefied natural gas for the giant offshore Shtokman … By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen ,Dow Jones, (Fox Business) [mappress] Source: , April 19, 2011;
Statoil has awarded Bristow Norway a new contract for offshore helicopter services running from Stavanger Airport, Norway. The estimated value of the contract is over NOK 1 billion. All installations with helicopter flights from Stavanger will be served under this contract. Statoil’s helicopter flig
Niko Resources Ltd. has signed three new Production Sharing Contracts with the Trinidad and Tobago Government: * The first block, NCMA2 is located approximately 50 kilometers NNW of the northern coast of Trinidad and will be operated by Niko who will hold a 56% interest. The block covers 251,870 acr
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions integrator, has been awarded the contract to supply a total propulsion package for a new semi-submersible heavy lift vessel. With an overall length of 270 metres, this ship is the largest of its type ever to be built. The scope of supply for the cont
Eni announces the names of the researchers and scientists awarded in the fifth edition of the Eni Award. The award was established in 2007 and over the years has become an international reference point for research in the fields of energy and the environment. The Eni Award aims to encourage a better
Vantage Drilling Company (“Vantage”) yesterday reported a change in the composition of its Board of Directors. On April 8, 2011, Hsin-Chi Su informed the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Vantage that effective upon the appointment of Steven Bradshaw to the Board, he would resign from the Board an
