Polarcus Limited announces that the Company has received a Letter of Award for a 3D offshore seismic acquisition project for an undisclosed client. The project, to be acquired by POLARCUS NAILA and subject to the execution of a service contract, will commence in Q4 2011 and is expected to run for ap
IHC Hytop Winches, part of IHC Merwede, was officially launched. The new company’s workshop plays an important role in its activities because it enables it to build complex winch systems for the offshore and dredging markets. This will expand the supply of IHC Hytop Winches’ range of complex winch s
Dolphin Geophysical has signed a contract with ION’s GX Technology group (GXT) for a three month 2D seismic acquisition survey offshore West Africa. The project will be acquired by Polar Explorer, the Company’s first 2D vessel, with acquisition commencing in April 2011. The contract includes a mobil
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® method of wellhead engineering, has signed an agreement to supply as the end user LLC Gazflot (‘Gazflot’), a subsidiary of leading Russian oil and gas company Gazprom, with its propri
Hyperdynamics Corporation announced today that AGR Peak Well Management Ltd. (AGR) has signed a letter of intent on behalf of Hyperdynamics with Jasper Drilling Pte. Ltd. of Singapore to contract the drill ship Jasper Explorer for exploration drilling in Hyperdynamics’ concession offshore the Republ
UAE-based MIS Group , a diversified engineering and contracting group focused on the energy sector, made the following statement today: “Lamprell plc, a company quoted on the London Stock Exchange, issued the following announcement this morning: Lamprell plc – Possible Offer for Maritime Industrial
Earlier this week the CEO of Ulstein Group, Gunvor Ulstein was in London to receive an award for young prominent leaders. She was awarded the Seatrade Young Person in Shipping 2011 Award in recognition of her exemplary career in the shipping and offshore sector, as a role model for young people cons
Riding on the wave of a resurgent global economy, Sea Asia 2011 is set to open next week (April 12, 2011) as the biggest in the series yet – with every indication that Asia’s shipping community is primed to grab the many opportunities now arising. Sea Asia 2011, which will open for three […]
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) announces that a major international oil company has joined EMGS and Shell in a joint industry project (JIP) to plan and design the next-generation 3D EM system. “We are delighted that yet another customer with extensive EM experience has joined the JIP,” says
Wood Group has been awarded a three-year framework contract by Statoil to deliver multi-discipline engineering studies for their onshore and offshore facilities worldwide. The contract also includes two, two-year extension options. Studies under the agreement include concept feasibility, concept sel
State-owned Petroleos Mexicanos said Wednesday it plans to invest almost $1 billion over five years to boost heavy and extra-heavy crude … Source: Latin American Herald Tribune [mappress] Source:laht , April 7, 2011;
Det norske has sold a 20 percent interest in production licenses 554 and 554B to Svenska Petroleum Exploration, reducing its interest from 40 to 20 percent. As consideration, Svenska Petroleum Exploration will carry part of the expenses related to the first exploration well to be drilled in either P
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Wintershall Norge ASA a drilling permit for well 35/12-4 S, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Well 35/12-4 S will be drilled from the Songa Delta drilling facility at position 61°11’6.79” north and 03°41’29.48” east following
CGGVeritas has inaugurated a new open Processing & Imaging center in Muscat, Oman at a ceremony attended by clients and a delegation from the Omani Ministry of Oil & Gas. The new center complements the company’s activity in the country and offers clients access to the latest processing and imaging t
