Afren plc (“Afren or “the Company”) announces the appointment of Dr Niall McCormack as Exploration Director and other senior additions to the technical management team. Appointment of Exploration Director Afren announces the appointment of Dr Niall McCormack as Exploration Director, who assumes resp
Siem Offshore Inc. is in discussions to acquire the remaining 50% ownership interest in the shares of Overseas Drilling Ltd (“ODL”) from a subsidiary of Transocean Ltd. for USD 22.5 million. The acquisition will be subject to a definitive purchase agreement. ODL is a debt-free company and owner of t
Nido Petroleum Limited , on behalf of the SC 54B Joint Venture, is pleased to announce the Philippine Department of Energy (DOE) has approved the Gindara-1 Drilling Program. This approval marks another important milestone in the lead up to the drilling of the Gindara-1 Prospect (refer Location Map).
Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announces that the Teak-2 exploration well in the West Cape Three Points licence offshore Ghana has discovered 27 metres of net hydrocarbon bearing Campanian and Turonian reservoirs. The well was targeting an undrilled fault block between the Jubilee field and the Teak-1 disc
STX OSV Holdings Limited, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, announces that it has secured a new contract for the design and construction of a Platform Supply Vessel with NorSea Group AS. The vessel will be of STX OSV’s own PSV 08 design, and is s
Specialist Subsea Services Ltd (S3), a provider of Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) and survey services to the international energy industry, has announced a seven figure acquisition of two new ROV systems to expand its workclass fleet. The acquisition adds to the capacity of S³ to undertake the wide
Shell and KROHNE recently signed an agreement to commercialize a new multiphase flowmeter based on the Magnetic Resonance principle for oil and gas field installations. The agreement comprises the manufacturing, marketing and sales of the new meter which was developed through an R&D collaboration be
Sonde Resources Corp. announced today the release of its financial and operating results for the year ended December 31, 2010. Financial and Operating Highlights In Western Canada, Sonde focused capital activity on its extensive behind-pipe inventory, deploying $4.3 million to complete 12 re-entries
A OGX Petróleo e Gás Participações S.A. (“OGX”) , the Brazilian oil and gas company responsible for the largest private sector exploratory campaign in Brazil, announced that it has identified the presence of hydrocarbons in the Albian- Cenomanian section of well 3-OGX-35D-RJS, an appraisal well of t
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS has awarded Prosafe a two-month contract for use of the Safe Scandinavia for accommodation support at the Eldfisk Platform in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. On site operations are planned to commence in May 2012. Furthermore, reference is made to press release d
Northern announces that it has signed an agreement involving Italian permits F.R39.NP and F.R40.NP which contain the Rovesti and Giove oil discoveries and ten mapped prospects. The objective of the agreement is to work with Azimuth Limited (“Azimuth”) a specialist global E&P business, to define and
Nexans, a worldwide leading expert in the cable industry, has been awarded an approximately 18 million euros contract by Statoil to design, engineer and manufacture the static and dynamic subsea umbilicals that will play a vital role in the tie back system connecting the new Gygrid field development
SBM Offshore N.V. is pleased to announce that the Supervisory Board will make a non-binding proposal at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on 5 May 2011 at 2.30 p.m. in Rotterdam to appoint Mrs. K.A. Rethy as a member of the Supervisory Board for a term of 4 years. Mrs. […]
ShipTek 2011 announces its association with Shell Marine Products as the Gold Sponsor. Shiptek 2011 ,4th edition of ShipTek series scheduled on the 18th and 19th April 2011 at Hotel Crowne Plaza ,Dubai. With the partnership of Shell Marine Products, ShipTek 2011 has become the most sought after even
