Statoil ASA has received consent to upgrade the water injection system on Gullfaks B (GFB). The main components of the existing water injection system at GFB are vulnerable to degeneration. One of the objectives of the modification is to increase the capacity of the water injection system from the c
Today, Maersk Oil Brasil and partner OGX reported finding oil in the ongoing Carambola B exploration well. The well is located in the BM-C-37 license in the Campos Basin in 130 metres water depth, some 80 kilometers off the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro. Maersk Oil is the operator and has [&h
Aberdeenshire firm ThinJack has announced a key addition to its Westhill-based engineering team. Richard Mearns from Aberdeen has been appointed to the role of mechanical technician based at the company’s headquarters at Arnhall Business Park, Westhill. He brings to the job skills in hydraulic syste
Statoil is sending out an invitation to tender for a new type of drilling rig. It is specially-designed by the industry on behalf of Statoil for use on mature fields on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The purpose is to make drilling and completion of production wells less expensive, more effe
Hamworthy has signed a contract with FPSO Owner OSX 1 Leasing B.V., a subsidiary of OSX Brasil S.A., for delivery of its newest generation Vessel Internal Electrostatic Coalescer (VIEC®) technology to the FPSO OSX-1. Upon completion of customization works currently in progress in Singapore, the FPSO
Deep Sea Supply (“The Company”) has sold the two AHTS vessels “Sea Otter” and “Sea Marten”. The vessels, which are the smallest AHTS vessels in the Company’s fleet, are currently on time charter contracts to Petrobras. The vessels were sold to an international offshore supply company at attractive p
The Expro Meters team at leading international oilfield services company Expro announces it has manufactured and shipped its 100th ActiveSONAR flow surveillance system as it continues to grow its UK customer base. Following a successful trial of Expro Meters’ flow surveillance products, Centrica hav
Following the successful share issue and with reference to the Letter of Intent announced 20 January 2011, Aker Drilling has through its subsidiary Aker Drilling Offshore Services Public Ltd. confirmed the turn key, EPC contract for construction of two ultra-deepwater drillships from DSME. The two d
Reliance Industries Limited and BP today announced a historic partnership between the two companies. Mr. Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Limited, and Mr. Robert Dudley, BP Group Chief Executive, signed the relationship framework and transactional agreements in Lo
Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR received 7.7m cubic metres of gas from the Shah Deniz project in January. By Rufat Abbasov (News.az) [mappress] Source:News.az, February 21, 2011;
AGR Petroleum Services has secured a contract worth more than £450,000 to provide its risk management software to Petronas, Malaysia’s National Oil Company (NOC). AGR’s P1™ version 3.9.9 technology allows operators to maximise performance during well construction projects by drawing on data from pre
Seadrill has agreed a new three-year contract with Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production offshore Thailand for the tender rig T12 with a two- year option period. Estimated contract value is approximately US$132 million, and commencement of the assignment is scheduled for the second quarter thi
BG Norge AS has received consent to use the mobile facility West Alpha for drilling of wells 15/12-E1H and 6/3-A1H in the southern part of the North Sea. The wells (the Gaupe field) belong to production licence 292 and are located approx. 240 kilometres southwest of Stavanger, near the UK shelf bord
Reference is made to the press release on February 16, 2011 regarding the close of the Private Placement in North Atlantic Drilling Ltd. (“NADL” or the “Company”). The Private Placement was closed on February 16, 2011 at 12:00. However, due to significant over-subscription, the NADL share allocation
