EnCore Oil plc announces that the Catcher North appraisal well 28/9-3 in Central North Sea Block 28/9 was spudded at 08.00 hours on Monday 24 January 2011. The EnCore operated well is being drilled using the Transocean Galaxy II heavy duty jack-up rig and is being managed by Applied Drilling Technol
Leading international oilfield services company Expro announces today the introduction of a new Power Relief Valve (PRV) system which reduces the man hours and rig down-time historically associated with operating and maintaining traditional mud pump relief valves and systems. Known as the PRV MAX, t
GAC Norway has welcomed the TransAtlantic ice-breaking Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) ‘Tor Viking II’ to Hammerfest after its transit of the ice-bound North East Passage, under a new agency agreement that brings together two companies with plans for Arctic expansion. Berthing at the northern Norw
Chevron Corporation today announced that its Australian subsidiary has signed a Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Kyushu Electric Power Co. for a portion of Chevron’s offtake of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Gorgon Project. Under the binding agreement, Kyushu Electric will receive 0.3 m
The Israeli government on Sunday approved a near doubling of the profit tax on gas and oil extracted from its territory, a move of … By Ethan Bronner (NY Times) [mappress] Source: nytimes, January 24, 2011;
Subsea 7 S.A. confirmed today the award of a contract valued at approximately $160 million to SapuraAcergy Sdn Bhd from PTTEP Australasia (Ashmore Cartier) Pty Ltd for the development of the Montara Development Project located in the southern Timor Sea approximately 690km West of Darwin. SapuraAcerg
Nexus Energy Limited (“Nexus”) refers to the article published today in The Australian Financial Review newspaper regarding speculation on the Crux liquids project. Nexus advises that it is in discussions with a contractor for the provision of an FPSO as well as a project financier and potential joi
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) has delivered the KFELS N-Class jack-up rig, the Rowan Stavanger, to Rowan Companies, Inc. (Rowan) safely, on time and within budget. The second of three KFELS N-Class rigs being built for Rowan, this high-specification jack-up design is a product of Keppel’s rich e
Northern Offshore, Ltd. announced that Mr. Gary L. Bauer has joined the company as Senior Vice President, Operations. Gary W. Casswell, Northern Offshore’s president and CEO, said “Gary is a welcome addition to Northern Offshore, and we are very pleased to have him join our team. His extensive exper
MesoCoat, Inc., has recently signed a Cooperation Agreement with Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras), to develop and qualify MesoCoat’s „CermaClad™‟ process for the application of CRA (corrosion resistant alloys) to the internal and external surfaces of pipes using proprietary High Density InfraRed
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) has secured new orders from Clearwater Capital Partners, LLC (Clearwater) to build a pair of premium KFELS B Class jackup rigs at US$360 million. The two high specification jackups are scheduled for delivery in 1Q 2013 and 2Q 2013 respectively. As part of the agreem
Fugro Brasil, along with consortium partner IPEX, has recently been awarded a deep water drop coring project by the ANP (National Oil & Gas Agency) for the Ceará Basin development plan in the north-east of Brazil, in order to increase knowledge of the equatorial margin basins. The project, valued at
The 4th edition of Navingo’s Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference will move to Amsterdam RAI. Offshore Energy 2011 will take place on 11 and 12 October 2011. The event will now include one extra day. The extra day has a lot to offer visitors and exhibitors alike. Visitors will not have to miss an
Maersk, the Danish oil and shipping group, has opened a £750,000 offshore survival training centre in Portlethen, near Aberdeen. Ten jobs have already been created at the centre with a further ten expected over the next 12 months. The centre offers a range of offshore survival, maritime, medical and
