Reference is made to the announcement by Dockwise Ltd. (“Dockwise” or the “Company”) on 8 November 2010, regarding the approval by its Board of Directors of the commissioning of a newbuild vessel to serve the emerging demand for ocean transports with capacity of above 100,000 metric tons, and the no
International oilfield service company Expro has secured a £1.9million contract with FMC Kongsberg to supply connector systems to the Laggan-Tormore gas field development, 125 miles West of Shetland. Expro’s Connectors & Measurements team will supply the 5kV connector systems to provide power to sub
Transport & Offshore Services- from Rotterdam, The Netherlands, is proud to deliver the Singapore Inspector for its new owners. The former Noordhoek Singapore (ex-Serviceman, ex-Smit Marlin and ex-Smit-Lloyd 61) will sail to start work in the Nigerian offshore oilfields as platform maintenance and i
TTS Group has entered into a strategic co-operation agreement with the Chinese shipbuilding group, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (DSIC) regarding drilling equipment to the offshore industry. TTS will through its Energy Division provide design, marketing, commercialization and delivery of
Seadrill has been awarded a new contract extension by Brunei Shell Petroleum for the semi-tender assist rig West Pelaut. The production drilling assignment has a firm duration of three years, and the contract value is estimated to approximately US$131 million. The new contract is scheduled to start
Apache Corporation today announced changes in the leadership of its corporate and financial teams. “These promotions and new assignments will strengthen the Apache team as we address the challenges and multitude of opportunities ahead,” said Roger Plank, Apache’s president. “Apache is very fortunate
SeaBird successfully completed the OBN contract for Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production and demobilized the Hugin Explorer (photo) and Munin Explorer back to Lagos end last week. SeaBird is presently in dialog with an oil company for a potential new survey in West Africa, and is hopeful that a
Centrica Resources Limited awards Seafox Contractors BV a four to five months contract for the accommodation and service jack-up Seafox 1 in the UK Sector of the North Sea. Seafox 1 will be mobilized to the new location upon completion of the current Shell UK contract, around February 1st, 2011. “We
EV Offshore is head-quartered in Norwich but recognising the changing nature of their geographical presence EV has changed its name, dropping the Offshore, and from now on will be known solely as EV. In addition to the new corporate identity they have re-branded their main product from Evoleye to Op
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation today announced interim results at the Itauna #1 well in block BM-C-29 offshore Brazil. To date, the well has encountered in excess of 275 net feet of oil and natural gas pay in two separate post-salt zones on which show reports were filed with the Agencia Nacional do
Energy XXI announced it has executed a purchase and sale agreement to acquire certain shallow-water Gulf of Mexico shelf oil and natural gas interests from affiliates of ExxonMobil for $1.01 billion. The assets are currently producing approximately 20,000 net BOE per day (BOE/d), about 53 percent of
Work on the Kipper Tuna Turrum Project continues in earnest, as pipe laying began on Thursday. Gippsland Times [mappress] Source:Oilex , November 22, 2010;
Oilex Ltd announces that the WA-388-P Joint Venture has entered into a farm in agreement with Apache Northwest Pty Ltd (“Apache”). The WA-388-P permit is located north of the Pluto, Wheatstone, Gorgon & North West Shelf fields, offshore Western Australia. The WA-388-P permit contains a portfolio of
Ezra Holdings Limited , a leading integrated support and marine services provider in the offshore oil & gas (O&G) sector, will add four high-end multi-purpose platform supply vessels (PSVs) to its fleet in the light of the positive outlook for the sector. The investment of approximately US$130 milli
