Chevron has moved to secure one of the key offshore permits underpinning the giant Wheatstone LNG project by applying for its renewal as … By Peter Klinger (The West Australian) [mappress] Source:The West Australian , October 6, 2010;
Michael Smith (photo) has been named as a finalist in the Young Technician of the Year section of the 2010 Oil & Gas UK Awards which celebrate the people and businesses which make an exceptional contribution to the industry. The winners will be announced during a dinner at Aberdeen Exhibition & Conf
Norway, Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (‘PGS’ or the ‘Company’) routinely releases information about 3D vessel utilization around the end of each quarter. Summary of vessel utilization: The vessel statistics for the third quarter 2010 includes the new vessel PGS Apollo, which started seismic acquisition
The Board of Directors of Kencana Petroleum Berhad announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Kencana HL Sdn. Bhd. (“KHL”) has secured the following contract : KHL has secured a contract from Newfield Peninsula Malaysia Inc. (“Newfield”) for the provision of procurement and construction of the jack
ConocoPhillips Scandinavia AS (COPSAS) has received consent to carry out manned underwater operations (MUO) on the Ekofisk field. The consent relates to diving work in connection with the company’s 2/4VA SSWI Water injection project 2010. CoPSAS has registered a blockage of the water stream in the P
Aker Solutions has won a contract to provide a complete, 8 000 feet drilling riser system to Sevan Marine’s deepwater drilling rig Sevan Brasil. The contract is worth more than USD 40 million. The delivery includes more than 100 riser joints, which will be produced at Aker Solutions’ manufacturing f
ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC., a Houston-based International Drilling Contractor , announced today that on October 1, 2010, Atwood Oceanics Pacific Limited (“AOPL”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (the “Company”), executed turnkey construction agreements with PPL Shipyard PTE LTD (“PPL”)
Black Elk Energy Offshore Operations, LLC, (“Black Elk”) an independent oil and gas company, announced today it closed a major transaction with JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation (NOEX) to acquire 27 properties in the Gulf of Mexico. The NOEX transaction represents the fifth acquisition by
Hansa Hydrocarbons Limited (“Hansa”) has completed the acquisition of an interest in Licence P614 covering Block 47/14b (the “Licence”) containing the Juliet development in the Southern North Sea from First Oil Expro Ltd (“First Oil”). Hansa will earn a 19% working interest in the Licence in return
Hyperdynamics Corporation today announced the completion of the first portion of its 3D seismic survey in the Company’s offshore concession in the Republic of Guinea. This portion of the offshore survey covers 2,760 square kilometers of a total planned 2010 survey of 3,635 square kilometers. The sur
Polarcus Limited announced today that the Company has received a Letter of Intent from an independent oil & gas exploration and production company for an estimated 1,200 square kilometer 3D seismic acquisition project offshore West Africa. The project, to be acquired by POLARCUS NAILA, will commence
KCA DEUTAG, the international drilling and engineering contractor, is pleased to announce the appointment of four non-executive independent directors. Peter Bloxham, Bob Ellis, Chris Hughes and Dean Merritt have joined the group as board directors with immediate effect. Mr Bloxham, 58, was a partner
Norwegian Energy Company ASA Noreco’s oil and gas production in September 2010 was 8,800 barrels of oil equivalents (boe) per day. Net realized oil price was USD 77 per boe after adjustments for oil put options, inventory and NGL and gas prices. Total production from the Siri area in September was 1
Fugro Seacore Ltd. has been awarded two contracts in the marine seabed investigation and construction support service markets with a combined value of approximately USD 52 million. The first contract is to provide a marine drill coring system to the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JO
