STX Norway Offshore has entered into two new contracts with Island Offshore for the building of two LNG powered Platform Supply Vessels. The vessels are scheduled for delivery in Q2 and Q3 2012. The total value of the contracts amounts to approximately NOK 900 million. Roy Reite, President of STX No
Statoil has received consent to conduct exploration drilling in the North Sea with the mobile facility Ocean Vanguard. The consent relates to the drilling of exploration well 15/6-11 S, as well as an option to drill a sidetrack. The well is part of production licence 303 and is located approx. 17 ki
Santos has signed a deal with Texan company Apache Energy to produce gas from the Halyard and Spar fields offshore from Western Australia. by The Sydney Morning Herald [mappress] Source: thesydneymorningherald, August 30, 2010,
CGGVeritas announced that it has been awarded by Pemex a more than 150M$ contract extension to acquire a 3D wide–azimuth (WAZ) program in the Mexican waters of the Gulf of Mexico which will be extended to 18,000 square kilometers. The total survey, which is above 200M$, will be the first WAZ contrac
Schlumberger Limited announced today that it has closed its merger with Smith International, Inc. As previously announced, each Smith stockholder will receive 0.6966 shares of Schlumberger common stock in exchange for each Smith share, with cash paid in lieu of any fractional shares of Schlumberger
Recently, Fugro took delivery of the seismic survey vessel M/V Geo Coral. The vessel which is owned by Fugro is the final C-class vessel in the series of four delivered to Fugro since 2007. Geo Coral which is one of the largest and most advanced seismic vessels ever built was outfitted at Bergen Yar
ADX Energy Limited rig operations as at 0600 hrs Tunisian local time (GMT) on the 29th of August were at a measured depth of 2,691 m. In the 27th August “Lambouka-1 Interim Update” it was reported “losses of circulation fluids, an increase in background gas shows and an anomalously high resistivity
Statoil has awarded Bristow Norway a 10-year contract for three helicopters to fly from Flesland heliport in Bergen from 2012. Taking effect on 15 January 2012, the contract involves the use of three brand-new Sikorsky S92 helicopters, in addition to a new hangar and office facilities at Flesland. T
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Vulcan Minerals Corp. announced Thursday it has begun seismic surveys off the coast of Labrador this week. The two-dimensional seismic … [mappress] Source: TheTelegram(St.John’s), August 27, 2010:
Emerson Process Management announced the introduction of the first industry-wide system designed to enable remote retrieval and replacement of sensors mounted on subsea production equipment, utilizing a standard subsea Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV). Emerson will go a step further and donate signific
The Sleipner area in the North Sea is a good example of a mature area on the Norwegian shelf where the APA (Awards in Predefined Areas) system and the introduction of new companies have been a success. Several new field developments New fields will be developed in the Sleipner area in the years to c
Dana Petroleum, the independent oil and gas exploration and production company focused on growth through international exploration and the development of production in the North Sea and Egypt, reports its interim results for the first half of 2010. HIGHLIGHTS Strong Financial Performance * Total inc
A/S Norske Shell, operator of production licence 326, has concluded the drilling of appraisal well 6604/10-1 in the 6603/12-1 (Gro) gas discovery. The gas discovery was proven in 2009 in Upper Cretaceous reservoir rocks (the Springar formation). The discovery is located about 350 km west of Sandness
