When oil was leaking from the stern tube seals of a general cargo vessel, Hydrex mobilized a certified diver-technician team to the vessel’s location in Mobile, Alabama, to perform underwater stern tube seal repairs before the ship was transferred to a new chartering party. Hydrex had already perfor
The Labour Party says safety and environmental issues must be considered when oil exploration permits are granted and the Greens want … (odt) [mappress] Source: odt, August 20, 2010;
Technip announces today that it has agreed with MISC(1) and MHB(2), subsidiaries of the Malaysia National Oil Corporation Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) to establish a long-term strategic collaboration. The areas of collaboration would initially involve working jointly on onshore and offshore
Simen Lieungh (50) will take over as the new CEO of Odfjell Drilling on October 1, 2010. Mr. Lieungh comes from the position of CEO of Aker Solutions and replaces Ketil Lenning, who has been CEO of Odfjell Drilling since 2001. Under Mr. Lenning’s management, Odfjell Drilling has seen significant gro
Oil and gas estimated at between three and 19 million barrels of oil equivalent have been found by Statoil roughly three kilometres east of the Gudrun field in the North Sea. The find was made in the Brynhild prospect where one exploration well was drilled with one technical sidetrack. “The Brynhild
The board of directors of CNOOC Limited today announces that Mr. Fu Chengyu will resign from the role of Chief Executive Officer of the Company and remains the role of Chairman of the Board. Mr. Yang Hua will be appointed as new Chief Executive Officer of the Company and new Vice Chairman of the Boa
Lebanon is keen to start all-out offshore gas and oil exploration by the start of 2012 once interested companies submit their bids next … [mappress] Source: zawya, August 20, 2010;
Two new parliamentary reports are urging the government to take a closer look at threats to Canada’s shorelines and its water from the … By Mike De Souza(canada) [mappress] Source: canada, August 19, 2010;
Statoil ASA will change its organisational structure as a response to future business opportunities and challenges, and to support … (marketwatch) [mappress] Source: marketwatch, August 19, 2010;
Wellstream International Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Wellstream Holdings Plc , announced the award of a major offshore installation… (rttnews) [mappress] Source: rttnews, August 19, 2010;
A post-oil-spill delay in issuing new federal drilling permits in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico, at first an inconvenience, has… (chron) [mappress] Source: chron, August 19, 2010;
Aban Offshore today said it has signed a contract with Cairn Energy India for deploying a jack-up rig in the Ravva block located at the … (economictimes) [mappress] Source: economictimes, August 19, 2010;
Dubai Deutsche Bank AG London Branch (DB) and Standard Chartered Bank (SCB), along with Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank ADCB, DBS Bank Ltd… [mappress] Source: zawya, August 19, 2010;
The UK’s Rockhopper remains optimistic about its drilling campaign offshore the Falkland Islands despite reporting that the 26/6-1 well… By Christopher Lenton (bnamericas) [mappress] Source: bnamericas, August 19, 2010;
