Svenja Installs First Subsea Platform to Support Costa Concordia Refloating Early this morning, the work started on Giglio Island to install platform no. 1, the biggest subsea base which, with the other 5 subsea platforms, will provide a safe supporting structure for the Costa Concordia wreck after
Oil Firms Welcome UK’s Decision on Easier Foreign Workers Employment Oil and gas companies facing a chronic skills shortage have received a boost with news that the UK Government is to relax the rules on employing engineers from outwith Europe. Newfield Reports Largest Gas Discovery in Company’s H
Israeli oil and gas company Adira Energy Ltd. on Friday informed that it had, on March 27, 2013, applied to the Ministry of Energy and Water of the State of Israel for an extension of the dates for the execution of a drilling contract and for the spud of the first well on the Samuel license, offshor
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has revealed plans for Iran and Tajikistan to cooperate on energy projects. Speaking at a press briefing following a meeting with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon in Dushanbe, Salehi said cooperation in the transportation of oil, gas and their derivatives, con
After several media have reported that natural gas from Tamar field, offshore Israel, had started flowing last Saturday, Noble Energy, operator of the field today confirmed the information. In its press release, the U.S.-based company said that the field has been successfully brought online with all
Noble Energy said that the Tamar natural gas field offshore Israel has been successfully brought online with all five of the subsea wells now producing at stable rates totaling approximately 300 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d). When combined with existing Mari-B volumes, the total current sales
RasGas has opened a new state-of-the-art warehouse at Ras Laffan. The new warehouse provides support and services for all internal and external user departments of RasGas which include its onshore and offshore facilities. RasGas chief executive officer Hamad Rashid al-Mohannadi said, “As a world-cla
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has invited firms to participate in the pre-qualification process for the supply of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as part of the Jordan LNG Project. MEMR will import LNG quantities equivalent to 150 mmscf/d to meet
Nakilat and its joint venture shipyard operators, Nakilat-Keppel Offshore and Marine (N-KOM) and Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar (NDSQ), are presenting a wide range of job opportunities for young Qataris at this year’s Qatar Career Fair. Representatives from Nakilat, N-KOM and NDSQ will be on stand nu
On March 30th in the early morning just off the island of Masirah (Oman), the cargo bulk carrier ‘Atlantic Confidence’, Liberian flag, reported to have a fire in the engine room and requested assistance. Upon receiving the message, Admiral Antonio Natale, Commander of the NATO Task Force engaged in
Qatargas is participating in the sixth Annual Qatar Career Fair (QCF) being held under the patronage of His Highness the Heir Apparent, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, from 1 – 6 April at the Qatar National Convention Centre. The event, being held under the slogan “Write the Next Chapter in Qatar’s
Oil and gas companies facing a chronic skills shortage have received a boost with news that the UK Government is to relax the rules on employing engineers from outwith Europe. Twenty new engineering job categories are to be added to an exemption list which should make it easier for businesses to bri
At the session of the Sub-Committee on Stability, Load Lines and Fishing Vessels’ Safety held in February this year, focus was on international safety regulations. At the meeting, agreement was reached about the counting of fishing vessels and, thus, the adoption of the international safety regulati
Petrofac has been awarded an engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning (EPIC) contract by Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) for Satah Al Razboot (SARB) package 3 project, offshore Abu Dhabi. The US$500 million competitively tendered contract will commence shortly and will
