Providence Resources P.l.c., (“Providence”) the Irish oil and gas exploration and production company, whose shares are listed in London (AIM) and Dublin (ESM), provides an update on its Dalkey Island exploration prospect in the Kish Bank Basin, offshore eastern Ireland. The Dalkey Island prospect is
Faroe Petroleum plc, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in the Atlantic margin, the North Sea and Norway, announce the results of drilling on the Anne Marie exploration prospect (Faroe Petroleum 12.5%), located offshore in
Dragon Oil plc , an international oil and gas exploration and production company, announces the completion and initial testing of the Dzheitune (Lam) B/148 and 28/149 development wells. The Dzheitune (Lam) B/148, the third well in a series of wells to be drilled from the Dzheitune (Lam) B platform,
Xcite Energy Ltd announced that the 9/3b-6 well on the Bentley field is progressing on plan, on schedule and has reached target depth for the first part of the planned work programme, the pilot section of the well. The pilot section confirmed 113ft oil column, some 40ft thicker than the 73ft prognos
STX Finland Oy and Viking Line ABP have signed a preliminary agreement for the construction of an environmentally friendly, new generation cruise ferry for Viking Line. The agreement includes an option for a sister ship. The ship price will be about 240 million euros, and will be built at Turku ship
The plan for development and operation of the Valemon field in the North Sea has been submitted to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy today with the goal of starting production in 2014. Calling for the installation of a new unstaffed platform, the PDO has been presented for official approval by op
Mercon Steel Structures B.V. has signed a framework agreement with Shell U.K. Limited and the Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V. (NAM) for the construction and installation of Riser Access Towers (RAT). The framework agreement encompasses the call off of one and possibly up to nine RAT’s. These
Maersk Oil has restarted gas production and export from Tyra East over the weekend after a temporary shutdown. Tyra East was shut down on Friday as a precautionary measure after it was discovered that clamps holding a boat fender to the platform jacket had developed cracks. The concern was the chanc
IHC Parts & Services, part of IHC Merwede has announced a new joint agreement with Bakker Sliedrecht for the condition monitoring of dredging vessels. This will see the two companies combining forces to supply a unique range of specialist and high-quality services to customers that in turn will enab
GEA has received 3 major orders worth EUR 28 million for the supply of Air Cooled Heat Exchangers to projects of the oil and gas industry. For a new LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) plant in the southern highlands of Papua New Guinea which is under development by Exxon Mobile and its joint venture partic
Marathon Petroleum Company (Norway) (MPCN) has received consent to use the mobile drilling facility Songa Dee for production drilling on the Alvheim field. On 26 March 2010, MPCN received consent to use Songa Dee for drilling and completion of three oil producing wells on Alvheim: 24/6-B-4 (Kameleon
The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) announced that the Fundamental Decision for the Amendment to the Hibernia Development Plan to allow the Hibernia Southern Extension Project to proceed has been approved. The decision enables Hibernia Management and Development C
Ithaca Energy Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary Ithaca Energy (UK) Limited , an independent oil & gas company with exploration, development and production assets in the UK sector of the North Sea, announces the appointment of Fergus McGhie as Project Delivery Manager for the development of the St
IHC Dredgers has commissioned Siemens Industry Solutions in The Hague, the Netherlands, to provide the electrical installation on board DEME’s cutter suction dredger Ambiorix – under construction at the Hardinxveld-Giessendam yard. Apart from the electrical components, to be delivered to the yard in
