Apache has started drilling operations at the Phoenix South-1 well, offshore Australia.
NYK and the Knutsen Group said that they have concluded a joint investment and financing arrangements on a 50:50 basis for two new 176,000 m3 ME-GI LNG tankers. The vessels to be built at Hyundai Heavy Industries for delivery in the second half of 2016 will be chartered to Spanish energy company Gas
GeoSea has finalized the installation of the foundations for the Westermost Rough (UK) offshore wind farm project. This DONG Energy project consists of 35 wind turbine positions 9 km from the coast near Hull in the north east of England, UK. As main contractor for the foundations GeoSea has been res
Motorola Solutions said that it has been awarded a contract to manage and support network operations for QGC’s liquefied natural gas project in southern Queensland. The five-year AUD$10 million managed services contract will see Motorola Solutions manage and operate the communications network for th
Tullow Oil plc has announced that exploration well 31/2-21S which was targeting the Gotama prospect, offshore Norway, did not encounter reservoir quality sandstones in the Upper Jurassic main target. The well encountered reservoir quality sandstones in the secondary targets, but these intervals are
Spectrum has started a 10,000 kilometer Multi-Client 2D seismic survey offshore Brazil in the Sergipe and Alagoas basins along the Eastern Margin of Brazil. The new acquisition program will tie key wells in the Basins, including the recent Barra, Muriu, and Farfan discoveries in the Sergipe Basin. T
Ophir Energy plc announces that drilling operations have now concluded on the Affanga Deep-1 well in the Gnondo Block offshore Gabon. Ophir has a 100% operated interest in the Block. The well was drilled by the Vantage Titanium Explorer drillship to a depth of 4,240m TVDSS and was targeting a number
Afren plc, an independent oil and gas company, has become a Supporting Company of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (“EITI”) on 20 May 2014. The EITI is a global coalition of governments, companies and civil society working together to improve openness and accountable management of r
OILFIELD services company RMEC Ltd has strengthened its recently forged management team with the appointment of a new operations manager. Dean Greig joins the Forfar-based well intervention equipment firm as it embarks on the next stage in its growth strategy following the £7.5million investment by
The tendering process for the construction of the world’s longest tunnel across the Fehmarnbelt has now entered its next phase. The dialogue with the major tunnel contractors on the conditions for building the concrete tunnel itself began last year. Tendering for the tunnel’s extensive electrical an
The South Caucasus Pipeline Company (SCPC) and the Shah Deniz consortium announce the award of the pipeline construction contract for the South Caucasus Pipeline Expansion (SCPX) project. This award adds to the 14 contracts already announced and underlines the overall progress to schedule of Shah De
SAL Heavy Lift, through its wholly owned Singapore subsidiary, SAL Heavy Lift Singapore, has signed a major new contract with Australia’s BAM Clough Joint Venture for shipping and deployment of LNG and LPG product loading platforms for the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project, near Darwin, Australia.
Vallourec has been selected to supply premium line pipes and welding services for the TEN ultra-deepwater oil and gas project, operated by Tullow Oil plc in Ghana, and executed by a consortium of Subsea 7 and Technip. Vallourec will provide Subsea 7 with seamless offshore line-pipe including anticor
The Q1 2014 Oil & Gas UK Business Sentiment Index has revealed that while the industry’s optimism has continued to decline, it remains positive, at six points above zero on the -50 to +50 index. The index, which captures a snapshot of the industry mood and measures a number of economic indicators, i
