BP has completed its sale of a number of oil and gas fields in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico to Plains Exploration & Production Company (‘PXP’). As announced on 10 September, BP agreed to sell the fields to PXP for $5.55 billion in cash subject to customary post-closing adjustments, with an effect
Damen Shiprepair Den Helder (The Netherlands) was rewarded a contract for modification activities on the ‘Polarcus Adira’ operated by Dubai-based Polarcus, a company owning one of the biggest fleets of Seismic Vessels. Polarcus is operating an ultra-modern seismic fleet incorporating advanced mariti
Marine Scotland Science invites tenders for the supply of a sonar altimeter range, depth and distance run system. The system will be used for measuring the height a towed camera platform is above the seabed, the depth of the towed camera platform is below the surface and the distance the towed camer
MEO Australia Limited advises that Pearl Oil Offshore Limited (an affiliate of Mubadala Petroleum) commenced drilling Sainampueng-1 in the Gulf of Thailand G2/48 Concession at 8:30am (local time) on 23rd November. At 13:00hrs local time on 29th November, the well had reached 2,237mMDRT and was drill
Oljedirektoratet (OD) is seeking seismic data collection services offshore Norway. In 2012 OD collected a considerable amount of 2D seismic data in the Barents Sea. As a continuation of this, OD is now planning further collection of seismic data in these waters. OD therefore invites companies to a t
IKM Testing has been awarded a contract by Dragados Offshore, a company that services to the Oil and Gas industry from the three main business centres: the headquarters’s office in Puerto Real and the Yard in Algeciras, in Spain, and the Yard of Tampico in México. The company has earlier been involv
Buru Energy announced that Buru and Alcoa of Australia have agreed to a further two year extension of the Gas Supply Agreement between Buru and Alcoa. The GSA for Buru to deliver up to 500 PJ of gas to Alcoa from discoveries made in the Canning Superbasin. Pursuant to the GSA, Alcoa made a $40 [&hel
Golar LNG Limited said that it has entered into a five year time charter with an integrated energy major for one of its modern LNG carriers, the Golar Maria. The vessel was delivered to the Charterer with effect from November 28 and will remain on charter through the end of 2017. The time charter wi
Sembcorp Marine Ltd, through Jurong Offshore Pte Ltd’s wholly-owned subsidiary, has secured a drillship contract worth US$806.4 million from Sete Brasil Participacǒes S.A. (Sete Brasil), for the design and construction of a drillship based on Jurong Shipyard’s proprietary Jurong Espadon drillship de
Stripes LLC, a subsidiary of Susser Holdings Corporation announced it is partnering with Apache Corporation to add natural gas fueling dispensers at selected Stripes® convenience store locations. Initially, compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling capability will be available at two Stripes locations in
Wood Group Kenny has been awarded the Gas Export Pipeline Front End Engineering Design (FEED) by Chevron North Sea Ltd for their Rosebank West of Shetland development. “This is excellent news and keeps us positioned as leaders in the design of pipeline systems in the extreme and hostile environment
TWMA, the leader in integrated drilling services and environmental solutions, announces a significant contract win for Zakum Development Company’s (ZADCO) flagship UZ 750 Project at Abu Dhabi’s Upper Zakum field, the fourth largest oilfield in the world. Commencing in December 2012, the contract, wo
Drydocks World, the leading service provider to the global maritime and offshore oil and gas industry has entered into a multi-million contract with Premier Oil, a well-known oil exploration and production company with interests in several countries, to build subsea facility for Solan oil field, at
During a ceremonial party last Wednesday 21st of November Damen Shipyards signed the contracts for another 4 vessels. During the evening, with 1500 spectators, the contracts were signed for the building of 2 pieces Damen Stan Pontoon 4113 with heavy deck execution. Those pontoons are for Damen’s sto
