After operating StarIPS for 4 years on more than 15 vessels, Anthony Veder and MirTac have expanded the fleet wide implementation of the STAR IPS Fleet Management Software on Anthony Veder’s newly acquired ships. The former system was successfully converted to StarIPS and optimized to achieve the sa
Cecon has received Letter of Award for a fast-track pipeline installation project in West Africa. Engineering and Project Management will commence immediately with Installation expected completed by the end of Q4/2011. The project will be executed using Cecon installation spread on a third party cha
Aminex PLC (‘Aminex’ or the ‘Company’) announces that it has suspended further work on the Nyuni-2 exploration well in offshore Tanzania due to extreme drilling conditions. As previously announced, the Nyuni-2 well had been drilled to 3,450 metres measured depth and cased to 2,945 metres. However, i
WorleyParsons announced the award of a contract for construction management services as an integral part of the owner’s team on the Chevron Wheatstone Downstream Project. The onshore facility is located at Ashburton North, 12km west of Onslow in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. The foundation pro
Dominion announces that it has signed the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) for Block L15 in the Lamu Basin, offshore Kenya, giving the Company a 100% working interest and operatorship. The Company previously announced the award of L15 on 1st August 2011 through execution of Heads of Agreement with
Dominion announces that it has agreed to farm-out a 20% working interest in Block 7, deepwater Tanzania to a subsidiary of Mubadala Oil & Gas (“Mubadala”). Following the completion of the transaction Dominion will hold an 80% working interest and operatorship in the Block. Under the terms of the agr
Det norske has signed three important contracts in preparing for the Jette development. The contractors are Cameron, Subsea7 and Aker Solutions. Det norske oljeselskap ASA presented a plan for development and operation (PDO) of Jette to the Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Ola Borten Moe. The PDO w
SOCO International plc is an international oil and gas exploration and production company, provides update on its offshore Vietnam operations. Te Giac Trang (“TGT”) The Company announces that TGT Phase II development drilling operations have commenced offshore Vietnam with the spudding of the first
Iraq’s cabinet awarded a $518 million contract for an oil export expansion project to Leighton’s Singapore-registered Leighton Offshore Pte… By Ahmed Rasheed (Reuters) [mappress] Source: Reuters, October 05 , 2011;
North Energy has completed drilling of the two main reservoirs and one of the secondary targets in the Heilo well in PL 530 in the Barents Sea. The well has not encountered hydrocarbons. The well will now continue drilling to planned total depth in the Havert Formation, testing possible deeper targe
In the 1st Indonesian International Bid Round 2011, Eni, as part of a consortium including Niko Resources Ltd., Black Platinum Energy Ltd, Statoil ASA and GDF SUEZ has been awarded the North Ganal Block, located offshore East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Eni will be the operator of the new PSC (Production
DOF has received an extension of Skandi Fjord’s contract with Halliburton until October 2014. Skandi Fjord is a Well stimulation vessel and has worked for Halliburton since 1985. DOF was founded in 1981 and is today an international group of companies which owns and operates a modern fleet of offsho
General Dynamics Advanced Informational Systems Inc., McLeansville, N.C., is being awarded a $48,606,916 contract with cost-plus-… (defense-aerospace) [mappress] Source: defense-aerospace, October 03 , 2011;
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of commercial and industrial demolition services, today announced eight new contract awards totaling approximately $180 million. The awards include a coastal restoration project
