CNPC Kunlun Gas has signed a deal with Hubei Energy Group to jointly invest 2 billion yuan on building 100 LNG service stations and some sto… Kunlun Gas is a fully-owned subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), the parent of PetroChina. (istockanalyst) [mappress] Source: istockanal
Rockhopper Exploration plc , the North Falkland Basin oil and gas exploration company, is pleased to report the successful test of well 14/10-2: “Sea Lion 1.” Sea Lion 1 was drilled in a water depth of 451m during April and May 2010 and suspended for future testing, having encountered a gross oil co
BP provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. BP continues to work with the guidance and approval of the National Incident Commander and in cooperation with the federal government. Subsea Source Control Relief well drilling from the Devel
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement Director Michael R. Bromwich announced they will require oil and gas companies operating in the Gulf of Mexico to set permanent plugs in nearly 3,500 nonproducing wells that are currently complete
NewSat has announced a new million dollar deal with Amstar Communications, to provide vital services to the Gorgon Project, one of the world’s largest natural gas projects. NewSat will provide communications via satellite to Amstar, delivering services to operational and administrative aspects of th
The Directors of Mermaid Marine Australia Ltd (MMA) are pleased to announce that the Company has been awarded a three year contract by the Chevron operated Gorgon Project, commencing in the second quarter of FY11. The contract involves the provision of a towing tug, a landing craft (LCT) and a barge
Azerbaijan, Georgia and Romania signed an agreement establishing a joint venture under the Azerbaijan-Georgia-Romania Interconnector (AGRI)… (trend news) [mappress] Source: trend news, September 14, 2010;
EnCore Oil plc announced the result of testing operations on the Cladhan appraisal well, located in UK Northern North Sea Block 210/29a. The well, 210/29a-4Z flowed at a stable rate of circa 5,903 bopd (barrels of oil per day) for over 13 hours through a 28/64 inch choke with a final wellhead pressu
Topaz Energy and Marine yesterday announced the successful project delivery of the deck structure of a ‘Mobile Offshore Production Unit and storage’ (MOPUstor). The MOPUstor deck was constructed by Topaz Fabrication and Construction; part of the Topaz Engineering division under a subcontract from Si
Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Sembawang Shipyard has secured major upgrading and repair contracts worth S$110 million, reinforcing its reputation as a world-leading ship-repair yard. Upgrading of Passenger / Ferry Ships Sembawang Shipyard, an internationally renowned ship repairer of cruise ships in
The schedule of a final operation to kill the Deepwater Horizon well could be accelerated as BP PLC moves forward with a new procedure to… By Mark Peters (vault) [mappress] Source: vault, September 13, 2010;
Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announces that the Owo-1 exploration sidetrack in the Deepwater Tano licence offshore Ghana has significantly extended the column of high quality light oil discovered by the Owo-1 well. Results of drilling, wireline logs and samples of reservoir fluids confirm that Owo is a m
BP provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. BP continues to work with the guidance and approval of the National Incident Commander and in cooperation with the federal government. Subsea Source Control The MC252 well has been shut-in sin
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solution provider, has been awarded a five-year technical management contract based on Dynamic Maintenance Planning covering three LNG carriers. The vessels are operated by Gazocean, the fleet management subsidiary of the Paris-based energy company GDF SUEZ, t
