Tap Oil Limited announces the award by the Accra Joint Venture of the Drilling Rig Services contract for the drilling of the Starfish prospect to Stena Drilling. The Starfish-1 well will be drilled by the Stena DrillMAX, Dual Derrick Drillship which has recently drilled eight efficient and successfu
Ocean Installer appoints Michael Newbury as President for its US office, located in Houston, Texas. The Ocean Installer Houston office has been established to cater for projects run out of the US. – In line with our vision of becoming a key service provider in the global subsea market, opening an US
Australian-based specialist renewables technology company, Bombora Wave Power (“Bombora”) has launched its patented Wave Energy Converter Device (WECD), designed to harvest wave energy in an eco-friendly way and to produce zero-emission electricity. The WECD uses a simple, low impact and resilient d
Technip was awarded by Total E&P Congo a major lump-sum contract for the engineering, procurement, supply, construction, installation (EPSCI) and pre-commissioning for the Moho Nord development project. This project is located approximately 75 kilometers off the coast of the Republic of the Congo, a
1. Philippines: NAVSEA Supports Removal Operations of USS Guardian Naval Sea System Command’s (NAVSEA) Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) continues to support operations to remove and dismantle USS Guardian (MCM-5) from a reef in the Tubbataha Reef National Park in Philippines. 2. Platform n
A working meeting between Alexey Miller Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Alexander Khoroshavin, Governor of the Sakhalin Region took place in Saint Petersburg. It was noted that Gazprom was going to start natural gas production in 2013 from the Kirinskoye gas and condensate field und
AVEON Offshore Limited, a wholly Nigerian owned engineering and fabrication services company, has recently secured a contract from Cameron Offshore Systems Nigeria Limited for the fabrication of some major components of the Subsea Systems for the Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited (EEPN
On 15 May, René Montaz-Rosset will take office as Managing Director for GDF SUEZ E&P Norge AS. Montaz-Rosset has an extensive career within the GDF SUEZ Group, among others as Managing Director for GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd. from 2007 to 2010. He is currently Chief Operating Officer in GDF SUEZ LNG. On 5
Skarb Państwa, a Polish state treasury, announced tenders invitation for the supply of a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The treasury seeks a contractor for the construction of one fully equipped ROV underwater vehicle for inspection services. The project period is 6 months from the date of contrac
The Albanian Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy and the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project have signed the Host Government Agreement (HGA), formally agreeing the terms of engagement for the Southern Gas Corridor pipeline’s future delivery. The HGA sets out the regulations by which the project
Today Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, updated Russian President Vladimir Putin on the progress with the Nord Stream and South Stream gas transmission projects. The President tasked Gazprom CEO to get back to developing the Yamal – Europe-2 and gas branch to the Kaliningr
Satlantic, a producer of advanced sensors and systems for leading edge environmental research and water quality monitoring, announced the expansion of Satlantic’s global sales network with the addition of Fisheries Resource Survey (FRS) to their team of international representatives. FRS will focus
The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has been advised that CGG, on behalf of Fastnet Oil & Gas Ireland Limited, is scheduled to carry out two full 3D Seismic surveys in the Celtic Sea, off the South Coast of Ireland. The works are expected to commence in late April 2013 and expected durati
Wood Mackenzie’s latest analysis quantifies the possible economic impact of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), the latest draft of which was put before the National Assembly in July 2012 and is currently under debate. Using the proposed upstream fiscal changes detailed in the PIB, and proposed royal
