Trøim Follows Fredriksen. Joins SapuraKencana Board (Malaysia)
Tor Olav Trøim, a Norwegian businessman and engineer, often described as the right hand of a Norwegian-born Cypriot oil tanker and shipping tycoon John Fredriksen, has been appointed as Non Independent & Non Executive of Malaysia’s oilfield services...
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‘WG Cook’ Seismic Vessel Refitted at Gibdock Yard
Gibdock, a shipyard located in Gibraltar, between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, has completed a refit of the seismic vessel WG Cook for WesternGeco, reflecting the yard’s growing ability to attract return customers in the specialised offshore...
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Iran: Marine-1 Rig Set to Start 12-Well Drilling Campaign in Persian Gulf
Iran’s Marine-1 semi-submersible drilling rig is set to begin a 12-wells drilling campaign in the phase 20 of the South Pars gas field in the Persian Gulf, according to Pourya Pornouri, Managing-Director of the International Drilling Company. The...
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Shell Prepares For Seismic Acquisition Offshore N. Scotia (Canada)
Nova Scotia, one of Canada’s three Maritime provinces, welcomed Shell Canada exploration vessels Saturday, May 18, signalling the company’s renewed interest in exploring the province’s offshore. Economic and Rural Development and Tourism Minister Graham Steele,...
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Iran, Lebanon Expand Cooperation in Oil and Gas Industry
Iran and Lebanon oil officials reached new agreements on expanding cooperation in oil and gas industry during a meeting held in Beirut May 12. Managing director of National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company (NIOPDC), Mostafa...
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Harkand Buys Veolia Marine Services’ Main Assets
Harkand, the international subsea inspection, repair, maintenance and light construction group, today announced an agreement to acquire the main assets and business of Veolia Marine Services (“VMS”). The acquisition will add 150 onshore and offshore...
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New Zealand: OMV to Spud Matuku Well in September
A likely start date has been confirmed for drilling in the Matuku prospect in PEP 51906 off Taranaki in New Zealand. The permit’s operator, OMV, has advised that the semi-submersible rig Kan Tan IV is expected to...
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Xcite Energy Sells Bentley Well Data for $15 Mln (UK)
Xcite Energy has entered into a non-exclusive, confidential, binding sale and purchase agreement for certain technical data in respect of the Bentley 9/03b-6, 6Z well, and the recently concluded 9/03b-7 and 7Z extended pre-production well...
May 20 2013 / Read More »Talisman Energy: First Oil Flows from Vietnamese Offshore Project
Talisman Energy Inc. has announced first oil production from its Hai Su Trang and Hai Su Den (HST/HSD) development, offshore Vietnam. Gross production is...
May 20 2013 / Read More »Noble Energy’s Carla South Sidetrack Well Strikes Oil (E. Guinea)
Noble Energy-operated Carla South I-7 ST-1 sidetrack to the I-7 exploration well in Block I, offshore Equatorial Guinea, has encountered oil in good quality sandstones, PA...
May 20 2013 / Read More »Australia: Santos Produces First Oil from Fletcher Finucane Ahead of Schedule
Australia’s independent oil and gas company Santos today announced that oil production has commenced ahead of schedule and on budget from the $490 million...
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May 19 2013 / Read More »BP Board Visits India
The Board of the UK oil giant BP met for the first time in India to gain an understanding of the opportunities in the...
May 19 2013 / Read More »Indonesia Puts 21 Exploration Blocks on Offer
Indonesian government today, May 17, launched a licensing round for 21 oil and gas exploration blocks, in an effort to improve chances of increasing the...
May 17 2013 / Read More »Petrobras Nets 34 Exploration Blocks Offered in 11th Licensing Round (Brazil)
Brazil’s state run oil and gas company Petrobras has acquired the most blocks offered in the 11th Bid Round held by the National Petroleum...
May 17 2013 / Read More »Noble Energy Strikes Gas at Karish Well (Israel)
Noble Energy has encountered ‘significant traces of natural gas’ at its Karish prospect, in the Mediterranean sea, offshore Israel. The well, located in the Alon...
May 16 2013 / Read More »Keppel Delivers Laurus Jack-Up Rig to Oro Negro (Mexico)
Keppel FELS has delivered a second KFELS B Class jackup rig to offshore Mexican oil field services company, Integradora de Servicios Petroleros Oro Negro...
May 16 2013 / Read More »10 Exploration Licenses for Total in Brazil
French oil major Total announces that it has been awarded 10 new exploration licenses during Brazil’s 11th bid round. Total will be the operator...
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