Oil & Gas UK Welcomes EU Offshore Safety Directive
Oil & Gas UK has welcomed the announcement that a plenary vote in the European Parliament will see the introduction of a directive on offshore safety and environment. Robert Paterson, Oil & Gas UK’s health,...
May 22 2013 / Read More »
EMGS Extends Charter Period for Atlantic Guardian
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has entered into an agreement with North Sea Shipping to extend the charter hire period for the vessel Atlantic Guardian from 1 September 2013 to 1 March 2014. Furthermore, EMGS has...
May 22 2013 / Read More »
GDF Suez Sells Share in Njord License to Core Energy (Norway)
GDF SUEZ E&P Norge AS has signed a contract with Core Energy selling a 12 % share in the Njord license, PL107, in the Norwegian Sea. It includes also the transfer of 12 % of...
May 22 2013 / Read More »
Chariot Gets Namibian Licence Extension
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited, the Atlantic margins focused oil and gas exploration company, today announces that the Ministry of Mines and Energy in Namibia has granted a one year extension for the First Renewal...
May 22 2013 / Read More »
AGR to Get $27 Mln for Drilling Services in Africa
Norway’s AGR Petroleum Services has signed an NOK 160 million ($27.6 mln) contract with Genel Energy to deliver well management services for Genel Energy’s North, West Africa offshore drilling campaign. Under the terms of the contract,...
May 22 2013 / Read More »
Nam Cheong Appoints New CEO (Malaysia)
Nam Cheong Limited Malaysia’s largest Offshore Support Vessel (“OSV”) builder, today announced the appointment of Leong Seng Keat as the Group’s Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect. He was Nam Cheong’s Executive Director, and the...
May 21 2013 / Read More »
Saipem E&C Exceeds 50% of Its Contract Acquisition Target for 2013
Italy’s Saipem announces that it has already exceeded 50% of its new contract acquisition target for 2013 in the Engineering & Construction (E&C) Business Unit. The total value of new contracts acquired from January 2013...
May 21 2013 / Read More »
Chevron Divesting Downstream Assets in Egypt and Pakistan
Chevron, a California-based oil and gas giant, is in talks with several companies to divest its downstream assets in Egypt and Pakistan, Reuters reports citing banking sources. The company is hoping to collect up to...
May 21 2013 / Read More »Norway Approves Ivar Aasen Field Development
Det norske oljeselskap ASA today announced that it has received approval from the Norwegian Parliament (Storting) for the Ivar Aasen development in the North Sea. Total...
May 22 2013 / Read More »Two Contracts for Rowan Gorilla IV Rig
Rowan Companies plc, a U.S.-based drilling contractor specialising in high-specification jack-up rigs, today announced it has secured more work for its Gorilla IV rig in...
May 21 2013 / Read More »EU Parliament Gives Nod for Stricter Offshore Drilling Rules
The European Parliament gave its green light on Tuesday to the new directive on the safety of offshore oil and gas operations. The new...
May 21 2013 / Read More »Det Norske: Jette Field Comes on Stream
Det norske oljeselskap ASA has initiated production from Jette field, offshore Norway. The first well, located in the North Sea, is in production, and...
May 21 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 »
