Qatar Petroleum International (QPI) and Total have anounced the signing of a framework of Agreement whereby QPI will participate in Total E&P Congo through its subscription to a 15% share capital increase of this company. This participation reinforces Qatar’s commitment to invest in Africa and illustrates Congo’s willingness to welcome Qatar as a new partner. [...]
Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Statoil Petroleum AS (Statoil), on behalf of the field license partners, to provide a floating storage and offtake (FSO) unit for the Gina Krog oil and gas field located in North Sea. The contract will be serviced by a new [...]
Talisman Energy, a Canadian oil and gas company with operations worldwide, has set a deadline for the removal of the troublesome Yme platform from the Norwegian part of the North Sea, Reuters has reported. The platform has been sitting unmanned in the Norwegian part of the North Sea since mid-July, 2012, when Talisman decided to evacuate the personnel [...]
The Executive General Manager (EGM) of the National Hydrocarbons Corporation (SNH) in Cameroon, Adolphe Moudiki and the Executive Chairman of EurOil Limited (EurOil), Chief Tabetando, today announced, that a discovery of condensate and gas was confirmed, following the drilling of the IM-5 appraisal/development well, in the offshore Etinde Exclusive Exploration Authorization, located in the Rio Del Rey Basin, Cameroon. [...]
Noble Energy, Inc. announced today a natural gas discovery at the Karish prospect offshore Israel. The discovery well was drilled to a total depth of 15,783 feet and encountered 184 feet of net natural gas pay in high-quality lower Miocene sands. The Karish well, located in the Alon C license approximately 20 miles northeast of the Tamar [...]
Nor-Shipping announced today Edda Ferd Platform Supply Vessel is nominated for the 2013 Nor-Shipping Next Generation Ship Award. HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway will present the award when announced at the Opening Conference on June 4, 2013. The Next Generation Ship Award recognizes the yard, designer or owner with the most promising design idea for [...]
Fast evolving Oil & Gas engineering company, Fabricom Offshore Services has announced its relocation from Aberdeen’s Riverside House to larger office facilities at Berry Street in the city centre. The move, which comes less than a year after the company established a base in Aberdeen, is the result of new business and increases the company’s [...]
India’s drilling contractor Aban Offshore has secured a contract for its Aban Ice drillship, as reported by The Economic Times, an English-language Indian daily newspaper. According to the newspaper, the contract worth approximately $200 million comes from the India’s state-controlled oil company, ONGC. The drillship, capable of operating in water depths of up to 2000 feet, will [...]
Sterling Resources Ltd. an international oil and gas company with exploration and development assets in the United Kingdom, Romania, France and the Netherlands, announces interim operating and financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013. Unless otherwise noted all figures contained in this report are denominated in Canadian dollars. For the three months ended [...]
Exheat have been awarded the contract to supply the hazardous area electrical heaters and control solutions for the PETRONAS floating liquefied natural gas facility. The PETRONAS FLNG will be among the world’s leading FLNG vessels, scheduled for operation in 2015. With a 1.2 million tonnes per annum capacity, it is expected to operate 365 days [...]
