The ceremonial first cut of steel for the construction of the jackets on the Cygnus gas field project was celebrated today by operator GDF SUEZ E&P UK and partners Centrica Energy and Bayerngas at Burntisland Fabrication’s (BiFab) Methil yard in Fife, Scotland. This latest project milestone involves BiFab’s manufacturing facilities at Methil, Burntisland and Arnish [...]
Seadrill Limited, one of the world’s biggest offshore drilling contractors, has today acquired additional 100 shares of Asia Offshore Drilling Limited . The shares were acquired at price NOK28.70 per share. Following this acquisition, Seadrill will be the owner of 39,739,647 shares in the Company, corresponding to 66.23% of the total number of outstanding shares [...]
GE Oil & Gas yesterday announced that its Subsea Systems business is hosting an invitation-only careers showcase event at its Nailsea subsea controls facility in Bristol this Saturday, April 20. The event comes as GE is looking to fill 100 new positions and is expanding its U.K. subsea production facilities to meet the strong demand [...]
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Subsea 7 S.A. announces the award of a contract valued at approximately US$ 100 million from Apache Australia Pty Ltd for the Julimar Development Project, offshore Western Australia. The project includes the transportation, installation and pre-commissioning of subsea umbilicals, manifolds and diver-less tie-in spools. Project management and engineering will commence immediately from Subsea 7’s office [...]
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Red Spider, the Remote Open Close Technology specialist delivering major savings and reduced risk to the oil & gas industry, has announced completing 100 operations using its ground-breaking eRED tool. The work involving eRED has generated multi-million pound sales for Red Spider and has taken place across 30 fields in the UK, Norway, Australia and [...]
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![Ithaca Energy Hires Ensco 100 Jack-Up Rig for Drilling Offshore UK]()
Ithaca Energy Inc. announces that it has signed an agreement with Ensco Offshore UK Limited to provide a jack up drilling unit for development drilling on the Stella and Harrier fields to commence in 2012. Further to the recently announced Development Concept selection for the Stella and Harrier Fields in Block 30/6a of the Central [...]
![Norway: Aker Solutions Wins Drilling Equipment Contract Worth $100 Million]()
Aker Solutions has won a contract to supply a complete drilling equipment package for a new deepwater drillship. The contract value is approximately USD 100 million. The contract also includes options for a further two complete drilling packages, which can be activated at the client’s request. The client name is undisclosed. “We are very pleased [...]
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![Meo Australia Gets Approval to Acquire 100% Interest in AC/P50 & AC/P51 from Silver Wave]()
MEO Australia Limited has been advised today that the Delegate of the Designated Authority for the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands offshore area has approved the acquisition by MEO of a 100% interest in AC/P50 & AC/P51 from Silver Wave Energy Pte Ltd (“Silver Wave”) and has duly registered the associated dealings. These approvals [...]
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![Australia: MEO Bags 100% Interest in Exploration Permits AC/P50 and AC/P51]()
MEO Australia Limited has executed a binding sales and purchase agreement with Silver Wave Energy Pte Ltd (“Silver Wave”) to acquire their 100% interest in exploration permits AC/P50 and AC/P51 in the Ashmore Cartier region of the Timor Sea. Consideration for this acquisition is US$270,000 payable upon receipt of regulatory approvals for the equity transfer. [...]
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![New Zealand: Kea Petroleum plc Granted 100% Interest in Petroleum Exploration Permit PEP 52333]()
Kea Petroleum plc announced that the New Zealand Minister of Energy has granted to Kea Oil and Gas Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of KEA, a 100% interest in Petroleum Exploration Permit PEP 52333, situated offshore and onshore in the northern part of the Taranaki Basin, New Zealand. PEP 52333 is an onshore/offshore area of [...]
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