Brazil’s national oil company Petrobras presents long-term technological strategy for deepwater production. Executive emphasizes, at the OTC, the importance of the company’s partnership with universities and suppliers
Vroon Offshore Services has announced that the company has secured a long-term contract with BP for the provision of platform-supply and emergency response and rescue services on the UK continental shelf. These services will be undertaken by A- and B-Class field-support vessels and a platform-supply vessel. In due course one of the field-support vessels will [...]
Argos Resources Limited, the Falkland Islands based exploration company focused on the North Falkland Basin, has received notification that the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has extended the second term of the Company’s PL001 Licence by one year, to 25 November 2016, with no additional work commitments. The extension follows changes to the licensing conditions introduced [...]
Skansi Offshore has agreed with BP Norge to charter PSV Saeborg for supply, standby and NOFO duties. Commencement is scheduled for Q1 2013. Skansi Offshore has also agreed with BG Norge to charter PSV Torsborg for supply, standby and NOFO duties. Commencement of the charter is also is scheduled for Q2 2013. The contract period [...]
Norway’s DeepOcean has entered into a contract for long term charter of an offshore support and construction vessel (OSCV) from Rem Ship AS. “DeepOcean is established as a leading subsea services and installation contractor in the North Sea. In order to maintain and strengthen our leading position in this market, we are currently investing in [...]
The Parkmead Group plc yesterday completed an agreement with XTO UK Ltd., a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, to buy a 15% interest in Blocks 48/1a, 47/5b and 48/1c in the UK Southern North Sea. These blocks contain the Platypus gas field and the Possum gas prospect. This acquisition marks an important step in Parkmead’s [...]
Singapore’s Swiber Holdings is hoping to secure an offshore services contract from a major oil company based in Brunei that would pay the… Source: Btimes Source: btimes,September 2, 2011;
SBM Offshore N.V. announces that contracts for the twenty year charter and operation of FPSO Cidade de Paraty for the Lula Nordeste development in the pre-salt area, offshore Brazil, have been executed with BM-S-11 Consortium (65% Petrobras SA – Operator, 25% BG Group (BG E&P Brasil Ltda) and 10% GALP Energia (Petrogal Brasil Ltda). The [...]
GE Oil & Gas is announces that its Wellstream business, acquired in March, has been awarded a long-term, flexible pipe and subsea equipment logistics services contract by Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras), one of the largest companies in Latin America which also controls significant energy assets in 18 countries worldwide. The long-term contract is initially [...]
Dusting off from his latest skirmish with Republicans in Congress — his decision to reverse course two weeks ago on a divisive wild-lands… Read the full article at Denver Post Source: Denver Post, June 13, 2011;
