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CNR to invest $470M in Ninian Field

Jun 12, 2013

CNR International is preparing to invest US $470 million to extend the life of one of Ninian Field—one of the oldest fields in the North Sea after the UK government approved an application for a Brownfield Allowance for the ambitious project…

Emerson wins $67M Gorgon contract

Jun 12, 2013

Emerson Process Management, a business of Emerson was awarded contracts by Chevron Australia Pty Ltd., valued at US$67 million, to provide control valves and valve actuators to help ensure the efficient and safe flow of natural gas at the Gorgon Project…

CGG awarded Colombia survey

Jun 12, 2013

CGG announced that it has been awarded a contract by a subsidiary of Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and partner Ecopetrol to acquire and process a 5,500sq-km 3D BroadSeisTM seismic survey on the Caribbean coast offshore Colombia. This is the largest…

EMGS receives LOI for contract extension in Asia

Jun 12, 2013

Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) received a Letter of Intent (LOI) for an extension to the ongoing USD $35 million contract in Asia. The value of the contract extension is at least USD $15 million, which brings the total contract value to a minimum of USD $50 million…

FoundOcean contract for Fife Energy Park

Jun 12, 2013

FoundOcean has been awarded a contract by Graham Construction to pile grout the foundation for the world’s largest offshore wind turbine, developed by Samsung Heavy Industries, in Fife, Scotland. This will include the first 7MW turbine to be installed…

Halliburton opens Rio technology center

Jun 11, 2013

Halliburton announced the opening of its new Technology Center at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) Technology Park, located at Ilha do Fundão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  The center provides the setting for collaboration as…

W. Australia opens bid round

Jun 11, 2013

Australia's Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) announced a new lease sale for Western Australia. Six licenses, four onshore and two offshore, are being placed on the auction block. “In 2012, the Western Australian petroleum sector was valued at a record A$24…

Chariot extends Morocco licenses

Jun 11, 2013

Chariot Oil & Gas Ltd and the Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM) agreed to a six month extension for the first phase of exploration on the Loukos, Casablanca and Safi licences, off Morocco. The license will now extend until January 11 2014…

EAGE: Sercel launches multi-sensor solid streamer

Jun 11, 2013

Sercel announces the launch of Sentinel® MS, its new multi-sensor solid streamer to address the needs of the E&P Industry for ever more detailed and accurate images of the subsurface. In addition to the high-quality pressure measurement…

Wood Group secures life-of-field contract

Jun 11, 2013

Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) has secured its second North Sea duty-holder contract extension this year. Valued at about US$200 million (£140 million), the life-of-field contract from Ithaca Energy will see WGPSN operate and deliver managed services…

Atwood Beacon jackup to leave Israel for Italy

Jun 10, 2013

On June 5, Houston-based Atwood Oceanics Inc. announced a new drilling services contract with Eni S.p.A. for the Atwood Beacon. The independent leg cantilever jackup rig is currently working offshore Israel but will finish by July 2013. The…

Browse Basin gas discovery

Jun 10, 2013

Santos announced a gas discovery at the Bassett West-1 exploration well in WA-408-P, located in the Browse Basin offshore Western Australia. Bassett West-1 is located about 475km north-northeast of Broome and about 90km east-northeast of the Crown-1 discovery…

Subsea 7 wins Heidelberg contract

Jun 10, 2013

Subsea 7 S.A. was awarded a contract by Anadarko and their partners for the Heidelberg development in the Gulf of Mexico.The work scope includes the engineering, fabrication, and installation of risers, pipelines, and flowlines in water depths over 1…

Maersk launches oil industry computer game

Jun 10, 2013

Maersk launched a new computer game called Quest for Oil, which the company designed to open the oil business to everyone.  Quest for Oil is the first game of its kind and with the convergence of forces, innovation and technology. Maersk…

AMEC wins N. Sea extension

Jun 10, 2013

AMEC was awarded a two-year contract extension from BG Group to continue to provide engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project management support for all of BG Group’s facilities in the central North Sea. The contract…

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