Greek exploration firm Energean Oil & Gas is starting a €165 million investment program in Prinos, North Prinos and Epsilon in the Gulf of Kavala after acquiring the Energean Force drilling rig. Energean said acquiring the Energean Force…
Former SSE utility boss Ian Marchant has joined tidal energy firm Nova Innovation as its chairman. Marchant was chief executive of SSE, a large UK-based utility company, for 10 years, before standing down in 2013. Earlier this year…
The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) issued a notice yesterday containing updated requirements for emergency response cooperation plans and requirements for emergency response and search-and-rescue (SAR) helicopter operations relating to offshore renewable energy installations (OREIs)…
The Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning of Turkey approved the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report for South Stream's offshore section in Turkey. The report contains the assessment of potential environmental impacts caused by the gas pipeline construction…
Pedro Vergel joins Houston-based Petrofac Training Services (PTS) as vice president of the Western Hemisphere for Petrofac Training, a newly-created role. Vergel will be responsible for PTS operations in Europe and the Americas as the…
The Society of Petroleum Engineers' (SPE) Aberdeen section is making a milestone this year - it is the group's 40th anniversary - with a black tie dinner at top tier industry speakers from Shell, BP, Statoil, and Schlumberger. The…
Italian authorities are starting to actively progress offshore permit approvals that have been outstanding for some years, according to an operator in the region. Northern Petroleum's CEO made the comments after the company was awarded two exploration permits in Italy…
TGS has is to start two multi-client geochemical seafloor sampling and seep studies offshore Canada and in the Barents Sea. Sampling locations for both programs were identified using recently acquired multi-client seismic data. The Labrador…
Talisman Energy has confirmed that it has been approached by Spain's Repsol over 'various transactions.' Repsol has been reported to have been considering a bid for Canada-based Talisman, Bloomberg reported. A statement from Talisman…
The Underwater Technology Conference 2014, sponsored by the Underwater Technology Foundation and held 18-19 June in Bergen, kicked-off by diving into this subsea factory tour video from Xvision.
The UK Government has launched a consultation into a proposed tax allowance to encourage investment in ultra-high-pressure, high-temperature (uHPHT) oil and gas fields in the UK North Sea. The allowance could reduce the tax on a portion of a company's profits from 62% to 30%…
Centrica Resources Norway, operator of production license 405, in the southeastern part of the Norwegian North Sea, has completed drilling wildcat well 8/10-6 S. The well is dry, said the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. The well was drilled 13 km southwest of the Ula field…
Det norske oljeselskap has spudded exploration well 2/9–5 S in production license 494, in the Norwegian North Sea, targeting the Heimdalshø prospect using the Maersk Giant jackup rig. The well spudded 21 July, said Fortis Petroleum, a partner on the project…
Singapore-based COSCO Corporation is looking for a buyer for ATP Oil & Gas (UK)’s Octabuoy facility. COSCO’s Nantong yard ceased work on the project, a semisubmersible dry-tree production platform, which had been due to be used on ATP’s UK North Sea Cheviot field development…
DONG Energy released a video showing the installation of the Hejre jacket that occurred on 23 May 2014. DONG Energy has installed the jacket for the Hejre platform in the Danish sector of the North Sea, 292km north west of Esbjerg…