Stena DrillMaxNo commercial find at Tullow’s Zaedyus-2 well Drilling at Tullow's Zaedyus-2 appraisal well has been completed offshore French Guiana, the company announced on 4 December 2012.The well, drilled 5km up-dip from the Zaedyus-1 discovery by the Stena DrillMax…
Photo: ExproMinorities to fill 35% of energy jobs by 2030API President and CEO Jack Gerard released a new report by IHS Global Insight showing the oil and natural gas industry is in a strong position to expand its workforce with minority employees…
Photo: ExproMinorities to fill 35% of energy jobs by 2030API President and CEO Jack Gerard released a new report by IHS Global Insight showing the oil and natural gas industry is in a strong position to expand its workforce with minority employees…
Hummingbird Spirit FPSOHummingbird FPSO heads to Antrim’s Fyne FieldAntrim Energy is to charter the circular FPSO Hummingbird Spirit for operations on its Fyne field in the UK's Central North Sea when it comes off its current program working for Centrica at Chestnut…
Noble Regina Allen Illustration89 workers hurt after newbuild jack-up lists 89 workers were hospitalized following an accident at Jurong Shipyard in Singapore on 3 December 2012.The workers were onboard the Noble Regina Allen jack-up rig…
Houlder and BMT Nigel Gee have completed offshore trials of their jointly developed Turbine Access System, or TAS, at RWE's Rhyl Flats wind farm off the North Wales coast. The lightweight motion compensated gangway provides improved access to wind turbines for maintenance personnel…
Pangea aims to build Texas LNG facilityPangea LNG is seeking approval to build a liquefied natural gas export facility at Corpus Christi Bay, Texas, the company announced on 30 November 2012.Pangea has filed an application with the U.S. Department…
Holstein | Photo: SeatraxPlains Exploration takes reins on Gulf assets Plains Exploration and Production (PXP) has closed on $6.1 billion worth of Gulf of Mexico assets belonging to BP and Shell, the company announced on 30 November 2012…
VAM's Houston facilityHouston facility tests GOM shale applicationsVAM USA has plans to expand its Houston-based Connection Technology Center to 90,000 sq ft, doubling its R&D capacity, the company announced on 29 November 2012.The…
Boskalis plants flag in Dockwise takeoverDockwise dissatisfied with $884 million offer. Dockwise's board of directors have announced that it is dissatisfied with an $884 million offer by Dutch dredging company Boskalis.Shareholders…
Petrobras cancels rig contract with Ocean Rig Petrobras has cancelled a leasing contract with Ocean Rig, the Brasilian NOC announced on 29 November 2012.Petrobras had announced in February that it planned to lease five drilling rigs…
Black Elk Energy production platformBody indentified as missing Grand Isle workerThe death toll from Black Elk Energy's 16 November platform fire has risen to three as the body of the sole missing worker has been recovered off Grand Isle…
Deepwater Horizon accidentEPA says BP shows lack of business integrity The EPA has temporarily banned BP from receiving federal contracts, citing a ‘lack of business integrity' due to its role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, the U…
Three Streams EngineeringFoster Wheeler buys Canadian engineering firmFoster Wheeler has acquired Calgary-based Three Streams Engineering for an undisclosed amount.Three Streams is a multi-discipline full service engineering, procurement…
COSL PioneerOperations have been temporarily suspended on the Brugdan II well offshore Faroe Islands, Statoil announced on 27 November 2012.Statoil and partners ExxonMobil and Atlantic Petroleum made the decision based on expected bad weather this winter…
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