BurundiGAC UK & GAC-Seaforth have overcome challenges to complete the successful delivery of a complex collection of cargo to Lake Tanganyika, Burundi, to support Surestream Petroleum (UK)'s explorations in Africa.Independent oil exploration company Surestream Petroleum Ltd…
Carlos PintoUTEC has been awarded a multi-year framework agreement with SBM Offshore, the company announced on 27 November 2012.UTEC will provide offshore survey and positioning services carrying its construction vessel fleet, initially…
Hoists on the Maersk GuardianFour J D Neuhaus type EH50 air operated monorail hoists have been supplied and mounted by Westcon Løfteteknikk AS of Bergen to the Maersk offshore rig Guardian.These products have been specified for the synchronized lifting and handling of an 18…
Jenny BamfordAquatic Engineering & Construction Ltd, an Acteon company, is delighted to announce the appointment of Jenny Bamford as vice president commercial and part of its senior leadership team.Bamford is an experienced business professional…
Seven AtlanticShell Upstream International Europe has awarded Subsea 7 a two-year extension on both of its underwater services contracts worth approximately $360 million, Subsea 7 announced on 27 November 2012.Under these contracts, Subsea 7 will continue to provide subsea construction…
EPAThe American Petroleum Institute (API) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia late Monday against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its decision to mandate the use of 1.28 billion gallons of biodiesel in 2013…
Securing data while providing access to the right people is challenging in an onshore setting. Move the data offshore, where bandwidth is at a premium, and the challenges compound. Jennifer Pallanich looks into issues companies face in the offshore communications sector…
As offshore oil & gas operations move into more challenging environments, service providers are employing more sophisticated methods to deliver the goods. Russell McCulley talks to Halliburton's John Vogt about the science and strategy behind the company's logistics…
‘World first’ 10k drilling riser The offshore engineering team at Aquaterra Energy is hailing the 10,000psi-rated, 20in ID full bore drilling riser it recently installed for Apache North Sea as a world first. Designed specifically for Apache…
Aker Solutions plans to purchase Canadian asset integrity management (AIM) company Thurm Energy, the company announced on 22 November 2012.The financial details were undisclosed; however, Aker said the acquisition will grow its AIM portfolio and boost its presence in the Atlantic Canada market…
Like a Christmas present, what was widely rumored and anticipated following recent Israeli hydrocarbon discoveries, Houston’s Noble Energy announced in late December 2011 the results of its recent well in the Cypriot Economic Zone. It contains up to 9tcf of natural gas…
Saipem has won new onshore drilling contracts worth approximately $500 million, the company announced on 23 November 2012.Saipem will utilize 13 rigs, three of which will be new purpose-built units, for work in Saudi Arabia, South America and Kazakhstan…
Photo: ExproExpro has been awarded its first major subsea completion landing string contract in India, the company announced on 26 November 2012.The three-year contract comes with options to extend for another two years. The scope of work…
Kenya mapTullow's Twiga South-1 exploration well in Block 13T, onshore Kenya, has encountered oil, the company confirmed 26 November 2012.Twiga South-1 has encountered 30m of net oil pay with further potential to be assessed on test and…
Lamar McKayLamar McKay has been chosen as Chief Executive of Upstream at BP, the company announced on 23 November 2012.McKay will lead BP's combined Upstream business, comprising the Exploration, Developments and Production divisions together with the Upstream strategy and integration team…