Planning is underway for further drilling on the Barryroe discovery in the Celtic Sea offshore Ireland during 2015 with a view to reaching first oil by 2018, according to partner Landsdowne Oil & Gas. The work is subject to a farm…
Petroceltic International's joint venture with Edison International Spa has been awarded the North Port Fouad Block, in the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company 2013 International Bid Round. North Port Fouad (Block 7), is offshore the Nile Delta and lies to the north of…
Dolphin Geophysical has received confirmation from the Export Control Division of the Norwegian Foreign Department that the recently announced contract in the Kara Sea is not subject to the current trade restrictive measures against Russia…
Scotland is to remain a part of the United Kingdom after the results of a historic referendum revealed this morning (September 19) that a majority had voted no to independence. However, despite many keen to maintain the status quo…
Scotland has voted to remain part of the United Kingdom, results from the referendum held yesterday revealed this morning. Sanjoy Sen gives his view. So, Alistair Darling and the “Better Together” campaign overcame a late scare in the…
Following an independent audit by a team from Lloyd’s Register Energy, Hydratight says it is confirming its leadership position and its belief to be the world’s first ASME PCC-1-2013 Appendix A Qualifying Organization. Upon updating the…
Houston-based Wild Well Control has unveiled its new subsea capping stack for response to a global deepwater well control incident that will be located in Singapore. Image from Wild Well The Singapore capping stack…
Trelleborg’s offshore unit secured a contract to supply a range of cable protection products for phase two of the offshore wind farm Fukushima FORWARD project, lead by Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Trelleborg…
The Technical University of Denmark’s (DTU) new Danish Hydrocarbon Research and Technology Centre opened 18 September. DBU platform Image: DTU DTU said that it wants to train…
Two massive, 20,000-pound buoys decked out with the latest in meteorological and oceanographic equipment will enable more accurate predictions of the power-producing potential of winds that blow off US shores. The bright yellow buoys — each worth about US$1…
Alex Imperial has taken over as DNV GL Oil & Gas’s regional manager for South America just as the company is creating a dedicated research unit in Brazil. Imperial recently left Singapore, where he was Director for DNV GL’s Deepwater Technology Centre…
MAN Diesel and Turbo picked up another order for its MAN 51/60DF engine. An international consortium that includes Teekay LNG Partners has selected a dual-fuel diesel electric propulsion solution featuring 2×12V51/60DF + 2×8L51/60DF engines for each of four liquid natural gas carriers (LNGC)…
Thailand’s Mermaid Maritime Public Co. has been awarded two saturation diving services contracts valued at US$40 to $45 million in the Middle East Mermaid is using the DP3 multipurpose vessel Bourbon Evolution and will additionally deploy specialized diving equipment…
Houston-based Dune Energy has been acquired by Eos Petro Inc. in a cash deal. Eos will acquire all of the outstanding shares of the Dune for $0.30 per share in cash pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger dated 17 September 2014. It…
AGR's software solutions division signed a contract with Lundin Norway AS. The two-year deal includes AGR’s software offering, iQ, which is designed to simplify the planning and execution of wells, as well as maintenance and support services…
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