Noble Energy, Inc. announced that the A-2 appraisal well drilled on the Block 12 discovery off Cyprus encountered about 120ft of net natural gas pay within Miocene-aged sands. The Cyprus A-2 well, which is more than four miles northeast of the A-1 discovery location…
Dolphin Geophysical, in association with Searcher Seismic, is pleased to announce it has commenced acquisition of a new 3300sq km 3D SHarp BroadBand multi-client seismic survey in the Maud Basin South area of the Norwegian Barents Sea. The…
Shanghai Offshore Petroleum Bureau (Sinopec) took delivery of the FA XIAN6 seismic research vessel. The vessel is a Rolls-Royce UT 830 CD design, and is the first of its type to be built in China. It is equipped with a package of Rolls-Royce power and propulsion systems…
Sheldon Manufacturing has introduced the BactronEZ, an ideal first anaerobic chamber or replacement chamber for users who desire to upgrade their existing chamber. The BactronEZ has a 13.7cu ft workspace and a 300-plate capacity incubator…
Under a contract recently awarded by Repsol Sinopec Brasil, Fugro is to provide geophysical, geotechnical,and metocean services to support the development of Block BM-C-33 off Brazil and its associated export route(s). The multidisciplinary project includes a marine survey campaign…
Following Mitsui’s decision to divest its 35% share of the project, AWE Limited, New Zealand Oil & Gas, and Pan Pacific Petroleum, via their subsidiaries, will increase their respective interests in the Tui area oil project for $US14.9 million…
Origin Energy announced October 3 that Kevin McCann will retire as chairman and director after the company's annual general meeting on October 23. The board has elected Gordon Cairns to succeed McCann as the chairman of the board of directors…
Keppel FELS Ltd (KFELS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) has secured a contract from an affiliate of Clearwater Capital Partners (Clearwater) to build a pair of premium KFELS B Class jackup rigs. The total cost of the project is about US$440 million…
Goldman Sachs, ATP and PFA have agreed to invest DKK11 billion in DONG Energy - with a final agreement expected to be concluded before the end of 2013. The Danish state, represented by the ministry of finance, and DONG Energy, have reached…
Engineering consultancy Ramboll has acquired Houston-based Excel Engineering, giving it an entry to the US oil and gas market. The agreement was signed in Houston by John Sørensen, managing director, Ramboll Oil & Gas and Mostafa Jamal…
Heavy lifting, transport and installation firm Jumbo has launched its new K3000 class vessels with the launch of the Jumbo Kinetic from the Brodosplit shipyard in Split, Croatia. The vessels have a large, unobstructed hold and flush decks and are certified 1A Finnish Swedish Ice Class…
Wärtsilä introduced a new series of both steerable and transverse thrusters. The new Wärtsilä Steerable Thruster series (WST) is being introduced to replace the company’s Modular Thruster and Compact Thruster series, while the new Wärtsilä…
Noble Energy, Inc. has downgraded the gross resource potential of its A-2 appraisal well, drilled on the Block 12 discovery offshore the Republic of Cyprus. With the reserve potential initially set between 5-8Tcf, the company has now lowered its figures to 3…
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) awarded VWS MPP Systems, a subsidiary of Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, a contract to supply a macro porous polymer extraction water purification (MPPE) unit for the Ichthys LNG project FPSO…
GDF SUEZ signed a 15-year BOOT (build, own, operate and transfer) contract with Gas Sayago SA for LNG storage and regasification services in Uruguay. The GNL del Plata plant is located offshore in the Punta Sayago area, near Uruguay's capital Montevideo…
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