The ceremonial first cut of steel for the construction of the jackets on the Cygnus gas field project was celebrated today by operator GDF SUEZ E&P UK and partners Centrica Energy and Bayerngas at Burntisland Fabrication’s (BiFab) Methil yard in Fife…
The Board of Royal Dutch Shell today announced that Peter Voser, as Chief Executive Officer, has elected to retire from the Company in the first half of 2014. Peter Voser was appointed CEO with effect from July 2009 and has been an Executive Director since 2004…
Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) has appointed a new chief financial officer (CFO). David Kemp joins Wood Group's largest division from Trapoil, an independent E&P company where he was financial director. He replaces Duncan Skinner, who is retiring from the industry…
Gardline Marine Sciences, the world’s largest independently owned survey group, and OceanPact, Brazilian leading oil spill response company in Brazil, today announced the establishment of a joint venture\. he new company is to be called Gardline Marine Sciences do Brasil S…
Aberdeen-based oilfield services firm Coretrax Technology Limited has appointed an operations manager to focus on the planning, development and execution of wellbore cleanup and displacement. In his new role, Jim Hepburn is responsible…
Fairfield Energy, the North Sea-focused independent oil and gas company, is pleased to announce the start of a 400km² Broadband 3D seismic survey over their recently awarded 27th Round Licence P2089 Block 43/28. The survey will be acquired…
Siem Offshore has entered into a shipbuilding-contract with Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. in Poland. The contract has been signed for the construction of a dynamically positioned Cable Lay Vessel (“CLV”) scheduled for delivery in April 2015…
Corac Group plc, a group of innovative UK based engineering companies, active in energy and environmental technologies, is pleased to report that its subsidiary Corac Energy Technologies (CET) will commence a funded feasibility study on behalf of FTSE 100 global oil and gas explorer…
Tekmar, the leading subsea technology company, has announced a £1million investment programme, which will more than treble the size of its North East England facility and create in excess of 30 new jobs. The Newton Aycliffe-based company…
Bergen-based explorer Rocksource said this morning that its exploration well on the Storbarden prospect will be plugged and abandoned after finding no hydrocarbons. The well was drilling on PL 506S in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea using the Borgland Dolphin drilling rig…
Aberdeen-based Dana Petroleum has spudded a new exploration well in the Southern North Sea from its De Ruyter platform. Dana is drilling the P11-08 exploration well using the jackup Noble Lynda Bossler, in the production licence P10a…
Hertel Offshore have signed a €70 million contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries for the engineering, design and construction (EPC) of the new accommodation for Statoil’s Aasta Hansteen platform. This is another big Norwegian contract…
Hurricane Energy is pleased to announce that it has taken assignment of a rig contract between Transocean and ATP for the provision of the GSF Arctic III semi-submersible drilling rig, for a one well slot, to be utilised in drilling and testing the Company’s Lancaster basement oil discovery…
Statoil and partner Petoro have proven considerable additional resources in the Shetland Group/Lista Formation in the Gullfaks licence. The Shetland Group and the Lista Formation are younger and slightly shallower deposits with different…
The winners of the 2013 UK Oil and Gas Industry Safety Awards, sponsored by Maersk Oil UK, were announced at a special lunchtime awards ceremony in Aberdeen today (24 April) The showcase event, held at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre…
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