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DOE to fund methane hydrate studies

Nov 27, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced in mid-November that US$5 million would be allocated for seven US universities studying methane hydrates. “The recent boom in natural gas production - in part due to long-term Energy Department…

Prospector I arrives in Cromarty

Nov 27, 2013

Prospector Offshore Drilling's new jack-up drilling rig, Prospector 1, arrived in the Cromarty Firth, Scotland today, after a two-month journey from its construction shipyard in Dalian, China. The jack-up features an advanced, fully-automated…

Ophir spuds Block 7 well

Nov 27, 2013

Drilling on the first exploration well in Tanzania's Block 7 has started, using the Deepsea Metro I drillship, said operator of Ophir Energy plc. The Mlinzi Mbali-1 well, in which fear has an 80% interest, is in 2600m water depth, 210km west of Dar es Salaam…

Alpha makes bid for ATP UK

Nov 27, 2013

Alpha Petroleum (UK) Holdings Limited is the proposed buyer for ATP Oil and Gas UK Ltd (ATP UK), it has been revealed.  Independent Oil and Gas plc, which is a partner in licenses operated by ATP UK, said US court documents posted today…

Eni increases Russian ties

Nov 27, 2013

Italy's Eni has signed a string of agreements with Russian operators and a research institution, building its ties with the country. The first is a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Eni and Novatek, which sees the two firms agreeing…

Subsea contracts for Mermaid Maritime in Middle East

Nov 27, 2013

Mermaid Maritime Public Co. Ltd. announced that its business units serving the Middle East have been awarded a suite of subsea services contracts. The work includes air diving services such as air diving for pipeline free-span correction and a subsea cable lay contract…

Eni fires up supercomputer

Nov 27, 2013

Italian oil major Eni has fired up its new petaflop-class supercomputer at its Green Data Center in Ferrera Erbognone, northern Italy. The supercomputer will support hydrocarbon exploration activities, providing the computing capacity…

BSEE cites 12 for SEMS non-compliance

Nov 26, 2013

Brian Salerno, director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), cited 12 Gulf of Mexico (GOM) operators for failure to comply with the Safety and Environmental Management Systems (SEMS) requirements of the Workplace Safety Rule…

Fugro acquires Australia's Advanced Geomechanics

Nov 26, 2013

Fugro announced that it has wholly-acquired Advanced Geomechanics Pty Ltd. (AG) to become part of its global geoconsultancy practice. The nearly 20-year-old, Perth-based AG provides geotechnical and geophysical engineering and consulting services…

PetroVietnam enters new partnerships

Nov 26, 2013

PetroVietnam has signed new agreements with India's ONGC Videsh, and Russia's Rosneft. PetroVietnam's new memorandum of understanding with ONGC Videsh extends one previously signed in 2011. The MOU covers the joint exploration of hydrocarbons in Vietnam and India…

Arctic seafloor releases considerable methane

Nov 26, 2013

The seafloor off the coast of Northern Siberia is releasing more than twice the amount of methane as previously estimated, according to new research results published in the Nov. 24 edition of the journal Nature Geoscience. The East Siberian…

Update: Delek reports ‘strong signs’ of gas in Tamar

Nov 26, 2013

Delek Group announced Tuesday that its partners in the southwest Tamar exploration well reported strong signs of natural gas were discovered based on logging tests conducted by operator Noble Energy Mediterranean Ltd.  As of Wednesday…

Ampelmann buys Offshore Solutions

Nov 26, 2013

Dutch walk-to-work technology company Ampelmann has acquired fellow Netherland’s based firm Offshore Solutions.  Delft-based Ampelmann provides systems to safely transfer people and cargo from ships to offshore oil rigs or wind turbines…

Denmark nears 7th round

Nov 26, 2013

Denmark’s Energy Agency (DEA) is due to launch its seventh licensing round for oil and gas exploration and production licenses in the Danish North Sea before the end of 2013, according to International Law Office.  Image: DONG Energy's Siri platform…

Offshore wind projects stall

Nov 26, 2013

More offshore wind projects could be scrapped in the UK, an official has warned, after it was announced that technical challenges had brought a halt to a 1200 MW project in the UK’s Bristol Channel.  RWE Innogy said its planned Atlantic…

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