The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has published its final environmental review of G&G survey activities off the Mid and South Atlantic coast. The review establishes multiple mitigation measures designed to minimize the impacts…
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has issued a drilling permit to Tullow Oil Norge for well 31/2-21 S, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Well 31/2-21 S will be drilled from the Borgland Dolphin drilling facility in position 60° 58'16…
DNV GL has opened a new Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore. The new headquarters was officially opened today by S Iswaran, Minister for the Prime Minister’s office, second minister for home affairs and second minister for trade & industry Singapore…
Aqualis ASA signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to acquire Tristein AS, a provider of marine operations for the offshore oil, gas and wind industries. The financial details of the transaction are undisclosed. “The combination…
After six years at TAQA, Carl Sheldon has decided to step down as CEO and member of the board of directors, effective at the annual general meeting in April. Sheldon will remain as chairman of Jorf Lasfar Energy Company (JLEC), TAQA's newly-listed Moroccan power business…
A North Sea oil worker has died after falling from Taqa Bratani's Harding platform in the early hours of this morning. The worker was involved in maintenance activity on the platform. He was recovered from the sea by a support vessel…
A striking comment was made by the head of CNR International at a breakfast briefing in Aberdeen this week. James Edens, VP and Managing Director at CNR International (UK), said UK North Sea production in 2013 was 1.43MM boe/d—the lowest it had been since 1977…
Sembcorp Marine subsidiary Jurong Shipyard has signed two contracts, worth US$540 million each, to build two drillships for a subsidiary of Transocean Ltd (Transocean). The contracts include options for three additional units for the same company…
Falklands explorer Rockhopper Exploration has appointed Stewart MacDonald Chief Financial Officer, with effect from 10 March 2014. Prior to joining the Company, Stewart, who is 33, was a director in Rothschild's global oil and gas group…
Sembcorp Marine's subsidiary PPL Shipyard has signed a turnkey jackup rig contract worth US$214.3 million with Marco Polo Drilling Pte. Ltd., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Marco Polo Marine Ltd., as well as the grant of an option…
Alewijnse Marine Systems won a service and maintenance contract for M3nergy’s 94,000 DWT FPSO Perintis, three weeks before it officially announces the setting up of two new Asian hubs, in Malaysia and Singapore. Under the agreement Alewijnse…
Singapore-based KrisEnergy Ltd. has added an operatorship offshore Indonesia, and also announced it will not acquire the G3/48 exploration licence in the Gulf of Thailand. KrisEnergy announced in January that it had been seeking a 60%…
Endeavour International Corp announced that the valve in the Rochelle field that had been stuck in the 'shut' position is now open, and production is expected to re-start in the next few days. Following the tie-in of the East Rochelle E2 well…
OMV Norge AS and Rock Solid Images (RSI) have entered into an initial one-year R&D/service agreement to work on the integration of geophysics, rock physics and geology to provide improved quantitative interpretation in exploration. The project…
Mexican drilling contractor Integradora de Servicios Petroleros Oro Negro will soon deliver its fourth newbuild jackup to Pemex. The Decus was named last week at Sembcorp Marine's PPL Shipyard and will sail from Singapore next week for a 3+ year charter with Pemex…
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