Statoil discovered new oil resources in the D-structure at well 25/8-18 S in PL169, near the Grane field, in the North Sea. Map from Statoil. The D-structure is located on the Utsira High…
Total's CEO Christophe de Margerie has died in a plane crash at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport just after 10pm (Paris time) last night (20 October). The 63-year-old was on a Dassauly Aviation SA Falcon business jet, which was bound for Paris…
Some of the world's top energy experts have been announced as guest speakers at Universal Oil & Gas 2014 (UOG 2014) in Israel later this year. Barry Smith, Texas Railroad. From Granite PR. UOG…
Emerging Markets Communications (EMC) introduces QuickSkid Solution to enable faster, more reliable and flexible communications for the oil and gas industry. Image of QuickSkid. From EMC. Rig owners…
McDermott International, Inc. won a transportation, installation and pre-commissioning contract from a subsidiary of PETRONAS, for the Bukit Tua development project in the Ketapang block of East Java, Indonesia. This new contract is for…
Rolls-Royce has signed a cooperation agreement with the Astican Shipyard in Las Palmas, Canary Islands that it said will enhance the service capabilities of both parties to meet growing demand from rig and drillship owners. Astican…
OMV announced that Gerhard Roiss will resign from his position as chairman of the executive board and CEO, effective 30 June 2015. OMV's Supervisory Board has started the process to identify suitable candidates for the succession as CEO…
Tamar partners and Dolphinus Holdings Ltd. signed a letter of intent for the supply of natural gas from the Tamar project located offshore Israel, to Dolphinus for use in Egypt. Map of Tamar field. From Noble…
BP is due to restart production at the high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) Rhum gas field in the UK North Sea, four years after the field was shut in due to Western sanctions against its 50% owner, Iran. A BP spokesperson said today that production was due to restart soon…
UK heavy oil explorer Xcite Energy has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with oilfield services firm Baker Hughes. The MOU sets out principles for the provision of oil field services for the UK North Sea Bentley heavy oil field…
Genel Energy's SM-1 well on the Nour prospect in the Sidi Moussa block offshore Morocco has found oil and is to be well tested. Partner San Leon Energy said the well, drilled using Noble Corp.'s Noble Paul Romano semisubmersible drilling rig…
Toronto-based, South American-focused explorer Pacific Rubiales Energy has entered into a three-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Mexico's state oil firm Pemex, the company announced on 17 October. Pacific Rubiales said the…
The deepwater drillship Pacific Sharav arrived in Keathley Canyon to begin work for Chevron. The drillship is the fifth for Chevron to work in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. According to data from the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management…
Italian major Eni and Korea Gas Corp. (Kogas) signed a cooperation agreement that will allow the two to jointly pursue global opportunities in a number of areas including the upstream and LNG sectors. Image from Kogas…
Aqualis Offshore, part of Oslo’s Aqualis, recently won three contracts from different companies for several services. ONGC awarded Aqualis Offshore with a nine month contract to provide rig moving and marine warranty services offshore India…
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