Another EUR 5.1 million to Minesto¹s Deep Green technology
Dec 7, 2015
Marine renewable energy company Minesto, has together with eight partners received EUR 5.1 million, to develop the Deep Green technology within a project named PowerKite. The project will be

Lime Petroleum acquires additional 10% share in PL707
Dec 7, 2015
Hibiscus Petroleum says that Lime Petroleum Norway AS ('Lime Norway'), a company in which its jointly-controlled entity, Lime Petroleum Plc is a shareholder, has informed the Company on 3 December 2015 that it has entered

Suncor Energy extends Canadian Oil Sands offer to January 8, 2016
Dec 7, 2015
Suncor Energy has extended its offer to Canadian Oil Sands Limited ('COS') shareholders. Suncor will file a corresponding notice of extension to formally extend the expiry time of its offer to 6:00 p.m. MT

Offshore Technical Compliance introduce new digital pressure testing software
Dec 7, 2015
Offshore Technical Compliance (OTC) in partnership with Hecate Software introduces GREENLIGHT, a new digital pressure testing software suite which provides reliable pressure analysis and compliance

Pantheon Resources completes drilling operations on the VOS#1 well
Dec 7, 2015
The Board of Pantheon Resources is pleased to provide the following operational update in respect of the VOS#1 well, Tyler County, onshore East Texas:

Harkand secures three-year contract in Angola
Dec 7, 2015
HARKAND and its local consortium partner TOS Angola Lda has secured a three-year contract to deliver inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) services in Angola for a major international oil company

EMGS reports multi-client sales from its library in Brazil
Dec 7, 2015
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) is happy to announce that the Company has entered into a data licensing agreement with an international oil company for the provision of 3D EM data from the multi-

Xodus delivers AUS $1.5 million contract for INPEX LNG mega project
Dec 7, 2015
Xodus Group has landed a project to a deliver a suite of more than 40 offshore operating manuals for the Ichthys LNG project operated by INPEX and located off the coast of Western Australia.

Fluor completes Isononanol plant project for BASF and Sinopec in China
Dec 7, 2015
Fluor Corporation has completed a world-scale Isononanol (INA) plant for BASF and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) in the Maoming Hi-tech Industria

Seatronics delivers significant cost savings with Meridian Ocean Services in Mexico
Dec 7, 2015
Seatronics, an Acteon company, has successfully completed a project with marine services organisation Meridian Ocean Services (Meridian) in Mexico. The aim of the project was to inspect and chart

CGG GeoConsulting introduces Seep Explorer and GLOGOS
Dec 7, 2015
CGG GeoConsulting has acquired GLOGOS, the Global Onshore Gas-Oil Seeps data set, from Gas Consult. GLOGOS will be incorporated into the new Seep Explorer, creating the world’s only onshore and offshore

Norwegian Petroleum Directorate: 26 companies apply for exploration acreage
Dec 7, 2015
The application deadline for production licences in the 23 licensing round expired on 2 December, and 26 companies had applied for exploration acreage by the end of the deadline.This licensing round comprises 57 announced blocks or parts of blocks, 3 of which are in the Norwegian Sea and 54 in the Barents Sea. 34 of the announced blocks are situated in the newly opened area in the south-eastern Barents Sea, and many of the applications target this acreage in particular.

Current Issues Affecting Petrobras
Dec 5, 2015
Part 2: Report from Peter Howard Wertheim and Dayse Abrantes, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, based on papers and interviews with Professor Cleveland M. Jones, DSc., and Professor Hernani Aquini Fernandes Chaves, DSc., geologists. For Scandinavian Oil-Gas Magazine (Oslo, Norway).
By Peter Howard Wertheim & Dayse Abrantes

North Atlantic Drilling reaches agreement with Jurong Shipyard
Dec 4, 2015
North Atlantic Drilling Ltd. Says that a standstill agreement effective until June 2016 has been reached with Jurong Shipyard (Jurong) for the delivery of the sixth generation harsh environment semi-submersible

Roxi Petroleum provides update on operations at BNG
Dec 4, 2015
Roxi is pleased to further update the market with news of progress at its flagship BNG asset. As previously announced Deep Well A5 was drilled to a depth of 4,442 meters.

88 Energy provides Icewine #1 drilling update
Dec 4, 2015
88 Energy Limited is pleased to provide the following drilling update. Drilling recommenced in the 8.5' intermediate hole through the Brookian sequence from 8,773' on

Petsec Energy appoints Head of Investor Relations
Dec 4, 2015
Petsec Energy has appointed Mr. Manny Anton to the role of Head of Investor Relations, effective 1 December 2015. Mr. Anton will be based in the Company's Sydney office and will report directly to the

CNOOC Limited signs PSC with Husky
Dec 4, 2015
CNOOC Limited says that its parent company, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), has signed production sharing contract (PSC) with Husky Oil Operations (China) Limited (Husky) for Block 15/33

Anadarko achieves new Mozambique LNG milestones
Dec 4, 2015
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation announced that, along with the concessionaires of Offshore Area 1 (operated by Anadarko Mozambique Area 1 Ltd. (AMA1)) and Offshore Area 4 (operated by Eni East Africa (EEA)),

KSE Drilling Rig KS Discoverer 3 awarded US$4.1 million contract in Pakistan
Dec 4, 2015
KS Energy Limited says that Atlantic Onshore Services B.V., a subsidiary of KS Drilling Pte. Ltd. (KS Drilling) has been awarded a contract for the “KS Discoverer 3” land drilling rig. The work in Pakistan is expected to begin

Seanamic appoints Business Development Manager
Dec 4, 2015
Seanamic has appointed David Henderson as business development manager responsible for growing the company’s profile in the supply of integrated surface to seabed systems for offshore applications.

Atlantic Petroleum provides November 2015 production figures
Dec 4, 2015
P/F Atlantic Petroleum announces that during the month of November, Atlantic Petroleum produced a net total of 37,000 barrels of oil equivalents (boe) from the Chestnut, Ettrick and Blackbird fields.

European Nuclear Industry Parter Forum ATOMEX opens in Budapest
Dec 4, 2015
The 2015 European Forum of Nuclear Industry Suppliers ATOMEX has just opened in Budapest with the aim of strengthening and further developing its partnership within the European nuclear industry.

Range Resources spuds GY 161 S well
Dec 4, 2015
Range is pleased to advise that the third development well of the 22 well programme, the GY 161 S well spudded on 27 November 2015 and is drilling ahead to a total depth of 2,000 ft. It is expected to take approximately