OMV appoints new Chief Financial OfficerJan 20, 2016The Supervisory Board of OMV Aktiengesellschaft appointed Reinhard Florey (50) as the new Chief Financial Officer of OMV Aktiengesellschaft. Florey has accepted the
Lundin awarded four licences in Norwegian licensing roundJan 20, 2016Lundin Petroleum says that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS has been awarded four exploration licence interests in the 2015 Norwegian Licensing Round
Genel Energy makes directorate changesJan 20, 2016Genel Energy plc says that Sir Graham Hearne has indicated his intention to retire from the Board of Genel Energy at the 2016 AGM.
Sterling reports decline in production at the UK Breagh gas fieldJan 20, 2016Sterling Resources Ltd. says that production at the UK Breagh gas field continues slightly ahead of management's expectations based on well decline rates previously
InfraStrata to complete funding for Woodburn Forest-1 wellJan 20, 2016InfraStrata plc says that a series of Farmout Agreements have been entered into by InfraStrata and Brigantes Energy Limited, both together and separately, which together
Searcher to commence Silver-Eye Phase 2 acquisitionJan 20, 2016Searcher Seismic is to begin Phase 2 of the Silver-Eye Broadband 3D seismic survey in the Barents Sea, Norway.
Egdon begins drilling of Keddington-5 development wellJan 19, 2016Egdon Resources plc has commenced drilling operations on the Keddington-5 conventional sidetrack development well in UK Onshore Licence PED005R located in Lincolnshire.
HitecVision merges three oil companies and invests NOK 3.5 billionJan 19, 2016HitecVision merges three oil companies into Point Resources, a robust mid-sized independent oil company focused on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
JX Nippon awards drilling contract to Odfjell DrillingJan 19, 2016JX Nippon Exploration and Production (U.K.) Limited has awarded Odfjell Drilling's semi-submersible Deepsea Stavanger a contract for drilling one exploration well located
SeeByte founder Professor David Lane awarded CBEJan 19, 2016SeeByte founding member, Professor David Lane, has been appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to Engineering in the 2016 New Year’s Honours list.
AEG Power Solutions strengthens its management teamJan 19, 2016AEG Power Solutions has strengthened its management team with the appointments of Dr Christian Roth, as Chief Operating Officer (COO), Keiran Coulton as VP & General Manager Global
Renaissance Oil makes board changesJan 19, 2016Renaissance Oil Corp. has appointed Vadim Jivov to the Board. Mr. Jivov has had a long successful carrier in private business as well as in senior positions in public companies
Misen Energy declarees December 2015 productionJan 19, 2016During December 2015, the Joint Activity (JA) led by Misen Energy AB (publ) produced a total of 54.6 million cubic meters (mmcm) of natural gas, 2.5 thousand tons (ktons) of gas
Aquatic joins DNV GL in JIP on development of codes for cable and pipe laying equipmentJan 19, 2016Aquatic Engineering & Construction Ltd, an Acteon company, is working with DNV GL and other organisations in the subsea supply chain, on a Joint Industry Project (JIP) to develop a set of guidelines to be incorporated into new or existing DNV GL Offshore Standards or Recommended Practices. The guidelines will be, ‘The Development of Codes for Offshore Equipment for Cable and Pipe Laying – Phase 1.’
Suncor Energy completes drilling of wildcat well 25/10-14 SJan 19, 2016Suncor Energy Norge AS, operator of production licence 571, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 25/10-14 S.
Chariot Oil & Gas commences 3D seismic programme in NamibiaJan 19, 2016Chariot Oil & Gas Limited in conjunction with its partners AziNam (20%), NAMCOR (10%) and Ignitus (5%), has commenced a 3D seismic acquisition survey of approximately 2,600 square
Rosneft and BP to dissolve Joint Venture in GermanyJan 18, 2016Rosneft and BP have signed a binding agreement to dissolve the existing refining JV Ruhr Oel GmbH (ROG) as they move toward completion of the previously announced restructuring of
NPD declares December 2015 production figuresJan 18, 2016Preliminary production figures for December 2015 show an average daily production of about 2 023 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.
Suretank re-designs product range to create competitive propositionJan 18, 2016Suretank has launched a better designed and lower cost standard offshore cargo carrying unit (CCU) product range.
International Association of Oil & Gas Producers appoints new Executive DirectorJan 18, 2016The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) has appointed Gordon Ballard to be its new Executive Director. He begins today, succeeding Michael Engell-Jensen, who is
Aker Solutions repositions MMO business in NorwayJan 18, 2016Aker Solutions has notified employees in its maintenance, modifications and operations (MMO) unit across Norway of necessary steps to reposition the business and enhance competitiveness in a market with unprecedented challenges. The company is streamlining the Norwegian MMO business to one regional unit from previously four, affecting management and staff from Tromsø to Stavanger.
Subsea UK supports South West businessesJan 15, 2016Subsea supply chain businesses in south-west England will be able to identify opportunities and debate the challenges facing the sector thanks to a new industry networking event organised by
Maritime sector must absorb balance sheet implications of new lease accounting standardJan 15, 2016A new international accounting standard dealing with leases could have major implications for companies in the shipping and offshore maritime sectors, and particularly for time charterers,
MR Solutions partners with Green Imaging to bring better rock core imaging solution to oil and gas sectorJan 15, 2016A new 3D magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) solution, the ImaCore 3017, is being introduced to the oil and gas sector for high resolution rock core imaging. MR Solutions, of Guildford, UK in