Global Marine continues to make waves in the oil and gas sector
Apr 22, 2015
UK-based Global Marine Systems Limited has landed a pair of high-profile contracts from Tampnet, who operates the largest offshore high-capacity

Egdon Resources boosted by Wressle oil and gas discovery
Apr 22, 2015
Egdon Resources announces its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 31 January 2015. Production of 27,232 barrels of oil equivalent ('boe') equating to 148 barrels of

Statoil, partners to increase cooperation on exploration in the Barents Sea
Apr 22, 2015
Statoil, Eni Norge, Lundin Norway, OMV and GDF SUEZ will collaborate on solving operational tasks tied to exploration in the Barents Sea.

AziNor Catalyst acquires 100% WI in Licence P.1946, UK Central North Sea
Apr 22, 2015
AziNor Catalyst has recently completed the acquisition of licence P.1946, covering block 15/12a, from Stavanger Petroleum Limited. The transaction

World's first subsea mining vessel to be equipped with MacGregor subsea cranes
Apr 22, 2015
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been awarded a contract by Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding Limited for two subsea knuckle boom cranes to be installed on the world's first seabed mining vessel. Delivery of the cranes is scheduled for Q1/2017. The order was booked into first quarter 2015 order intake.The 227m production support vessel has a beam of 40m. It has been designed by Singapore's SeaTech Solutions for Dubai-based owner Marine

Bestobell Marine reaches 200th vessel milestone
Apr 21, 2015
Bestobell Marine, part of the President Engineering Group (PEGL), has reached a significant milestone in the company’s history, after receiving

Serinus Energy provides update on Satu Mare concession
Apr 21, 2015
Serinus Energy Inc. provides the following update for its two recently drilled wells in the 765,000 acre Satu Mare Concession in northwest Romania.

Suretank CEO welcomes proposed increases to offshore safety regulations
Apr 21, 2015
Suretank welcomes the proposals put forward by the U.S. Department of Interior to increase regulations to better protect human lives and the environment

Industry effort to streamline subsea documentation delivers first results
Apr 21, 2015
Amid low oil prices, pressure is growing to find industry wide solutions which can reduce costs. The documentation demanded today for subsea

Frontera Resources updates Georgia gas operations perations progress
Apr 21, 2015
Frontera Resources Corporation announces operations progress at its Mtsare Khevi Gas Complex and Taribani Field Complex in Georgia and completion

Sound Oil receives final EIA approval for Nervesa field production concession
Apr 20, 2015
Sound Oil has received the final approval of the Environmental Impact Assessment for the Nervesa field production concession from the Veneto Region.

BG Norge reports dry well near the Knarr Field
Apr 20, 2015
BG Norge AS, operator of production licence 373 S, is completing drilling of exploration well 34/3-5, located approximately five km southeast of the Knarr Field in

Magellan Petroleum comments on Horse-Hill 1
Apr 20, 2015
Magellan Petroleum Corporation commented on certain recent announcements made by its partners in the Horse Hill-1 well in southern England.

NPD grants OMV Norge drilling permit for 7324/8-2 well
Apr 20, 2015
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted OMV Norge AS a drilling permit for well 7324/8-2, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations.

Norwegian Petroleum Directorate production figures, March 2015
Apr 20, 2015
Preliminary production figures for March 2015 show an average daily production of about 1 935 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.This is 3 000 barrels per day (about 0.2 percent) more than in February 2015.

Statoil committed to end routine flaring by 2030
Apr 20, 2015
Statoil and several other oil companies and nations joined together to commit, for the first time, to end the practice of routine gas flaring at oil production sites by 2030. CEO Eldar Sætre represented Statoil at the signing at the World Bank in Washington together with Norwegian foreign minister Børge Brende.'Meeting the target of zero routine flaring by 2030 is a highly important contribution our industry can make towards mitigating climate change,' Sætre said in his speech in Washington.

Competency contract emphasises commitment to training
Apr 17, 2015
An Aberdeen-based competency company has been awarded a one year contract to deliver a range of training courses to Stork, a global provider of knowledge-based

TGS and Dolphin Geophysical to acquire new multi-client 3D in Barents Sea
Apr 17, 2015
TGS has signed a joint venture agreement with Dolphin Geophysical (DOLP) to acquire 4,500 km2 3D multi-client seismic survey over the western part of the

3sun Group acquires AID Industrial
Apr 17, 2015
3sun Group has acquired AID Industrial; PPE providers and experts in Industrial Rope Access, Work at Height and Global Wind Organisation safety courses.

Elmar strengthens customer support with new senior appointment
Apr 17, 2015
Elmar has appointed Keith Thomson as Global After Sales Manager. Mr Thomson, who brings over 26 years of wireline operations experience to this role, joins Elmar from Baker Hughes

BP to discuss the future of key Shetland oil fields at SPE Aberdeen event
Apr 17, 2015
The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Aberdeen Section is looking forward to welcoming BP to its next technical presentation, to discuss the operator’s

Iona Energy brings Huntington production wells fully back on stream
Apr 17, 2015
Iona Energy Inc. makes the following operational update regarding production from the Huntington field. The Company previously advised that Eon, the Huntington Operator, had notified resumption

AVEVA launches major electrical and instrumentation software upgrade
Apr 17, 2015
AVEVA announced new productivity enhancements in the latest release of AVEVA Electrical and AVEVA Instrumentation, feature-rich software applications for

Statoil: Valemon field officially opened
Apr 17, 2015
Petroleum and energy minister Tord Lien is opening the Valemon gas and condensate field in the North Sea today. Expected recoverable reserves from the field are 192 million barrels of oil equivalent. “Valemon is one of several new projects on the Norwegian continental shelf that contribute to value creation, activity and innovation,” says Arne Sigve Nylund, executive vice president for Development & Production Norway.