Madalena finds oil in the Lower Agrio Shale in ArgentinaFeb 17, 2016Madalena Energy Inc. declares the initial results of its completion and testing of the Lower Agrio shale formation on its 90% working interest operated block at Curamhuele in Argentina.
Nexif Energy acquires controlling interest in Vietnamese Hydro Power projectFeb 17, 2016Nexif Energy, a Southeast Asian independent power producer, has taken controlling interest in the 30 megawatt (MW) Coc San hydro power project in Vietnam through the acquisition of a majority ownership
NDT Global gets order for the demanding Åsgard Transport gas pipelineFeb 17, 2016NDT Global has received a multi-million euro contract, on behalf of Gassco, from Statoil. In close collaboration with Statoil, NDT Global is developing a suitable inline inspection (ILI) tool for the Åsgard
Statoil launches USD 200m new energy investment fundFeb 17, 2016Statoil launches a new venture capital fund dedicated to investing in attractive and ambitious growth companies in renewable energy, supporting its strategy of growth in new energy solutions.
Kongsberg Maritime appoints new PresidentFeb 17, 2016Egil Haugsdal follows Geir Håøy as President of Kongsberg Maritime. Haugsdal holds extensive leadership experience from KONGSBERG, and currently heads Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies
NDT Global appoints Andy Bain as Chief Operating OfficerFeb 17, 2016NDT Global has appointed Andy Bain as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Bain served in the British Royal Navy for 10 years before starting his 24 year career in the In-Line Inspection (ILI)
CAVU International and eDrilling team up to offer CRM training in simulatorFeb 17, 2016CAVU International and eDrilling has formed a partnership to provide the energy industry with Crew Resource Management (CRM) training utilizing eDrilling’s training simulator - wellSim™.
Availon gets certified for Spanish & Italian wind farms servicingFeb 17, 2016Availon has received full HSEQ certification for its wind farm servicing operations in Italy and Spain, according to international quality, environmental and work safety standards.
Eland Oil reports strong production performance from the Opuama fieldFeb 17, 2016George Maxwell, CEO of Eland, says that the strong production performance from the Opuama field in OML40 continued throughout 2015, with production and uptime at record levels.
SOLO OIL encounter oil flows from Lower Kimmeridge LimestoneFeb 17, 2016Solo has been advised by the operator, Horse Hill Developments Limited, that light, 40 degree API, sweet oil has flowed naturally to surface from an 80-foot zone within the Lower Kimmeridge limestone
Helix Energy to sell its 50% interest in Deepwater Gateway, L.L.CFeb 17, 2016Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. declared the sale of its 50% interest in Deepwater Gateway, L.L.C. (owner of the Marco Polo platform) to a subsidiary of Genesis Energy, L.P. for a cash purchase price of $25 million.
Empire identifies upside potential for the Lockyer Deep and North Erregulla Deep prospect trendFeb 17, 2016On behalf of the EP 368 and EP 426 Joint Venture, Perth Basin domestic gas producer Empire Oil and Gas has interpreted the Lockyer Deep and North Erregulla Deep prospects
Start-up at In Salah Southern fields declaredFeb 17, 2016Statoil and partners Sonatrach and BP have declared the startup of its Southern Fields project on In Salah in Algeria. The Statoil production from the southern fields will be around 22 000 equity
Manitok Energy closes the final tranche of its private placementFeb 17, 2016Manitok Energy Inc. has closed the final tranche of its previously announced concurrent brokered and non-brokered private placement offering of common shares (the "Common Shares")
Wood Group enters new sector in UK with Valero Energy refinery contractFeb 17, 2016Wood Group has secured a new five year framework agreement with Valero Energy, an international manufacturer and marketer of transportation fuels,
Aker Solutions and Total to cooperate on subsea technology developmentFeb 17, 2016Aker Solutions and Total agreed to collaborate on research and innovation to develop new cost-effective subsea field technology. The initial four-year technical collaboration agreement will build on earlier cooperation and bring both companies closer in developing technologies that will reduce costs and increase value at subsea oil and gas fields. The partnership will this year explore a wide range of issues, including further evolution of subsea processing and compression systems to boost cost-efficiency of deepwater gas production, development of electric subsea controls and optimization of flow-measurement technologies.
Transerv continues testing at Warro-5 & Warro-6 WellsFeb 17, 2016Transerv Energy says that testing operations continues at Warro-5 and Warro-6 onshore wells in Western Australia. At both wells, planned maintenance work on the
Tower Resources focuses on near-term opportunity in South AfricaFeb 17, 2016Tower Resources updates with regards to its interests in the SW Orange Basin Technical Co-operation Permit ('TCP') and the Algoa-Gamtoos Exploration Right ('Algoa-Gamtoos ER') offshore South Africa.
San Leon unsuccessful in their appeal against arbitration rulingFeb 17, 2016San Leon Energy says that certain of its subsidiaries, including Aurelian Oil & Gas Limited (together, 'Aurelian') have been unsuccessful in their appeal against the findings of the International Court of
Harding to deliver lifeboats and davits to Culzean offshore gas complexFeb 17, 2016Harding extended its string of offshore successes with contracts for deliveries of lifeboats and davits to the Culzean offshore gas complex, to be constructed for owner Maersk Oil UK by Sembcorp
First steel cut for Johan Sverdrup drilling platformFeb 16, 2016On Monday 15 February 2016 Haugesund mayor Arne-Christian Mohn started the machine cutting the steel for the Johan Sverdrup drilling platform.
Seatronics names Janelle Pence as new Vice President, USA regionFeb 16, 2016Seatronics Ltd has declared the recruitment of Janelle Pence as vice president for the USA region. Pence will be responsible for managing and developing Seatronics’ business with a particular
Hima-Sella to develop and supply three HIPPS in IndonesiaFeb 16, 2016Safety instrumentation systems provider Hima-Sella has been awarded a contract to develop and supply three High Integrity Pressure Protection Systems (HIPPS) to protect against
ShaMaran reports increase in Atrush year-end reserves estimateFeb 16, 2016ShaMaran Petroleum Corp. reports updates to estimated reserves and contingent resources for the Atrush block as of December 31, 2015. The reserves and contingent resources estimates were
