Statoil reports oil spill at StatfjordOct 9, 2015On Thursday 8 October at 8.30 a.m. there was a report that oil had been observed in the sea close to the OLS B loading buoy at the Statfjord field.
Resolute Energy Corporation closes sale of Powder River Basin assetsOct 9, 2015Resolute Energy Corporation has closed the sale of its Hilight Field assets in the Powder River Basin to a private party for a purchase price of $55 million.
Sintana Energy drills Manati Blanco-1 exploration wellOct 9, 2015Sintana Energy Inc. is pleased to report that the Manati Blanco-1 exploration well, located on Colombia Block VMM-37, has been successfully drilled and cased
Polarcus signs for three more years on Marlink C-Band VSATOct 9, 2015Dubai-based geophysical services company Polarcus has extended its global VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) contract with Marlink for a further three years.
Royale Energy to develop Sacramento Basin Grimes fieldOct 9, 2015Royale Energy, Inc. has reached an agreement, with a major independent exploration and production company, to develop 1,300 acres in the Sacramento Basin
Subsea UK backs Oceans' 17Oct 9, 2015Subsea UK has confirmed it is to support the Oceans’ 17 Conference when it returns to Aberdeen in 2017. The industry body, which represents the UK’s £9bn subsea sector, has become the Gold
Petrogrand updates drilling programmeOct 9, 2015Following the completion of the Ripiano transaction in April 2015, whereby Petrogrand acquired an indirect 49% interest in three oil producing fields in the Komi
Condor Petroleum to abandon KN-501 Primary Basin wellOct 9, 2015Condor Petroleum Inc. has reached a total depth of 3,992 meters on the KN-501 Primary Basin well located on the Company's 100% owned Zharkamys
Lion Energy makes milestone Lofin discoveryOct 9, 2015Lion Energy Limited is pleased to report contingent resources for the Lofin Field. The estimates confirm a significant gas/ condensate discovery in the Seram Non-Bula Block
AGL Energy secures long-term gas storage rightsOct 9, 2015AGL Energy Limited has secured long term gas storage rights utilising the Iona Gas Storage Facility.
EnergyAustralia commenced a sale process for the Iona Gas Storage Facility in June 2015.
NuEnergy Gas provides drilling update on Tanjung Enim and Rengat PSCs, IndonesiaOct 9, 2015NuEnergy Gas Limited is pleased to provide an update on the drilling progress of Tanjung Enim Production Sharing Contract tenement in South Sumatra, Indonesia
Real Energy declares director resignationOct 9, 2015Cooper Basin focused oil & gas development company Real Energy Corporation Limited says that Mr Michael Mager has resigned as a director effective
Supernova Energy commences evaluation of its Kansas holdingsOct 9, 2015Supernova Energy Inc. is pleased to provide a corporate update. Supernova Energy in recent months has commenced evaluation of its Kansas holdings
ACE Winches hosts delegation from SingaporeOct 9, 2015ACE Winches hosted a delegation from SPRING Singapore to their Towie Barclay Works facility. The visit was to share with them an overview of its products
Borets appoints Boyaci as Business Development ManagerOct 9, 2015Borets has appointed Nicholas P. Boyaci as the business development manager, to be based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Boyaci will be responsible for working directly with clients
Chair of EITI meets Azerbaijan’s President Ilham AliyevOct 9, 2015EITI Chair Clare Short met with President Ilham Aliyev during her visit to Baku. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss Azerbaijan’s EITI implementation.
Big data in the marine sector: avoiding “Ozone Hole 2.0” and other challengesOct 9, 2015Industry experts convened last week for a roundtable discussion on the definition of “big data” in the marine sector and the opportunities and challenges
CGG provides its vessel utilization for the Third Quarter of 2015Oct 9, 2015Vessel utilization for the third quarter 2015: The vessel availability rate1 was 84%.This compares to a 74% availability rate in the second quarter of 2015 and a 92% rate in the third quarter of 2014.
Statoil awarding contracts for two Johan Sverdrup jacketsOct 9, 2015On behalf of the Johan Sverdrup licence, Statoil is awarding contracts for two Johan Sverdrup jackets to Kvaerner Verdal and Dragados Offshore S.A. The contract awarded to Kvaerner Verdal has a value of approximately NOK 1 billion and covers engineering, fabrication and construction of the steel jacket for the Johan Sverdrup processing platform. Weighing 17,700 tonnes, the jacket will be constructed at the yard in Verdal and installed on the Johan Sverdrup field in the summer of 2018.
Maersk Oil completes Tvillingen exploration well in NorwayOct 8, 2015Maersk Oil Norway AS has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 6406/6-4S. The well investigated the hydrocarbon potential of the Tvillingen Sør prospect
Lukoil commissions second catalytic cracking complex of Vacuum gas oilOct 8, 2015The second Catalytic Cracking Complex of vacuum gas oil (CCC-2) has been commissioned at the LUKOIL-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez refinery (a fully owned
Liberian Registry appoints new investigations vice-presidentOct 8, 2015The Liberian Registry has appointed Dodge Kenyon as Vice-President of its Investigations Division. Dodge joins from Holland America Group, where he was
International Petroleum Technology Conference in DohaOct 8, 2015This year’s IPTC will include two CEO Plenary Sessions and five Panel Sessions, addressing the most significant trends, challenges and opportunities
First installation for innovative Welltec® Flow Valve (WFV™)Oct 8, 2015The world’s first application of a new well completion technology has been a solid success. In just six weeks, innovation specialist Welltec® adapted its Welltec® Flow Valve (WFV™) technology
