Buru Energy kicks off major exploration program in the Canning Basin
Apr 29, 2015
Buru Energy is about to start one of the biggest exploration programs in the Company's history, targeting numerous conventional oil prospects in

Rose Petroleum provides Uinta Basin operations update
Apr 29, 2015
Rose Petroleum provides an operational update on activities within its highly prospective Uinta Basin acreage in Utah, in which it has a 75% working interest,

DNV GL issues design guideline enabling safe and redundant closed bus DP operations
Apr 29, 2015
Advanced dynamic positioning (DP) vessels can now meet critical safety regulations while gaining operational flexibility, efficiency and cost savings through new design and monitoring methods. More and more operators are asking their drilling contractors to operate their DP units in closed-bus mode, in order to save on fuel and maintenance costs and to reduce the environmental footprint. It also enables a significant reduction in engine hours, with less wear and tear on the engine, and expanded windows for maintenance in a cold engine room.

Windependents has moved to a new Office
Apr 29, 2015
Windependents chose to move to Rotterdam because of its central location in the Netherlands. Rotterdam and its port are the bases for an uninterrupted

Cenpes Petrobras R&D Centre Became the Biggest in Latin America
Apr 29, 2015
Cenpes is a world renowned research center and one of the five largest in the area of oil and gas worldwide and is a subsidiary of Petrobras. It is located in Rio de Janeiro...
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Pengrowth Energy Corporation makes executive changes
Apr 29, 2015
Pengrowth Energy Corporation announced a realignment of its executive team with the departure today of Marlon MacDougall, Chief Operating

Fluor chosen as EPC contractor for Dominion’s Greensville County Power Station
Apr 29, 2015
Fluor Corporation was awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contract by Dominion Virginia Power to

Wood Group Mustang promotes executives
Apr 29, 2015
Wood Group Mustang has announced executive promotions and executive leadership team responsibilities. The leadership team comprises

Otto Marine repays debt, winding up application to be withdrawn
Apr 29, 2015
Singapore-listed Otto Marine Limited has filed a winding up application with the Singapore High Court to wind up the Company for an unpaid debt (Debt).

Dr. Hisham Mahmoud moves to Golder Associates as New President and CEO
Apr 29, 2015
Golder Associates, the global consulting and engineering firm, has appointed Dr. Hisham Mahmoud as its President and CEO. Dr. Mahmoud has

Faroe Petroleum spuds Bister exploration well
Apr 29, 2015
Faroe Petroleum spuds the Bister exploration well 6407/8-7 (Faroe 7.5%). The Bister prospect is located in the Norwegian Sea in Licence PL 348/C, which also contains the producing Hyme field

Technip wins PMC contract for the Basra Refinery upgrading project
Apr 29, 2015
Technip, in partnership with UNICO, a Japanese engineering consultant, was awarded a Project Management Consultancy (PMC) contract on a

SunEdison completes two new solar power plants in Ontario totaling 35.7 megawatts
Apr 29, 2015
SunEdison, Inc. announced the interconnection of the 17.8 megawatt (MW) DC Solar Spirit and the 17.9 MW DC Bruining solar power plants, both located in Ontario.

CNOOC Limited announces pricing of guaranteed notes offering
Apr 29, 2015
CNOOC Limited announced on April 28, 2015 (New York time) the pricing of an offering of US$3,800,000,000 aggregate principal amount of guaranteed notes.

Caspian Energy appoints Interim Chief Financial Officer
Apr 29, 2015
Caspian Energy Inc. has appointed Yelena Tselenko as Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective May 15, 2015. Ms. Teslenko is the

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions to showcase its newest innovations at OTC 2015
Apr 29, 2015
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions will exhibit its newest innovations at the 2015 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), occurring May 4-7 at the NRG Park in Houston, Texas.

Drilling permit for well 35/12-5 S in production licence 378
Apr 29, 2015
Well 35/12-5 S will be drilled from the Trancocean Arctic drilling facility at position 61°1301.65" north and 03°4939.29" east, after completing the

Challenges in offshore exploration and technology advances must not be an excuse to cut safety
Apr 29, 2015
Lloyd’s Register Energy is challenging oil and gas companies to re-think their approach to safety, performance and technical innovation to secure

Enbridge, TransCanada, Kinder Morgan working together to evaluate aerial-based pipeline safety technologies
Apr 29, 2015
Three North American pipeline companies - Enbridge Pipelines Inc., TransCanada Corporation, and Kinder Morgan Canada - have signed a Joint Industry Partnership (JIP) agreement to conduct research into aerial-based leak detection technologies, in the interest of enhancing across-the-board pipeline safety.This partnership illustrates a spirit of collaboration among TransCanada, Kinder Morgan and Enbridge in the continued common pursuit of

Lamprell signs contract with National Drilling Company, Abu Dhabi
Apr 29, 2015
Lamprell says that National Drilling Company, Abu Dhabi, has exercised one of its existing options and awarded a contract to Lamprell for the construction

Ophir Energy completes acquisition of four deepwater PSCs
Apr 29, 2015
Ophir Energy has completed the acquisition of four deepwater Production Sharing Contracts in Indonesia from Niko Resources. This follows the

BMT delivers strong performance for 2014
Apr 29, 2015
BMT Group Ltd has announced a strong performance for the year to 30 September 2014. BMT secured revenues of £165.1m, with underlying operating

Select Sands appoints Steven H. Goldman to the Board of Directors
Apr 29, 2015
Select Sands Corp. has appointed Steven H. Goldman to the Board of Directors. Steven H. Goldman is a senior partner in the Toronto law firm of

Subsea UK issues call for papers ahead of ROV Conference
Apr 29, 2015
Industry experts are today (Tuesday 28th April) being urged by Subsea UK to step forward and voice their concerns over the challenges currently