Eni confirms Mozambique mega-gas
Eni has made a new gas find within the Mamba Complex, in Area 4, offshore Mozambique, with its Coral-3 delineation well.
Scarabeo gets to grips with Goliat
Eni has started drilling production wells on its Goliat field asset in the Norwegian sector of the Barents Sea, block 7122/7.
Lebanon sets new bid rules
The Lebanese Cabinet has approved new conditions for international oil companies to bid in the upcoming licensing round for gas exploration blocks in the Lebanese sector of the Eastern Mediterranean.
Cameron wins ExxonMobil subsea work
Cameron has secured a contract with ExxonMobil for the supply of subsea production systems to the Erha North Phase 2 development offshore Nigeria. The value of the deal has not been disclosed.
What a shock!
Oil has accidently been discovered onshore in eastern Ghana. Local sources have claimed that the discovery was made by a resident of Nkwanta North who found oil while digging a water well. Soldiers were apparently sent to the site.
. . . and sanctions Angola project
Chevron's Cabinda Gulf Oil Company subsidiary has made the final investment decision and is proceeding with the development of the Mafumeira Sul project offshore Angola.
UKOOG hires chief
The United Kingdom Onshore Operators Group (UKOOG) has recruited its first chief executive as part of a plan to reflect the increased importance of onshore oil and gas exploration. Ken Cronin was previously at communications firm Kreab Gavin Anderson.
Theon opens London office
Aberdeen-based engineering consultancy Theon has marked a successful first year in business by opening an office in London, a year ahead of schedule. Since launching in February last year, the company reports that it has completed over 100 assignments and that its annual turnover is expected to top £3million this year.
Xodus appointment
Aberdeen-headquartered but international energy consultancy Xodus Group has appointed Alistair Porter as operations director for London to drive forward business across the company's technical and commercial activities. He has been with the firm since its launch seven years ago.
Chevron scores off WA again
US super-major Chevron has notched up its 20th gas discovery offshore Western Australia since mid-2009 with its oddly British sounding Kentish Knock South-1 exploration well in the Carnarvon Basin's Exmouth Plateau area.
Decom monster Pieter Schelte taking shape
Assembly of modules for Hull No. 3401, the Pieter Schelte, started on November 26 at Daewoo's (DSME) Okpo shipyard in South Korea, since when the basic assembly work of this monster vessel's hull has been outwardly largely completed.
Successful career direction decided on the flip of a coin
Subsea UK's 2013 conference in Aberdeen is the main event on the North Sea calendar this month and is predicted to attract thousands of delegates, including a fair-sized contingent from across the North Sea and elsewhere.
Behind the bars of Britain’s political zoo
There are times when I seriously wonder whether the zoo that calls itself the UK Government has a clue about anything. As the carousel of time spins ever faster . . . or it seems that way . . . I become increasingly disillusioned about the manner in which we are governed.
UK oil and gas pay lags global leaders Australia and Norway
The North Sea is among the most expensive places to hunt for and produce oil and gas yet the UK ranks only 11th in the industry's global pay league table, according to recruitment firm Hays Oil & Gas in its latest global survey.
Burning trees need not be bad for Earth, claims Rotawave
Rotawave, the UK company behind innovative technology to produce biocoal, is challenging a report claiming that burning trees is bad news for the planet.
Like a giant game of snakes and ladders?
It's not long since Subsea UK CEO Neil Gordon and his team moved out of Aberdeen's Science and Energy Park and Bridge of Don to Surf City (aka Westhill) to immerse themselves in the world-class subsea community that has made its home there these past few years.
Graduates enjoying salary boom but women remain cold-shouldered
Graduates and a number of core engineering disciplines enjoyed considerable pay increases during 2012 but there was no change in the number of women joining the oil and gas industry.
BLISS: Blind Identification of Seismic Signals
Phase two of a joint industry project that focused on identifying advanced techniques developed by the signal processing research community and applying them to seismic processing problems, with the ultimate aim of easing the detection of by-passed hydrocarbons and aiding identification of satellite fields, has just been concluded.
Bosses advised to adopt ‘bottom-up approach’
The benefactor of an annual Oil and Gas UK safety prize has warned that management must work more closely with the offshore workforce in the fight to reduce hydrocarbon leaks.
Frigstad places billion-pound order for two ultra-deepwater semi-submersibles
Frigstad Offshore has placed turnkey construction contracts for two ultra-deepwater semisubmersible drilling rigs with the Chinese yard CIMC Raffles, with options for another four.
ETI invests £15.5m in carbon-fibre blades tie-up
The UK's Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has struck a deal with Blade Dynamics to develop and demonstrate the technologies for constructing what are billed to become the longest wind turbine blades ever built.
American scientists develop revolutionary peel-and-stick solar cells
It may soon be possible to charge mobile phones, change the tint on windows, or power small toys with peel-and-stick versions of solar cells, thanks to a partnership between Stanford University and the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
R Stahl’s Aberdeen facility proving to be a wise investment
Autumn 2012 marked the launch of R Stahl Aberdeen, a new stock and assembly facility designed to serve the company's existing local distributor network and to act as a catalyst to regional growth.
Young Energy Alphabet competition
LNG - liquefied natural gas - is basically natural gas that has been super-compressed to form a liquid that can then be transported easily by specialist ships and road tankers.
Shell’s Alaska rigs broke emissions rules
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued notices to Shell, stating that emissions from the two drilling units contracted for its recent drilling campaign offshore Alaska violated air quality regulations.