Det Norkse Oljeselskap has completed drilling on two appraisal wells on the Ivar Aasen field. The wells drilled were 16/1-21 A and 16/1-21 S and both yielded valuable information as regards the final location of production and injection wells.
Rose Petroleum has appointed Ty Watson as its head of oil and gas operations. The move comes as John Blair made the decision to step down from the position, effective immediately.
NOV has appointed an interim chief financial officer after Jeremy Thigpen was snapped up to take the helm of Transocean as chief executive. It follows his move after 18 years with the company. The firm's vice president, Scott Duff, has been named as interim financial officer while a replacement is sought.
A paralympian who has overcome significant hurdles within her own life will offer words of inspiration at this year’s UK Oil & Gas Industry Safety Awards. Karen Darke was just 21-years-old when she fell while climbing up a cliff in Aberdeen, leaving her paralysed from the chest down. The 43-year-old had always loved the outdoors, even prior to her accident, and after watching the 2008 Beijing Olympics decided she wanted to compete in London four years later.
Proserv and hazardous environment specialist JCE Group are to join forces in the Middle East and Africa. The deal between the firms will allow Proserv to supply JCE’s products and services to the region, as well as providing engineering support Andy Anderson, Proserv’s president for the Middle East and Africa, said the firms had already been working on projects together for at least two years.
Africa Oil said its current vice president of development will move to a new role within the company. Tim Thomas will now become chief operation officer at the firm's Calgary-based office.
Australian oil and gas company Titan Energy has experienced success in its drilling program on Allen Dome. The JT Reese #14 has reached a total depth of 4,390 feet and has been logged to a depth of 3,950 feet.
Lundin Petroleum has confirmed the appointment of a new upper management position. Nick Walker will join the international petroleum firm's management team as senior vice president of development and operations with immediate effect. Mr Walker will have the responsibility of overseeing all worldwide development projects as well as being a member of the Investment Committee.
The story which sparked an interest with Energy Voice this week was Wood Group PSN's five-year contract award from EnQuest to provide engineering, design, construction, procurement and commissioning services in the North Sea. The work will be carried out on the Thistle, Heather and Northern Producer offshore assets and the deal includes extension options for up to five further years.
Technip has been awarded a front end engineering design (FEED) Ccontract by CNOOC for two tension leg platforms on a joint development project in the South China Sea. It means the company will be carrying out the FEED work on China's first two TLPs. The contract covers the design and engineering of the topsides - including two drilling rigs - hulls, mooring and riser systems.
MEG Energy has confirmed co-founder Dave Wizinsky will step down from the corporation's board of directors. Bill McCaffrey, president of MEG, said: "Dave came in as a founding investment partner when oil was about $12 a barrel and MEG was just a vision.
A competency firm has been awarded a contract to deliver training courses to Stork. The 12-month deal will enable Aberdeen-based ITB company to supply assessor and verifier courses to OPITO standards to more than 80 operatives at Stork. Jenny Stokes, ITB’s managing director and founder, said the move would help create a stronger workforce.
A German-based oil and gas firm has landed a contract with Saipem. Kongsberg Oil and Gas Technologies will deliver subsea structures for the gas export pipeline project of the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project.
LGO has spudded its first well of the year at its Goudron field in Trinidad. The company said drilling operations have now begun on well GY-672. In February, approval for construction of drillpads was grated, in what is now the second venture in the field.
Thirty-seven gas condensate wells have been drilled at the Yaro-Yakhinskoye field. Production on the field was launched today and is expected to reach a production level equal to 7.7 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas and 1.3 million tons of de-ethanized gas condensate a year over the next months.
A Russian-based gas production firm has experienced increased activity during the first quarter. Rosneft's gas production increased by 19.7% compared to the same period last year and amounted to 15.8 BCM.
Ceona has entered into a joint venture as it expands operation in West Africa. The partnership with Seaweld Engineering will support the Surf contractor in delivering products for deepwater construction work in Ghana.
An offshore worker has been airlifted to hospital from a North Sea platform after taking ill. The crewman was working on the Forties Bravo oilfield, 110 miles east of Aberdeen when he began to feel unwell at around 10am.
The government has handed a raft of powers to the new oil and gas industry watchdog just days after the Chancellor gave the sector a massive tax break. The creation of the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) was one of the measures called for in last year’s Wood Review, which set out a series of recommendations aimed at maximising the recovery of UK fossil fuels.
2015 is a year with a multitude of anniversaries including the 50th anniversary of Churchill’s death, the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta, with Waterloo, Agincourt and various World War one events to come. We will also have the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the first significant hydrocarbons in the North Sea, in what is now the West Sole field. This is a significant milestone for the industry and we should celebrate the growth of the UK oil and gas industry.
This week's most read story on Energy Voice was the news of the decline in Brent for the fifth day in a row before slowly rebounding.
A shale company has decided it will not appeal against decisions to refuse planning permission to explore for oil and gas at two sites. Celtique Energie had applied to drill a temporary well to test for oil and gas in the South Downs National Park, near the village of Fernhurst, West Sussex, but the application was turned down in September last year.
The offshore workplace does not often make for thoughts of blue skies, idyllic sunsets or striking charcoal and grey blended waves. Those outside the oil and gas sector are perhaps more to prone to imagining industry life as dreary or bleak.
An annual business event connecting the UK and US energy industries will mark its third birthday a week-long initiative. The Aberdeen-Houston Gateway will focus on energy, health, education and professional services.
A Scottish based aero-derivative gas turbine firm has been named technology partner with Honeywell International. Peterhead-quartered Score Energy has secured the deal following efforts to upgrade Honeywell's DLE bleed valves.
