Aberdeen-based PIM (Plant Integrity Management) has landed a contract from Maersk Oil Qatar for its PSV (Pressure Safety Valve) software in the Al Shaheen field. The company has helped deliver PSV management and consultancy systems on 33 platforms in the region.
Statoil has marked its 500th delivery of cargo from its Snovhit offshore development in the Barents Sea. The Arctic Voyager will carry a cargo of LNG (Liquified Natural Gas) from Melkoya to Aliaga in Turkey.
Oil major Chevron and state-owned Pemex have signed an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) to explore opportunities for collaboration in deepwater and heavy oil fields. The companies signed the document in Mexico City, which will provide the opportunity to work jointly across a wide range of projects which could be beneficial for both.
Maersk Drilling has secured a short-term charter contract with Total for a third drillship which was delivered from a shipyard in South Korea last month. The Maersk Venturer will commence the one well programme offshore in Malaysia for 45 days, beginning in December.
GDF Suez has opened its new flagship Aberdeen office with the announcement of a £20,000 investment in art projects within the North-east. The company’s new offices have opened less than a week after it made a joint announcement with BP regarding the latest discovery in the North Sea.
Multinational energy corporation Petrobas has made an oil discovery at an exploration well in the giant Libra prospect. The well is the first drilled by the consortium, which won the right to explore and develop the area.
Ophir Energy has struck a deal with Niko Resources to acquire interests in seven deepwater Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) in Indonesia. The $31.3million deal means six of the PSCs will be operated by the company, with further payments depending on exploration success.
A director with rig company Seadrill has stepped down from his position on the board. Carl Erik Steen resigned from the board with immediate effect, and a successor has been chosen to take his place.
A special commission has been set up by Azerbaijan’s state owned oil company SOCAR, after three workers were killed in an accident at an oil and gas platform in the Caspian Sea. A statement from SOCAR said structures had collapsed during repair works after a wagon-house fell into the sea and caused a fire.
Atlantis Resources has raised £5million after placing 12.5million shares for sale. The money raised will finance the contribution of the company to the MeyGen project and pay fees associated with the seabed lease at the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy in Canada.
The former chief operating officer of BG Group, Martin J Houston, has launched an LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) business. Parallax Energy announced the launch of its worldwide headquarters in Houston this week.
Oil and gas explorer Ophir Energy has signed two further production sharing contracts for blocks in Gabon. The new blocks, A3 and A4, are located near to Ophir’s existing acreage in the North Gabon basin.
Oil has been discovered at the Horse Hill-1 well, which sits just 3km from Gatwick airport in the Weald Basin. UK Oil and Gas, which owns a 20% working interest in the development, said preliminary evaluation of the electric logs has shown an oil accumulation in the conventional Upper Jurassic Portland Sandstone.
Oil major Chevron has made a new oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico. The company said a significant oil pay had been made at the Keathley Canyon Block 10 in the Guadalupe prospect.
Diamond Offshore Drilling has won a number of long-term charter contracts from US independent Hess for a pair of drillships. The Houston-based company also announced plans to retire and scrap six of its mid-water submersible rigs, including the Ocean Epoch, Ocean New Era and Ocean Whittington.
Penn West Petroleum has signed an agreement to sell a number of its non-core assets in Canada for $355million to a private company. The assets in south central Alberta are currently producing around 7,500BOE (Barrels of Oil Equivalent) per day.
Norwegian oil and gas geoscience specialists TGS have seen a slight dip in their third quarter profits compared with 2013. The company’s net revenues were $190million, $1million less since the same time last year.
Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) has seen its profits slashed in the third quarter as it suffered from a weak seismic market and falling oil prices.
The chief executive and deputy of Russia’s Vnukovo airport have both resigned following the death of Total boss Christophe de Margerie. In a statement the airport said it had accepted the resignations of Andrei Dyakov and his deputy Sergei Solnstev.
Tullow Oil has discovered hydrocarbon shows at its Kodos-1 exploration well in Kenya. It has been undertaking a series of exploration and appraisal activities in Blocks 10BB and 13T onshore in East Africa.
Atlantic-focused explorer Chariot Oil will not extend its current exploration licence in the Northern Blocks of offshore Namibia. The company said they will not apply for further use of blocks 1811A&B when the license ends on October 26.
Royale Energy has confirmed a new high rate well in California’s Sacramento basin. The McKinney well will now be placed on production for seven to 20 days before being opened an additional 30 feet.
Donnycreek Energy has entered into an arm’s length agreement with Contact Exploration to merge and create a new corporation. The two companies will become Kicking Horse Energy and the merger will consolidate the interests of Donnycreek in Alberta, Canada.
Songa Offshore has cut some financial liabilities in relation to its Songa Venus bareboat charter agreement. The company sold its two drilling rigs in South East Asia, the Songa Venus and Songa Mercur, to Opus Offshore in April.
Oil giant BP has awarded engineering contracts for its $12billion expansion of its Tangguh Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) development in Indonesia. The contracts are for the onshore Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) to a number of partners including PT Tripatra Engineers and Contractors.
