Mahogany-2 well, offshore Ghana, Positive second reservoir test

Friday, July 11th, 2008

10 July 2008 - Tullow Oil plc (“Tullow”) is pleased to announce results of a second successful flow test on the Mahogany-2 appraisal well, which is part of the Jubilee ...


LAMPRELL PLC TRADING UPDATE FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2008

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Gets US$ 29 MILLION CONTRACT AWARD Lamprell (ticker: LAM), a leading provider of specialist engineering services to the international oil & gas industry based in the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”), today announces ...


Eni wins a new exploration block in Indonesia

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

This new important award confirms Eni's commitment as a leading explorer of Indonesia's frontier basins. San Donato Milanese (Milan), 27 May 2008 - Following an International Licensing Round, Indonesia has awarded ...


Total Acquires Interests in Two Offshore Blocks in Malaysia

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Total announces today that its wholly-owned subsidiary Total E&P Malaysia has signed a production sharing contract with national oil company Petronas. The contract covers Blocks PM303 and PM324, located around 100 ...


Australia: Total acquires interests in three offshore licenses in the North West Shelf

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Total announces the acquisition in the latest Australian bidding round of a 50% participation in two offshore permits in the Vulcan basin, in partnership with Apache (operator, 50%), and ...


J. Ray McDermott Awarded Two Offshore Construction Projects

Monday, May 5th, 2008

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE:MDR) (“McDermott”), announced today that subsidiaries of J. Ray McDermott, S.A. (“J. Ray”) were recently awarded two contracts for offshore construction projects. Both of the contracts ...


Roc Oil Offshore Mauritania Update

Thursday, May 1st, 2008

Roc Oil (Mauritania) Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of ROC, advises that as at 0100 hours (local time) on 28 April 2008, the Banda NW ST-1 sidetrack well, had reached ...


Moho-Bilondo Brought on Stream Offshore the Republic of the Congo

Monday, April 28th, 2008

 Total E&P Congo announces today that the deep offshore Moho-Bilondo field has been brought on stream in the Republic of the Congo, nearly a month ahead of schedule. Discovered in ...


Schlumberger and BT: Wireless World First for Offshore Workers

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Schlumberger and BT Openzone Wi-Fi installation at Byford Dolphin shows unprecedented demand for offshore Internet service Houston, April 22, 2008 - Schlumberger and BT today announced the launch of the world’s ...


Agreements for gas sales from Premier

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

Indonesia – Signature of Gas Sales Agreements Further to the signing of Heads of Agreements for gas sales from Premier’s operated West Natuna Sea Block A in Q4 2007; we are ...


EOCP Successfully Executes Another Demanding Offshore Installation Contract

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

- EOC subsidiary completes task on time and without lost time incidents - Adds to Group’s track record for deep water offshore installation work - Expects fleet to be fully deployed as ...


NAMIBIA EXPLORATION AGREEMENT

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Key Petroleum Ltd (ASX code: KEY) has signed a Consortium Agreement with Pancontinental Oil & Gas NL (ASX code PCL) for joint petroleum exploration activities offshore Namibia. Key and Pancontinental believe ...


RWE Dea starts offshore gas field development in North Idku

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

RWE Dea has signed a gas sales agreement with EGPC and EGAS for delivering natural gas to the Egyptian domestic market and immediately commenced the phased development of the discovered ...


Nigeria: Cameron Awarded $650 Million Contract For Subsea Equipment Offshore West Africa

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

HOUSTON (March ­­11, 2008) -- Cameron (NYSE: CAM) has been awarded a contract with an initial value of approximately $650 million to provide subsea systems for the initial phase of ...


Addax Petroleum Announces Successful Oil Appraisal Offshore Nigeria

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

Successful appraisal at OML123 expands Kita Marine area Calgary, Alberta, March 11th, 2008 – Addax Petroleum Corporation (“Addax Petroleum” or the “Corporation”) (TSX:AXC and LSE:AXC) announced today the successful appraisal of ...


Nigerian Deep Offshore: Launch of Usan Project

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Feb. 28, 08 Total announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary Elf Petroleum Nigeria Limited (EPNL) has obtained the required approvals from the Nigerian ...


First Reserve Corporation to Acquire CHC Helicopter Corporation For Canadian $3.7 Billion in Largest-Ever Oilfield Services Buyout

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Partnership to Help Strengthen CHC’s Growth Mission as Largest Helicopter Services Company   Greenwich, Conn.; Houston; London and Vancouver -- February 22, 2008 -- CHC Helicopter Corporation (“CHC”) (TSX: FLY.A and FLY.B ...


Kosmos Energy Makes Second Oil Discovery Offshore Ghana

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Successful Odum-1 Exploration Well Confirms Significant New Regional Oil Province DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kosmos Energy announces today that the company has made a second significant oil discovery offshore the Republic of Ghana on ...


Rowan Obtains Three-Year Drilling Contract Offshore Saudi Arabia

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rowan Companies, Inc. (NYSE:RDC) announced today that its Tarzan Class jack-up, Bob Keller, has been awarded a term drilling contract for work offshore Saudi Arabia. The contract provides for ...


Resumption of Gas Production offshore Turkey

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

CALGARY and LONDON, February 11, 2008 - Stratic Energy Corporation (TSX Venture: ‘SE’,AIM ‘SE.’) (“Stratic” or the “Company”) announces that production has re-commenced from its Black Sea gas fields offshore ...


A new generation offshore purpose vessel for GSP

Monday, February 11th, 2008

February 11, 2007 The Dutch design office Sea of Solutions has been awarded by GSP Drilling the design contract for a new DP3 multipurpose construction vessel. The Dutch design office Sea ...


FMC Technologies to Supply Subsea Systems for Gumusut-Kakap Project Offshore Malaysia

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:FTI) announced today that it has been awarded a contract by Sabah Shell Petroleum Company Limited for the supply of deepwater subsea systems for the Gumusut-Kakap ...


Shell to co-develop deepwater Gumusut-Kakap field offshore Malaysia

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

30/01/2008   Shell announced that Final Investment Decision has been taken to jointly develop the Gumusut-Kakap field, located in deepwater, offshore Sabah, Malaysia.       Sabah Shell Petroleum Company will be operator of the development, ...


Hayward Tyler to Showcase Subsea Technology at the Deep Offshore Technology Conference 2008

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

28 January 2008 17:00 Hayward Tyler Ltd – a leading manufacturer of pumps and motors for the oil and gas industry – is pleased to announce it will be exhibiting at ...