Offshore articles from April 2005

Offshore archives from April 2005

Save the wells: superior saves a well and the customer makes a bundle.(Bundled Solutions)(Product/Service Evaluation)
April 1, 2005... Situation: The customer called on Superior Energy Services to bring a deep, high-pressure, high-temperature, sour service well back to production. The well, which was more than 22,100 feet in measured depth, had been shut in for five years...

A growing interest in global frontiers.(Indian hydrocarbon scene)
April 1, 2005... Operators are expressing increasing interest in India, and the Indian government is doing more to make business in India attractive to foreign investors. If participation at the New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP) V road show in...

Global data.(Illustration)
April 1, 2005... Active rig fleet, March 2005 Floaters Jackups US GoM 33(0) 104(+1) Mex GoM 12(-1) 30(0) North Sea 36(+1) 31(0) East Atlantic 2(0) 1(0) L. America 33(-2) ...

Murphy Oil Corp. subsidiary Murphy Sabah Oil Co. Ltd. awarded a contract for an FPSO to be used on the Kikeh development offshore Malaysia.(Asia-Pacific)
April 1, 2005... Murphy Oil Corp. subsidiary Murphy Sabah Oil Co. Ltd. awarded a contract for an FPSO to be used on the Kikeh development offshore Malaysia. Malaysia International Shipping Corp. (MISC) Berhad won the contract. IHC Caland subsidiary Single Buoy...

While Murphy moves Kikeh into production more players are getting into the deepwater game.(Asia-Pacific)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... While Murphy moves Kikeh into production more players are getting into the deepwater game. Petronas awarded two PSCs to Shell and Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd for ultra-deepwater blocks ND6 and ND7 offshore the east coast of Sabah. The...

After a half-decade hiatus.(Asia-Pacific)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... After a half-decade hiatus, crude oil production from India's Mumbai High field has reached 270,000 b/d. Mumbai High, one of the most prolific producers of sweet and light crude in the world, was brought into production in 1976. Production...

The Azerbaijan International Operating Co. (AIOC), operated by BP, announced the start-up of oil production from the Central Azeri development.(Central Asia)
April 1, 2005... The Azerbaijan International Operating Co. (AIOC), operated by BP, announced the start-up of oil production from the Central Azeri development, part of the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) field, in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea. ...

Sociedade Nacional de Combustiveis de Angola and BP discovered oil.(Africa)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Sociedade Nacional de Combustiveis de Angola and BP discovered oil with the Palas-1 well in deepwater block 31, offshore Angola. Palas-1 is the fifth successful discovery BP has drilled in block 31, following Plutao, Saturno, Marte, and...

Norway's Ministry of Petroleum and Energy approved Statoil's plans for development and operation.(Europe)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Norway's Ministry of Petroleum and Energy approved Statoil's plans for development and operation (PDO) for two North Sea projects. One plan covers the Skinfaks satellite close to Gullfaks, and the other modifies the original PDO for the...

The Peak Group secured a major contract with Burlington Resources Irish Sea Ltd.(Europe)
April 1, 2005... The Peak Group secured a major contract with Burlington Resources Irish Sea Ltd. to plan and manage three gas wells in the East Irish Sea. The work consists of one development well on the Dalton field 25 mi west of Walney Island, Barrow,...

China boosts production.(GLOBAL E&P)
April 1, 2005... CNOOC's business strategy and development plan for 2005 features a primary goal of boosting production, The budgeted figure for 2005 is 141:146 MMboe, about a year-on-year increase over 2004's budget of 118-123 MMboe. The company says 2005...

Egypt's 2004 bidding round landed Burren an offshore license in block 2.(Middle East)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Egypt's 2004 bidding round landed Burren an offshore license in block 2, known as North Hurghada Marine, in the Gulf of Suez. The offshore area covers 242 sq km in shallow water and lies along the same trend as Zeit Bay and Geisum--two...

Meanwhile, Regal received final assignment of the East Ras Budran.(Regal)
April 1, 2005... Meanwhile, Regal received final assignment of the East Ras Budran area in the Gulf of Suez from the Egyptian government. The company identified four large prospective structures and is reprocessing and interpreting seismic data. Exploration...

Mediterranean.(Atwood Hunter semi wins contract from Burullus Gas Co.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Off Egypt's Mediterranean coast, Atwood Oceanics Inc.'s Atwood Hunter semi won a contract from Burullus Gas Co. to drill two wells. The contract requires a rig upgrade that includes high-pressure capability that will allow the vessel to...

Americas.(Petrobras and Repsol YPF in joint venture)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Petrobras is entering into a joint venture with Repsol YPF to develop gas in the Santos basin. Petrobras explains that with its current business plan, various alternatives are under study regarding developing gas reserves in the Santos...

Norway, UK close to treaty accord.(OFFSHORE EUROPE)
April 1, 2005... After two years of negotiations, the Norwegian and UK governments have agreed on the wording of a framework treaty intended to lift the shackles on cross border held developments. The two governments' energy ministers met in Sandersoelen,...

Gas production, R&D climbing.(research and development)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Production across the Norwegian shelf inched up last year by 1 MMcm to 256 MMcm, and the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate predicts a similar rise this year. Oil output was down, due largely to a tail-off from the Snorre and Vigdis fields. This...

Mixed fortunes for independents.(OFFSHORE EUROPE)
April 1, 2005... A survey by analysts Plimsoll Publishing suggests 13 UK oil and gas consultancies may face takeover bids this year. Plimsoll, based in Stockton, England, reviewed the liquidity of 124 consultancies throughout Britain. The 13 worst performers...

LNG terminals.(GULF OF MEXICO)(Energy Bridge gets licence from US Coast Guard and US Maritime Administration)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... The US Coast Guard and the Maritime Administration have received six applications for the licensing of deepwater ports involving proposed LNG facilities. The facilities would receive LNG ships, re-gasify the LNG offshore, and transport the...

Deep discoveries.(GULF OF MEXICO)(El Paso Production Co. discovers new wells)
April 1, 2005... El Paso Production Co., a subsidiary of E1 Paso Corp., has made a deep shelf discovery at West Cameron block 75. The West Cameron block 75 No. 1 well, located 15 mi offshore Louisiana in about 35 ft of water, was spudded in August 2004. El...

New incentive for ultra-deep drilling.(suspensions of operations)
April 1, 2005... The US Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service has issued a proposed rule that will allow Suspensions of Operations (SOO) to oil and gas lessees or operators who plan to drill ultra-deep wells. MMS expects the new rule will...

Kvaerner wins Unocal contract.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEMS)
April 1, 2005... Unocal Thailand has awarded Aker Kvaerner a contract for the supply of surface wellhead equipment and associated services to be used within its Gulf of Thailand operations. The assignment will run over two years, with an option for two more...

Subsea 7 wins contracts.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEMS)(Talisman Production Norge AS)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Talisman Production Norge AS has awarded the Subsea 7 joint venture a contract for the replacement of a 10-in. production riser on the Varg field on the Norwegian continental shelf. The contract is valued at $2.5 million. The...

DES launches reinjection system.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEMS)(DES Operations)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Aberdeen-based DES Operations is launching new technology to the global subsea market that it says will enable increased production on oil and gas producing assets. Two years in the development with 2.5 million [pounds sterling] funding...

FMC contract.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEMS)
April 1, 2005... Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has awarded a contract to FMC Technologies Inc., to supply subsea production equipment for certain Anadarko wells in the eastern Gulf of Mexico that will be connected to the Independence Hub. The $25-million contract...

C & C Technologies orders new AUV.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEMS)(autonomous underwater vehicle )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... C&C Technologies Inc. of Lafayette, Louisiana, has ordered critical components from Kongsberg Maritime to construct its second Surveyor Class autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV).The C-Surveyor II will be available for hydrographic surveys...

New yard for Aker.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADES)( Aker Arctic Technology Inc. )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Aker Yards Group's strategy to grow in the Arctic technology business took a step forward with the opening of Aker Arctic Technology Inc. on Jan. 1. As a subsidiary to the new Aker Finnyards, AARC will not only continue the activity of the...

Diamond schedules major upgrade.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADES)(Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. will carry out a major upgrade of the Victory-class semisubmersible Ocean Endeavor for ultra-deepwater service. The modernized rig will operate to 10,000 ft water depth and will be the most capable of the...

Seabulk gets new vessels.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADES)(Seabulk International Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Seabulk International Inc. has added two newbuild vessels to its international offshore fleet, the Seabulk Angra and Seabulk Advantage. The Seabulk Angra is a 5,500-hp, 236-ft UT-755L platform supply vessel built at the Promar shipyard...

Fugro acquires a survey vessel.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADES)(Fugro Geonics Pty. Ltd. and M/S Khalifa A. Algosaibi Diving and Marine Services)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Late last year, Fugro Geonics Pty. Ltd. acquired a former diving support vessel from M/S Khalifa A. Algosaibi Diving and Marine Services in Bahrain. The vessel, formerly named Algosaibi 23, has been converted to a survey vessel sailing...

Particle drilling technology.(DRILLING & PRODUCTION)(Particle Drilling Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... A new drilling technology system is being tested that is expected to improve drilling penetration rate (ROP) in certain hard rock or tough drilling environments. According to Chris Boswell with Particle Drilling Technologies Inc. (PDTI),...

The PID drill bit.(DRILLING & PRODUCTION)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... The development of the fit-for-purpose drill bit is ongoing. The current development bit is an 8.5-in. diameter fixed-cutter design (as opposed to roller cone) with a PDC cutting structure and four conventional diameter nozzles. Previous...

Particle recovery system.(DRILLING & PRODUCTION)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... The PID system used a mobile, compact, circulation delivery and recovery system that operates with conventional drilling rigs. The system is designed to entrain, circulate, and recover the steel shot without allowing the shot to pass through...

PID system tests.(DRILLING & PRODUCTION)
April 1, 2005... Components of the PID system have previously been tested in actual downhole field conditions at the US Federal Government's Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center (RMOTC); in the laboratory at TerraTek Drilling Labs, an independent research and...

Geoscience at OTC.(GEOSCIENCES)(Offshore Technology Conference)
April 1, 2005... The Offshore Technology Conference is the industry's largest gathering of expertise and tools devoted to the location, development, and extraction of hydrocarbons from the depths of the world's ocean. For some, the most exciting part of each...

New processing center.(TECHNOLOGY)(CGG American Services Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... CGG opened a new data processing center in Mumbai, India, running Geocluster processing software. "The opening of this new center in Mumbai marks a new stage in our strategy to strengthen our position in India as a provider of the full...

Software addition.(TECHNOLOGY)(Halliburton Digital and Consulting Solutions)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Halliburton Digital and Consulting Solutions acquired the smartSection geologic software business from A2D Technologies adding the raster image cross-section application with depth-calibrated well log images for high volume well log correlation...

Hydrographic advance.(TECHNOLOGY)(iXSea launched Hydrins, real-time solution for hydrographic surveyors)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... iXSea launched Hydrins a real-time solution for hydrographic surveyors. The navigation system interfaces with a multibeam sounder to provide real-time, bathymetric data. This algorithm computes position (less than 1 min 1 min) during GPS...

Sri Lanka survey.(EXPLORATION)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... TGS-Nopec Geophysical Co. and Fugro Geoteam are collecting a multi-client 2D survey off Sri Lanka, South Asia. The 4,750 km SL05 survey will extend data acquired by the TGS's earlier SL01 survey. Data, is being acquired over part of the Mannar...

GoM survey.(EXPLORATION)(Gulf of Mexico)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... TGS-Nopec is expanding its Deep Resolve survey in the Gulf of Mexico. The multi-client 3D seismic survey is being gathered in the deep gas exploration trend. The project is now double the original size and covers an area equal to 400 OCS blocks...

Falkland survey.(EXPLORATION)(Falkland Oil and Gas Ltd.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Falkland Oil and Gas Ltd. completed 50% of the planned 10,500 km 2D seismic survey in its 83,000 sq km license area south and east of the Falkland Islands. The GSI Admiral will shoot through April 2005. The processed survey and interpreted...

Ireland survey.(EXPLORATION)(Marine Institute of Ireland)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... The Marine Institute of Ireland is conducting a hydrographic seabed survey program over the Irish shelf. Ireland's national research vessels, Celtic Explorer and Celtic Voyager, are gathering the data. Ireland's territorial seabed reaches...

India: the next North Sea; over 80% of India's basins remain unexplored.(GLOBAL FRONTIERS)
April 1, 2005... More and more operators are considering investing in India, and the Indian government is working hard to make doing business in India attractive by opening the door wide to foreign investors. According to VK Sibal, director general of...

Nyuni well result provides first hint of East African oil fairway.(GLOBAL FRONTIERS)
April 1, 2005... Liquid oil extracted from cuttings recovered from Nyuni-1, Tanzania's first offshore wildcat in 12 years, gives the strongest indication to date of a working oil system offshore East Africa. Operator Aminex completed the well last May after an...

Will the Barents Sea follow Gulf of Mexico model?(GLOBAL FRONTIERS)
April 1, 2005... Since the 1980s, the Barents Sea's oil and gas reserves have been compared with those of the Gulf of Mexico. Until now, the Barents petroleum treasures have remained intact due to lack of technology and the extreme fragility of the Barents...

Invaluable resources expand offshore knowledge at OTC.05.(OTC TECHNICAL PREVIEW)(Offshore Technology Conference)
April 1, 2005... For over 35 years the Offshore Technology Conference has presented the latest technology for global offshore exploration. OTC.05 will continue that trend as it presents A Sea of Resources--An Ocean of Knowledge to offshore oil and gas leaders...

Fast-track FPSO conversions the wave of future: Petrobras, SBM move Marlim Sul into production.(OPERATIONS/MANAGEMENT INFORMATION)(Floating Production Storage and Off-loading)(SBM Offshore NV)
April 1, 2005... Fast track projects that require parallel engineering and construction are becoming the norm for leased FPSO projects. This new requirement has contractors adapting work methods to meet increasingly stringent client requirements. ...

Technologies wedded to renew life in older rigs; reducing drilling costs in ultra-deepwater locations.(DRILLING & COMPLETION)
April 1, 2005... As the oil and gas industry matures, so does its technology and equipment. And as a drilling rig gets older, it becomes increasingly challenging to use to explore for untapped deep reserves. Offshore rig builders manufacture rigs with new,...

Rotary steerable systems provide advantages, opportunities.(2004 Annual Rotary Steerable System Directory)
April 1, 2005... Rotary steerable drilling systems are a mainstream service that offer advantages for a number of applications. They offer the ability to drill directionally and continuously without having to stop or slow down to change direction, allowing...

Shallow water flow presents costly, challenging drilling hazard: porosity loss within the sand, shale.(PRODUCTION)
April 1, 2005... Casing programs of many wells in the deepwater (>1,000 ft of water) Gulf of Mexico, the Nile delta, and other offshore drilling provinces are affected by shallow water flow geopressure (SWFG) within 1,000-2,500 ft of the seafloor. When SWFG...

Frac-gradient enhancement controls lost circulation for HPHT well in East Mediterranean Sea.(high pressure high temperature)
April 1, 2005... In its drilling and production operations in the offshore Nile Delta of the Mediterranean Sea, BP-GUPCO has employed a fracture gradient enhancement squeeze system (FGESS) to halt loss of circulation caused by a pressured crossflow. The...

AUVs to interact with environment: new market opens for intervention AUVs.(CONSTRUCTION & INSTALLATION)(autonomous underwater vehicles)
April 1, 2005... In the offshore sector, autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) are still considered an emerging technology. However, since 2001 they have been used commercially to perform seabed surveys for the oil and gas industry, and have proven to be more...

Norwegians bring wide range of technology to OTC.(Offshore Technology Conference )
April 1, 2005... Norwegian companies will be seeking to make their presence felt at OTC again this year. In fact, enthused by the optimism that is gripping the offshore sector back home, Norwegians will be Houston-bound in unprecedented numbers. A record...

Sevan's new platform type makes breakthrough in Brazil.(NORWAY)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Sevan Marine has signed a letter of intent with Petrobras for the lease of an SSP--Sevan stabilized platform--to produce the Piranema field offshore Brazil. The charter has a fixed term of 11 years and is worth an estimated $399 million,...

Aker Kvaerner offering new model for jacket engineering.(NORWAY)
April 1, 2005... Interest is growing in the services offered by Aker Kvaerner Jacket Technology (AKJT), which was set up a year ago to support Aker Kvaerner's specialized jacket fabrication yard in Norway, Aker Verdal, and to find new outlets for its jacket...

Buoy to serve as artificial seabed off China.(Atlantis Deepwater Technology Holding)(China Oilfield Services Ltd)
April 1, 2005... First use of the Atlantis artificial buoyant seabed (ABS) for deepwater drilling is set for a location off China later this year. In February the owner of the technology, Atlantis Deepwater Technology Holding (ADTH), was finalizing terms with...

APL's technical scope tested by Alvheim turret award.(NORWAY)(Advanced Production and Loading A/S)
April 1, 2005... The contract for the turret mooring system for Marathon's Alvheim FPSO is the largest ever won by Advanced Production and Loading. It also represents a step change in submerged turret technology, of which this company is the sole specialist....

Multi-function tractor speeds operations in open-hole wells.(NORWAY)(PowerTrac Invader)
April 1, 2005... Maritime Well Service (MWS) is extending its range of wireline tractors with the development of a tractor for use in open-hole wells. The program, under a technology agreement with Statoil, will lead to testing of a prototype this summer. ...

The ROV-borne Soil Stinger offers cost-effective shallow soil investigations.(Stinger Technology)(Remotely Operated Vehicle )
April 1, 2005... Soil Stinger, a new tool for environmental and geotechnical soil investigations, will be available from Stinger Technology this year. The company is on track to perform onshore and offshore trials of a prototype this summer, General Manager...

Hydro gravitating toward seabed compression for Ormen Lange.(NORWAY)
April 1, 2005... Compression will be required on Ormen Lange a few years after start-up, and the solution may lie on the seabed. Technology qualification is already under way, and by the end of this year, the field partners will be looking to build and test a...

Reservoir specialist expanding east of the Urals.(NORWAY)
April 1, 2005... Roxar is on the verge of launching a 64-bit Linux-based version of its Irap RMS reservoir modeling software. This will enable customers to run the package on much less expensive hardware, including PCs, while also providing them with the...

Spar platforms under review for marginal fields.(RWE-DEA Norge)
April 1, 2005... The cell spar platform concept could be beneficial to small deepwater fields in the Norwegian sector, according to RWE-Dea Norge. The proposal arose from the search for a development solution for the Gjoa field, but could have wider relevance...

PSL excavates Ormen Lange pipeline routes.(NORWAY)
April 1, 2005... PSL Energy Services is carrying out excavation work for Norsk Hydro's Ormen Lange project The contract, worth some Nkr50 million, was awarded to the company's Norwegian subsidiary in February, its first major excavation assignment. One of...

LNG alliance closing on technology goals for stranded gas floaters.(NORWAY)
April 1, 2005... Work to qualify floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) technology is being performed by an alliance comprising Statoil, Aker Kvaerner, and Linde. Set up under a three-year agreement last August, the study is building on previous work to refine...

Norwegian company profiles.(NORWAY)(Company Profile)
April 1, 2005... Anderaa Data Instruments Anderaa Data Instruments specializes in the design and production of safety systems and driver aids for offshore cranes. The company's Mipeg product range includes crane load monitoring systems with and without...

Unlocking the Gippsland basin: Southeast Australia depocenter holds large potential.(GEOLOGY & GEOPHYSICS)
April 1, 2005... Offshore Gippsland basin might appear to be adequately explored over 35 years, but non-conventional opportunities abound with potential for major commercial oil and gas discoveries in the future. One reason for such optimism is today's...

Velocity variations cause errors in seismic analysis: corrections critical for 3D and 4D surveys.
April 1, 2005... As the industry moves toward exploring and producing in deeper water areas such as the Gulf of Mexico (up to 3,000 m water depth), velocity variations in the water column require a closer look. In the past, seawater velocity was treated as...

SKF Explorer upgrades angular contact ball bearings.(New tools and technology for the offshore industry)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... New SKF Explorer angular contact ball bearings benefit from advanced design, material, and manufacturing-process innovations, the company says. SKF Explorer angular contact ball bearings are available in both single- and double-row, and offer a...

Rotabolt Vision tool measures tension.(New tools and technology for the offshore industry)(Rotabolt Ltd.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Rotabolt Ltd. has launched what it says is the world's first safety bolt that constantly monitors tension across a bolted joint and gives a clear visual indication, the Vision. Maintained tension is critical to the safety of bolted joints,...

Polymer protector for drill stem testing a success.(New tools and technology for the offshore industry)
April 1, 2005... Polymer protector company, PolyOil has developed and deployed a polymer protector for a drill stern test operation on Total's Atlantic margin Laggan field. Total announced positive results from the Laggan field in September 2004 and the data is...

Parker extends its high-integrity ball valve family.(New tools and technology for the offshore industry)(Parker Instrumentation's Hi Pro)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Parker Instrumentation is adding a 25 mm version to its high-performance Hi Pro instrumentation ball valve family. Featuring a two-piece construction that reduces potential leak paths to a minimum, and a design optimized for reliability, the...

Mud tank cleaning system improves safety standards.(New tools and technology for the offshore industry)(Total Reclaim Systems introduces PitGun)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Total Reclaim Systems (TRS), provider of mud tank cleaning services, has introduced the PitGun, a system that cleans and removes waste material from mud tanks remotely. By using the PitGun to carry out this process remotely, operators and rig...

Centralizer range a boon to operators drilling extreme wells.(New tools and technology for the offshore industry)(Downhole Products' new Blade Runner)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Following successful trials in Norway and two years in research and development, Downhole Products, a designer and manufacturer of oilfield equipment, has introduced the Blade Runner centralizer. The Blade Runner is a solid centralizer...

Superior Energy Services'.(People)(Ken Blanchard appointed)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Terry Hall, Superior Energy Services' chairman and CEO announced the company has appointed Ken Blanchard president of Superior. Blanchard will continue in his current role as COO while assuming the president's role, formerly held by Hall....

FMC Technologies Inc.(People)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... FMC Technologies Inc. has appointed David W. Grzebinski, CFA, treasurer.

Duffy and McGovern added four new engineering staff to assist with module manufacturing.(People)(Muir Parker, Suzanne Holmes, David Wares and Susan Calaswaite)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Duffy and McGovern added four new engineering staff to assist with module manufacturing. Muir Parker joins as engineering consultant from First Technology Plc. David Wares and Susan Calaswaite join as electrical engineer and draftsperson,...

T.D. Williamson Inc.(People)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... T.D. Williamson Inc. has promoted Bruce Binkley to president and chief operating officer. Binkley replaces Pete Samoff who is retiring June 30.

Foster Wheeler Energy.(People)(Malcolm Harrison appointed)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Foster Wheeler Energy's new Oil and Gas Division, based in Reading, UK, has appointed Malcolm Harrison as divisional director.

Dallas Seismic and Reservoir Services Operations.(People)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Dallas Seismic and Reservoir Services Operations for Geotrace has promoted Brian Williams to general manager.

Noble Technology Services.(People)(Hercules Offshore appointed Steven Manz )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Hercules Offshore has appointed Steven Manz CFO. Manz previously served as managing director for Noble Technology Services.

Marine Technology Society.(People)(Jerry Streeter elected as president)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... The Marine Technology Society has elected Jerry Streeter president. Streeter is vice president, sales and marketing, J P Kenny Inc. Prior to his election to the two-year ipresidential term, Streeter Streeter served as MTS president-elect for...

Houston Imaging Center.(People)(Matt Gaskamp appointed at Geotrace)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Matt Gaskamp joined Geotrace as Senior Systems Administrator in the Houston Imaging Center.

Pioneer Natural Resources.(People)(David McManus, Frank Hopkins and Roger Wallace appointed)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Pioneer Natural Resources announced new officers for its management team. David McManus is vice president of International Operations, Frank Hopkins joins as vice president of Investor Relations, and Roger Wallace is vice president of...

Syntroleum Corp.(People)(Greg G. Jenkins, Kenneth Agee, and John B. Holmes Jr. appointed)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Syntroleum Corp. broadened its management team with three additions. The board elected John B. "Jack" Holmes Jr., to serve as CEO, Greg G. Jenkins as executive vice president of Finance and Business Development and CFO, and Kenneth Agee as...