Offshore articles from January 2007

Offshore archives from January 2007

Correction.(Correction notice)
January 1, 2007... The caption with the top photo on Signal International's corporate profile in the December issue is incorrect. Please see the correct caption with photo on page 86.

Active rig fleet, December 2006.(GLOBAL DATA)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Active rig fleet, December 2006 Floaters Jackups US GoM 39 (0) 89 (-1) Mex GoM 6 (0) 30 (0) North Sea 40 (0) 34 (0) East Atlantic 3 (0) 1 (0) L. America 30 (+1) 15...

GoM drilling permits issued.(GLOBAL DATA)
January 1, 2007... GoM drilling permits issued May 63 June 83 July 67 Aug. 68 Sept. 55 Oct. 50 Nov. 53 Source: US Minerals Management Service Note: Table made from bar graph.

Gulf of Mexico day rates.(GLOBAL DATA)(Statistical table)
January 1, 2007... Gulf of Mexico day rates Month/Year Minimum Average Maximum Drillship Jan 2006 $182,000 $213,026 $289,900 Feb 2006 $182,000 $222,175 $289,900 Mar 2006 $182,000 $229,617 ...

The biggest news offshore West Africa is that state oil company Sonangol and Total have brought the deepwater Dalia field into production.(Africa)(Total Energy Services Inc.)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The biggest news offshore West Africa is that state oil company Sonangol and Total have brought the deepwater Dalia field into production. Discovered in September 1997 in block 17, 135 km (84 mi) offshore Angola in 1,200-1,500 m...

Total also has been busy offshore Gabon.(Africa)(Total Gabon)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Total also has been busy offshore Gabon. The company recently added an exploration and production sharing contract for the Diaba license to its West Africa holdings. The 9,075-sq-km (3,504-sq-mi) Diaba license lies in 100-2,500 m (328-8,202 ft)...

While Total adds acreage in Gabon, Amni International Petroleum Development Co. Ltd. and Afren Plc. have completed appraisal drilling on the Okoro field offshore Nigeria.(Africa)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... While Total adds acreage in Gabon, Amni International Petroleum Development Co. Ltd. and Afwen Plc. have completed appraisal drilling on the Okoro field offshore Nigeria. Okoro-3 was the first well drilled by the group on OML 112 in the...

An interesting development involving Nigeria, Cameroon, and Equatorial Guinea could expand gas production in the region.(Africa)
January 1, 2007... An interesting development involving Nigeria, Cameroon, and Equatorial Guinea could expand gas production in the region. In early December, African Gas Development Corp. and the national gas company of Equatorial Guinea, Sociedad Nacional...

Husky Energy Inc. has been busy in Atlantic Canada.(Americas)
January 1, 2007... Husky Energy Inc. has been busy in Atlantic Canada. The White Rose delineation program completed in late 2006 has resulted in an increase in recoverable reserves assessment of 190 MMbbl of oil. The North Amethyst K-15 delineation well in...

Indago Petroleum Ltd. subsidiary Indago Oman Ltd. began testing the West Bukha-2A (WB2A) well on block 8 offshore Oman in mid-4Q 2006 with the WB2A sidetrack of the original West Bukha-2 wellbore.(Middle East)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Indago Petroleum Ltd. subsidiary Indago Oman Ltd. began testing the West Bukha-2A (WB2A) well on block 8 offshore Oman in mid-4Q 2006 with the WB2A sidetrack of the original West Bukha-2 wellbore. On the first of two 4-hr flow tests of the...

Exxon is looking into deepwater exploration offshore the Philippines.(Asia-Pacific)(Mitra Energy Ltd.)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Exxon is looking into deepwater exploration offshore the Philippines. Subsidiary Esso Exploration International Ltd. and Mitra Energy Ltd. have entered into an agreement to explore the deepwater Sandakan basin southwest of the Philippine...

India's Reliance Industries Ltd. is taking a closer look at its cash cow in the Krishna-Godavari basin in the Bay of Bengal off India's east coast.(Asia-Pacific)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... India's Reliance Industries Ltd. is taking a closer look at its cash cow in the Krishna-Godavari basin in the Bay of Bengal off India's east coast. In mid-4Q 2006, RIL amended its development plan for the deepwater KG-DWN-98/3 block that will...

The Black Sea is seeing more activity of late.(Europe)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The Black Sea is seeing more activity of late. Toreador Resources Corp. and its joint venture partners TPAO and Stratic Energy Corp. hit gas-bearing sands with the Akcakoca-3 well offshore Turkey late in 4Q 2006. The well encountered 81 net m...

In the UK North Sea, AGR Peak Well Management, part of Norway's Ability Group ASA (AGR) oil technology and services group, plans to undertake two drilling programs in 2007.(Europe)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... In the UK North Sea, AGR Peak Well Management, part of Norway's Ability Group ASA (AGR) oil technology and services group, plans to undertake two drilling programs in 2007. The projects involve nine wells for six independent oil companies. ...

The Shah Deniz development in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea became one of the world's largest producing gas fields in mid-December.(Caspian)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The Shah Deniz development in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea became one of the world's largest producing gas fields in mid-December. With a 25.5% working interest, Statoil operates the Azerbaijan Gas Supply Co., which is...

Statoil tables plan for Gjoa.(OFFSHORE EUROPE)(Statoil ASA)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Statoil has submitted a development plan for the Gjoa field in the North Sea to Norway's Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. The partners are aiming for first oil and gas in 2010, produced via a semisubmersible platform with subsea wells. At that...

Decommissioning on the rise.(OFFSHORE EUROPE)
January 1, 2007... Remaining decommissioning expenditure in the North Sea is around 842 billion in 2007 terms, says a new report from Wood Mackenzie. Around 48% of this will be spent in Norway and 40% on UK fields. To date, says the report, 40 North Sea...

Petrofac expands operations portfolio.(OFFSHORE EUROPE)(Petrofac UK Ltd.)
January 1, 2007... North Sea facilities management specialist Petrofac has assumed duty holder responsibilities at two more UK field centers. One is ExxonMobil's Camelot in the southern sector, which produces gas via a normally unmanned platform with six...

Ireland could solve gas shortage.(OFFSHORE EUROPE)
January 1, 2007... The barely explored southern Irish Atlantic margin could emerge as a lynchpin of Europe's gas supply network, according to Tom O'Reilly Jr., CEO of Providence Resources, at a recent conference in London. Providence is a Dublin-based...

MMS approves FPSO.(GULF OF MEXICO)(Minerals Management Service)
January 1, 2007... Petrobras has confirmed that the MMS approved its conceptual plan for the development of the Cascade and Chinook fields. According to Petrobras, this is the first approval at this level in the regulatory process for a plan that includes the...

US Congress approves offshore acreage.(GULF OF MEXICO)
January 1, 2007... The US Congress has approved the US Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (S.3711), part of a larger tax package (HR.6111), by a vote of 79-9. President Bush signed the plan into law on Dec. 20. The bill opens access to 8.3 million...

Deepwater Millennium sets world records.(Transocean's Drillship)
January 1, 2007... Transocean's drillship Deepwater Millennium set four world water-depth records for completion operations in the US Gulf of Mexico in 2006. The latest record was set with completion of the Anadarko-operated Cheyenne well No. 2 in Lloyd Ridge...

Western lease sale nets $332 million.(GULF OF MEXICO)
January 1, 2007... The MMS has accepted high bids totaling $331.9 million and awarded 371 leases in Western Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale 200. The leases were awarded following the completion of a two-phase bid evaluation process. A total of 381...

Disconnectable FPSO has advantages.(Conference notes)
January 1, 2007... SBM and FMC shared an optimistic outlook at the Deep Offshore Technology Conference in Houston for the use of disconnectable turret moored FPSOs in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Yong Lou with SBM Imodco Inc. said that the No. 1 benefit of...

US collecting on royalties.(GULF OF MEXICO)(Land and Minerals Management)(Issues of deepwater leases)
January 1, 2007... Assistant Secretary of Land and Minerals Management Stephen Allred has signed agreements with BP, ConocoPhillips, Marathon Oil Co., Shell, and Walter Oil and Gas Corp. addressing deepwater leases issued in 1998 and 1999. Under the agreements,...

Riserless mud recovery.(GULF OF MEXICO)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... A joint industry project (JIP) has been established to develop and pilot AGR's riserless mud recovery system in the deep waters of the GoM. Field trials are expected to be performed this year. The 813 million program is sponsored by BP,...

Rig mooring depth record set.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEMS)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The semisubmersible Noble Amos Runner has established a new world record for the deepest conventionally moored rig in 2,332 m (7,650 if) of water in the Gulf of Mexico Green Canyon block 955. The rig is a Noble EVA-4000 designed...

BP awards subsea contract.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEMS)
January 1, 2007... Cameron's Drilling & Production Systems division has entered into a 10-year frame agreement with BP to provide subsea systems and related services for BP's Deepwater Production Business Unit's subsea tieback program, as well as for future...

Subsea engineering for White Rose.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEMS)
January 1, 2007... Husky is progressing front-end engineering for the southern extension of the White Rose field, discovered in 2003. The southern extension is expected to be developed as a subsea tieback to the SeaRose FPSO. Subject to regulatory approvals,...

Reliance address hydrates.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEMS)(Reliance Industries Ltd. and Aker Kvaerner ASA sign deal)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Reliance Industries Ltd. has placed a $25-million order for an anti-hydrate formation system with Aker Kvaerner. The system is destined for use across various gas pipelines in the Krishna-Godavari deepwater block KG-DWN-98/3. The scope of...

Technip, Subsea 7 get contract for Stybarrow.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEMS)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... BHP Billiton Petroleum Pty. Ltd. has awarded Technip Oceania Pty. Ltd. and Subsea 7 Australia Pty. Ltd. a subsea EPIC installation contract for the Stybarrow development project. In 800 m (2,625 ft) of water off the North West shelf of...

New riser delivery management service.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEMS)
January 1, 2007... MCS has introduced a new service to provide total ownership of a riser project from design through manufacture and delivery. "MCS can now manage the delivery of the riser system and associated interfaces required from design and engineering...

Shell awards subsea system for BC-10.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEMS)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The Shell Group has signed a contract with FMC Technologies Inc. to supply subsea completion and processing systems for the BC-10 project offshore Brazil. The scope of supply for this phase includes 10 subsea trees rated for 68.95 MPa...

China yards busy.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADES)
January 1, 2007... It's no secret that yard activity has been phenomenal over the last two years. The newbuild backlog stretches years into the future, and the constricted rig market points toward increasing yard activity. The well-kept secret, according to...

Aker builds supply vessel.(Aker Yards signs deal with Island Offshore)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Aker Yards has signed a contract with Island Offshore in Ulsteinvik, Norway, to de liver a UT 776 CD platform supply vessel at a cost of $48.9 million. The vessel, built to a Rolls Royce Marine design, is 93 m (305 ft) long and 20 m (66...

BP Atlantis on station.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADES)(American Bureau of Shipping okays British Petroleum's oil rigging activity)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... ABS provided classification and certification services for BP's Atlantis semisubmersible, which will produce the deepwater Atlantis field, 201 km (125 mi) south of New Orleans in the southern Green Canyon. The unit is now moored on...

Offshore ASA completes upgrades.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADES)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Offshore ASA is preparing to put its semis to work. The Songa Venus is under wet tow to its first assignment offshore Western Australia, following client acceptance in Singapore in late October. And the Songa Mercur, which is undergoing an...

Pride acquires deepwater semis.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADES)(Pride International Inc.)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Pride International Inc. has acquired interest in the Pride Rio de Janeiro and Pride Portland deepwater semisubmersibles from its joint venture partners. The transaction increases the company's interest in these two units from 30% to 100%....

Agbami FPSO leaves drydock.(Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel manufactured by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The Agbami FPSO has left the newbuilding drydock at South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) Shipyard for topside installation and testing. When completed, the FPSO will work on ChevronTexaco's Agbami field offshore...

First CaTS offshore deployment.(cableless telemetry system)
January 1, 2007... Expro International Group Plc. (Expro) plans to deploy its cableless telemetry system (CATS) to monitor the reservoir pressure and temperature response behind casing in an offshore platform well. The CaPS technology was installed in the...

Sakhalin Phase II conductors to be pre-installed.(BJ Tubular Services to install drive conductors for KCA Deutag Drilling LLC)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... BJ Tubular Services will hammer drive conductors offshore Sakhalin Island for the Sakhalin Phase II project for KCA Deutag Drilling LLC on behalf of Sakhalin Energy Investment Co. (SEIC). BJ will be pre-installing all conductors for SEIC...

Deepwater seabed production boosting.(Shell Brasil S.A.)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Shell will install two major deepwater seabed production boosting systems for subsea projects--one in the Gulf of Mexico and one offshore Brazil. This marks the first project using electrical submersible pumping (ESP) systems in seabed vertical...

Quantifying uncertainty.(Roxar ASA develops tool for reservoir management decisions)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Roxar has developed a tool module that aims to quantify uncertainty, reduce risk, and improve reservoir management decisions. The uncertainty management module operates within Roxar's modeling software, IRAP RMS, and quantifies uncertainties...

Plectrum to acquire 2D seismic.(Compagnie Generale de Geophysique)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Plectrum has awarded a contract to acquire 3,000 km (1,864 mi) of 2D seismic data over the Nabeul block, offshore Tunisia, to Compagnie Generale de Geophysique (CGG). MV CGG Princess will acquire the data in 2Q 2007 over the entire block,...

Geophysical, well data for Sicily Channel.(Grove Energy Ltd.)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Grove Energy Ltd. is integrating its 2D seismic data shot in December 2004 and review of well log reports from the Dougga-1 well in the Sicily Channel drilled in 1981, plus 2D seismic data from the former holder of the Kerkouane exploration...

3D fault analysis tool.(Gaz de France and Foster Findlay Associates sign deal to develop 3D fault analysis toolset)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Gaz de France and ffA have agreed to develop a 3D fault analysis toolset aimed at giving a more accurate reservoir model and reserve estimates. The 3D seismic attribute analysis tools will enable a greater understanding of the impact of...

Wavefield Inseis building 3D vessel.(GEOSCIENCES)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Wavefield Inseis AS plans to launch a purpose-built 3D seismic vessel. The new flagship, Geowave Endeavour, is scheduled to begin operations in April 2008 With 16 streamer capacity and eight gun strings, the vessel has been designed to...

SCAN begins seismic survey off Venezuela.(SCAN Geophysical ASA)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... SCAN Geophysical ASA has begun 3D seismic acquisition program for Chevron offshore Venezuela. The survey encompasses two non-adjacent areas and is expected to take several months to complete. The M/V SCAN Resolution, arrived in Venezuela to...

It's all about market stability.(FORECAST 2007)
January 1, 2007... Hindsight always throws up some interesting questions, and this is certainly apparent in reviewing the international oil market in 2006. Who would have thought the OPEC Reference Basket that had been on the rise since 2Q 2004 would have fallen...

North sea still humming: drilling resurgence promises activity for years to come.(FORECAST 2007)
January 1, 2007... The UK continental shelf has experienced a resurgence in exploration and appraisal (E&A) drilling over the last two years, and this looks likely to continue as the twin pressures created by the Fallow and Promote License initiatives continue to...

Angola leads West Africa in international investment: region critical for IOC investors.(international oil companies)
January 1, 2007... West Africa remains a critical region for the international oil community. With the political climate in the Middle East and parts of Latin America malting operations difficult in many areas, international oil companies (IOCs) seeking to...

Activity in Asia and Australia continues to climb: rig availability holds key.(FORECAST 2007)(Industry overview)
January 1, 2007... The Asia and Australia regions are enjoying the same kind of growth in offshore oil and gas activity as the rest of the world. And though they are facing the same challenges, the region will overcome those obstacles and continue to surge ahead....

Deepwater GoM key with 50 Bboe of undiscovered reserves: 11 successful wells in 2006.(GULF OF MEXICO)
January 1, 2007... With 50 Bboe of undiscovered reserves in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, according to the MMS 2000 Assessment, and favorable commodity prices forecast to hold steady, operators have a chance to help balance US supply and demand. In 2007,...

Status of US Gulf of Mexico deepwater discoveries.(Statistical table)
January 1, 2007... Status of US Gulf of Mexico deepwater discoveries Water Year of depth Field name Location ...

Gulf of Mexico drilling increase forecast: production continues to feel effects of hurricanes.(GULF OF MEXICO)
January 1, 2007... The forecast for wells drilled this year in the US Gulf of Mexico shows a 2.4% increase to 744 from the 2006 total of 726. This is in contrast to the narrow decrease of 0.1% from 2005 actual to the predicted 2006 total based on wells to date....

Intelligent well technology can control oil reservoir inflow, auto-gaslift system: India's Panna field secondary recovery project applies technology.(DRILLING & COMPLETION)
January 1, 2007... The industry's ability to remotely monitor downhole conditions in real time and to control the flow of fluids between the reservoir and the wellbore without physical intervention has been achieved through intelligent completion technology and...

Hub-and-spoke arrangement drawing deepwater interest: development method likely to add more GoM projects.(SUBSEA)
January 1, 2007... The costs of developing deepwater Gulf of Mexico discoveries into producing properties is driving the rise in the use of hub-and-spoke field arrangements. The use of the technique has proven sufficiently successful leading efforts to move the...

New gravity installed anchor requires less soil penetration: mooring line attachment method cuts installation problems.(CONSTRUCTION & INSTALLATION)
January 1, 2007... A new design of gravity installed mooring anchor addresses two issues involved with using such anchors for mooring. Its design requires less soil penetration to be effective, and its mooring line attachment method reduces some potential...

Vessel construction program widens options for North Sea developers: subsea contractor augments fleet with five newbuilds.(Oceanteam Power & Umbilical)
January 1, 2007... Subsea contractors are fully stretched keeping pace with global activity, so much so that in some regions, development schedules are slipping due to a shortage of vessels and equipment. One company sailing to the rescue is Oceanteam Power &...

Subsalt seen as promising exploration frontier for Brazil: discoveries point toward huge light-oil reserves.(GEOLOGY & GEOPHYSICS)
January 1, 2007... Brazil's subsalt exploration is focused in the Santos, Campos and Espirito Santo basins. It is expected to spread to the eastern margin Jequitinhonha and Camamu-Almada basins, Petrobras Corporate Executive Manager Francisco Nepomuceno Filho,...

Innovative coaching program enhances safety culture.(Baker Hughes INTEQ-Norway)
January 1, 2007... In 2004, Baker Hughes INTEQ-Norway designed and implemented a safety coaching program that builds on the existing safety culture and aims at reinforcing safe behaviors to promote a higher level of safety performance and to avoid the danger of...

Seadrill.(People)
January 1, 2007... Seadrill has made two new appointments to its senior management. Effective immediately, Alf Thorkildsen is the new COO, a new position in Seadrill Management AS. Effective March 1, 2007, Trond Brandsrud will be the new chief financial officer....

CETCO Oilfield Services.(People)
January 1, 2007... Morris Hoagland has been appointed director and general manager of CETCO Oilfield Services in Aberdeen. Hoagland is responsible for CETCO Oilfield Services' eastern hemisphere operations as well as all of its divisional operations throughout...

Knowledge Systems.(People)
January 1, 2007... Knowledge Systems named Russell Smith as its new managing director for the Asia/Pacific center. Smith will relocate to a new facility in Perth. In the Europe, Africa, and Middle East market, Knowledge Systems named Morris Covington its new...

Peter Brotherhood Ltd.(People)
January 1, 2007... Steve Wellburn has been appointed sales and marketing director of Peter Brotherhood Ltd. engineering company. He will be responsible for the company's steam turbine and reciprocating gas compressor sales divisions, as well as its international...

SAGA Oil ASA.(appoints Thor Jensen)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... SAGA Oil ASA has has appointed Thor Jensen vice president of drilling operations to strengthen the SAGA management in drilling activities. Jensen will be responsible for creating and implementing a new and modern drilling management in Russia...

Cecilie Ditlev-Simonsen.(People)
January 1, 2007... Cecilie Ditlev-Simonsen has been appointed executive vice president and will join the company's management team with the responsibility for communication and reputation management.

IONIK Consulting.(People)
January 1, 2007... IONIK Consulting has appointed Dirk van Oostendorp regional manager of the Americas. Van Oostendorp's responsibilities include day-to-day management of IONIK's Houston hub operations.

Transocean Inc.(appoints Mark Hellerstein and Michael McMahon as directors)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Transocean Inc. has added two new members to its board of directors. Mark Hellerstein was appointed as a Class III director, and Michael McMahon was appointed as a Class II director. The term of Class III directors runs to the 2008 annual...

Helix Energy Solutions.(appointment of William Morrice, Brent Shinall, Troy Matherne, and Stephen Rogers)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Helix Energy Solutions has elected William Morrice, Brent Shinall, Troy Matherne, and Stephen Rogers as officers of the company. Morrice, promoted to vice president of global well operations, joined Helix as general manager of well...

Jiskoot.(People)
January 1, 2007... Jiskoot has appointed Mark O'Hanlon as the new sales manager for the Middle East, the former Soviet Union, and North Africa. O'Hanlon will focus on achieving business growth in the Arabian Gulf.

Aker Kvaerner Subsea.(People)
January 1, 2007... Aker Kvaerner Subsea has appointed Remi Birkeland managing director. Birkeland also becomes senior vice president of the group's controls business stream. Birkeland replaces Paal Helsing.

Petrobras.(Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. shuffles Alberto Guimaraes, Carlos Fontes, Renato Bertani and Joao Carlos Figueira)
January 1, 2007... Petrobras made changes in its executive staff, effective Jan 1, 2007. Alberto Guimaraes is president of Petrobras America Inc., Carlos Fontes is general executive director of Petrobras Energia S.A., Renato Bertani is executive manager for the...

TSMarine.(People)
January 1, 2007... TSMarine has appointed finance professional Steve McPhail as its first chief financial officer. TSMarine is anticipating a threefold growth in revenue in the next two years with a forecast turnover of $194.8 million by 2009 and has hired...

ABS.(People)
January 1, 2007... ABS named Ken Richardson as vice president of energy development effective Jan. 1, 2007. Richardson will be located at the ABS worldwide headquarters in Houston.

Hydro has awarded Aker Kvaerner a contract to upgrade the system for reinjection of produced water on the Brage platform.(Companies)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Hydro has awarded Aker Kvaerner a contract to upgrade the system for reinjection of produced water on the Brage platform. The scope of work includes engineering, procurement, and construction installation. The contract value is $24.5 million....

Aker Kvaerner has been awarded several contracts for delivery of loading and offloading systems with a total contract value of about $21 million.(Companies)
January 1, 2007... Aker Kvaerner has been awarded several contracts for delivery of loading and offloading systems with a total contract value of about $21 million. One of these contracts involves delivering an offshore offloading system to Lukoil's Varandey...

PPL Shipyard Pte Ltd. in Singapore has awarded Aker Kvaerner a contract for drilling equipment for a Baker Marine Pacific Class 375 jackup drilling rig.(Companies)
January 1, 2007... PPL Shipyard Pte Ltd. in Singapore has awarded Aker Kvaerner a contract for drilling equipment for a Baker Marine Pacific Class 375 jackup drilling rig. The total contract value for Aker Kvaerner is $15 million and is based on a letter of...

Plexus Holdings Plc. has won contracts to supply Repsol E&P T&T Ltd. and Petro-Canada with its POS-GRIP wellhead systems.(Companies)
January 1, 2007... Plexus Holdings Plc. has won contracts to supply Repsol E&P T&T Ltd. and Petro-Canada with its POS-GRIP wellhead systems. Both companies will use Plexus' exploration rental wellhead equipment, mudline suspension equipment, and service support...

Global Marine Energy Plc. subsidiary, Patriot Mechanical Handling, has won an order valued $20 million from Star International Drilling Ltd.(Companies)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Global Marine Energy Plc. subsidiary, Patriot Mechanical Handling, has won an order valued $20 million from Star International Drilling Ltd. Star International has ordered one mechanical handling fig set that will include a vertical racking...

Tritech International Ltd. is joining Halma Plc.(Companies)
January 1, 2007... Tritech International Ltd. is joining Halma Plc. The completion agreement was signed on Nov. 24, 2006. The acquisition includes Swift 943 Ltd. trading as System Technologies and Ulvertech Engineering Ltd. The three companies will now trade...

KCA Deutag Drilling Llc. has awarded BJ Tubular Services a contract, on behalf of Sakhalin Energy Investment Co. (SEIC), to provide hammer conductor-driving services offshore Sakhalin Island.(Companies)
January 1, 2007... KCA Deutag Drilling Llc. has awarded BJ Tubular Services a contract, on behalf of Sakhalin Energy Investment Co. (SEIC), to provide hammer conductor-driving services offshore Sakhalin Island. BJ pre-install all conductors for SEIC for the...

Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) has acquired the entire share capital of Albert-Garaudy Consulting Engineers (AGA).(Companies)
January 1, 2007... Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) has acquired the entire share capital of Albert-Garaudy Consulting Engineers (AGA). AGA is a multi-disciplined consulting engineering company serving the international oil and gas, refining and chemical...

Qserv has acquired KCA Deutag's wireline division in a multi-million-dollar deal.(Companies)
January 1, 2007... Qserv has acquired KCA Deutag's wireline division in a multi-million-dollar deal. The contract, which was concluded on Dec. 6, 2006, sees 25 KCA Deutag employees transfer to Aberdeenshire-based Qserv. The transaction also includes all wireline...