Offshore articles from July 2007

Offshore archives from July 2007

Correction.(Correction notice)
July 1, 2007... Correction: On page 37 in the June 2007 issue, in the second paragraph under the sub-heading W&T OFfshore Inc., Apache should be W&T Offshore.

Global data.(Financial report)
July 1, 2007... As a percentage of European spending, Norway and the UK unsurprisingly dominate the picture, with consistently from 75% to 85% of capital expenditure through 2011. This spread relates to drilling, completions, subsea wells, procurement,...

An agreement signed by Brazil and India in New Delhi in early June could be a sign of things to come.(Asia-Pacific)(Brief article)
July 1, 2007... An agreement signed by Brazil and India in New Delhi in early June could be a sign of things to come. The national oil companies of the two countries signed a partnership agreement that involves Petrobras, ONGC, and ONGC (OVI,), ONGC's...

China, meanwhile, is reportedly planning its first solo move into deepwater using its own deepwater rig in October.(Asia-Pacific)
July 1, 2007... China, meanwhile, is reportedly planning its first solo move into deepwater using its own deepwater rig in October. CNOOC has publicized its intent to upgrade an existing rig to achieve drilling capability in 1,000-1,500 m (3,280-4,921 ft)...

Sociedade Nacional de Combustiveis de Angola (Sonangol) and Total E&P Angola have had two new oil discoveries with the tenth and eleventh exploration wells drilled on block 32.(Africa)
July 1, 2007... Sociedade Nacional de Combustiveis de Angola (Sonangol) and Total E&P Angola have had two new oil discoveries with the tenth and eleventh exploration wells drilled on block 32 in the ultra deepwater offshore Angola. Total drilled the...

Sterling Energy Plc. plans to drill a record number of wells in the next 12 months, at least four of which will be drilled offshore Mauritania.(Africa)
July 1, 2007... Sterling Energy Plc. plans to drill a record number of wells in the next 12 months, at least four of which will be drilled offshore Mauritania. Sterling's Mauritania activities fell short of expectations last year, with recoverability per well...

Dominion Petroleum Ltd. has signed a production-sharing agreement (PSA) with the Tanzanian Petroleum Development Corp. and the government of the United Republic of Tanzania for exploration block 7.(Africa)
July 1, 2007... Dominion Petroleum Ltd. has signed a production-sharing agreement (PSA) with the Tanzanian Petroleum Development Corp. and the government of the United Republic of Tanzania for exploration block 7. The block covers 8,500 sq km (3,282 sq mi) in...

Mediterranean Oil & Gas Plc. conducted a seismic survey offshore Malta in blocks 4, 5, 6, and 7 of Area 4 in late May/early June.(Mediterranean)
July 1, 2007... Mediterranean Oil & Gas Plc. conducted a seismic survey offshore Malta in blocks 4, 5, 6, and 7 of Area 4 in late May/early June. Seabird Exploration's Geo Mariner was contracted to carry out the week-long survey, which included a 1,000-km...

Gas is moving to market from offshore Trinidad.(Americas)
July 1, 2007... Gas is moving to market from offshore Trinidad. In late May, Chevron Corp. affiliate Chevron Trinidad and Tobago Resources SRL and partner BG Group entered into a gas sales agreement with the National Gas Co. (NGC) of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd....

More exploration is likely offshore the Falkland Islands.(Americas)
July 1, 2007... More exploration is likely offshore the Falkland Islands. Falkland Oil and Gas Ltd. recently publicized its plans to continue its E&P program over the next 12 months. A 2D infill seismic program and a controlled source electro-magnetic...

In late May, the Barbados Ministry of Energy and the Environment published plans for an upcoming 2007 offshore E&P licensing round offering 20 blocks on the shelf and in deepwater areas.(Americas)
July 1, 2007... In late May, the Barbados Ministry of Energy and the Environment published plans for an upcoming 2007 offshore E&P licensing round offering 20 blocks on the shelf and in deepwater areas in the Northeast Caribbean deformed belt. The bid...

Suriname's state oil company Staatsolie also is laying plans for a new bidding round.(Americas)
July 1, 2007... Suriname's state oil company Staatsolie also is laying plans for a new bidding round. The company plans to offer a number of near-shore blocks in March of next year. Data packages should be available in January. Staatsolie offered three blocks...

Newfoundland and Labrador released its bidding round plans in late May.(Americas)(Brief article)
July 1, 2007... Newfoundland and Labrador released its bidding round plans in late May. The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board plans to hold two separate calls for bids in 2007. Call for bids NL07-1 for the western Newfoundland and...

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. says it will divest 100% of its interest in Anadarko Qatar Energy Co. LLC and Anadarko Resources Co,.(Middle East)
July 1, 2007... Anadarko Petroleum Corp. says it will divest 100% of its interest in Anadarko Qatar Energy Co. LLC and Anadarko Resources Co, known collectively as Anadarko Qatar. Anadarko Qatar holds 92.5% interest in blocks 12 (Al Rayyan field) and 13...

Saudi Aramco has awarded McDermott International Inc. subsidiary J. Ray McDermott S.A. a four-year project to engineer, procure, construct, install, hook up, and commission the Manifa field facilities.(Middle East)
July 1, 2007... Saudi Aramco has awarded McDermott International Inc. subsidiary J. Ray McDermott S.A. a four-year project to engineer, procure, construct, install, hook up, and commission the Manifa field facilities in the Arabian Gulf. Engineering is to...

Petrobras signed an agreement in Lisbon in mid-May with Portuguese corporations Galp Energia and Partex.(Europe)
July 1, 2007... Petrobras signed an agreement in Lisbon in mid-May with Portuguese corporations Galp Energia and Partex, for oil exploration and production in four blocks in the Lusitaniana basin offshore Portugal north of Lisbon. This will be the first...

Norway round attracts new intake.(OFFSHORE EUROPE)(Brief article)
July 1, 2007... Norway's Petroleum and Energy Ministry has issued 10 further production licenses under its 2006 Predefined Areas (APA) scheme, bringing this year's total of new awards to 58. The 10 latest licenses are split between the North Sea (six), and...

Ermintrude delivers for Statoil.(OFFSHORE EUROPE)
July 1, 2007... In the Norwegian North Sea, near-platform exploration remains the safest and preferred option. However, Statoil's latest success, on the Ermintrude structnre, looks somewhat larger than the average routine tieback, with estimated reserves of 50...

Northern North Sea platforms for sale.(OFFSHORE EUROPE)(Fairfield Energy)(Brief article)
July 1, 2007... Shell and ExxonMobil continue to downsize their operations in the UK North Sea. In recent years the two companies have offloaded jointly-owned facilities on the Auk, Fulmar, and Kittiwake fields in the northern and central sectors to tail-end...

UK gas developers under pressure.(OFFSHORE EUROPE)(Financial report)
July 1, 2007... Speakers at a recent Oil & Gas UK presentation in London continued the negative theme. Willy Rickett, director general of the Energy Group at the Department of Trade and Industry, said that UK oil output has been sliding recently at a rate of...

Deepwater discoveries.(GULF OF MEXICO)(Brief article)
July 1, 2007... BP and partner Noble Energy hit pay on the Isabela prospect in Mississippi Canyon block 562 in 6,500 ft (1,981 m) of water. The discovery, drilled to 19,100 ft (5,822 m) TD, encountered hydrocarbons in two high-quality reservoirs, according to...

GoM pipelines join emergency response arrangement.(GULF OF MEXICO)
July 1, 2007... Enterprise Products Partners LP, Enbridge, BP Exploration and Production Inc., and Eni have formed a cooperative to improve access to pipeline repair systems and equipment for water depths up to 10,000 ft (3,048 m). The newly formed Deep...

Bisso sets salvage record.(GULF OF MEXICO)
July 1, 2007... Bisso Marine has salvaged the first of three Letourneau Inc. 84 Class leg-and-can sections from the seafloor, setting a new GoM salvage record, according to Bisso. The 130-ft (40-m) leg-and-can sections became embedded in 230 ft (70 m) of water...

MMS implements hurricane season operating procedures.(GULF OF MEXICO)
July 1, 2007... The US Minerals Management Service (MMS) is implementing new procedures for operations in the Gulf of Mexico during hurricane season. Improvements and upgrades from these documents include: * Installing GPS locators and black box...

Energy Partners marketing assets for sale.(GULF OF MEXICO)
July 1, 2007... Energy Partners Ltd. (EPL) is actively marketing its shelf assets for sale. The assets were included in a divestiture package with its onshore south Louisiana properties, which it had been marketing. An unnamed operator purchased the company's...

Cal Dive to acquire Horizon Offshore.(GULF OF MEXICO)
July 1, 2007... Helix Energy Solutions' majority owned subsidiary Cal Dive International Inc. has signed a merger agreement to acquire Horizon Offshore Inc. "The acquisition of Horizon makes excellent strategic sense for Cal Dive," says Martin Ferron,...

Snohvit subsea systems startup.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEMS)(Brief article)
July 1, 2007... The subsea systems at Snohvit field off Hammerfest, northern Norway, went onstream at the end of May. This is the first Norwegian continental shelf field to be operated remotely from shore. The subsea development budget was NOK 8 billion ($1.34...

GRL, Sonsub at work on seabed soil simulator.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEMS)
July 1, 2007... General Robotics Ltd. and Saipem UK's Sonsub Division have agreed to cooperate on production development. First on the list is a soil mechanics module to add onto GRL's DeepSim subsea planning simulator. GRL is drafting the software and Sonsub...

Pemex to get FMC subsea systems at Cantarell.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEMS)
July 1, 2007... FMC Technologies de Mexico, SA de CV has a $29-million contract from Pemex-Exploracion y Produccion for subsea completion services at Cantarell in the Bay of Campeche off the Yucatan. The project includes 10 shallow-water trees, including...

Helix awards Noonan umbilicals to Aker Kvaerner.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEMS)(Helix Energy Solutions )(Brief article)
July 1, 2007... Helix Energy Solutions subsidiary Energy Resource Technology Inc. has awarded a $14-million contract for subsea umbilicals to Aker Kvaerner. Aker Kvaerner will supply main and infield electro/hydraulic umbilicals for the Noonan project in...

Aker Kvaerner, Reliance sign subsea production contract.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEMS)(Brief article)
July 1, 2007... Aker Kvaerner and Reliance Industries have signed the final contract following a letter of intent earlier this year for Aker to provide a complete, $300-million subsea production system for offshore India. The contract includes subsea...

Perdido to get subsea completion, processing systems.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEMS)
July 1, 2007... Shell has contracted FMC Technologies to supply the subsea completion and subsea processing systems for the Perdido Regional Development project in the Gulf of Mexico. The contract covers 17 subsea trees rated for 10,000 psi (69 MPa), two...

BP contracts ROVs for hurricane decommissioning.(SUBSEA/SURFACE SYSTEMS)
July 1, 2007... Oceaneering International Inc. won two contracts from BP Americas Production Co. to provide vessel and ROV services in the GoM to support hurricane damage-related platform decommissioning Oceaneering will provide a dynamically positioned...

Rigdon Marine delivers crewboat for ultra deepwater.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADES)(Brief article)
July 1, 2007... Rigdon Marine Corp. added another new generation crewboat to its fleet with the delivery of the Rigdon Sailfish in May. Midship Marine of Harvey, Louisiana, delivered the vessel, which was deployed under long-term contract in the US Gulf of...

DSME cuts steel for drillship.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADES)
July 1, 2007... In late 1Q, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Heavy Machinery began cutting steel for the first of three drillship orders for Transocean Inc. This drillship is the first of its kind to be built at DSME. The vessel will be 254.4 m (835 ft) long, 38 m...

Yantai Raffles sends FPSO to Rotterdam, wins pipe vessel, semi contracts.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADES)
July 1, 2007... In late 1Q 2007. China-based Yantai Raffles Shipyard dispatched the second cylindrical hull form FPSO the Sevan Hummingbird to the Keppel Verolme Shipyard in Rotterdam, where process plant installation will take place. The vessel was...

Noble signs semi deal.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADES)
July 1, 2007... Noble Corp. indirect subsidiary Noble Drilling Services Inc. signed a letter of intent in late March with a Marathon Oil Corp. subsidiary for the Noble Bingo 9000 Rig 4 semisubmersible hull for a two-year contract. The semi, which will be...

Sealift refloats MV Sealift Transporter.(VESSELS, RIGS, UPGRADES)
July 1, 2007... Sealift's first heavy transport vessel, MV Sealift Transporter, undocked on March 21, 2007 to undergo final modifications. The MV Sealift Transporter floated out of Cosco's dry dock in Nantong, China, after being fitted with the new midship...

Roxar's subsea retrievable canister proven cost-effective.(DRILLING & PRODUCTION)(Brief article)
July 1, 2007... Roxar has patented a subsea multiphase meter's subsea retrievable canister housing the meter's electronics and flow computing modules. The patent, which relates to a multiphase meter "directly attached to, but detachable from, a separately...

Deepwater sand control contact awarded.(DRILLING & PRODUCTION)(Halliburton's Energy, Services Group )(Brief article)
July 1, 2007... Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) has awarded Halliburton's Energy, Services Group a $35-million contract for deepwater sand control completion technology in the Dhirubhai-I and Dhirubhai-3 fields offshore India. The scope of the work...

Q-Technology continues to evolve and expand.(DRILLING & PRODUCTION)(Brief article)
July 1, 2007... Schlumberger's WesternGeco Q-Technology services have developed new technologies including WesternGeco DSC Dynamic Spread Control. For offshore surveys, the DSC Dynamic Spread Control is the new automated vessel, source, and streamer...

Rubber thickness stator improves drilling.(DRILLING & PRODUCTION)(Brief article)
July 1, 2007... A new rubber thickness stator, the Moyno ERT Power Section from R&M Energy. Systems, has improved the overall performance of power sections used in downhole drilling applications, according to R&M. The company's experience in stator...

Baker completes 100th Mono-Trip CemenThru system.(DRILLING & PRODUCTION)(Baker Hughes Inc. Baker Oil Tools Div.)(Brief article)
July 1, 2007... Baker Oil Tools has completed its 100th Mono-Trip CemenThru system for Chevron in the Gulf of Thailand. The system is designed to add artificial lift capability and improved safety to cemented monobore wells with life expectancies of three to...

Total contracts BJ for well services offshore Brunei.(DRILLING & PRODUCTION)(Total E&P Borneo B.V. )(Brief article)
July 1, 2007... Total E&P Borneo B.V. has contracted BJ Tubular Services to provide a range of well services in Brunei Darussalam. This contract is for hammer conductor-driving, casing and tubing running, onshore shoe tracking, and miscellaneous make-up...

New Zealand starts third seismic survey.(GEOSCIENCES)
July 1, 2007... New Zealand's Crown Minerals has started the government's third seismic data survey. The program includes 2,200 km (1,367 mi) of 2D seismic data that will be acquired north of the Raukumara Peninsula off the east coast of the North Island and...

Senegal seismic data under study.(GEOSCIENCES)(Brief article)
July 1, 2007... Senegal Hunt Oil Co. has completed acquisition and onboard processing of Samgomar Deep 3D seismic data, says partner First Australian Resources Ltd. The stacked data volume and a velocity data file have been sent to Spectrum in the UK...

Wavefield to conduct Uruguay survey.(GEOSCIENCES)
July 1, 2007... The Uruguayan Ministry of Energy and Environment has contracted Wavefield Inseis to conduct a multi-client long-offset 2D survey covering 7,000 km (4,350 mi). Wavefield plans to use the M/V Bergen Surveyor with an 8,000-m (5 mi) streamer....

New seismic company orders four vessels.(Eastern Echo)(Brief article)
July 1, 2007... Newly formed Eastern Echo has ordered four seismic vessels of the Ulstein SX124 design to be built at Barreras shipyard in Vigo, Spain. First delivery is scheduled for the end of 2008 with the remaining ships following in 2009. These will...

Shell, Techsia to develop reservoir software.(GEOSCIENCES)
July 1, 2007... Shell International Exploration and Production BV and Techsia SA have agreed to jointly develop and implement Techsia's petrophysical software Techlog. Techlog is a reservoir characterization program to analyze and interpret log and core data....

Ultera, Sercel partner on data recorder.(GEOSCIENCES)
July 1, 2007... Ultera Systems Inc. and Sercel have partnered to market and support the Mirage Data Recorder (MDR), designed for real-time data acquisition. "We are constantly evaluating data acquisition technology to ensure we offer our geophysical...

E&P continues apace in Latin America: prospects draw range of operators.(LATIN AMERICA)
July 1, 2007... Today's large budgets leave little of the world off of the exploration and production radar, and Latin America is a bright spot on the screen. In the case of Latin America, the cross-section of investors includes all of the major operating...

Petrobras' PROCAP 3000 pursues new deepwater technology: on the leading edge of development.(LATIN AMERICA)
July 1, 2007... Petrobras' deepwater technological program (PROCAP 3000) is investigating technologies for exploration and production in 3,000 m (9,842 ft) water depth. The first phase, carried out in 2005, consisted of technical and economical evaluations,...

Opportunities on the doorstep: Mexico offers prospects for oil and gas firms.(LATIN AMERICA)(Interview)
July 1, 2007... For this month's Latin America report, Offshore discussed opportunities in the Mexican market with Robyn Kessler and Francisco Ceron, commercial specialists with the US embassy in Mexico City. Kessler and Ceron are part of the US Commercial...

Smaller, stronger, faster: rig equipment technology changes to meet deepwater challenges.(DRILLING & COMPLETION)
July 1, 2007... Deepwater environments pose significant technical challenges. As demands on equipment increase, the companies that supply critical components are working to meet some of the greatest challenges since the inception of offshore drilling. One...

Speculation drives MODU construction.(DRILLING & COMPLETION)
July 1, 2007... As of late June 2007, 135 mobile offshore drilling units were under construction or on order worldwide, and another 93 were in shipyards, including a number being readied for rebuilding and upgrades of varying magnitude. Twenty-seven of the...

Deepwater jackup fleet continues to expand: Southeast Asia order books full.(DRILLING & COMPLETION)
July 1, 2007... The number of jackups under construction and on order today is greater than at any other time in the history of offshore rig construction. The jump in newbuilds has been particularly dramatic over the last 18 months, and the numbers continue to...

Hercules, Todco merge to create Gulf of Mexico's largest jackup operator: rig exodus continues.(DRILLING & COMPLETION)(Interview)(Company overview)
July 1, 2007... Houston-based Hercules Offshore, founded in July 2004, started out as an operator of five jackups and 22 liftboats. Over the years and a number of acquisitions later, the company has expanded its fleet to nine rigs and 64 liftboats, making it...

New LWD technology mitigates risk from elevated borehole temperatures: Kristin field proves the concept.(logging-while-drilling toolstrings)
July 1, 2007... Elevated borehole temperatures have always hindered logging-while-drilling (LWD) toolstrings. The reason, in a nutshell, is time. No matter how tough they are built, few electronic systems can stand to be heat-soaked for the time it takes to...

Using optical fibers for integrity monitoring of subsea structures: assesses fatigue performance through measured data.(SUBSEA)
July 1, 2007... A new technique to embed optical fibers within a glass fiber/epoxy composite carrier forms a powerful strain sensing instrument suitable for handling and deploying offshore. Insensys Oil and Gas developed this technique as a result of the...

Southeast Asia yards continue to expand: coping with increasing demand.(CONSTRUCTION & INSTALLATION)
July 1, 2007... Southeast Asian shipyards and fabricators are busy through to 2011 and report a bullish outlook through 2014 for across-the-board work, including newbuilds, converting tankers into floating production units, service vessels construction, and...

World's largest wide-azimuth seismic survey under way: sub-salt remains the target in the Walker Ridge area.(GEOLOGY & GEOPHYSICS)
July 1, 2007... The largest wide-azimuth seismic survey in the world is progressing well in the Walker Ridge area of the Gulf of Mexico, says CGGVeritas. The data library survey covers 464 lease blocks and includes the Jack discovery by Chevron. "Our...

Conferencs reflect innovative solutions to deepwater challenges: from presenting field-ready equipment and services to unveiling practical concepts for sorting out difficulties, annual DOT a wellspring for new, improved deepwater technology.(History of DOT: Deepwater Technology)(Company overview)
July 1, 2007... The Deep Offshore Technology (DOT) conference, held annually around the world since 1981, serves as a fountainhead from which oilfield equipment manufacturers and service-providers introduce all-new offshore equipment or services. ...

Technologies showcased at PennWell's DOT often move quickly to field: subsea equipment and services of all stripes follow the industry's rapid advance into deep, ultra deepwater.(History of DOT: Deepwater Technology)
July 1, 2007... From new floating mobile drilling and production equipment to subsea production trees and pipelines, and from sea bottom separation systems to infrastructure for deepwater heavy oil development, the list of technology advancements that have...

Untested technologies encourage industry to invest in the future: when presentations draw endorsements from most everyone at DOT, it is a good bet development money--and then field trials--are on the way.(History of DOT: Deepwater Technology)(deep offshore technology)
July 1, 2007... While some novel tools and technologies revealed at the annual Deep Offshore Technology conference will never be used in the field, others are so pertinent, so logical, and so rational it seems like an understatement to deem them "inevitable."...

Gothenburg contractor tackles constraints in North Sea accommodation support.(SWEDEN)
July 1, 2007... Floatel International is a new entrant in the accommodation and support services rig sector with a special focus on the North Sea market. "It's more than 20 years since an accommodation rig was purpose-built for the North Sea," says CEO...

Consafe re-emerges as force in construction flotels.(SWEDEN)
July 1, 2007... Swedish Consafe is back in business, but with a difference. Trading as Consafe MSV, the new company has placed an order with the Yantai Raffles yard in China for two semisubmersible heavy-lift rigs. Consafe MSV is owned by Consafe Invest....

Chain locker device brings safety benefits in GoM.(SWEDEN)
July 1, 2007... MoorLink's chain locker closure device has gained approval from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), which accepts it as a solution for making chain lockers weather-tight. It is currently one of very few ABS-approved products for this task,...

Container design aids seabed system deployment.(SWEDEN)
July 1, 2007... Permascand has won a $2.323-million order for containers and tubular frames for the seabed monitoring units used by SeaBed Geophysical for seismic survey purposes. Five hundred sets of containers and frames will be produced, with first...

Riser fairings bring improvements in VIV, drag suppression.(SWEDEN)
July 1, 2007... The Riserfin fairing launched by Trelleborg Offshore at this year's OTC combines the benefits of efficient suppression of VIV--vortex induced vibration--with minimal drag. These properties are significant to both drilling and production risers...

Cast steel components in demand for Australasian FPSOs.(SWEDEN)
July 1, 2007... Demand for Kohlswa Gjuteri's specialized cast products is riding high, and the company, whose operations were disrupted when fire swept through its plant earlier this year, is planning to debottleneck production during the summer holidays. ...

Norway approves chlorine dioxide to combat Legionella offshore.(SWEDEN)
July 1, 2007... Early this year, ECT Offshore started a long-term contract with Technip Offshore, relating diving services for Statoil in the Norwegian sector. The Swedish drinking water specialist is surveying and upgrading the drinking water systems on...

Akpo air handling equipment sets safety first.(SWEDEN)
July 1, 2007... Flakt Woods has won a $2.8-million contract to supply ATEX-certified air handling units (AHUs) to Total's Akpo field FPSO off Nigeria. The 26 units, to be built at the company's Jonkoping plant in Sweden, will he delivered to Hyundai Heavy...

Sondex.(People)
July 1, 2007... Sondex has appointed Dominique Legrand director of group manufacturing. Legrand will be based at the headquarters in Hampshire, UK, and will be responsible for manufacturing strategy, strengthening communication, and spreading best practices....

Pogo Producing Co. and Third Point LLC. reached an agreement to expand Pogo's board of directors from eight to 10 members.(People)
July 1, 2007... Pogo Producing Co. and Third Point LLC. reached an agreement to expand Pogo's board of directors from eight to 10 members. Daniel S. Loeb and Bradley L. Radoff of Third Point are now members of the board. The agreement gives Pogo the option to...

Infield Systems Ltd.(People)
July 1, 2007... Infield Systems Ltd. has appointed Steve Adams as international sales manager. Adams was formerly with OPL-Clarksons where he worked in the offshore marine, survey, drilling, floating production, and subsea engineering markets.

RBG Ltd.(People)
July 1, 2007... RBG Ltd. has appointed Duncan Bonner as area manager--Middle East, replacing Alan Morrison, who is returning to Aberdeen as international support manager in the Mechanical Services division. Bonner will operate from Doha, Qatar, and will be...

Noble Corp.(People)(appointment of Mark A. Jackson )(Brief article)
July 1, 2007... Noble Corp.'s board of directors has named Mark A. Jackson chairman of the board. Jackson, who was named a director in 2006, retains his current offices of president and CEO. Jackson holds a BS degree in accounting from Oklahoma Christian...

GEODynamics Inc.: Matt Bell.(People)(appointment of Matt Bell )(Brief article)
July 1, 2007... GEODynamics Inc. has named Matt Bell VP of technology. Bell graduated from Imperial College, London, with a master's degree in chemical engineering. He is a member of SPE and the API subcommittee on perforating, an associate member of the...

GEODynamics Inc.: Ted Price.(People)
July 1, 2007... GEODynamics Inc. has appointed Ted Price global sales director. Price's 30-year career in the oil and gas industry has been dedicated to international sales and operations in C.I.S. countries, China, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America....

Microsoft.(People)
July 1, 2007... Microsoft has promoted John Fikany to vice president of US commercial sector industries, which includes the company's Houston-based Oil & Gas Industry. Fikany will oversee industry strategy, sales, partnering, marketing, technical strategists,...

Clough Ltd.(People)(appointment of John Smith )(Brief article)
July 1, 2007... Engineering and construction company Clough Ltd. has appointed John Smith CEO, effective Aug. 1, 2007. John Cooper, current CEO, will remain in his position until Smith joins the company and will continue as a company director. Smith holds a BS...

Cameron.(People)
July 1, 2007... Cameron has elected John C. Bartos vice president, development and technology. Bartos is responsible for identifying and implementing new technology that supports Cameron's engineering processes and product development initiatives. Bartos has a...

Knight Oil Tools.(People)
July 1, 2007... Knight Oil Tools has named Howard Milligan corporate director of quality. Based at Knight's headquarters in Broussard, Louisiana, Milligan will be responsible for establishing a unified quality management system.

The Pipeline Equipment Division of CRC-Evans Pipeline International, Inc.(People)
July 1, 2007... The Pipeline Equipment Division of CRC-Evans Pipeline International, Inc. has appointed Fred Lysak president. Lysak will be responsible for pipeline equipment sales and operations worldwide.