The UK’s newly-minted oil and gas industry regulator has appointed Sir Patrick Brown as its chairman, Energy Secretary Ed Davey said today. The establishment of the fledgling Oil and Gas Authority (OGA), headed by chief executive Andy Samuel, was called for in last year’s Wood Review, which set out a series of recommendations aimed at maximising the recovery of UK fossil fuels.
The drop in crude prices has bumped Scotland's employment outlook down to its lowest level in two years, according to a new survey from recruitment agency Manpower. At minus 1%, Scotland is the only part of the UK with a negative outlook going into the second quarter.
A Peterhead-based gas turbine servicing company has opened a new facility in Houston, Texas. Score Energy will use its new workshop for inspecting, repairing and upgrading fuel systems on gas turbines and other engine types, including the Siemens TB5000 and the Rolls Royce Avon.
Sentinel Marine has been awarded a contract for a new emergency vessel for the Mariner field. The five-year deal with Statoil will enable the Aberdeen-based industry support firm to provide a new emergency response and rescue ship on the Mariner field.
Three UK institutions are working to develop enough electricity to power two universities. The Crown Estate, Aberdeen University and The Robert Gordon University (RGU) are to carry out a project that will produce enough energy for two universities.
Rose Petroleum has completed drilling the State 1-34 Mancos Well in Utah. The was spudded at the end of last year and has now been mobilised to to verify the the value of the discovered hydrocarbon.
Surf and subsea contractor Ceona has secured a letter of intent for its flagship field development vessel. Operated by Walter Oil & Gas, the Ceona Amazon will be deployed for the Coelacanth Export Pipeline project which will involve the the installation of an oil and gas line to the new Coelacanth Platform.
The Chancellor has been urged to help energy intensive industries in the upcoming Budget. The manufacturers organisation EEF is pressing George Osborne to avoid a pre-election “giveaway” in the upcoming Budget and instead focus on boosting economic growth.
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) has appointed its second US-based non-executive director. D. Michael Steuert will join the company on February, 9 following the appointment of Houston-based Paul Cavicchi in October 2014.
Canacol Energy has confirmed it has landed a 15 year contract with Altenesol LNG. The agreement will see the firm execute a new 15 year take or pay contract for the sale of 35 million standard cubic feet per day of gas to Altenesol LNG next February.
Ivanhoe Energy has confimred the termination of a contract in Ecuador. Ivanhoe and Petroamazonas agreed in August 2014to mutually terminate the Specific Services Contract under which Ivanhoe has been operating since 2008.
Savanna has confirmed that Ken Mullen has resigned as a director of the firm. Mr Mullen, who is also chief exectuve, will step down from the role today.
Last year, a CHC helicopter made a remarkable journey. And a little over a month ago, it arrived in Europe’s oil capital. With an already established presence around the world, CHC operates from 11 international bases with 50 aircrafts frequently circling the skies.
Real Energy will soon have an increased acreage in the Cooper Basin. The oil and gas exploration company is set to aqcuire a permit that covers an area of 1,043 km2, increasing the firm's acrage postion in the field to 9,357 km2.
Petrobras has made a new discovery on the Campos Basin in Brazil. The firm found oil accumulations in BM-C-35 in the area's post-salt layer.
Mosman Oil and Gas is expected to flow test one of its Petroleum Creek well in the next few weeks. The news comes as a recent report on of the project identified valuable geological information including the identification of multiple distinct depositional layers.
New World Oil and Gas has been given extra time for two project licenses in Denmark.
Senex Energy has spudded the tenth well of its 2015 Australian drilling program. The Martlet North-1 oil exploration well in the South Australian Basin was spudded on January 27, 2015.
Zeta-pdm has landed a £750,000 contract for a land-based project in Malaysia. The deal with MMC Oil and Gas Engineering will involve the supply of process internals for use in gas water separators, vessels used for separating a well stream into gaseous and liquid components.
Lamprell has completed construction and delivery of a jackup rig off the coast of India. The Jindal Pioneer rig was contracted in January 2013 and is the second the firm has delivered to Singapore based Dev Drilling.
Ashtead Technology is set to team up with Norwegian subsea equipment specialist Innova. The partnership will see the Aberdeen-headquartered subsea technology company provide customers with Innova products, including high specification hydraulic gear, fibre optic cards and data logging equipment.
Specialist investors in oil and gas services Epi-V has appointed a new chief executive and chairman as it aims to expand its global footprint. Geoff Holmes will take on the role of chief executive and Tony Kitchener joins the firm as chairman.
Politicians need to work together to help the North Sea oil industry through a "very challenging time", Scotland's First Minister has said.
This week's most read article on Energy Voice detailed that BG Group had become the latest firm to cut its contractor rates in the wake of the fall off in oil prices.
Global Petroleum has extended its Namibian exploration licence until the end of this year. At its annual general meeting in Brisbane in November 2014, it was agreed with the Namibian Ministry of Mines and Energy that the licence for the work program will now be valid until December. The news comes amid the fall in oil price, which Global Petroleum has "vindicated the its strategy of being selective in adding to its portfolio".
