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Vol 68 Issue 4
April 2008 |
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Industry braces for hurricane season
May 16, 2008 4:18 PM
With the start of hurricane season looming, officials from MMS, US Coast Guard, and API, briefed the media on the latest plans and preparations, from the MMS' Continuity of Operations Plan center in Houston.
Peak Well Services establishes Aberdeen office
May 16, 2008 2:15 PM
Peak Well Services is expanding from its Australian base to establish a new office in Aberdeen.
Petrofac opens Stavanger office
May 15, 2008 10:13 AM
Petrofac's facilities management business has opened an office in Stavanger.
Japex to relinquish Tañon Strait block
May 15, 2008 10:12 AM
Japex Philippines Ltd. will relinquish SC 46 block in Tañon Strait, offshore the islands of Negros and Cebu in the Philippines at the expiration of its exploration period on June 20, 2008.
Teekay Petrojarl renews Bristow helicopter services contract
May 15, 2008 9:35 AM
Teekay Petrojarl has renewed its Bristow helicopter services contract to support the Petrojarl Banff FPSO and Apollo Spirit FSO in the central North Sea.
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Dockwise wins transportation contracts
May 14, 2008 9:11 AM
Dockwise Shipping and Ocean Dynamics have won contracts totaling $36 million for the transportation of a semisubmersible drilling rig, the transportation of the hull of a production platform, and for a FEED study of a jacket design.
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Petrobras contracts environmental study
May 12, 2008 7:58 AM
Petrobras has contracted ICF International for environmental studies to support oil and gas exploration and production licensing off São Paulo and in the Foz do Amazonas and Pará-Maranhão basins offshore at the mouth of the Amazon River.
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Mustang Engineering continues work on Peregrino
May 9, 2008 2:56 PM
Mustang Engineering is providing engineering and procurement services to Kiewit Offshore Services for the Peregrino field development in the southern Campos basin, block BM-C-007, offshore Brazil.
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J. Ray wins two construction contracts
May 9, 2008 2:36 PM
Subsidiaries of J. Ray McDermott have been awarded two contracts for offshore construction projects with a combined value of more than $500 million.
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Scana Industrier and FPSOcean cancel FES Ltd. acquisition
May 9, 2008 10:52 AM
Scana Industrier ASA and FPSOcean have decided to cancel the acquisition of Flexible Engineered Solutions Limited (FES Ltd.), after deciding the development potential was too small.
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Lewis, Grenland sign MOU
May 9, 2008 8:34 AM
Lewis Ltd. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Grenland Group ASA.
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OTC attendance reaches 75,000
May 9, 2008 8:34 AM
The 2008 Offshore Technology Conference attendance was 75,092, report organizers. This tally is up 11% from last year.
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Shell seeks industry collaboration to crack the Arctic
May 8, 2008 7:53 PM
Shell is seeking industry collaboration to develop technology and resources to exploit the Arctic where an estimated 25% of the world's undiscovered reserves remain, said Mike Dyson, Shell's technical manager for Production Systems R&D.
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ITS acquires Trinpet-ITS
May 8, 2008 9:45 AM
ITS has acquired Trinidad oilfield equipment rental and service business, Trinpet-ITS, for an undisclosed sum.
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Intergraph acquires TechServer
May 8, 2008 9:35 AM
Intergraph Korea has acquired all the shares of TechServer Corp., a Seoul-based software and services company specializing in automated drafting, data exchange, and system integration in the shipbuilding, process, power, and offshore industries.
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Armstrong Davis Associates to support Bay of Bengal project
May 8, 2008 9:24 AM
Armstrong Davis Associates (ADA) has been appointed to provide commercial expertise in support of a major contract recently won by Aker Floating Production (AFP).
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Petrofac Training opens Houston center
May 8, 2008 9:04 AM
Petrofac Training has opened a new center in Houston.
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Equipment availability is a major concern, operators agree
May 7, 2008 4:50 PM
Equipment availability is chief among major concerns in the industry today, according to a panel of operators at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston.
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EOR/IOR and the Future of Global Oil Supply
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April 16, 2008
Now available on Demand
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Approximately one hour |
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William F. (Bill) Lawson, General Chair, 16th Improved Oil Recovery Symposium
Rafael Sandrea, President, IPC Petroleum Consultants, Inc./IOR 2008 Plenary Speaker
Paul Willhite, Technical Program Chair, 16th Improved Oil Recovery Symposium
Bob Williams, Director of Research, Oil & Gas Journal Research Center
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Washington Energy Politics: An OGJ Conversation
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March 27, 2008
Now available on Demand
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Approximately one hour |
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Bob Tippee, Editor, Oil & Gas Journal
Nick Snow, Washington Editor, Oil & Gas Journal
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