Genel Energy chief executive Tony Hayward will give the keynote presentation in today鈥檚 SPE 云顶赌场老虎机 Europe session, The Independent Oil Company鈥擬ighty oaks from little acorns grow (10-12.30pm, Gordon B). We asked the former BP chief executive鈥
This decade is a unique opportunity for European contractors and suppliers to really go for it in terms of looking to win a larger global share of the supply market, Malcolm Brinded said yesterday. Brinded, of the Shell Foundation, was chairing鈥
Jack-up barge provider Gulf Marine Services is building its third E-Class jack-up vessel, GMS Enterprise, it has announced. The vessel will add to GMS鈥 two existing E-Class units, GMS Endeavour and GMS Endurance. GMS Enterprise will鈥
The foundations of the global energy system are shifting and the lives of energy policy makers are not getting any easier. If they didn鈥檛 have enough to worry about with securing affordable, sustainable supplies of energy to meet national needs鈥
Dwarfed by the majors and super majors, the impact of the small independent oil company on global exploration and production activity is often overlooked. But, these companies are driving increased production in mature provinces such as the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS)鈥
Petroceltic International has launched drilling campaigns offshore Romania and in Kurdistan. The Romanian campaign, in the Black Sea, started with the spudding of the Cobalcescu South exploration well using the GSP Prometeu jack-up drill rig鈥
Technip, as part of a consortium led by National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), has been awarded a contract by Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) work on Umm Lulu full鈥
The group chief finance officer of United Arab Emirates-based rig builder Lamprell is to leave the business. Frank Nelson, who joined Lamprell last year, is to return to the UK for personal reasons, said Lamprell, which is due to announce its half year results tomorrow (August 29)鈥
Sembcorp Marine has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Saudi Aramco and the National Shipping Co. of Saudi Arabia (Bahri), one of the largest shipping companies in the world, with the objective of preparing a detailed feasibility鈥
Drydocks World announced today that the world鈥檚 first Modular Capture Vessel (MCV), Eagle Texas, sailed away from its yard. The conversion of the AFRA max tanker was carried out by Drydocks World 鈥 Dubai and was completed for Singapore based AET鈥
Golar LNG Ltd will provide the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) with floating storage and regasification (FSRU) services to support their LNG import operations at Mina Al Ahmadi. The contract will be for an initial period of five鈥
Xodus Group acquired Dubai-based Prime Energy, as part of an expansion drive in the eastern hemisphere. It is the first acquisition Xodus has made in the Middle East following the launch of its Dubai operations in 2012. Prime Energy鈥檚 team will form part of Xodus鈥 subsidiary based in Dubai鈥
Colloquy: Editor鈥檚 Column American oceanographer Dr. Sylvia A. Earle recently received the Hubbard Medal, the National Geographic Society鈥檚 highest honor, recognizing 鈥渓eadership in exploration, science, environmental stewardship and education鈥
Modiin Energy LP has updated resource estimates for the Yam Hadera field off Israel. The best estimate of gross recoverable, prospective resources at Yam Hadera is 208MMbo (revised upwards from 133 MMbo) and 3.4 Tcf of natural gas (revised upwards from 1鈥
TAM International, Inc., an inflatable and swellable packers provider, opened a new office in Dubai to support the company鈥檚 growth in the Middle East. The office offers state-of-the-art technology and is in a centralized area, enabling customers鈥
