Company News
2009.01.06 -
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TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company (TGS) announced today that it has begun acquiring a new 8,600-kilometer multi-client survey offshore West Africa, consisting of long offset 2D seismic, gravity, and magnetic data. This regional program ties to the recent Jubilee discovery on the west side of Ghana and extends across shallow and deep water acreage that is not currently under lease. Full text
2008.12.29 -
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Seadrill has today taken delivery of the ultra-deepwater drillship West Capella from Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea in line with the initial construction schedule. The drillship will subsequent to completion of some general mobilization activities relocate to Nigeria in West Africa to commence operations under a five-year contract with Total.
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2008.12.26 -
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StatoilHydro has signed an agreement with the Colombian oil company Ecopetrol America inc. under which the two companies will form a Joint Exploration Team for the US Gulf of Mexico and drill three or more wells in the coming years. Full text
2008.12.19 -
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Badger Explorer ASA has today received confirmation from Shell Technology Norway AS on their signature of the addendum to the partner agreement. Shell, StatoilHydro and ExxonMobil, have committed themselves to provide Badger Explorer with the necessary operational and technical support for the completion of the Badger Explorer prototype. Full text
2008.12.16 -
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Technip confirms the expansion of its state-of-the-art Angoflex umbilical* manufacturing plant in Lobito, Angola to meet growing demand for longer length and larger diameter products on the West African market. Established in 2002, Angoflex is a joint venture between Technip and the Angolan national oil company Sonangol. Full text
2008.12.12 -
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StatoilHydro has successfully completed the full acquisition of the Peregrino heavy-oil field offshore Brazil, after closing the deal to acquire the additional 50% stake from Anadarko. StatoilHydro views Brazil as an attractive and economically stable market and is now well established in the country. Full text
2008.12.03 -
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Tom McKechnie of Niche products announced today that Ray Pickens has joined Brad Jeter and Mike Mahaney at Trident Deepwater Solutions. Ray has over 30 years experience in the Subsea Industry, including Drilling and Production Control. Both Brad and Mike spent a combined 25 years working with Ray in the BOP and production controls market. Full text
2008.12.01 -
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Grenland Group (GG) has signed a contract with China National Petroleum Offshore Engineering (CPOE), a subsidiary of PetroChina, for an extensive training program within offshore engineering and fabrication techniques. Full text
2008.11.24 -
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The Geological Products and Services division of TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company (TGS) announced today that it has commenced a new multi-client interpretive study of offshore Brazil utilizing the company's proprietary Facies Map Browser (FMB) application. Full text
2008.11.14 -
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Paradigm announced that Woodside Energy (USA) Inc. (“Woodside”) has selected Paradigm’s next-generation geology and geophysics (G&G) solutions for developing leases in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). The announcement was made at the 78th Annual Meeting of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) in Las Vegas. Full text