news oil gas, nes offshore, nes oil, nes gas, carbon, rigs, plattform, fpso, drilling, decommissiong, oil recovery, ior, floating, oil equipment, offshore, onshore, NCS, UK field, pipeline, titan, supply, supply boat, tankers, seismic, oilgas24, dymaic position, maritme, recommissiong, boats, statoil, norsk hydro, subsea, auv, rov, well control solutions, flow assurance, lng, gas news, drilling fluids, mulitphase pumpe, heavy lift operations, geoscience, resrvoir, artic, marine seismic, efield, e-fields, marginal fields, mature asset, downstream, upstream, petrol, gasoline en Sat, 18 Aug 2007 01:15:21 UT Big Medium 2.0b49 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.oilgas24.com/index.shtml Oslo-based pump maker Bjoerge will enter the rig-propulsion business with U.S.-based Flowserve and a new concept to make thrusters more efficient, it was understood Friday. Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:10:01 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Rigs/Rig_supplier_news/bjoerge-flowserve-to-propel-rigs.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1434 Rigs/Rig supplier news Financial Financial/Supplier News News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/norway-2007-to-set-186b-spending-record.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/norway-80-of-column-drive-new-build-rig-market.shtml Thailand’s latest oil and gas round has attracted 41 applications for 21 mostly landward blocks — an eclipse of last year’s interest — with local supermajor Chevron seeking out three offshore blocks, Reuters reported Friday. Fri, 20 Jul 2007 09:47:00 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/thai-round-attracts-salamander-chevron.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1433 Oil Oil/Exploration Gas Gas/Exploration By Province By Province/Asia-Pacific News Process automation company Honeywell has notched 17 percent higher net income for second-quarter 2007 year-on-year, a $611 million result that coincides with a buy-up in its process solutions unit. Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:54:07 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/honeywell-buying-oil-gas-automator-enraf.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1432 Oil Oil/Technology Gas Gas/Technology Financial Financial/Supplier News News Private equity and venture capital firm 3i will invest an undisclosed amount in Singapore-based deepwater mooring expert Franklin Offshore, it was learned Friday. Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:19:39 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Financial/3i-invests-in-singapores-franklin.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1431 Financial Financial/Supplier News News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Financial/venture-wins-410m-in-3i-arclight-investment.shtml Aberdeen market favourite Venture Petroleum is in for a £200-million ($410.5-million) investment by 3i and energ investor ArcLight Capital Partners in exchange for a 10-percent share that’ll put the institutions in the boardroom. Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:00:00 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Financial/venture-wins-410m-in-3i-arclight-investment.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1430 Financial Financial/Oil Company News News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/venture-gets-jack-ups-semi-to-grow-barrel-count.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Gas/venture-says-amanda-nothing-without-agatha.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/venture-stronger-for-chestnuts-and-round-rigs.shtml Genesis Petroleum has hired AGR Petroleum Services to undertake a complete well services project and make available the Byford Dolphin semi-submersible rig to drill the company’s first U.K. well early in 2008. Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:31:43 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/Exploration/genesis-hires-agr-semi-submersible.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1429 Oil/Exploration Oil/Supplier Contracts Gas/Exploration Gas/Supplier Contracts By Province By Province/North Sea Rim Rigs Rigs/Rig market News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/Supplier_Contracts/agr-ge-sign-25m-pipeline-pact.shtml Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. and Elf (Total) have started Phase 2 of the Ofon field development, 50 kilometres off the southwest coast of the West African country. Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:10:18 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/nnpc-total-eye-100000-bpd-ofon-2.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1428 Oil Oil/New Developments By Province/Africa News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/adax-find-points-to-gas-exports-off-nigeria.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/nigeria-troops-kill-attacker-as-kidnappings-peak.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Africa/chevron-nigeria-evacuation-hits-oil-price.shtml Total of Paris has had to halve production at its 220,000-barrel-per-day Dalia field offshore Angola, after a turbo generator failed, it was understood Thursday. Thu, 19 Jul 2007 08:54:56 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/Production/total-cuts-dalia-flows-in-half.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1426 Oil/Production Gas/Production By Province By Province/Africa News Drilling contractor Noble Corp. has posted a 60-percent earnings increase over the year-ago period and upped shareholder value 66 percent despite $342 million spent on major equipment orders. Thu, 19 Jul 2007 08:42:55 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Rigs/noble-earnings-soar-60-dayrate-hits-525000.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1425 Rigs Rigs/Rig market Financial News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/noble-rigs-two-year-job-starts-with-four-well-vent.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Americas_offshore_provincial/GOM/noble-profit-up-72-as-fleet-earnings-deepen.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Yard_News/noble-baredeck-is-377m-marathon-hire.shtml Pearl Exploration and Production Ltd. has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire a 24% working interest in the Mooney oil field from Ravenwood Energy Corp. ("Ravenwood"), a private oil and gas company. Thu, 19 Jul 2007 02:02:27 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Financial/pearl-to-increase-stake-in-mooney-oil-field.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1424 Financial Financial/Supplier News News Halliburton has been awarded a contract as provider of completion products and services to a group of energy companies for operations throughout Malaysia for a term of five years. The group includes PETRONAS Carigali, Exxon, Shell and Newfield. Valued at (USD) $200 million, the contract has the potential to extend beyond the five-year term. Thu, 19 Jul 2007 01:54:59 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Financial/Supplier_News/halliburton-awarded-200-million-contract.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1423 Financial/Supplier News News Toronto-based E&P company Serica Energy has secured the load of $100 million from JPMorgan Chacse Bank, North America, and the Bank of Scotland to fund its oilfield development work on three continents, it was understood Wednesday. Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:13:40 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Financial/serica-secures-100m-for-bream-kambuna-columbus.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1422 Financial Financial/Oil Company News News Ireland-based Caspian explorer Dragon Oil has increased its first-half 2007 production by 52 percent to 28,300 barrels of oil per day, with an eighth new well planned for month’s end. Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:52:12 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/dragon-uses-100m-pumps-50-more-caspian-oil.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1421 Oil Oil/New Developments Oil/Production By Province By Province/Russia News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/dragon-drill-bit-raises-more-caspian-oil.shtml Africa-focused explorer Afren has farmed into Excel Exploration & Production Ltd.’s Eremor field development in Nigeria, where officials have given their go-ahead for development. Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:29:14 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/excel-afren-to-to-share-cost-of-eremor.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1419 Oil Oil/New Developments Oil/Pipelines By Province By Province/Africa News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/nigeria-troops-kill-attacker-as-kidnappings-peak.shtml Premier has separated itself in Pakistan from a $64-million-year joint venture with Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Co., just as the company’s international assets require attention ahead of surrendering hydrocarbons. Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:13:39 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Financial/premier-ends-pakistan-pact-as-projects-beckon.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1418 Financial Financial/Oil Company News News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/premier-picks-up-scott-stake-for-526m.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/premier-piles-into-african-salt-uk-satellite.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/North_Sea_Rim/premier-profit-up-75-as-indonesia-seeps-beckon.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/premier-hooks-tuna-on-vietnam-indonesia-line.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/North_Sea_Rim/premier-oil-gets-nod-to-operate-norway-acreage.shtml