Aker Solutions awarded wellhead contract in Bahrain STAVANGER Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract by Enerserv W.L.L to deliver 600 sets of surface wellheads and trees to the Awali Oilfield in Bahrain. This is the first surface wellhead contract

Americas Petrogas reaches TD at Argentina well Americas Petrogas announced that its Los Toldos Este vertical well has reached total depth ("TD") of approximately 3,250 meters. The well was cored during drilling and extensive logging operations are currently underway. Americas

Aker Solutions wins drilling riser contract Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for the delivery of a deepwater drilling riser system to the DSME shipyard in South Korea. The riser package will

Aker Solutions acquires well technology business Aker Solutions has signed an agreement to acquire the well intervention technology business from X3M (pronounced "Extreme") International. The acquisition will grow Aker Solutions' well intervention technology and service portfolio worldwide as well as

American Petro Hunter to drill 11 horizontal wells in N. Oklahoma project American Petro Hunter has announced updated plans regarding the Company's continued participation in a proposed field development horizontal drilling program of the Mississippi formation at the North Oklahoma

Aker establishes new solids control sales and services company Aker Solutions is strengthening its capacity in the solids control and drilling waste management services market by establishing a new entity, which aims to offer a full range of services to

Alliance Engineering awarded detailed engineering and design contract for Noble's Tamar platform topsides Wood Group's Alliance Engineering has been awarded a contract to provide detailed engineering and design services for the Tamar Platform Project, including topsides facilities and deck structure,

ABS unveils new standards for MODU operators The increased technical sophistication of drillships and other mobile drilling units, coupled with the greater regulatory oversight of offshore drilling, has spurred ABS to develop a new suite of classification standards and notations

AMEC awarded $600 million oil and gas contract by BP in Azerbaijan AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, has been awarded a major brownfield contract by BP Azerbaijan, covering both their onshore and offshore assets in the region

Aker Solutions awarded drilling equipment contracts Aker Solutions has signed two contracts with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for the delivery of complete drilling equipment packages for two new deepwater drillships. The contracts have a total value of about

Alberta Star drills first Blackfoot well Alberta Star has drilled, cased and completed the first well of its Blackfoot Phase 1 three well (1.0 net well to the Company) drilling program on the Blackfoot heavy oil property in Lloydminster, Alberta.

ADNOC, KNOC to explore undeveloped Abu Dhabi blocks The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and the Korean National Oil Company (KNOC) signed on March 13, 2011 a separate Heads of Terms Agreement related to the further exploration and potential

Africa Oil to acquire Lion Energy Africa Oil Corp. has announced that it has entered into a letter of intent to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Lion Energy Corp., a publicly traded oil and gas

American Eagle Energy expands interests in Bakken, other oil production projects American Eagle Energy Inc. has acquired from Synergy Resources LLC, a private company, all of Synergy's working interests and certain other contractual rights of Synergy, including farm in rights

Aker finalizing specs for AMC Connector deepwater vessel AMC Connector, a future new build subsea installation and construction vessel from Aker Solutions, has finalised its vessel specs. With a total payload capacity of 9 000 tonnes of subsea power cables

Adira commences drilling, seismic operations in Israel Adira Energy Ltd. announced that it has commenced drilling and workover operations on its onshore "Eitan" unconventional gas license in the Hula Valley. The Company has moved its drill rig and associated equipment onto

Anadarko announces Brazil post salt discovery at Itauna well Anadarko Petroleum Corporation has announced interim results at the Itauna #1 well in block BM C 29 offshore Brazil. To date, the well has encountered in excess of 275 net feet

Aker wins $40 million riser system contract for Sevan Marine Aker Solutions has won a contract to provide a complete 8,000 feet drilling riser system to Sevan Marine's deepwater drilling rig Sevan Brasil. The contract is worth more than $40

American Petro Hunter to complete drilling at N. Oklahoma oil project American Petro Hunter announced that the NOJ26 Well at the North Oklahoma Oil Project has reached a total depth of 3,455 feet and is now being completed prior to

AADE Lafayette chapter announces 2010 2011 board members The Lafayette chapter of the American Association of Drilling Engineers announces its 2010 11 board members. Officers, steering committee members and chairpersons volunteer their time to forward the group’s mission of education

Alam El Bueib makes new discovery in Egypt's Western Desert The IPR Sojitz Oil & Gas joint venture El Hamra Oil has achieved another discovery in Egypt's Western Desert Yidma Alamein Block in the Alam El Bueib formation with their

American Petro Hunter to drill horizontal well at north Oklahoma shale oil project American Petro Hunter, Inc. has announced that the Company is finalizing plans to drill a horizontal oil well on the North Oklahoma Project leases located in Payne

Aker Solutions and KGNT Holding establish JV to target oil and gas opportunities in Kazakhstan Aker Solutions and the Kazakh company KGNT Holding has established a 50 50 joint venture, Aker Caspian. The company is targeted for servicing the offshore

ADX resumes drilling offshore Tunisia ADX, the operator of the Kerkouane Exploration License offshore Tunisia (Kerkouane License) and the adjacent Pantelleria Exploration Permit in Southern Italy (known as the Pantelleria Permit), has provided the following information on drilling operations on

Acergy wins $220 million contract offshore Brazil Acergy has been awarded a new four year contract for the Acergy Condor by Petrobras in Brazil, commencing in September 2010. This contract, valued at approximately $220 million, is for the provision of

Adnoc seeks JV partners for $12 billion Shah project Abu Dhabi National Oil Co., or Adnoc, is talking to potential partners for help with the $12 billion development of the Shah sour gas field after ConocoPhillips' withdrew from the project

ADX begins drilling operations offshore Tunisia Gulfsands Petroleum announced that ADX, the operator of the Kerkouane Exploration Licence offshore Tunisia (Kerkouane License), has advised of the commencement of drilling operations on the Lambouka 1 well on the Lambouka Prospect in

Aker Solutions wins drilling riser contract Aker Solutions has won a contract to supply a further 2,500 feet riser extension to the Dragonquest (formerly Titanium Explorer) rig, which is owned by Valenica Drilling and managed by Vantage Drilling Company. The

ABB and Statoil sign $23 million framework agreement ABB announced that it has signed a frame agreement worth up to $23 million to deliver and maintain telecommunications systems for all of Statoil’s offshore installations.   The agreement runs for three years,

Aker Solutions signs US$675 million frame agreement contract with Statoil Statoil has awarded Aker Solutions a frame agreement for maintenance and modifications on their offshore installations Snorre A B, Gullfaks A B C, Visund and Åsgard A B in Norway.