Max Petroleum Drilling Update August 15th
Max Petroleum Plc, an oil and gas exploration and development company focused on Kazakhstan, is pleased to announce that it has commenced drilling the UTS-3 appraisal well on the Uytas prospect in Block A. The total depth of the well will be approximately 800 metres, targeting potential Cretaceous and Jurassic …
National Oilwell Varco Announces Signing of Seven Drillship Equipment Packages
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. today announced that it has signed contracts to supply drilling equipment packages for seven drillships to Estaleiro Atlantico Sul (“EAS”), including drilling riser and pressure control equipment. The value, over the term of the deliveries, is approximately $1.5 Billion. Pete Miller, Chairman, President and CEO of …
Caspian Oil and Gas tackles stuck cement string
Caspian Oil & Gas Limited reports that the operation to recover the stuck cementing string on its West Mailisu #2 well is progressing according to plan. As reported on 8 August, problems were encountered setting a cement plug to isolate Bed V from water- bearing sands and the string became …
Caterpillar Selected to Power the 1,300 Kilometer Asian Gas Pipeline in Kazakhstan
Caterpillar to Provide Generator Sets for Asia Gas Pipeline to Deliver 2% of China’s Energy Consumption Caterpillar has been selected to provide power solutions for the Asian Gas Pipeline, a joint project between Kazakhstan and China. Caterpillar will provide 6x Cat® G3516C gas generator sets and 2x C18 generator sets. …
MIOGE exhibition grows by 20% in 2011
The 11th Moscow International Oil & Gas Exhibition (MIOGE) was held on 21-24 June 2011 at Expocentre. The exhibition took place alongside the 9th Russian Petroleum and Gas Congress (RPGC). More than 20,000 visitors came together for MIOGE, Russia’s largest oil and gas trade exhibition. The show boasted 20% more …
Polarcus takes delivery of Polarcus Selma
Polarcus Limited (OAX: PLCS) is pleased to announce that Polarcus Selma Ltd, a member of the Polarcus Group, took delivery on 08 August 2011 of POLARCUS SELMA, the sixth 3D seismic vessel to date to join the Polarcus fleet. POLARCUS SELMA is the sister ship to POLARCUS SAMUR, delivered to …
Polarcus signs strategic agreement with Russian OAO Sovcomflot
Polarcus Limited (OAX: PLCS) is pleased to announce that the Company has signed a five year Bareboat Charter Party Agreement (BBCP) with OAO Sovcomflot (SCF) of Russia. Under the terms of the BBCP Sovcomflot will charter POLARCUS SELMA, inclusive of an 8 streamer seismic equipment package, from Polarcus at a …
Energistics RESQML Version 1.1 Candidate Release Available for Public Review
The RESQML Version 1.1 Candidate Release is now available for review and comment through Tuesday, August 30th, 2011. Version 1.1 is a bug fix release with additional information concerning properties. The candidate release and feedback mechanism, is available on the Energistics website. We are already working on version 2.0 so if comments cannot …
Dragon Oil Interim Results 2011
Dragon Oil plc (Ticker: DGO), an international oil and gas development and production company, today announces its interim financial and operational results for the period ended 30 June 2011. Operational performance Growth of 25% in the average gross production to approximately 58,000 bopd (1H 2010: 46,420 bopd) …
Tethys Petroleum Limited: Opening of Kazakhstan Oil Production Facilities
Tethys Petroleum Limited today announced the opening of its Doris oil production facilities in Kazakhstan. Oil is currently being trucked from this location at a rate of approximately 1,500 barrels of oil per day (“bopd”), which will increase to 2-2,500 bopd with the new production facilities. With the opening of …