Petroleum Geo-Services ASA ('PGS' or the 'Company') today announces that Oslo District Court in its judgment of 13 February 2015 ruled in favor of PGS in the lawsuit filed by ElectroMagnetic GeoServices ASA ('EMGS') against PGS for patent…
Keppel Corporation Limited (Keppel) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Till Vestring as Independent Director on the Company's Board with effect from 16 February 2015Mr Vestring, 50, is a partner in Bain & Company's (Bain) Southeast Asia office…
Jacob Stolt-Nielsen, 83, passed away today in the company of his family at his home in Oslo. An entrepreneur and visionary of boundless enthusiasm and energy, Jacob Stolt-Nielsen founded Parcel Tankers, Inc. in 1959 and pioneered the global trade for liquid chemicals…
The founder of India's Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc, Dilip Sanghvi, has agreed to buy a 23 percent stake in Indian wind turbine maker Suzlon Energy Ltd for about $290 million, the company said late on Friday.Sanghvi, India's second-richest man…
Crude price volatility may not have completely closed the funding doors for US high-yield energy companies as private equity firms and new funds prepare to snap up juicy yields on offer after a recent slump in the sector's bonds.In a likely sign of things to come…
In order to remain competitive and reduce costs, the management of Viking Supply Ships A/S (VSS) has decided to close down the Aberdeen office with effect from 1 July 2015.The Aberdeen office has operated the Viking PSV fleet and the organisational…
*Sales of NOK 9.2 billion 4Q 2014 vs NOK 7.5 billion 4Q 2013*Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of NOK 786 million vs NOK 661 million a year earlier*Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of NOK…
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced today that through a joint venture ship-owning company with Itochu Corporation charter agreements have been signed with E.ON Global Commodities SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of E.ON SE. The joint venture…
Harvey Gulf International Marine LLC made maritime history in North America last week by being not only the first owner/operator of a dual fuel offshore support vessel to bunker LNG as a marine fuel but to also successfully complete the first…
New leadership for BOEM’s Office of Renewable Energy Programs The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Abigail Ross Hopper announced James (Jim) F. Bennett as BOEM’s new Chief for the Office of Renewable Energy Programs (OREP)…
When Ian Sandlin was laid off last week after 13 months working on oil rigs in southeast Texas, he was surprised to have lasted that long. 'I knew it was coming,' he said. 'I wasn't the first to be let go.' The 27-year-old Houston native…
'This is the really crappy part of the job, and this is what I hate about this industry frankly,' the chief executive of oilfield services company Baker Hughes complained as he announced it would lay off 7,000 employees.Baker Hughes is cutting…
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) will receive uplift revenues of USD 2.5 million related to the licensing round for mature areas on the Norwegian continental shelf - Awards in Predefined Areas (APA). EMGS' multi-client data library in Norway now covers 44…
Rolls-Royce announced today that James Guyette, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rolls-Royce North America, has decided to retire after 17 years with the company. He is currently an Executive Director on the Board of Rolls-Royce plc and Chairman of Rolls-Royce North America Holdings Inc…
Hafnia Tankers Ltd have entered into an agreement to acquire 4 LR1 product tankers.This acquisition confirms the commitment of Hafnia Tankers and its stakeholders to further expand the business within the product tanker segment.The vessels are: Kihada – to be renamed Hafnia Africa…
