(June 15, 2007, 10:06 AM)
SOCO is poised for growth according to a statement issued June 14.

(June 13, 2007, 9:06 AM)
The American Bureau of Shipping has certified that MODEC's corporate health safety and environment (HSE) management system complies with the requirements of the International Safety Management Code (ISM Code), ISO 14001:2004 (environmental standard), and OHSAS 18001:1999 (health and safety standard).

(June 13, 2007, 7:06 AM)
WesternGeco has introduced Dynamic Spread Control, an automated vessel, source, and streamer steering technology for offshore seismic surveys.

(June 06, 2007, 1:06 PM)
OPITO will participate in a new Indonesian government oil and gas task force that will meet in Jalan, Indonesia, on June 12, 2007, to discuss setting new training and safety standards for the offshore sector.

(May 02, 2007, 11:05 AM)
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd., which celebrated its fifth anniversary on May 1, 2007, has grown its revenue 300% since its inception in 2002.

(May 02, 2007, 9:05 AM)
C&M Group's $100-million Ice Maiden I offshore support vessel has been officially launched at the Offshore Technology Conference, the word's largest oil and gas event.

(May 02, 2007, 8:05 AM)
WellDynamics and Expro International Group Plc have agreed to integrate intelligent completion technology with cableless transmission electromagnetic telemetry.

(May 01, 2007, 4:05 PM)
M&I Electric Industries Inc. has changed its name to American Electric Technologies Inc. (AETI). The company made this announcement at a press conference at the Offshore Technology Conference May 1. AETI, which has been in business in Texas since 1946, now has offices in Mississippi, Singapore, and China and serves a global market.

(March 08, 2007, 2:03 PM)
Plectrum Petroleum Plc. has acquired the remaining 10% of REAP Tunisia GmbH. In June 2006, Plectrum acquired 90% of the company, which resulted in Plectrum's acquisition of 50% interest in the Nabeul block offshore Tunisia.

(March 07, 2007, 1:03 PM)
Exxon Mobil Corp. Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson told analysts today at the New York Stock Exchange that the company expects to start up more than 20 new global projects in the next three years. At peak, the new fields are expected to add 1 MMboe/d to ExxonMobil's base volumes.

(March 02, 2007, 11:03 AM)
Avantium Technologies BV has announced the expansion of its R&D facilities in Amsterdam to accommodate the growth of its high-throughput R&D business. Avantium will double its capacity with the addition of 2,500 sq m (27,000 sq ft) of laboratory and office space. The company expects to begin using the new facilities by 1Q 2008.

(March 01, 2007, 5:03 PM)
Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of individual national oil companies (NOC) is critical to collaborative efforts. At a conference at Rice University in Houston on March 1, David Asmus, senior partner at Baker Botts LLP, discussed some of the developmental challenges facing NOCs. "All NOCs are not created equal," he said.

(March 01, 2007, 4:03 PM)
National oil companies (NOCs) will play a significant role in the future of oil and gas developments around the world. Masahisa Naitoh, chairman and CEO of The Institute of Energy Economics in Japan, told participants at a conference at Rice University in Houston on March 1, "NOCs have great influence on the world oil market."

(March 01, 2007, 4:03 PM)
China's National oil company is working to meet the country's domestic demand for oil and is expending considerable effort to compete on a global scale. At a conference at Rice University in Houston on March 1, Victor Zhikai Gao, senior vice president and general counsel/company secretary of CNOOC Ltd., said, "We need to become more and more international."

(March 01, 2007, 4:03 PM)
With the demand for energy increasing by the day, international operating companies need to adjust their view of the world's national oil companies (NOCs). James Mulva, chairman and CEO of ConocoPhillips told participants at a Rice University forum the influence of NOCs is growing.

(February 27, 2007, 9:02 AM)
Knowledge Reservoir says it is expanding its presence in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific with the opening of offices in Muscat, Oman, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.