Norwegian subsidiary of the Italian oil company Eni has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority in Norway to drill an exploration well in block 7222 in the Barents Sea with one of Saipem’s drilling rigs. Eni Norge, the operator for production licence 226 in the Barents Sea, is going to
Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focusing activities in Norway and the UK, has started drilling the Brasse exploration well 31/7-1 in the Norwegian North Sea. The Brasse prospect, operated by Faroe with 50% interest, is located immediately south of the producing Brage oil field (
Under a program organized by the Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA), Doris Inc., the Offshore Technology Research Center (OTRC) at Texas A&M University and Sevan Marine have carried out further research and model scale testing of Sevan Marine’s cylindrical hull for application
Norwegian oil company Statoil has started drilling a wildcat well in the North Sea, offshore Norway. According to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD), a government agency whose task is to manage the oil and gas resources on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, the company spudded the wildcat well
French energy company Engie, formerly known as GDF Suez, will drill for hydrocarbons in the North Sea, offshore Norway, using Transocean’s semi-submersible rig. The Norwegian oil industry offshore safety body, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), granted Engie a consent for drilling in production l
Offshore drilling contractor Seadrill has received another notice of termination for convenience, this time from the oil company Statoil and related to the contract for the West Hercules semi-sub rig. Seadrill also recently got a notice of termination for a drillship contract it had with ExxonMobil.
Oil company Wintershall has completed the drilling of two wildcat wells near the Vega field, in the North Sea offshore Norway, without a significant oil discovery. The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) announced on Monday that Wintershall completed wildcat drilling of exploration wells 35/8-6 S
Offshore deepwater drilling services provider Ocean Rig posted a rise in its profit and revenues for the first quarter of 2016 when compared to the year-ago quarter. The offshore driller on Thursday reported a net income of $288 million in the first quarter of 2016, as compared to a net income of $4
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Faroe Petroleum a drilling permit for an exploratory well in the North Sea offshore Norway. NPD said on Thursday that the well 31/07-01 would be drilled from the Transocean Arctic semi-submersible drilling rig in production license 740. The produ
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Total E&P Norge a drilling permit for an exploratory well in the North Sea, offshore Norway. NPD said on Wednesday, that the 30/4-3 S exploratory well will be drilled with the Mærsk Intrepid jack-up rig in production licence 040/043. The area is
Tullow has obtained an approval to conduct exploration drilling in its licence in the North Sea, offshore Norway. The drilling permit, granted by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, is for the wellbore 16/5-6, located in the production licence 776. Tullow will use the Borgland Dolphin semi-submersi
Mexican state-owned oil company Pemex has terminated a contract for the jack-up drilling rig Deep Driller 1 three months ahead of its original expiry. The jack-up rig’s owner is Deep Drilling 1 and it is managed by the offshore drilling contractor Aban Offshore. Deep Drilling 1 said on Tuesday it re
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Wintershall Norge a drilling permit for an exploratory well offshore Florø, Norway. NPD stated on Friday that the wellbore 35/11-19 S will be drilled from the Borgland Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig after completing the drilling of wildcat
Norway’s offshore safety watchdog, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), has revealed results of the audit relating to the life extension of the Gullfaks A. PSA said in a statement on Friday that it carried out a working environment audit between 8 and 10 March relating to Statoil’s plan to extend t
