Australia’s Origin Energy, operator of the BassGas joint Venture in permit T/L1 offshore Australia, has confirmed that the the Yolla-5 development well has reached a Total Depth of 3,384m Measured Depth below Rotary Table (MDRT). The well was spudded on March 14, 2015. According to a press release b
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., a Houston-based fabricator of offshore drilling and production platforms, has signed a contract with an oil and gas company with operations in Trinidad for the fabrication of a jacket and piles for one of its offshore locations. According to the company’s press release
On 8 and 9 June 2015, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has carried out an audit of Lundin’s management of the working environment and preparations for operation of Edvard Grieg development located in the North Sea. The PSA notes that Lundin is in the completion phase for the Edvard Grieg
Norwegian oil company Statoil has experienced a helicopter problem during a flight to an offshore installation in Canada, forcing the pilot to return the aircraft to base, Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) has informed. According to C-NLOPB, Statoil reported the pro
Austrian OMV has completed its Maari offshore field redevelopment project in New Zealand, and accepted praise from the island nations’ energy minister. The company has announced that its Maari Growth drilling campaign is now completed and Maari’s field production capacity is expected to double with
Det norske oljeselskap AS, operator of the Ivar Aasen field in the North Sea, has completed the drilling of three appraisal wells, 16/1-22 S, 16/1-22 A and 16/1-22 B. The field is located in the central part of the North Sea and was proven in 2008. According to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (N
Australia’s Otto Energy Ltd is preparing to spud Hawkeye-1 exploration well offshore the Philippines. Namely, the company issued Maersk Drilling with formal notice in respect of the mobilisation of the Maersk Venturer drillship to the Hawkeye-1 exploration well location. Otto executed a binding cont
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given Premier Oil Norge AS consent to use Maersk Guardian rig to drill exploration well 3/7-10 S in the southern part of the Norwegian North Sea. Premier Oil is the operator for production licence 539 in block 3/7 in Myrhauk formation, located in the N
The U. S. Coast Guard (USCG) reported that Shell-operated drillship Noble Discoverer left the Port of Everett, Washington on June 30, 2015 and is heading for Alaska. Noble Discoverer is second Shell-hired oil drilling vessel to depart western Washington for the Arctic this summer. To remind, Shell’s
Royal Dutch Shell plc has today made the final investment decision (FID) to advance the Appomattox deep-water development in the Gulf of Mexico. This decision authorises the construction and installation of Shell’s eighth and largest floating platform in the Gulf of Mexico. The Appomattox developmen
Norwegian oil and gas giant Statoil has decided to suspend Saipem’s Scarabeo 5 rig due to overcapacity in its rig portfolio. According to Statoil, the suspension will take effect once Scarabeo 5 has completed drilling of a well on the Kristin field in the middle of August, and will last until March
Karoon Energy Australia has said that the Ocean America semi-submersible drilling rig is currently mobilizing to its drilling location in the Carnarvon basin, offshore W. Australia. Once there, it will spud the Levitt-1 exploration well. Drilling is expected to start during the first week of July. A
Statoil Petroleum AS, operator of the Gina Krog Unit, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 15/6-13 and appraisal wells 15/6-13 A and 15/6-13 B. The wells were drilled about 250 kilometres west of Stavanger and directly northeast of the Gina Krog field, in the North Sea, offshore Norway. The ob
Global Maritime Deep Sea Mooring has been awarded a contract for the provision of mooring and rig positioning services to the Australian oil and gas company Quadrant Energy Ltd. Global Maritime Group’s head office is in Stavanger, Norway and the Group has six business areas with Global Maritime Deep
