OMV (Norge) AS, operator of production licence 537, is in the process of concluding the drilling of wildcat well 7324/8-2, in the Barents Sea. According to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD), the well is dry. The well was drilled about 6 kilometres southeast of oil discovery 7324/8-1 “Wisting
Dharmendra Pradhan, Indian Minister of State Petroleum & Natural Gas visited the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) installations and facilities in the Mumbai High Western Offshore yesterday, May 14, 2015. According to the press release from ONGC, the Minister visited the Rig-Virtue 1 to have an
Prosafe, world’s largest provider of offshore accommodation rigs, has reported its net profit for the first quarter of 2015 of $27 million, up from $18 million in the first quarter of 2014. The company’s operating profit for the first quarter amounted to $55.4 million versus $22.9 million in the sam
While Shell may have received a conditional approval by the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to drill for oil in the Chukchi Sea offshore Alaska, it has yet to skip a Port of Seattle hurdle. Namely, the company may not be able to dock its two Arctic-bound drilling rigs in the Port’s Terminal 5
BP Trinidad and Tobago LLC (BPTT) has announced that the Ocean Victory semi-submersible drilling rig has arrived in Trinidad and Tobago. The company said that the drilling operations are expected to start in May. After taking on personnel, equipment and supplies, the rig, which is owned and operated
Earlier this month Teekay’s first offshore accommodation rig, Arendal Spirit, arrived to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After a long journey since its departure from the COSCO shipyard in China, the vessel was anchored and offloaded from the heavylifter in Brazilian waters. Arendal Spirit will now undergo
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Tullow Oil Norge AS a drilling permit for well 6507/11-11 in a prospect named Zumba located in the Norwegian Sea. The company recently received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway for drilling well 6507/11-11 with the Leiv Eiriksso
A/S Norske Shell has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to use the Transocean Barents drilling rig to drill a production well on the Draugen field in the Norwegian Sea. According to PSA, Shell has applied for consent to drill a new production well designated 6407/9-G-5
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has conditionally approved Shell Gulf of Mexico, Inc.’s revised multi-year exploration plan for the Chukchi Sea, offshore Alaska. The exploration plan describes all exploration activities planned by Shell, including the timing of these activities, in
Cairn Energy and its joint venture partners have submitted a three year evaluation work plan to the Government of Senegal. This plan includes an initial program of three firm and three optional exploration and appraisal wells, with drilling starting in Q4 2015 in Cairn’s new basin play offshore Sene
Australia’s Origin Energy Limited, as Operator of the BassGas Joint Venture, today announced that the Yolla-6 production well located offshore Australia had reached total depth of 3,653m MDRT (Measured Depth Below Rotary Table). The well spudded at 21:30 hours AEDT on March 14, 2015. The well was dr
Lundin Norway AS (Lundin) has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to drill an exploration well 7220/11-3 located in the Barents Sea with the Island Innovator rig. Lundin is the operator for production licence 609 in block 7220/11 in the Barents Sea. According to the PSA
ExxonMobil has discovered hydrocarbons offshore Guyana, while drilling the Liza-1 exploration well at the Stabroek block. The discovery was made using the Deepwater Champion drillship, some 120 miles offshore Guyana, according to Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert M. Persaud.
VNG Norge (VNG) has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to drill two exploration wells 6406/12-4 S and 6406/12-4 A in the Norwegian Sea using the Transocean Arctic rig. VNG is the operator for production licence 586 in block 6406/12 in the Norwegian Sea. The field is ar
