Fossil Energy
BP Extends COSLRival Contract (UK)
COSL has announced that its COSLRival accommodation rig has been awarded a contract extension by BP with a firm duration of 12 months. Previously the firm duration was 6 months and 20 days. The rig will be used at BP’s Magnus field in the UK sector of the North Sea. The contract is expected to [&hel
Seadrill Buys 100 More Shares of Asia Offshore Drilling
Seadrill Limited, one of the world’s biggest offshore drilling contractors, has today acquired additional 100 shares of Asia Offshore Drilling Limited . The shares were acquired at price NOK28.70 per share. Following this acquisition, Seadrill will be the owner of 39,739,647 shares in the Company, c
One Person Dies at Aibel’s Haugesund Yard (Norway)
One person died in Skipsbyggerhallen at Aibel’s yard in Haugesund on Tuesday. According to a press release issued by Aibel, one of the largest oil service companies in Norway, the circumstances surrounding the incident are still unclear. Police have completed their preliminary investigation and will
Statoil Drills Duster in Norwegian North Sea
Statoil Petroleum AS, operator of production licence 360, is about to complete drilling of wildcat well 16/8-3 S, offshore Norway. The well was drilled about 40 kilometres east of the Sleipner Øst field and 60 kilometres south of the Johan Sverdrup discovery in the central part of the North Sea. The
RWE Dea Farms Into Two West of Shetland Licences (UK)
RWE Dea, Germany’s oil and gas exploration and production company, has completed its farm-in to Licences P1631 and P1832. The first well is planned to spud in autumn 2013. The farm-in will allow the company to participate in the drilling of the Handcross prospect in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS),
Halliburton’s ESTMZ System Used on Chevron’s Three Gulf of Mexico Wells
Halliburton announced today the successful completion of three wells in the Deep Water Gulf of Mexico utilizing Halliburton’s Enhanced Single-Trip Multizone (ESTMZ™) FracPac™ System. ESTMZ™ downhole tool system enables the operator to stimulate and gravel pack multiple production zones in a single t
Boskalis Completes Dockwise Acquisition (The Netherlands)
Press Release- Reference is made to the press release of 20 March 2013, whereby it was announced that Boskalis Holding B.V. (the Offeror), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis), had initiated a compulsory acquisition of shares under Section 103 of the Bermuda Compan
Simon Møkster Orders PSV from Vard
Vard Holdings Limited, formerly known as STX OSV, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels, has entered into a Letter of Intent with Simon Møkster Shipping for the design and construction of one Platform Supply Vessel (PSV). The shipbuilding contract for
DNV Software Releases Offshore Engineering Solution (Norway)
Design and analysis of offshore and maritime structures has previously involved the use of several different models where data from one model must be manually transferred to others – a costly and time-consuming process. DNV Software is now releasing Sesam GeniE 6.4, where design engineers can use on
Kvaerner Enters New HQ Lease Agreement (Norway)
Kvaerner has signed an agreement with Fornebuporten AS for a long term lease for Fornebuporten – a new headquarters office building which will be built at Fornebu near Oslo. The Fornebu peninsula is a key location for the Norwegian oil and gas industry and the new headquarters gives Kvaerner proximi
Zenith’s Technology Wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise (UK)
A pioneering automated surveillance system developed by Zenith Oilfield Technology, a Lufkin company, has won the company’s third Queen’s Award for Enterprise. Zenith’s Z-Sight system scooped the top honour in the Innovation category, which was announced on April 21. It is Zenith’s first Innovation
AGR TRACS Training Launches E-Learning Tool
AGR TRACS Training has launched a unique e-learning provision for E&P clients around the world thanks to a partnership with Aberdeen-based digital media company Wildhoney. As the trend for blended learning, a combination of online and face-to-face training grows across the industry, AGR TRACS Traini
Exxon Spuds Dunquin Well Offshore Ireland
Providence Resources P.l.c. the Irish oil and gas exploration and appraisal company today announced that drilling activities have now started on the 44/23-1 Dunquin exploration prospect in Frontier Exploration Licence (FEL) 3/04, off the west coast of Ireland. ExxonMobil Exploration and Production I
Premier: Bonneville Wells Discover Oil (UK)
UK’s oil and gas exploration and production company Premier has announced that both the Bonneville exploration well (28/9a-6) and its side track (28/9a-6z) have discovered oil. The Bonneville prospect is located four kilometres south of the Burgman discovery on the Catcher licence in the UK Central