Fossil Energy
Premier Spins Drill Bit at Cyclone Prospect (UK)
Premier Oil UK Limited has started drilling operations at the Cyclone prospect in UK Central North Sea Licence P1784 Block 21/7b. Well 21/07b-4, which is being drilled with the Awilco WilPhoenix semi-submersible rig, will target the Tertiary Cromarty sandstones at a drilling depth of approximately 5
TAQA Gets Approval for Cormorant East Development (UK)
Antrim today announced that a Field Development Plan (“FDP”) has been approved for the Cormorant East Field in UK Northern North Sea Block 211/22a Contender Area (the “Contender Block”, Antrim interest 8.4%). As previously announced (October 22, 2012), Antrim and partners successfully drilled well 2
Subsea 7 Orders DSV from Hyundai, South Korea
Subsea 7 has signed a contract to build a new Dive Support Vessel (DSV). The new vessel will be delivered in 2015. This state-of-the-art vessel will be built by Korean company Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), one of the world’s largest ship building companies. The vessel will reinforce our leading di
Aker Solutions Buys Thrum Energy (Canada)
Aker Solutions, the international oil services provider, is buying Canadian asset integrity management (AIM) company Thrum Energy Inc. The acquisition will grow Aker Solutions’ AIM portfolio and increase the company’s presence in the Atlantic Canada market. Thrum Energy is a St. John’s, Newfoundland
Statoil Starts Johan Sverdrup Appraisal Drilling
Statoil Petroleum AS (Statoil) has kicked off the drilling of appraisal well 16/2-15 in PL265, located in the North Sea sector of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The well is located in the southern part of PL265. The main objective of well 16/2-15 is to determine the depth to the reservoir as
Reef Subsea Completes Excavation Work at Centrica’s Platform (UK)
Reef Subsea today announced that its subsidiary company. Reef Subsea Power and Umbilical Ltd., with offices in Stockton-on-Tees and Aberdeen, has successfully completed a contract with UK energy company Centrica Energy. The contract saw Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical assist with seabed excavation ser
InterMoor Achieves Five-Year Safety Milestone (UK)
InterMoor UK Operations, part of Acteon’s foundations and moorings business, has operated for more than five years without a lost time incident (LTI). InterMoor UK Operations includes Acteon companies InterMoor Ltd, InterMoor Marine Services Ltd and ChainCo. This is an extremely significant achievem
Keppel Wins Tender in Ukraine to Build Two Semis
Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), has been selected by Ukraine’s National Joint-Stock Company, Naftogaz, as the winner of a tender to construct two semisubmersible drilling rigs and will be entering into further contract negotiations with Naftogaz. “A further announcement on the
Bibby Offshore Expands Its Business (UK)
Aberdeen-based subsea installation contractor Bibby Offshore has opened a project engineering centre in Liverpool and employed five subsea engineers to remotely support its core business in Aberdeen. The decision to develop this innovative approach to the resource shortage in the Aberdeen region is
New Regulations Force Maersk to Release Energy Endeavour (Denmark)
Denmark’s Maersk Oil & Gas will release the Energy Endeavour rig from the contract as the rig’s accommodation unit does not meet new Danish Energy Authority requirements. The owner of the rig, Northern Offshore, has been informed that the rig will be released at the end of the well in progress on Ma
Diavaz Extends Contract for Arbol Grande Vessel (Mexico)
DeepOcean has secured an 18 months extension on Arbol Grande vessel with offshore contractor Constructora Subacuatica Diavaz, S.A. de C.V. (Diavaz), in Mexico. The new contract is valid until end 2014. DeepOcean was awarded the original contract in 2003 and Arbol Grande has been working in Mexican w
ConocoPhillips to Use Ekofisk Subsea Facility for Water Injection (Norway)
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS (ConocoPhillips) has received consent to use the Ekofisk 2/4-VB subsea facility for water injection on the Ekofisk field. ConocoPhillips has received consent to use the Ekofisk 2/4-VB subsea facility. The facility will inject water into the reservoir to stimulate oil pr
Statoil to Drill at Tyrihans with Transocean Leader Rig (Norway)
Statoil Petroleum AS (Statoil) has received consent to use Transocean Leader for production drilling and completion on the Tyrihans field in the Norwegian Sea. Statoil has received the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway’s (PSA’s) consent to use the Transocean Leader mobile drilling facility for produ
Oil & Gas UK Seminar to Focus on Marine Planning Issues
The annual Oil & Gas UK Environmental Seminar, sponsored by Statoil, will this year focus on various aspects of marine planning issues in relation to offshore oil and gas activity. The keynote speech will be delivered by Paul Wheelhouse MSP, Scottish Minister for Environment and Climate Change. He s