Fossil Energy
Statoil Confirms Successful Johan Sverdrup Appraisal (Norway)
Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil has confirmed it has completed another successful appraisal well in PL265 in the Johan Sverdrup discovery together with partners Petoro, Det norske oljeselskap and Lundin. “Mapping the reservoir in the Johan Sverdrup discovery represents one of the main challeng
PSA OKs Dong Energy’s North Sea Drilling Plans (Norway)
DONG E&P Norge AS (DONG), a subsidiary of Denmark’s Dong Energy, has received approval from the Norwegian authorities to conduct exploration drilling in the North Sea. DONG is the operator of production licence 147, which includes the Trym field in block 3/7 in the southern part of the North Sea. Th
CGGVeritas Launches BroadSource (France)
French seismic specialist CGGVeritas announced today the commercial launch of BroadSource™, its broadband marine seismic source. BroadSource is a natural complement for BroadSeis™, its industry-proven broadband marine seismic solution, to produce unrivalled images of the subsurface. BroadSource comb
Elgin-Franklin Contract for Safe Bristolia (UK)
Cyprus-based Prosafe has been awarded a contract by Elf Exploration UK Ltd for the provision of the Safe Bristolia accommodation support rig at the Elgin-Franklin Facility in the UK sector of the North Sea. The firm period of the contract is 173 days with on-site operations planned to commence 1st M
Gas Shows at Sterling’s Ioana Prospect Offshore Romania
Sterling Resources Ltd. announces the results of the exploration well on the Ioana prospect in Block 15 Midia in the Romanian Black Sea. The well was drilled to a total depth of 1,950 metres measured depth (“MD”), 1,513 metres true vertical depth subsea (“TVDSS”). Gas shows from drilling mud gas mea
Talisman’s Isbjørn Prospect Declared a Dry Well (Norway)
Det norske oljeselskap ASA, as partner, is currently in the process of drilling exploration well 16/10-5 on the Isbjørn prospect in Production License (PL) 568. The primary target in the well was Upper Jurassic (the Ula Formation). The well encountered reservoir rocks of good quality, as expected, b
Apply to Upgrade Fire & Gas Detection Systems on Gullfaks B and C (Norway)
Apply has been awarded a contract from Statoil for upgrade of the fire and gas detection systems on the Statfjord B and C platforms in the North Sea. The contract includes upgrade and change-out of control systems, field instrumentation and cables on the platforms. Extended life of offshore installa
Europa Oil & Gas Seeking Partner to De-Risk Mullen Prospect (Ireland)
South Porcupine Basin located offshore Ireland’s west coast could hold a new hydrocarbon province, Europa Oil & Gas said today, encouraged by the results of the initial prospect evaluation. In its technical update on Irish Atlantic Margin Mullen Prospect, the company informed that indicative resourc
Escalation of Pay Rates in Scottish Oil & Gas Sector Caused by Skills Shortages
The oil and gas sector is continuing to outperform the rest of the Scottish economy, according to new survey findings published today (5 November 2012). The 17th Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce oil and gas survey reveals that activity and confidence in the sector continues to rise with a str
Lunch & Learn with Decom North Sea (UK)
Decom North Sea (DNS), the offshore oil and gas decommissioning forum, is hosting a Lunch and Learn event which will inform attendees on latest advances in the sector as well as giving advice on how to reduce costs and improve performance. The Lunch and Learn, which takes place this month, will feat
Forum with Focus on Oil, Gas and Petroleum Growth in Mid-Norway
Last week the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association gathered business, politics and academia to a dialogue and management forum in Trondheim. The theme of the forum was oil, gas and petroleum related growth in Mid-Norway. Among the companies located in the region Det norske was put out as an example of
CGGVeritas, Saudi Aramco Working on Innovative Solution for Seabed Seismic Market
Five months after CGGVeritas and Saudi Aramco signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for collaborative research and the development of geophysical acquisition, processing, analysis and interpretation technologies, the two companies have entered into a collaboration to conduct a major joint R&D p
Det norske: Espevær High Appraisal Results “Very Good”
Norway’s oil company Det norske oljeselskap ASA, today, November 6, announced that the results of the drilling of Espevær High appraisal well “are very good”. The well, which is part of the Johan Sverdrup field, in Production License (PL) 265, is in the process of being concluded. The well, drilled
Gassco: Sture Terminal Recommended for Utsira High Oil
Gassco has recommended that oil from the Edvard Grieg and Ivar Aasen discoveries in the Norwegian North Sea is landed at the Sture terminal, located in Stura, Øygarden municipality, 50 km (31 mi) northwest of Bergen, Norway The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) commissioned pipeline operator Ga