Fossil Energy
Helix Well Ops Charters Skandi Constructor (UK)
Aberdeen-based Helix Well Ops UK (Well Ops), a business unit of international offshore energy company Helix Energy Solutions Group (Helix ESG), is expanding its Europe and Africa well intervention fleet with an investment that will create 60 jobs. A leading global provider of subsea well interventio
HGO Takes Delivery of Heavy Lift Jack-Up Vessel in Poland
Overdick has announced that the Heavy Lift Jack-Up Vessel “Innovation” has successful completed sea and jacking trials and has been delivered to their clients of HGO Infra Sea Solutions (HOCHTIEF Solutions and GeoSea) by the shipyard Crist in Gdynia. The HLJV “Innovation” has been designed by Overdi
Cygnus Project to Create 1 Million Man Hours for Heerema (UK)
Heerema Fabrication Group’s Hartlepool yard in the United Kingdom received a frame contract from GDF SUEZ E&P UK for the fabrication and commissioning of four topsides for the Cygnus gas field development on the UK Southern North Sea. The total expected scope of the Cygnus project for execution at H
Noble Completes Sale of North Sea Assets (UK)
Noble Energy, Inc. has closed the previously announced sale of the Dumbarton and Lochranza assets in the North Sea to Maersk Oil North Sea Limited. Proceeds from the transaction were $117 million and included final closing adjustments from the effective date of January 1, 2012. Maersk Oil has bought
Ithaca Energy Starts DST at Hurricane Well (UK)
Ithaca Energy Inc. announces that operations at the Hurricane appraisal well, 29/10b-8, which lies within the Company’s Greater Stella Area in the UK sector of the Central North Sea are now proceeding to a Drill Stem Test (“DST”). The well has been drilled to a total measured depth of 10,779 feet to
Dry Well for Det Norske (Norway)
Det norske oljeselskap ASA, the operator of PL 356, is in the process of completing the drilling of well 3/4-2S on the Ulvetanna prospect. The well was drilled approximately 20 kilometers north of the Trym Field, located in the southern part of the North Sea in Norway. The objective of the drilling
First Gas Flows at Clipper South (UK)
Bayerngas UK announced today that production has commenced from the Clipper South gas field, in which the company holds a 25% interest. The field is operated by RWE Dea (50% interest) and Fairfield Energy is also a partner in the field (25% interest). “We are delighted to see first gas from Clipper
DeepOcean Secures Job for Volstad Surveyor Vessel (Norway)
On Friday,August 10th, 2012 DeepOcean Group, announced it was awarded a significant call-off under the current long-term frame agreement for offshore survey services for Statoil. In general the frame agreement includes services covering light construction services, ROV surveys with hull mounted Mult
BG Hires Expro for North Sea Well Intervention (UK)
UK-based international oilfield services company Expro has been awarded a contract by BG Group for work in the North Sea using its AX-S subsea well intervention system. Expro AX-S Technology Ltd has signed a contract with BG Group to intervene on two wells in late 2012 as well as an extended interve
GL to Provide DP Services to Hornbeck Offshore (USA)
USA’s Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) has selected GL Noble Denton to undertake dynamic positioning (DP) assurance services across the company’s technologically advanced fleet of vessels. GL Noble Denton’s team of DP engineers will support HOS to further develop internal dynamic positioning operati
MOG Needs Partner for Maltese Offshore Well
Mediterranean Oil & Gas Plc has announced that the Maltese Minister for Resources and Rural Affairs has approved the transfer of the 10% interest Leni Gas and Oil Investments Limited (“LGOI”) held in the Malta Offshore Area 4 PSC to Phoenicia Energy Company Limited (“PECL”), a 100% owned subsidiary
Eni Spuds Salina Well (Norway)
Swedish oil and gas company Lundin Petroleum, has announced that Eni Norge has begun the drilling of well 7220/10-1 in PL533 on the Salina prospect in the Barents Sea. The well, previously known as Pulk, is situated 54 km to the south west and on geological trend with the Skrugard and Havis discover
German Ministers Visit Mittelplate
Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Affairs, Dr Philipp Rösler, and the Minister for Economic Affairs of the German federal state of Lower Saxony, Jörg Bode, on Friday, August 10, visited the Mittelplate Drilling and Production Island in the Wadden Sea tidelands of Schleswig-Holstein. Mittelplat
Apache Starts Searching for Oil Offshore Kenya
Apache Corporation has, on behalf of the L-8 consortium, spudded Mbawa exploration well offshore Kenya. The Mbawa 1 exploration well spudded at 6:00 hours local time on 10 August 2012. Mbawa 1 is located in the Mbawa Prospect in offshore Kenya. The modern drillship Deepsea Metro 1 is expected to tak