Fossil Energy
Total to Permanently Secure Elgin Well by Mid-September
Since the gas leak on the Elgin G4 well was stopped by a successful well intervention operation on 15 May, the G4 well has remained stable and significant further progress has been made moving towards a permanent solution. Total and its contractors have now restarted the essential safety and support
Dana Happy with Platypus Well Flows (UK)
Dana Petroleum plc has announced strong results from its Platypus gas appraisal well in the Southern North Sea, which recorded a test flow rate of 27mmscf per day on a 96/64” choke. Well 48/1a-6 was spudded on 11 April 2012 with the Ensco 80 jack up drilling rig. The well reached a total measured de
Bentley Field Pre-Production Flow Test Progressing Well, Xcite Says (UK)
Following planned equipment maintenance, offtake procedure testing and further optimisation of process equipment, the 9/03b-7 well at Xcite Energy’s Bentely field, has been producing at a stabilised rate of approximately 3,200 barrels per day with no associated basic sediments or water. This is view
SBM Secures USD 1 Billion Loan to Finance FPSO Cidade de Ilhabela
SBM Offshore N.V. has together with its Joint Venture partners, QGOG Constellation and Mitsubishi Corporation, secured a Limited Recourse Project Loan for US$ 1.05 billion to finance the construction of the FPSO Cidade de Ilhabela. The Facility has been designed to allow acceding Banks to join the t
Soldier Swaps Battlefield for Oil and Gas Industry (UK)
A former soldier has swapped foreign battlefields for the oil and gas industry, highlighting the vital role transferrable skills can play in addressing talent shortages within the energy sector. Duncan Harwood spent five years in the armed forces, leading soldiers on tours of Iraq and Northern Irela
Technor Benelux Supplies TNAML® Maintenance Free Lighting to Jack-Up Barge JB-117
Technor Benelux B.V.located in Spijk, the Netherlands, is a manufacturer of Industrial and Explosion proof lighting fixtures. The company develops and produces lighting fixtures (industrial and explosion proof versions), explosion proof control boxes, floodlights, helideck floodlights, cable glands
Increased Production from Apache’s Bacchus Field (UK)
Apache Corporation said today that a second successful horizontal well has increased production at the Bacchus Field in the United Kingdom sector of the North Sea to 12,900 barrels of oil per day. The latest horizontal well, Bacchus West, penetrated Jurassic-aged Fulmar reservoir sandstones and logg
IHC to Showcase Innovative Vessels and Equipment at Two Exhibitions
IHC Merwede will present examples of its innovative vessels and advanced equipment for the demanding offshore industry at two important upcoming exhibitions. The company will also showcase its unique position in the offshore market of being able to design (from the concept, stage), engineer, build a
Santos to Use AGR’s RMR System Off Australia
Australia’s major gas producer Santos has signed up to use AGR’s Riserless Mud Recovery (RMR®) system. The contract is for one exploration well to be drilled in Q3 2012 in the Browse Basin off North West Australia. The main reason for using RMR® on this well is to be able to drill a deep 26” [&helli
GDF SUEZ Working to Develop Cygnus and Juliet Gas Fields (UK)
Operator GDF SUEZ has made significant progress towards developing two major operated projects in the UK, Cygnus and Juliet, that illustrate its ongoing ambition to be a leading E&P company in the region. GDF SUEZ has a significant portfolio in the UK North Sea and West of Shetland with over 40 lice
Italy: Eni’s 2Q Net Profit Drops, Production Rises
Italy’s Eni, an international oil and gas company, today announces its group results for the second quarter and the first half of 2012. The company, which today made a significant gas discovery offshore Mozambique, reported net profit of €3.84 billion for the first half, 1.1% up when compared to €3.
LGO Sells Malta Stake. Puts Focus on Trinidad
LGO today announces the sale of its minority interest in the offshore frontier Malta, Area 4 Petroleum Sharing Contract (PSC).
Scana to Supply Propulsion Systems for Two Offshore Vessels (Norway)
Scana Propulsion has signed a contract with Kleven Maritime to supply propulsion systems for a supply ship of the type SALT 100 PSV for the shipowner Ugland Offshore in Grimstad. Also, the contract includes an option for one additional vessel. The vessel is designed by Salt Ship Design and the prope
Dry North Sea Well for Wintershall (Norway)
Wintershall Norge AS, operator of production licence 370, has completed drilling of wildcat well 33/6-4. The well is dry. The well was drilled about 25 kilometres northwest of the Statfjord Nord field in the North Sea. The objective of the well was to prove petroleum in reservoir rocks from the Pale