International oilfield services company Expro, is undertaking a contract to provide its SafeWells integrity management software system globally to Tullow Oil Plc. Expro Well Services has been awarded a contract to provide SafeWells to Tullow in support of centralising Tullow’s management of well int
China Oilfield Services Limited today announced that its semi-submersible drilling platform COSLPioneer has commenced operation after fulfilling the technical requirements of Statoil ASA, a Norwegian energy company. Drilling platforms operating in the North Sea have to be equipped with technological
The company, which builds infrastructure of the energy and mining industries, is also poised to re-enter Libya, saying it wanted to play … By Rowena Mason (The Telegraph) [mappress] Source:The Telegraph , August 29, 2011;
Statoil Petroleum AS, operator of production licence 569, is in the process of completing the drilling of wildcat well 16/7-10. The well proved gas/condensate. The well was drilled 16 kilometres northeast of the Sleipner Øst field in the North Sea. The purpose of the well was to prove petroleum in P
Aker Solutions has received a Letter of Award from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), to supply two drilling equipment packages to the new ‘Cat D’ drilling rigs the yard is building for the rig operator Songa Offshore. Options (if exercised) for two additional units are included. Contr
Deepsea Atlantic has completed work on well 34/10 52-B for Statoil at the Gullfaks field and are currently carrying out a planned yard stay at Hanøytangen, outside Bergen,Norway. The rig arrived the Bergen Group Hanøytangen yard 24th of August. Reason for the yard stay is contractual commitments. Th
Last weekend the platform supply vessel Durga Devi (ex VOS Prevail) was taken over by the Singapore-based ship owner Chellsea Pte Ltd in the port of Esbjerg. Niels Winther acted as owner’s agent and handled the local formalities. In addition to this, a ceremony in connection with the handover of the
Royal Dutch Shell has defended its safety record following a leak of more than 200 tons of oil into the North Sea. Environmental groups … Reported by: Louis Makiello (The Epoch Times) [mappress] Source: The Epoch Times, August 26, 2011;
MAN Diesel & Turbo SE is to equip four new ocean-going specialist vessels with complete propulsion systems. The Augsburg-based leading manufacturer of large-bore diesel engines and turbomachinery has secured a contract to deliver 16 four-stroke engines with gears and controllable pitch propellers to
The sidetrack of the recent gas discovery at the Broder Tuck prospect in Licence 12/06 offshore Denmark has confirmed additional hydrocarbon column whilst sample analyses from the initial exploration well have indicated a higher than expected condensate content. Bo Askvik, President and CEO at PA Re
The Norwegian government will consider extending its North Sea gas pipeline infrastructure as far as the Barents Sea if sufficient gas is… Source: argusmedia [mappress] Source: argusmedia, August 26, 2011;
Ithaca Energy Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary Ithaca Energy, announces that further to announcements on April 4, 2011 and May 16, 2011, the Company has completed the transaction to acquire a 28.46% non-operated interest in the Cook oil field from Hess Limited. At completion of the transaction,
Transocean Services AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Transocean Ltd., today, after receiving clearance by the Oslo Stock Exchange, launched its all cash voluntary offer for 100 percent of the shares of Aker Drilling ASA for NOK 26.50 per share. The Offer has been made on the same terms as the previo
Antrim Energy Inc. announced that Antrim, along with its current licence partners, has signed a farm-out agreement with TAQA Bratani Limited relating to UKCS Licence P201 Block 211/22a North West Area (Antrim 21%) whereby TAQA has agreed to drill an exploration well to earn an interest in the licenc
