Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum) announced that the drilling of exploration well 16/2-6 on the Avaldsnes prospect has resulted in a significant oil discovery. The well is located in Block 16/2, part of production licence PL501, in the central North Sea sector of the Norwegian Continental Shelf
Oilfield equipment specialist Titan Torque Services has secured a three-year contract to support the UK North Sea operations of Premier Oil. Aberdeen-based Titan will perform all bottomhole assembly make up and break out, and pressure testing work, in support of Premier’s drilling programme in a dea
Statoil has received consent to carry out plugging, sidetrack drilling and completion of wells with the Stena Don mobile facility. The consent applies to the wells 31/5-J-14H, 31/5-J-14 AY1H and 31/5-J-14 AY2H, which are part of production licences 054 and 085. The planned start-up of operations on
RWE Dea Norge announced that the company has made a significant gas discovery near the Heidrun field in the Norwegian Sea. RWE Dea Norge A/S, operator of production licence 435 (Zidane) is in the process of finishing the drilling of exploration well 6507/07-14S. The well is located approximately 15
The Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA), a publicly listed company on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX: TAQA), today announced its wholly owned subsidiary, TAQA Bratani Limited has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement relating to TOTAL’s entire equity stake of 81% in production licen
It is highly unlikely that a potential blowout off Lofoten could have a comparable blowout rate as the blowout on the Macondo prospect in the Gulf of Mexico. This is the conclusion of NPD´s comparison of petroleum-related conditions in the spill area in the Gulf of Mexico and in The Norwegian Sea, t
Getting the most from mature fields and new development frontiers in the North Sea is the focus of the Baker Hughes UK Techno Day 2010, set for September 15 at the Aberdeen Exhibition Center. The technology showcase will feature speakers from the industry as well as Baker Hughes leaders. The keynote
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract extension worth a minimum of USD 3 million in Asia. This contract is a continuation of the previously announced global 3D EM campaign for a major oil company, the first part of which was a survey performed in
SBM Offshore N.V. is a new member of DJSI Europe SBM Offshore announced it has been admitted as a new member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Index (DJSI). The Company started publication of a separate corporate social responsibility report in 2007 and has participated in the DJSI selection pr
Topaz Energy and Marine has announced the delivery of the deck structure for a Mobile Offshore Production Unit and storage (MOPUstor). [mappress] Source:Bairdmaritime,September 15, 2010,
The unique 3D sonar technology of the Coda Echoscope® is set for new decommissioning projects in the North Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. The benefits of the Echoscope’s 3D capabilities, which bring real-time visualisation to the underwater working environment, were substantiated in a successful role i
Petroceltic International plc, the upstream oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Middle East, North Africa (“MENA”) and the Mediterranean is pleased to announce its Interim Results for the six months to 30th June 2010. HIGHLIGHTS · Successful five-well Algerian drilling and test
Technip announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary Duco Ltd. has been awarded by Shell Upstream Europe a seven year Framework Agreement Contract for the supply of umbilicals(1). The contract covers engineering, procurement, project management and associated services for the fabrication and loadout o
EnCore Oil plc announced the result of testing operations on the Cladhan appraisal well, located in UK Northern North Sea Block 210/29a. The well, 210/29a-4Z flowed at a stable rate of circa 5,903 bopd (barrels of oil per day) for over 13 hours through a 28/64 inch choke with a final wellhead pressu
