Fossil Energy
Claxton wins well slot recovery contract in Arabian Gulf
Claxton Engineering, an Acteon company, has been awarded a 12-month contract for multiple well slot recoveries in the Arabian Gulf, enabling a field operator to extend the economic life of its platform and well assets. Claxton’s Dubai office will perform diamond wire cutting and subsea drilling and
Technip nets Kraken EPCI contract from EnQuest
Technip was awarded by EnQuest earlier this year a large engineering, procurement, installation and construction (EPCI) contract for the Kraken development, in the North Sea. Kraken development is located 400 kilometers North-East of Aberdeen and 130 kilometers East of Shetland, at a water depth of
Petrobras responds to money laundering charges
Brazil’s Petrobras has hired two investigative companies in response to “Lava Jato Operation”, an investigation that is being conducted by the Brazilian Federal Police. Within the scope of the “Lava Jato Operation” operation, a former Petrobras director, as well as other individuals, have been charg
Seadrill makes Board of Directors changes
Seadrill Limited announces that Carl Erik Steen has resigned from the Board of Directors with immediate effect. The Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Ørjan Svanevik to fill the vacant position and he will join the Board today. Mr. Svanevik is an employee of the Seatankers Group. He was previously
PSA probes crane and lifting ops management at ‘Snorre A’
From 22 to 25 September 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has carried out an audit of the control and management of materials handling and the technical condition of lifting equipment at Statoil and the company’s management of lifting-equipment maintenance at Snorre A platform, in the Norwe
InfraStrata, Southwestern ink Dorset exploration agreement
InfraStrata plc has, together with joint venture partners Corfe Energy Limited and Brigantes Energy Limited, signed an agreement with Southwestern Resources Limited with respect to offshore Dorset licence P1918 in UK. Southwestern is a new UK based company set up for the purpose of participating in
Repsol hits pay in GoM’s Leon well
Repsol has made a new discovery of “high quality” oil in the United States’ Gulf of Mexico. The find was made 352 kilometres from the Louisiana coast in an ultra-deep water well named Leon, located in the Keathley Canyon 642 block. Repsol is the operator of the discovering consortium. The well found
Tanjung Offshore, Drilltec enter drilling rigs JV
Tanjung Offshore’s subsidiary Tanjung Offshore Services (TOS) has, on 23 October 2014, entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with Drilltec Offshore Sdn. Bhd. The two companies will jointly undertake business in the area of marketing, managing, owning, operating, maintenance and repair, leasing, and
Statoil to use ‘Deepsea Atlantic’ for Gullfaks Sør ops
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has given Statoil Petroleum AS (Statoil) consent to use the Deepsea Atlantic semi-submersible drilling rig for drilling and well operations at Gullfaks Sør in North Sea. Gullfaks Sør lies due south of the Gullfaks field in the northern part of the North Sea. The
‘Dukhan’ jack-up en route to its first job in Qatar
Gulf Drilling International (GDI) announced today that the new jack-up drilling rig “Dukhan” has been accepted by Qatar Petroleum, and left NKOM Shipyard at Ras Laffan yesterday en route to its first location. “Dukhan” is the 9th offshore jack-up rig in GDI’s fleet and the 3rd jack-up rig to be unde
Eni strikes gas in Merakes (Indonesia)
Italy’s Eni has made a gas finding in the Merakes exploration prospect, in the East Sepinggan Block, offshore Indonesia, where Eni is operator with a 100% stake. The Block is located in the offshore East Kalimantan (Borneo), 170 kilometres south of the Bontang LNG Plant and 35 kilometres from the of
ExxonMobil, OMV Petrom start Pelican South-1 drilling
ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Romania Limited (EMEPRL) and OMV Petrom S.A. (OMV Petrom) have started drilling the Pelican South-1 exploration well on a new prospect in the Neptun Block. The Ocean Endeavour rig is drilling the Pelican South-1 wildcat well about 155 kilometers offshore in the
Wessex Exploration in HALO buy
Wessex Exploration PLC, the hydrocarbon exploration company, has announced the successful acquisition of Hague and London Oil BV (“HALO”). Wessex says HALO is led by an established management team with significant public market experience and a proven track-record in successfully developing internat
Schlumberger launches StingBlade
Smith Bits, a Schlumberger company, introduced StingBlade conical diamond element bit. StingBlade bits increase run length and rate of penetration (ROP) while delivering improved steering response in directional applications. “In the continuous drive for increasing efficiency and lowering costs whil