Fossil Energy
‘Songa Trym’ to plug Oseberg field well for Statoil
Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to use Songa Trym for permanent well plugging on the Oseberg field, in the North Sea. Statoil is the operator on the Oseberg field, located in blocks 30/6 and 30/9 in the northern part of the North Sea. The 30/6-B-51 AH we
Two workers fall to death offshore Malaysia
Two workers died last weekend offshore Malaysia on an Ensco-owned rig after falling from a height of 35 meters. The workers, a technician and a mechanic, were inspecting a safety boat on the rig before the boat suddenly fell into the sea, Malaysian news agency Bernama reported. The incident happened
BMT names sales manager for offshore O&G
BMT Group Ltd (BMT), an international design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has announced the appointment of Ray McGlynn as Sales Manager for Offshore Oil and Gas. McGlynn will be responsible for European and African regional sales support and assisting Louise Ledgard, Offshore Oil an
Shell makes Leopard gas discovery offshore Gabon
Shell has made a frontier exploration discovery offshore Gabon, West Africa. The well Leopard-1 encountered a substantial gas column with around 200 metres net gas pay in a pre-salt reservoir.
Alcatel-Lucent buys 4D PRM specialist Optoplan
Alcatel-Lucent’s subsidiary, Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks (ASN), has signed a binding agreement with Sercel, part of the CGG Group, for the acquisition of Optoplan, a provider of 4D permanent reservoir monitoring solutions used in offshore oil and gas production. The closing of the transaction
BOEM to prep EIS for Cook Inlet sale
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced that it will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in support of a potential oil and gas lease sale in Cook Inlet, off Alaska’s south central coast. The EIS analysis will focus on the potential effects of leasing, exploration, deve
New CEO for Noble Energy
Noble Energy, Inc. has announced that the Board of Directors has elected David L. Stover as President and Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Charles D. Davidson as CEO. Stover’s election is consistent with the management succession plan disclosed in April of this year when it was announced that Dav
Helix Energy expects lower 4Q earnings
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. reported net income of $75.6 million, for the third quarter of 2014 compared to net income of $44.6 million, for the same period in 2013. Owen Kratz, President and Chief Executive Officer of Helix, stated, “We executed at a high level in the third quarter for both
Talisman hires Icon Offshore’s AHTS
Icon Offshore Group Sdn Bhd has recently been awarded a contract from Talisman Malaysia Limited for the provision of one anchor handling/tug/supply vessel. The contract is for a firm period of two years with an option to extend the hire by a further one year. The contract started in September 2014.
PSA probes ConocoPhillips’ Ekofisk ops
Assisted by the Civil Aviation Authority Norway, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has carried out an audit of helideck and helicopter operations at three facilities in the Ekofisk area, in the North Sea. From 15 to 18 September 2014, the PSA, with assistance from the Civil Aviation Authority Nor
Cairn names new MD, CEO
Cairn India has appointed Mayank Ashar as the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of the company with effect from 17th November, 2014. The Board of Directors announced the appointment in its meeting held on October 21, 2014. Cairn says that Mayank Ashar brings with him more than 36 years of
‘Stena Clyde’ rig in second Pryderi delay
As a partner in the WA-424-P Joint Venture, IPB Petroleum has received an update from its drilling contractor that the estimated start date for the Pryderi-1 rig contract is now due late October to early November 2014. IPB Petroleum has previously announced October 24, 2014 as the estimated start da
RSI hired for seismic reservoir characterization
Rock Solid Images (RSI) has been chosen to provide rock-physics driven inversion and interpretation services to a Latin-American NOC over one of their northern Caribbean offshore assets. The company says the contract has a value in excess of $2 million. The work will start immediately and will compl
DEA sees record high bids in 7th licensing round
In the 7th Licensing Round, the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has received 25 applications from oil companies interested in searching for oil and gas in the North Sea. This is a record high number compared with previous licensing rounds. Several applicant companies have not previously held licences in