Fossil Energy
Magseis to shoot seismic in North Sea
Magseis has been awarded a contract by Hess Denmark ApS for seabed seismic acquisition in the southern part of the North Sea.
Det norske drills duster in North Sea
Det norske oljeselskap ASA, as operator of production license 494, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 2/9-5S on the Heimdalshø prospect, in the North Sea offshore Norway. The well was drilled about 30 km east of the Valhall field on the Heimdalshø prospect. 2/9-5S was the first well to test
Lundin completes Luno II appraisal well. Cuts contingent resources estimate
Lundin Petroleum has completed drilling of the appraisal well 16/4- 8 S in the Luno II discovery, offshore Norway. The Luno II discovery is located approximately 15 km south of the Edvard Grieg field in the North Sea sector of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The well was drilled 4 km southeas
Havyard to design four AHTS vessels for Grupo CBO (Brazil)
Havyard Design & Solutions has announced that the company will deliver ship design and equipment for four anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels. The vessels are to be built and operated by the Brazilian shipping company and shipyard group Grupo CBO. The contract has been entered into by Havyard
New Managing director for ONGC Videsh (India)
Narendra K Verma has taken charge at India’s ONGC Videsh as its Managing Director. Verma has been Director (Exploration) of the Maharatna ONGC since April 1, 2013 after having a more than three decades long career with the oil major. Prior to joining the Board of Directors of ONGC, he was the Direct
ABS to class first built-in-Qatar liftboat
ABS, a provider of classification services to the global offshore industry, was selected by Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) to class the first self-elevating unit ever to be built in Qatar. The project also will be the first offshore newbuild project undertaken by the ASME and API accredite
Rosneft restores system of meteorological observation in Kara Sea
Russia’s Rosneft has reported that as part of a large-scale summer Arctic research expedition “Kara-Summer – 2014” a meteorological station was installed on the island of Uedinenie. Thus, the expedition organized by the “Arctic Research and Development Center” (a joint venture of “Rosneft” and Exxon
Atlantic Petroleum buys interest in Norwegian Sea blocks
Atlantic Petroleum has acquired a 10 percent interest from Ithaca Petroleum in production licences PL601 and PL602 in the Norwegian Sea. Atlantic Petroleum says that the transaction, subject to government approval, is a result of the company’s strategic focus in this area. With the previously announ
Rowan Resolute drillship sailing to its first contract
South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries has completed construction of yet another drillship. The Ulsan-based shipyard has delivered the Rowan Resolute drillship, which in late July left South Korea. The drillship is owned by the Houston-based drilling contractor Rowan Companies. According to the Mari
Double strike in Gulf of Mexico for Noble Energy
Noble Energy, Inc. today announced final well results at the Katmai exploration well and the Dantzler appraisal well in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
Nexen boosts CNOOC production. 1H profit dips 2.3 pct
China’s CNOOC Limited has reported its total net oil and gas production in the first half of 2014 reached 211.6 million barrels of oil equivalent (BOE), up 6.8% year-on-year (yoy), with 36.3 million BOE contributed by Nexen. The company’s average realized oil price was US$106.30 per barrel in the fi
UTEC inspects Apache’s pipelines offshore Australia
UTEC Survey Australia Pty Ltd has announced the successful completion of a major infield inspection of approximately 550 km of pipelines and 20 infield structures off the North West coast of Australia using two of its Gavia autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV). The work was completed on behalf of Ap
Kongsberg clinches Catcher FPSO job
Kongsberg Maritime Engineering (KME) will deliver an Integrated Control and Safety System for the new BW Offshore ‘Catcher FPSO’.
Semco Maritime: Half of North Sea installations exceed design life
Delegates to Scotland’s only dedicated instrumentation exhibition and conference will hear of the pressing need to effectively extend the life of ageing equipment and manage the issue of obsolescence in the offshore energy industry. Semco Maritime technical director Martin Belshaw will deliver a sem