Fossil Energy
IKM wins $80M Goliat contract
Eni Norge has awarded IKM Testing a contract for services in connection with the Goliat field in the Barents Sea.
Lundin to drill Gobi-1 in September (Indonesia)
Nido Petroleum Limited has informed that the Operator of the Gurita PSC, offshore Indonesia, Lundin Gurita BV has advised that the rig for the Gobi-1 well will become available to the Joint Venture in September 2014. On the basis of Operator’s advice, the Company now expects to spud the well in late
BOEM: Lease sale attracts $110M in high bids
BOEM’s Western Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 238 attracted $109,951,644 million in high bids for 81 tracts covering 433,823 acres on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf offshore Texas.
Idemitsu discovers gas offshore Vietnam
A detailed reservoir evaluation will be carried out in conjunction with further evaluation of other potential prospects in these blocks.
Shetland to become leading decom hub in Northern North Sea?
£20m investment in Shetland to secure its place as a global decommissioning centre of excellence.
Western GOM Lease Sale attracts 93 bids from 14 oil firms
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Gulf of Mexico Regional Director John Rodi will open the Gulf of Mexico Western Planning Area Lease Sale 238 at 9:00 AM CDT on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. The sale, which offers more than 21 million acres for
Bumi Armada pens its largest FPSO deal
Bumi Armada has announced the signing of a contract with eni Angola S.p.A. for the chartering, operations and maintenance of a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) for deployment at the Block 15/06, East Hub field located in deep water offshore Angola. The contract is for a firm
Shell evacuates North Sea platform after power supply problems
The decision to evacuate was made after several failed attempts to restore the power.
Statoil: Damaged pipe shuts down Troll C production
Statoil has shut down production on the Troll C platform in the North Sea on Sunday 17 August after an inspection programme on the platform detected corrosion damage to a pipe connected to the oil export system. The corroded pipe will be replaced. This is expected to require a 7-day shutdown. Troll
‘Maersk Intrepid’ receives AoC
Maersk Drilling’s jack-up drilling rig, Maersk Intrepid, has received Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC).
Costain wins two oil and gas sector contracts
Costain, the engineering solutions provider, continues to develop its activities in the oil & gas sector with the winning of two new contract extensions.
‘Maersk Deliverer’ team trains local talent in Angola
The Maersk Deliverer rig team has initiated seven local acceleration programmes in Angola in order to train and develop local talent to take on increasingly challenging positions on-board the rig. In 2014, the rig team on Maersk Deliverer initiated seven local acceleration programmes as part of a lo
‘Polarcus Naila’ done with UKCS survey with TGS
Polarcus, a UAE-based seismic survey company, has said that its vessel ‘Polarcus Naila’ has continued to deliver superior performance since her propulsion upgrade in April this year. The modern 3D seismic vessel has recently completed a two month program for TGS-NOPEC towing a large 12 streamer sp
Ensco wins jack-up rig contract in Malaysia
Ensco, a UK-based offshore drilling contractor, has secured a three-year contract for its ENSCO 52 jack-up rig.