Norway’s AGR has encountered signs of hydrocarbons while drilling the Aphrodite-2 well in the Ishai License, offshore Israel, 160 kilometers northwest of Haifa. Based on examinations performed during the drilling of the Well, “significant signs of hydrocarbons” (natural gas) were found in the lower
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Tamar production platform was inaugurated in Israel on Friday, according to Globes, Israeli financial newspaper. It took 18 months for the 280 m platform to be completed, and the project has been described as “the largest infrastructure project in Israeli history.” The Tamar platform, located in app
1.Four Crew Members Kidnapped Off Nigeria Four crew members have been kidnapped off Nigeria’s coast from an Italian platform supply vessel. Armed pirates have attecked the vessel MV Asso Ventuno, operated by Naples-based Augusta Offshore, on Sunday evening about 40 miles (65 km) off the coast of Nig
ADIRA ENERGY LTD has announced that the Ministry of Energy and Water of the State of Israel (the “Ministry”) has granted an extension of the date for the execution of a drilling contract of the first well on the Yitzhak offshore license from December 31, 2012 to June 30, 2013. Jeffrey E. Walter, Chi
The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) has announced that the well #2287 on offshore Oil Rocks field has been recently commissioned. The well was drilled from the platform #1887. The daily output of the well drilled to Fasila Suite makes 15 tonnes of oil. Oil Rocks OGPD is the oper
Adira Energy Ltd. announced that further to its press release dated June 23, 2012, Modi’in Energy L.P (“Modi’in”) signed an addendum to the detailed drilling contract (the “Addendum”) it has with Noble International Limited (“Noble Drilling”) in respect of the Company’s Gabriella licence (“Gabriella
Croatia’s CROSCO has secured a contract for its semi-submersible drilling rig Zagreb 1. The rig has been hired by Total E&P Libye (TEPL) for offshore drilling operations in Libya. Zagreb 1 is scheduled to start drilling in Libya in early 2013. The contract includes drilling of two exploration wells
Smit Lamnalco has been recognised for its outstanding services to the oil and gas terminal industries at the annual Seatrade Middle East & Indian Subcontinent Awards in Dubai, U.A.E. The company, which operates over 50 terminal contracts, operates and crews over 190 vessels in 31 countries and emplo
Lamprell has delivered the jackup rig “Muhaiyimat” to Abu Dhabi’s National Drilling Company (‘NDC’). Completion and delivery of the jackup rig, 26 months from initial steel cutting, was marked at a ceremony at Lamprell’s Hamriyah facility in the UAE on 8 November, and the rig departed the facility o
Abu Dhabi Oil Co., Ltd. (Japan), (ADOC), a subsidiary of Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd. and an oil operating company in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, has announced that the New Concession Agreement with the Supreme Petroleum Council of Abu Dhabi ,(SPC), has come into effect as of 6th December, 2012. ADOC ha
ConocoPhillips has announced a 2013 capital budget of $15.8 billion (including contributions to the FCCL joint venture), which is approximately flat to expected 2012 capital program spending. Investments during 2013 will target the company’s diverse portfolio of global opportunities, with approximat
Baker Hughes Incorporated announced today that the international rig count for November 2012 was 1,267, up 8 from the 1,259 counted in October 2012, and up 82 from the 1,185 counted in November 2011. The international offshore rig count for November 2012 was 300, down 6 from the 306 counted in Octob
