Fossil Energy
Sedco 712 rig leaves Hurricane’s Lancaster well
Hurricane Energy plc has demobilised the Transocean Sedco 712 semi-submersible drilling unit from the Lancaster horizontal appraisal well, West of Shetland, at 2100hrs on 1 July 2014. The Sedco 712 was under contract to Hurricane for 73.5 days – under the budgeted AFE of 75.9 days. Whilst on locatio
Polarcus gets seismic survey LOI
Polarcus has received a Letter of Intent for a 3D marine seismic acquisition project for an undisclosed client offshore South West Africa. The project, subject to the execution of a service contract, will start in Q4 2014 and is expected to run for approximately 50 days. Polarcus, a UAE-based seismi
Stetson no longer in talks to buy blocks off West Africa
Stetson Oil & Gas Ltd., a Forbes & Manhattan Energy Group Company, has reported that the exclusive option agreement entered into with a private company (“Privateco”) for the option to acquire an interest in two prospective exploration blocks offshore West Africa has now been terminated. In connectio
Daewoo working on First LNG-fueled drillship
ABS, the leading provider of classification services to the global offshore industry, has entered into a joint development project (JDP) with South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to develop the industry’s first LNG fueled drillship. The JDP will address challenges associated
Congressmen Smith, LoBiondo condemn Barnegat Bay and Jersey Shore seismic testing
U.S. Representatives Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02) and Chris Smith (NJ-04) have strongly condemned the decision by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to grant the necessary authorization to allow a proposed seismic testing survey off of Barnegat Bay and the Jersey Shore to go forwar
SBI Offshore, Axon form JV
SBI Offshore Limited has agreed to form a joint venture (“JV”) with Axon Energy Products Inc. (“Axon”) of the United States to market, install, commission and provide after-sales services for oil and gas drilling equipment and systems in Asia in a major strategic business shift for the offshore and
‘Teknik Perdana’ to carry out offshore Colombia survey for Anadarko
SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad today announced that its subsidiary TL Geohydrographics Pte Ltd has been awarded a contract for the charter of Teknik Perdana survey vessel in Colombia. Teknik Perdana (Image: John Wilson/Shipspotting) The contract is for the charter and the provision of multibeam echo
Roxtec wins Quad 204 FPSO supply deal
Cable and pipe seal manufacturer Roxtec has won a major contract to supply one of the largest and deepest oil sea developments in the North Sea. Roxtec’s UK and Korean operations are working with global petroleum giant BP on its offshore oil and gas project called ‘Quad 204’ where it is building a n
New wells in Campos basin boost Petrobras May output
Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petrobras announces that its May oil production in Brazil averaged 1,975 thousand barrels/day (bpd), up 2.2% from April’s production of 1,933 thousand bpd. Including the production operated by Petrobras for its partners in Brazil, the volume reached 2,092 thousa
SapuraKencana PLSV starts Petrobras job
Malaysia’s upstream oil and gas services provider SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad, has reached a key milestone in its international operations by starting ahead of schedule its first pipe-laying support vessel (PLSV) work for state-run Petrobras in the pre-salt waters off Brazil. This maiden foray fo
Tullow spuds Lupus
Tullow has kicked off drilling operation at its Lupus well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.
MacGregor receives AHTS deck equipment order (Indonesia)
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a contract with the Marco Polo Shipyard Pte Ltd with their facilities in Batam, Indonesia, to supply deck equipment for two 76m, 9,000kW anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels with bollard pulls of 150 tonnes, to be constructed for Marco Polo Marine. The
DSM mooring services for ‘Maersk Discoverer’
Deep Sea Mooring (DSM) has won the contract to provide a comprehensive range of mooring services to Maersk Drilling for its sixth generation, semi-submersible drilling rig Maersk Discoverer. DSM will now design, engineer and install the mooring system for the rig. “This is the first time we’ve worke
Dana focused on growing production
Dana Petroleum, a UK-based oil and gas exploration and production company, yesterday reported a drop in its 2013 production, when compared to the 2012 levels.