Fossil Energy
VNG to buy Chevron’s interest in Draugen field
VNG will buy Chevron Norge’s interest in producing field Draugen – 7.56 % interest in the underlying licences
OGN sends jacket to North Sea location (UK)
The OGN Group, a leading engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor in the offshore oil and gas industry, has delivered a 5745 tonne steel Jacket for Talisman Sinopec Energy UK Limited’s MonArb Area Redevelopment Project (MAR) which will help unlock further oil reserves from the UK N
EEEGR 2014 to feature offshore helicopter safety talk
New safety measures for helicopters serving the oil and gas industry have prompted a two-hour breakout session specifically on the issue at the EEEGR 2014 Conference in Norwich next month. “Thousands of people in this region will be affected and with many from the industry already gathering for our
Neon loses Indonesian block after failing to pay
KrisEnergy Ltd., an independent upstream oil and gas company, is soon to acquire an additional 42% share in Indonesia Tanjung Aru PSC.
Ashtead enters subsea 3D modelling services agreement
Ashtead Technology has secured a global agreement with US photogrammetry and software firm, DimEye, for the provision of subsea 3D modelling services to the offshore oil and gas industry.
Eni reaches 25.000 bopd production goal at Nikaitchuq field, Alaska
Italy’s Eni has achieved the important production goal of 25,000 barrels of oil per day at the Nikaitchuq field, in which the company is operator with a 100% interest.
Blackford Dolphin rig leaves Belfast. Donates cash for two charities
The oil rig which dominated the Belfast skyline for the last six months has left a £50,000 cash donation to be shared between two Northern Ireland charities. Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries Ltd joined Dolphin Drilling Ltd, the owners of the departed Blackford Dolphin oil rig, to convert the value
COSCO lays keel for COSL AHTS vessel
China’s COSCO Guandong Shipyard this week laid the keel for a new Anchor Handling Tug and Supply vessel. The vessel is being constructed for China Oilfield Services Ltd (COSL), and is the second AHTS unit that Cosco is building for the same client. The keel-laying for the first AHTS was held on May
Works underway to reduce risk in offshore workers marine transfer ops
Transferring personnel to offshore installations using crew boats and crane-lifted carriers is a common operation around the world, however, practices, levels of training, standards and the equipment used vary greatly.
Nigeria approves Oando, ConocoPhillips transaction
Oando Energy Resources Inc., a company focused on oil and gas exploration and production in Nigeria, yesterday announced receipt of the consent of the Honourable Minister of Petroleum Resources of Nigeria for the acquisition of the Nigerian Upstream Oil and Gas Business of ConocoPhillips for a total
Subsea 7 extends charter for Skandi Neptune
DOF ASA has announced that Subsea 7 has exercised a charter option on the vessel Skandi Neptune, extending the charter by 1 year. The vessel is firm until Q1 2016. Skandi Neptune is a construction support vessel, capable of operating in water depths up to 3,000 meters. The 104 m long vessel is equip
Total hires Ensco DS-8 drillship for operations in Angola
Ensco, a UK-based drilling contractor this week announced it has secured a lucrative deal for one of its drillships under construction.
Lundin Petroleum spuds Tembakau-2 appraisal well off Malaysia
Lundin Petroleum AB has announced that it has started the first well in its 2014 Malaysian drilling campaign with the spud of the Tembakau-2 appraisal well in Block PM307, offshore Malaysia.
Statoil gets approval to drill Barents Sea well
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well 7325/1-1, in the Barents Sea. The well 7325/1-1 will be drilled from the Transocean Spitsbergen semi-submersible drilling rig at position 73°54’49.50″north and 25°06’59.70″east. The drilling program