Fossil Energy
Carlotta Offshore orders PSV from Vard
Vard Holdings Limited has secured another contract for the design and construction of one Platform Supply Vessel (“PSV”) for Carlotta Offshore Ltd. The vessel is a multifunctional PSV of VARD 1 08 design with a total length of 81 meters, beam of 18 meters and a cargo deck area of 830 m2. The vessel
Petrobras breaking records in Santos, Campos basins
Brazil’s national oil company Petrobras has informed that oil production in the fields that the company operates in what is known as the Pre-Salt Layer of the Santos and Campos basins passed the milestone of 470,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) on May 11th, which is a new daily production record.
China approves Primeline’s LS36-1 gas project
Primeline Energy Holdings Inc. has received the final approval, from the Chinese Government, for overall development programme of its LS36-1 gas field development. China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) notified Primeline today that the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has
DOF to inspect subsea pipelines for Statoil
DOF Subsea Norway AS has been awarded a call-off on an existing survey frame agreement with Statoil Petroleum AS for Multibeam Echosounder (MBE) inspection and AUV survey services in the North Sea.
Atlantic Towing: ExxonMobil contract to create 100 jobs (Canada)
Atlantic Towing Limited has secured a new ten-year firm contract, plus a total of 15 years of options with ExxonMobil in Canada. The contract is for the charter of four new state-of-the art Platform Supply Vessels operating out of St John’s, NL. The first ships for the contract will be delivered in
Azonto names VP Subsurface
Azonto Petroleum Limited announces the appointment of Francis Gryspeerdt as VP Subsurface, effective from 12 May 2014.
ABB secures equipment delivery for two offshore vessels
ABB, the Swiss-based power and automation technology group, has won contracts worth in excess of $20 million to supply electrical power and propulsion systems for two next generation offshore vessels. The first vessel, of ULSTEIN SX165 design, is being constructed at Ulstein Verft in Norway for Isla
Apache prepares to spud Phoenix South well
Carnarvon Petroleum Limited has informed that the Atwood Eagle semi-submersible drilling rig has been released from the previous location and is en route to the Phoenix South-1 well location within the WA-435-P exploration permit, offshore W. Australia. The company said it would release the next ann
AGR, Hyperdynamics settle litigation
Hyperdynamics on Friday, May 16, announced the settlement of litigation in London involving AGR Well Management Ltd. AGR provided project management services for Hyperdynamics’ subsidiary, SCS Corporation Ltd. (“SCS”), in connection with the drilling of the Sabu #1 well offshore Guinea in 2011-2012.
Schlumberger develops mapping-while-drilling technology
Schlumberger has introduced of the GeoSphere reservoir mapping-while-drilling service.
Nido completes SC 63 farm-in
Nido Petroleum Limited has executed the second stage of the SC 63 farm-in process with PNOC-EC in the Philippines.
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Lukoil confirms helicopter crash offshore Ghana. Three dead Lukoil Overseas, operator of international upstream projects of LUKOIL Group, has confirmed that on Thursday, May 8th, 2014, a helicopter crashed in the coast waters of the Republic of Ghana 3.4 nautical miles (5.4 km) from Takoradi. Vietna
Baker Hughes: U.S. offshore rigs down by two
Baker Hughes has posted Weekly Rig Count reports to its Investor Relations website, according to which the U.S. Offshore rig count is down by 2.
China shocked by riots in Vietnam. Vietnam asks for removal of offshore rig
Vietnam has, through an official telephone call, asked China again to remove its semi-submersible drilling rig from the disputed part of the South China Sea.