Fossil Energy
DOF Subsea wins work on Global Producer 3 FPSO
DOF Subsea UK Limited, a provider of integrated subsea solutions, has been awarded a contract by Maersk Oil UK to undertake replacement of the Dumbarton Drill Cluster Centre (DCC) flexible production riser at the Global Producer 3 FPSO located in block 15/20 of UK sector North Sea. The work will tak
Kvaerner: Eldfisk topside sail away ceremony
Today, the Eldfisk 2/7 S topside, completed in April, leaves Kvaerner’s yard at Stord, Norway. In March 2011 Kvaerner signed a contract with ConocoPhillips to deliver the topside for the Eldfisk 2/7 S integrated production platform. The topside was completed in April 2014 as planned, and will be tow
Tullow gets approval to use Borgland Dolphin (Norway)
Tullow Oil Norge AS has received consent for exploration drilling using the Borgland Dolphin mobile drilling facility to drill well 31/10-1 in production licence 507, offshore Norway.
Nalcor to invest $11.8M in seismic surveys offshore Newfoundland and Labrador
Nalcor Energy Oil and Gas has announced it will continue to invest in the acquisition of 2D seismic data offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Karoon: Poseidon North-1 plug and abandonment underway
ConocoPhillips has reached the final depth at the Poseidon North-1 well, offshore Western Australia, Karoon Gas Australia has informed. Since the 17 April 2014 Poseidon North-1 Progress Report, 9-5/8″ casing was run and cemented at 3,820 mRT. The 8-1/2″ hole was then drilled to the final well Total
Transocean nets $953M in drilling contracts
Transocean Ltd. has, since April 17, received new drilling contracts valued $953 million in total. In its fleet status report, the drilling contractor said that its Dhirubhai Deepwater KG1 drillship was awarded a three year contract offshore Brazil at a dayrate of $440,000 ($482 million estimated ba
Odfjell Drilling to move into new facilities in Bergen
Odfjell Drilling AS, a subsidiary of Odfjell Drilling Ltd., has entered into a lease agreement for new office facilities with Kokstad Næringspark AS. The lease will run for 15 years from 2016 to 2030, after which Odfjell Drilling AS has two periods of 5 years renewal options based on market price. K
Pancontinental in search for L10B drilling partner (Kenya)
Pancontinental Oil & Gas NL has informed the Government of Kenya has granted a 12-month extension to the current Initial Exploration Period of the L10B offshore licence. Following the current Period (as extended), the joint venture can then elect to move into the First Additional Exploration Period
Energean, MOG submit bid for exploration offshore Montenegro
Energean Oil & Gas SA and Mediterranean Oil & Gas Plc (MOG) have jointly submitted a bid for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons in offshore areas 4118/05, 4218/30 and 4118/10 in Montenegro. If successful, Energean will act as the Operator with 60% working interest, while MOG would have a
Apache to acquire 50% in Karoon’s WA-482-P
Karoon Gas Australia Ltd has entered into a Farm-out Agreement to farm-out a 50% interest in Carnarvon Basin Exploration Permit WA-482-P offshore W. Australia, to Apache Northwest Pty Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of Apache Corporation. Pursuant to the Farm-out Agreement, Apache will acquire a 50%
Det norske presents companies ISO certified by DNV GL
For five years, Det norske oljeselskap ASA has contributed to measures aimed at qualifying the North Norwegian supplier industry for assignments in the oil industry. Now, four new companies have been ISO certified by DNV GL. Mercur Solutions AS, SMV Hydraulic AS, Harstad Mekaniske AS and Harstad Ele
DOF Subsea: Best first quarter ever
DOF Subsea has announced it had its best 1st quarter ever with a total operating income of NOK 1 451 million compared to NOK 1 156 million in the 1st quarter 2013. The profit for the 1st quarter 2014 amounted to NOK 402 million compared to a loss of NOK 75 million in 1Q 2013. The EBITDA was NOK [&he
North Energy to spud its first well as operator in 2015?
Norwegian explorer North Energy is looking forward to participating in several wells over the coming year, and is also working for a possible drilling project as operator during 2015.
Decom Offshore 2014: Realising opportunities for all
With a projected £40.6bn spend over the next 25 years in the UKCS alone, and a significant potential for jobs to be sustained or created, decommissioning is understandably high on the agenda across the oil and gas industry.