Fossil Energy
BSEE to establish a Houston-based BSEE Technology Center
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director Brian Salerno outlined his intent to establish a Houston-based BSEE Technology Center during a panel discussion at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston. During the discussion with Department of Energy Acting Assistant Secretary
Songa Offshore reports high operational efficiency in April
Songa Offshore, an international offshore drilling company, has announced its rig fleet update for April 2014. Songa Venus achieved an operational efficiency of 100% and an earnings efficiency of 96% during the month working for Mubadala Petroleum in Malaysia. The rig went off contract on May 6, and
AGR Norwegian Consultancy secures O&G Frame Agreements
Global oil service company AGR announced that its Norwegian Consultancy team has been awarded multiple new contracts. Based in Stavanger, the team provides recruitment and consultancy services to the upstream oil and gas industry. The Norwegian operation is part of AGR’s world-wide Consultancy divis
Unique Maritime Group, OEG Offshore enter JV agreement
Unique Maritime Group, which is one of the world’s leading integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solutions provider, has signed a joint venture agreement with OEG Offshore (OEG), to offer the rental and sale of offshore equipment in the Middle East region. The new joint venture company, OEG Unique,
Statoil starts drilling Martin (GoM)
Statoil has announced that it has started its latest Gulf of Mexico exploration campaign. It started drilling Martin, a high-impact prospect, on 20 April. “We consider Martin one of the top prospects in our global portfolio,” says Jez Averty, senior vice president of exploration for Statoil in North
Statoil sets recovery goal of 70% for Johan Sverdrup field
Statoil executive vice president for its North American operations Bill Maloney said that the company has set a goal of recovering an average of 70% of the oil in its Johan Sverdrup field in the Norwegian continental shelf. “We’ve set a very large goal for oil recovery for Johan Sverdrup,” says Malo
TGS, PGS expand 2D surveys offshore Eastern Canada
TGS announces the expansion of multi-client 2D surveys offshore Eastern Canada with plans to acquire more than 30,000 km of seismic data, in partnership with PGS, utilizing two vessels during the 2014 acquisition season. The M/V Sanco Spirit, utilizing the PGS GeoStreamer® technology, will acquire s
Halliburton honored at OTC 2014
Halliburton was recognized today at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston by the American Petroleum Institute (API) for its strong support and contributions to the development of API Specification Q2, the advanced industry certification standard for oil and natural gas service providers. API
VIDEO: Baker Hughes reveals TORRENT openhole gravel-pack solution
Baker Hughes has announced the commercial release of its patent-pending TORRENT™ openhole gravel-pack solution, designed to help operators improve packing efficiency, reduce HSE risks and streamline operations in high-cost offshore environments. The solution combines a field-proven multipath gravel-
EIA: April oil production in U.S. highest since 1988
U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates U.S. total crude oil production averaged 8.3 million barrels/day (bbl/d) in April 2014, which would be the highest monthly average production since March 1988. U.S. total crude oil production, which averaged 7.4 million bbl/d in 2013, is expecte
Wilson Sons wins two PSV contracts (Brazil)
Wilson Sons Limited has secured two platform supply vessels contracts. The company today said that, through Wilson Sons Ultratug Offshore (“WSUT”), in which Wilson Sons has a 50% of interest, it secured contracts with Petrobras for the operation of two Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs). The contracts a
TGS faces criminal charges
Økokrim, the Norwegian National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime, has today presented a criminal charge against the Norwegian seismic survey specialist TGS. Tha charge presented is for the violation of the Norwegian Tax Assessment Act and the Norwegian
Petrobras breaks pre-salt production records
Petrobras’ March total oil and natural gas production in Brazil was 2,331 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed), up by 0.2% from February’s production of 2,327 million boed. Including the production operated by Petrobras for its partners in Brazil, the volume reached 2,483 million boed, i
Reef Subsea: First pipeline trenching contract for Q1000 ROV (VIDEO)
REEF Subsea has secured its first pipeline trenching project for its Q1000 jet trencher on the Sierra L5 pipeline in Dutch Norh Sea for GDF SUEZ. This month, Reef Subsea will mobilise its state-of-the-art Q1000 jet trencher on-board the Reef Despina Construction Support Vessel to provide trenching o