Fossil Energy
Heerema creates 250 new jobs in Hartlepool yard
Iain Wright, Shadow Minister for Industry and MP for Hartlepool, UK yesterday welcomed the 250 extra jobs created by the Cygnus gas development. Cygnus, which represents an investment of around £1.4billion by operator GDF SUEZ E&P UK and partners Centrica Energy and Bayerngas, is the largest souther
Ocean General rig drills ahead at Silver Sillago well (Vietnam)
Pan Pacific Petroleum has been advised by Premier Oil Vietnam South, the Operator of the Block 07/03 , that at 0600 hours on the 19th February 07/03-CD-1X, the Silver Sillago exploration well being drilled by “Ocean General” drilling rig was at a measured depth of 1991 m BRT (below rotary table).
Seadrill, Pemex sign 5 rig deals worth $1.8B
Seadrill has signed drilling contracts with Pemex for the jack-up drilling units West Oberon, West Intrepid, West Defender and West Courageous. The fifth contract for the recently acquired jack-up drilling unit, Prospector 3, renamed West Titania, is being processed for approval by Pemex and finaliz
BGP Challenger wraps up seismic survey in Madagascar
China’s BGP has announced that its seismic vessel Challenger has completed a 2D seismic survey for an international oil company offshore Madagascar on early February 2014 with the acquisition of approximately 2,700 km. BGP Challenger has shoot more than 21,986 kms of 2D seismic survey offshore Madag
Statoil increases equipment reliability with GE’s software
Statoil embraces predictive analytics for condition monitoring of heavy rotating equipment. Comprehensive solution provides early warning of impending failure, and deep insight into overall equipment health. GE Intelligent Platforms has announced that Statoil has chosen GE’s Proficy® SmartSignal pre
Eidesvik Offshore worker found dead in North Sea
An Eidesvik Offshore worker died in the North Sea accident on Sunday, around 200 kilometers northeast of Stavanger, Norway. According to Nordlys.no, the man from Tromso was found floating near the Leiv Eiriksson semi-submersible drilling rig, operating for Total oil company. Total is using the rig t
Dana abandons Mauritanian offshore well
Dana Petroleum has informed that the Fregate-1 exploration well being drilled in Block 7, offshore Mauritania, is being plugged and abandoned at a depth of 5,426m MD BRT. The well discovered gas-condensate and oil pay in multiple thin, but good quality sands within the Lower Cormoran (Santonian) and
Marin opens new subsea base
Marin, the deepwater specialists, have officially opened a subsea base in Belle Chase, Louisiana. Marin has expanded its subsea business by establishing a base in the Gulf Coast. The objective is to support clients in the areas of deepwater excavation, claycutting and route preparation. The recent a
Dana Gas signs concession agreement for North El Arish area (Egypt)
Dana Gas, the Middle East’s leading regional private sector natural gas company, announced that it has signed an agreement for the North El Arish (Block 6) Concession Area, offshore the eastern Nile Delta. The 2,980 sq. km block was awarded in April 2013 as part of a competitive bidding process. Thi
China: Cosco to build two PSVs for a client in Singapore
China’s COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard Co. has received a contract for the construction of two platform supply vessels. The contracts, valued at approximately USD60 million, were from an undisclosed company based in Singapore “Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the option contracts are not expected t
Muehlhan secures loan for expansion
Britain’s marine surface protection company is planning further expansion from its base in Aberdeen after securing new banking facilities from Clydesdale Bank. Muehlhan Surface Protection Limited began trading in 2003 and is 100% owned by Muehlhan AS, a German quoted company with around thirty busin
Nordic Energy identifies 20 prospects in Denmark
20 prospects and leads have now been identified, representing a significant increase from the 8 previously reported
No oil at Statoil’s Tastaveden well
Petrolia Norway AS, a fully owned subsidiary of Petrolia SE, announces that drilling of well 25/9-4 Tastaveden in PL 628, offshore Norway, is about to be completed. The main objective of Well 25/9-4 was to prove hydrocarbons in the Hugin Formation of the Vestland Group. The well encountered Hugin Fm
Qatar Petroleum gold sponsor of DIMDEX 2014
The 4th Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition (DIMDEX 2014), which is under the patronage of His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, announces that Qatar Petroleum (QP) has signed an agreement to be a gold sponsor of the event. Brig. Dr. (Eng) Thani A. Al-Kuwari, Assistant Mi