Fossil Energy
Providence gets Barryroe area extension
Providence Resources has been granted areal extent on Barryroe field in Standard Exploration Licence (SEL) 1/11, offshore Ireland. SEL 1/11 contains the Barryroe oil field which is operated by Providence Resources (80%) on behalf of its partner Lansdowne Oil & Gas (20%). The area lies in c. 100 metr
Ocean King vessel stays at Norne field for another year
Statoil has awarded Atlantic Offshore’s Ocean King a one year + two yearly options for ERRV service at Norne field in the Norwegian Sea. The beginning of the contract is in direct continuation of the existing contract ending in July 2014. Ocean King has served Statoil since it was built and in her l
Nexus Energy Chairman resigns
Don Voelte, Chairman and Non Executive Director of the Board at Australia’s Nexus Energy has resigned. Voelte who is also CEO and Managing Director of Seven Group Holdings (SGH) has informed the board that given SGH’s strategic focus on opportunities in the oil and gas sector, his position on the bo
ONGC Videsh acquires two exploration blocks offshore Bangladesh
India’s largest international oil and gas E&P company ONGC Videsh (OVL) has signed Production Sharing Contract (PSC) for two shallow water exploration blocks SS-09 & SS-04 in the Bay of Bengal of Bangladesh on 17th February, 2014. OVL along with Oil India Limited (OIL) formed a consortium (50:50) an
AWE preparing to install subsea wellhead at Pateke well (New Zealand)
AWE Limited reports that as at 06:00 hours (6.00am NZDT) today, the Pateke-4H development well, located offshore New Zealand, was at a measured depth of 1,507 metres and 13 3/8 inch casing had been run to the planned depth of 1,504 metres. Preparations are being made to cement the casing and prepare
Anadarko sells Chinese subsidiary for $1 billion
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation today announced it has entered into a stock purchase agreement with a wholly owned subsidiary of Brightoil Petroleum (Holdings) Limited, whereby Anadarko will divest its Chinese subsidiary for $1.075 billion. “This transaction accelerates the recognition of value from
Ophir Energy spuds Padouck Deep-1 well in Gabon
Ophir Energy plc has informed that drilling operations have now begun on the Padouck Deep-1 well on the Ntsina Block, offshore Gabon utilising the Vantage Titanium Explorer drillship. Ophir has a 40% operated interest in the Block. Padouck Deep-1 is the first well targeting the pre-salt play offshor
Clean Sea team uses Sabertooth ROV to detect oil spills in early stages
Benefits to asset integrity and environmental monitoring of oil and gas installations will come from a project developed by Eni Norge and Tecnomare called Clean Sea (continuous long-term environmental and asset integrity monitoring at sea). The Clean Sea team have found answers to key issues, like t
Gallery: Simek delivers North Cruys PSV
Norway’s Simek yard has delivered a new platform supply vessel to GulfMark Offshore. The naming ceremony for the vessel took place on Saturday, February 15, in Simek’s yard in Flekkefjord, Norway. The vessel, of the ST – 216 Arctic design, was named ‘North Cruys’. The 92.6 meters long ‘North Cruys
Ferguson Group has ambitious plans for Australasia in 2014
The Ferguson Group, specialists in the rental of offshore containers, refrigerated containers, engineering modules and accommodation solutions to the offshore oil and gas sector, has strengthened its Australian team as a result of increasing product demand in the region. Leigh Whicker and Joel Horsl
EnQuest develops new incident management tool
A new, fully-integrated incident investigation, reporting and management tool being implemented by EnQuest is believed to be an industry first for the North Sea.
Seafox secures work on Dong Energy’s Hejre field in Denmark
Seafox Contractors B.V. has announced a contract win with DONG Energy E&P in a string of recent contracts awards for O&G and Renewable Energy clients.
Statoil gets nod to drill Barents Sea well with West Hercules rig
Statoil Petroleum AS has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 7220/7-3 in the Barents Sea. The well is located in production licence 532, where Statoil is operator. The well is to be drilled using the West Hercules semi-submersible drilling rig, with earliest start-up in Februa
Foster Wheeler to help Statoil boost Snøhvit operational performance
Foster Wheeler AG announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a contract by Statoil Petroleum AS to perform a study for the Snøhvit Improvement Project 2 at Melkøya, 450 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle in Norway. The Foster Wheeler contra