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EMGS to carry out EM survey in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico
EMGS will soon begin acquisition of a 3D multi-client Electromagnetic survey called Daybreak, which covers approximately 1850 km2 in the Alaminos Canyon area, southern US Gulf Mexico. The Norwegian surveyor will acquire both DHI resistivity data as well as provide deeper structural imaging data to b
Det norske finds oil at Langlitinden well. Drilling continues
Det norske oljeselskap ASA has, as operator for PL 659, from core samples identified hydrocarbon shows in exploration well 7222/11-2 on the Langlitinden prospect in the Barents Sea. Drilling operations are ongoing and final results are thus not yet available. Det norske oljeslskap ASA is operator fo
Murphy spins drill bit offshore Cameroon
Murphy Cameroon Ntem Oil Co. Ltd (“Murphy”), has started drilling operations on the Bamboo-1 well using the Ocean Confidence, a fifth generation semi-submersible drilling rig. The news has been reported by Sterling Energy Plc, a partner in the field. The well, located approximately 56 kilometres fro
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Petrobras Awards Contracts for Eight Support Vessels
Petrobras’ Executive Board has approved the contracting of eight support vessels for its offshore activities. These are part of the 3rd Fleet Renewal Plan for Offshore Support Vessels (Prorefam). In this fifth round, four vessels were contracted from the company Bram, which will build the vessels at
Rosneft Offers 10 Blocks in Barents and Black Seas to ONGC Videsh
Russia’s Rosneft has reportedly offered 10 offshore blocks to India’s ONGC Videsh (OVL). According to The Economic Times, OVL , the wholly owned subsidiary and overseas arm of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), will evaluate data provided by Rosneft before deciding on the final agreemen
DNV GL to Monitor Construction of South Stream Offshore Pipeline
South Stream Transport has contracted DNV GL for the independent certification of the South Stream Offshore Pipeline. DNV GL will be involved in the design, manufacturing, construction and pre-commissioning of the pipeline in order to issue a Certificate of Conformity, showing that the pipeline comp
Talisman Energy Norge to Plug Two Gyda Field Wells
Talisman Energy Norge AS will plug two wells on the Gyda field in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. The company has received approval from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway to use the Island Constructor well intervention vessel for the operations. The plugging operations on the wells 2/1-9 A
Farstad Sells ‘Far Grimshader’ PSV
Farstad Shipping ASA has, through its wholly owned subsidiary Farstad Supply AS, sold the Far Grimshader platform supply vessel. Delivery of the 1983-built vessel to the new owner has taken place today, Friday 7 February 2014. Sale of the vessel will give a booked profit of around NOK 15 million (US
Baker Hughes: International Offshore Rig Count Down by 4 in January
Baker Hughes Incorporated announced today that the international rig count for January 2014 was 1,325, down 10 from the 1,335 counted in December 2013, and up 46 from the 1,279 counted in January 2013. The international offshore rig count for January 2014 was 302, down 4 from the 306 counted in De
Liberian Registry: Forensic Evidence Proves ‘Kerala’ Was Hijacked
Liberia continues its active investigation of the hijacking of the Liberian-flagged product tanker, KERALA, (IMO No.: 9390927), at Luanda, Angola on 18 January 2014. Liberia, in co-operation with the vessel owners, requested the attendance in Tema, Ghana, of an INTERPOL-led multinational Incident Re
Deltamarin to Design Kraken FPSO
Deltamarin has signed a contract with Bumi Armada for the basic design of a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit. In November 2013, the Malaysia-based international offshore oilfield services provider, Bumi Armada, announced that they have secured a contract to supply the unit to
Gazprom Considers Nord Stream System Expansion
The Gazprom headquarters hosted a meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Matthias Warnig, Managing Director of Nord Stream AG on 5 February. The parties addressed the possibility of building up capacities of the Nord Stream gas transmission system via the B
ATP UK, IOG to Submit Blythe Field Development Plan in 3Q, 2014
The previously announced acquisition of ATP Oil & Gas UK shares by Alpha Petroleum (UK) Holdings Limited is scheduled to complete on Monday 10th February. The news has been reported by Independent Oil and Gas Plc (IOG), a partner in the ATP UK-operated Skipper and Blythe licences in the UK North Sea