Fossil Energy
Breagh Field Back in Production
Sterling Resources Ltd. has announced the restart of production from the RWE Dea-operated Breagh gas field in the UK part of the North sea, on December 27, 2013. This follows a period of approximately seven weeks shut-in as a result of a significant production incident on November 7th, as reported e
Gas Leak at Statfjord A Platform
On Saturday 28 December, an oil and gas leak was reported on the Statfjord A platform in the North Sea, Norwegian oil company Statoil has informed. Statfjord A was depressurized and shut down. The leakage has been stopped, and the site of the leak has been found and isolated. There were 168 workers
Rig Sinks in Saudi Arabia. Three Workers Dead
Three workers drowned in Saudi Arabia when an offshore rig sank during maintenance works on Friday. Twenty four workers were rescued. According to Saudi Press Agency, Saudi Aramco, the owner of the rig, recovered the three bodies and handed them to authorities. The workers are two Indians and a Bang
Wood Group ODL, BP Sign Document Control Contract
Wood Group ODL has scored a five year, multi-million pound contract to provide document control and information management services to BP’s North Sea business. The contract was awarded through a competitive tender process and is effective January 2014. It marks 11 years continuous service to BP by W
‘Deepsea Aberdeen’ Rig Sinks at Korean Yard
On 28 December 2013, the semisubmersible “Deepsea Aberdeen”, currently under construction at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) in Korea, experienced water ingress on pontoon while moored at the yard’s quay. Workers were immediately evacuated and the rig was stabilized on the sea bed
Top News of The Week, December 23 – 29, 2013
Top News of The Week, December 23 – 29, 2013
Fire Breaks Out at Petrobras’ Platform. Two Injured
Two workers were injured Thursday after a fire broke out on a Petrobras-operated floating production platform at the Marlim field in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil. Petrobras said that the workers sustained light injuries. One of the workers on the platform sprained his ankle, and another one inh
Dong Energy, Partners Awarded Acreage Offshore Greenland
The Greenland Bureau of Minerals and Petroleum has awarded a licence to a partnership consisting of Eni, BP, NUNAOIL and DONG Energy. ”Oil exploration in Greenland is at an early stage. Initially, we will use the new licence to get a better and more detailed understanding of the geology in the entir
Sonde Extends Fisal-1 Drilling Deadline
Sonde Resources Corp. has reached an agreement with Joint Oil to extend the drilling of the first exploration well, Fisal-1, required under the Exploration and Production Agreement as amended, from December 2013 to November 2014. The 768,000 acre Joint Oil Block lies offshore crossing the maritime b
BGP Completes 68 Pct of Seismic Survey Campaign Offshore PNG
UMC Energy has provided another update on the progress of the 3000 line kilometre 2D seismic acquisition program, in Papua New Guinea, over the offshore Petroleum Prospecting Licences (PPL), PPL374 and PPL375, held 100% by Gini Energy Ltd (“Gini”). BGP PNG Exploration’s 2D seismic acquisition vessel
Keppel Delivers 21st Rig of the Year. Sets New Record
Keppel FELS Ltd (Keppel FELS) has delivered ARABDRILL 60, a KFELS B Class jackup rig, to Arabian Drilling Company (ADC) five days ahead of schedule, on budget and with a perfect safety record. This marks the 21st new build offshore rig that Keppel FELS has delivered in 2013, setting a new record for
Board Director Buys 7.000 Shares in Prosafe
Roger Cornish, Director of the Board of Prosafe SE, on 23 December purchased 7,000 shares in Prosafe SE at NOK 45.542774 per share. After this, Cornish owns 7,000 shares in Prosafe SE. Cornish, born in 1948, has worked 12 years as CEO of Interconnector UK, was president and general manager of BP Exp
‘Arctic 30’ Go Home
The Arctic 30, the Greenpeace activists detained in Russia after boarding the Prirazlomnaya offshore platform in the Pechora sea in September, are going home. They are leaving Russia today and over the weekend. A plane carrying five Britons and a Canadian took off shortly after 11:30 am local time f
Gazprom, SOCAR Hold Working Meeting
The Gazprom headquarters hosted yesterday a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Rovnag Abdullayev, President of the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR). The meeting addressed the status of cooperation in the energy sector, partic