Fossil Energy
KCI Supervises the 6th Installation of Their MPP Concept for Wintershall
The 6th installation of KCI’s self installing and floating concept the Multi Purpose Platform (MPP) took place early August. Customer Wintershall envisaged to relocate a MPP from location P6-S to Q1-D where the platform will find a new challenge. Prior to the transport, the P6-S platform was decommi
FMC Technologies to Deliver Subsea Manifolds to Petrobras (Brazil)
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has signed an agreement with Petrobras, Brazil’s national oil company, for the supply of subsea manifolds for its pre-salt fields, located offshore Brazil. The total scope of supply includes the delivery of up to 16 subsea manifolds and would result in
FoundOcean Finishes Grouting Services in Morecambe Bay (Ireland)
FoundOcean, contracted to Subsea 7, has completed member infill grouting services to strengthen a tubular member of the DPPA Platform situated within Morecambe Bay in the Irish Sea. A horizontal steel member at elevation -7m on the platform was filled with ordinary Portland cement grout to give it a
Siem Offshore Enters Charter Contracts Off Morocco and E. Guinea
Siem Offshore and Capricorn Exploration and Development Company Limited & Nautical Petroleum Limited have entered into a contract for the AHTS vessel “Siem Aquamarine” for operations offshore Morocco. The charter contract is a firm period of 4 wells and Charterer has an option to extend the charter
Noble Awarded Drilling Contracts for Its Jack-Ups
Noble Corporation, a U.S.-based drilling contractor, has announced that it has secured a contract for its newbuild Noble Houston Colbert jack-up rig, as well as contracts and contract extensions for four other rigs in the Arabian Gulf. In its fleet status report, the drilling contractor said that th
Det norske Secures Funds for New Developments (Norway)
Det norske oljeselskap ASA has entered into a USD 1 billion revolving credit facility, equivalent to NOK six billion, with a group of Nordic and international banks. The facility contains an uncommitted accordion option which could increase the facility to USD 2 billion, equivalent to NOK twelve bil
Dana Petroleum Names New COO (UK)
Dana Petroleum has appointed Graham Scotton as the company’s first Chief Operating Officer, based in Aberdeen. Graham will report to the company’s Group Chief Executive Dr Marcus Richards and has also been appointed to the Board of Directors. He brings considerable experience to Dana having spent 36
Songa Trym Downtime Caused by Drilling System Repairs
Songa Offshore, an international offshore drilling company, announces its rig update for August. Songa Venus achieved an earnings efficiency of 96% during the month working for Mubadala Petroleum in Malaysia. Songa Mercur continued its operational preparations and installing Client 3rd party equipme
Lundin Makes Discovery in Gohta Prospect, Norway
Det norske oljeselskap ASA has made an oil and gas discovery in the Lundin Petroleum-operated Gohta prospect in PL 492 in the Barents Sea. Det company holds a 40 percent ownership interest in the license. Lundin Petroleum is in the process of completing the drilling operations in well 7120/1-3, whic
OSD-IMT Secures Two Seismic Support Vessel Contracts for COSL
Offshore Ship Designers has secured a design contract for two IMT965 seismic support vessels with a bollard pull in excess of 50 tonnes for China Oilfield Services Ltd (COSL), Beijing. The vessels will be used to provide a range of support activities to larger seismic vessels which operate continuou
Technip, HQC Set Up Two Joint-Venture Companies
Technip announces that its operating center in Rome, Italy, has signed an agreement with China Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering Corporation (HQC) to set up two joint-venture companies. Headquartered in Rome and Beijing, China, they will be responsible for procurement activities, respectively on the
Antrim Shuts-In Causeway and Cormorant East Fields’ Production (UK)
Antrim Energy Inc., a Canada-based international exploration and production company, today announced that routine maintenance of the North Cormorant platform has commenced as scheduled and oil production from the Causeway Field in UKCS P1383 Block 211/23d (Antrim working interest 35.5%) and the Corm
Stone Energy Completes Taggart Prospect Drilling Ops, USA
Stone Energy Corporation provided an update on the deep water Taggart prospect, including the exploratory well drilled at Mississippi Canyon 816. Drilling operations have been completed and the rig is being released. The well has been logged, and pressure readings, cores and fluid samples have been
Wood Group Wins Offshore Contracts in India
Wood Group has won multiple new contracts in India during the last 12 months, worth a combined total of more than $10 million. With around 150 employees in-country located at offices in Gurgaon, Pune and Chennai, the new contracts – awarded to Wood Group GTS, Wood Group Kenny and Wood Group Mustang