Fossil Energy
Oil Search Spins Drill Bit at Kidukidu Well, Offshore PNG
Oil Search reports that the semi-submersible rig, Stena Clyde, spudded the Kidukidu 1 well on 3 August 2013. The well is located offshore PNG in PPL 385 in the Gulf of Papua. As at 06:00 hours PNG time on 0 August, the well was at a depth of 700 metres and installing the BOP, having set a 30″ [&hell
Petrobras Makes Oil Discovery in Santos Basin
Brazilian oil company, Petroleo Brasileiro, also known as Petrobras, has made an oil discovery in the pre-salt area of the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. The well, informally named Iguaçu Mirim, is situated 303 km from the coast of the state of São Paulo. The oil discovered has an API gravity of 20
Incat Crowther to Design 3 Dive Support Vessels for Brazil
Incat Crowther has been contracted to design a trio of 42.5m Monohull Dive Support Vessels. The design is an innovative new concept borne of the latest ideas from designer, builder and operator. The design has been developed from stem to stern to be a dedicated DP-2 capable Dive Support Vessel, feat
Cairn Acquires Interest in Chariot’s Block Offshore Mauritania
Cairn has entered into a farm in agreement with Chariot Oil & Gas for a 35% non-operated interest in an exploration block offshore Mauritania in West Africa. The block (C19), which is currently held by Chariot (90% and Operator) and the Mauritanian state company “SociétéMauritanienne des Hydrocarbur
Pacific Drilling Eyeing ‘Attractive’ Contracts for New Drillships
Pacific Drilling S.A., an international drilling contractor focused on drillships, today, in its quarterly results release, reveals an optimistic forecast for the ultra-deepwater drillships market.
‘Viking Queen’ PSV Stays with Statoil
Norwegian oil giant Statoil has declared its option for one year extended period for the Time Charter party with Eidesvik Offshore for the platform supply vessel ‘Viking Queen’. The extended contract, for the 92 meters long vessel, starts in November 2013. This is the last option on this contract. T
Offshore Oil Transforms St. John’s into Canada’s Fastest Growing Economy
Increased offshore oil production will make St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador the fastest growing economy among 15 Canadian cities in 2013, according to The Conference Board of Canada’s Metropolitan Outlook-Summer 2013. “With economic growth forecast to reach five per cent this year, St. John’s
EMAS Wins Subsea Construction Job Offshore Gabon
Singapore’s EMAS AMC, an offshore contractor and provider of integrated offshore solutions to the oil and gas (O&G) industry, announced today that it has been awarded a major contract by Houston based VAALCO Gabon (Etame) Inc. for the expansion of the Etame Marin Field Offshore Gabon in West Africa.
Dometic Marine Opens Gulf of Mexico Base
Dometic Marine has established a new base in the Gulf of Mexico as part of its strategy to target further business in the commercial sector. The addition of the facility in Slidell, LA, to its extensive global network places the HVAC and toilet systems specialist at the heart of the United States’ c
PGS, ‘Geology Without Limits’ Acquire Seismic Data in Russian Barents Sea and Kara Sea
Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS), within the framework of an international scientific program, has acquired 8,840 line km of 2D data in the Russian Barents Sea and Kara Sea. The 2D survey, conducted in partnership with Geology Without Limits, began in 2012, using the vessel Akademik Lazarev. This scient
Baker Hughes: International Offshore Rig Count for July Up Year-on-Year
Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE: BHI) announced today that the international rig count for July 2013 was 1,305, down 28 from the 1,333 counted in June 2013, and up 41 from the 1,264 counted in July 2012. The international offshore rig count for July 2013 was 320, down 17 from the 337 counted in June
Atlantic Offshore to Manage ‘Blue Protector’ PSV
A new management agreement has been signed with Blue Ship Invest AS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Ulstein Group. Atlantic Offshore will be responsible for commercial and technical management of Blue Protector, a newbuilding of PX121 design, upon its delivery from Ulstein Verft in September 2013.
ABB Supplies Propulsion Transformers for 12 PSVs in China
ABB, a global leader in power and automation technology has been selected by Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding Ltd. in China, to supply 24 dry-type propulsion transformers, for installation in 12 diesel-electric powered offshore platform supply vessels. The 2,300-kilovolt ampere (kVA) 480-volt dry-type ABB
Power Restored at Visund Platform
Statoil’s Visund platform, which lost electricity on Sunday, has restored its main power supply yesterday afternoon. The power outage forced Statoil to shut production at the platform and transfer 84 workers to the nearby Gullfaks A platform in the North Sea. “Work is now ongoing to get back in norm