Fossil Energy
Wood Group PSN Wins Papua New Guinea LNG Contract
Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) has been awarded a contract by Esso Highlands Limited, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, to provide engineering, procurement,construction and maintenance services to support its Papua New Guinea (PNG) liquefied natural gas (LNG) operations. Under the contract, WGPSN wil
Tullow Oil’s Cachalote-1 Discovery Not Commercial (Mozambique)
Tullow Oil plc, a leading independent oil & gas, exploration and production group, has announced an update on its exploration wells in Mozambique. The Cachalote-1 exploration well in Area 2 offshore Mozambique has discovered a gas bearing reservoir in an Upper Cretaceous deepwater channel system. Th
Wessex Exploration: GM-ES-4 Shows No Hydrocarbons (French Guiana)
Wessex Exploration PLC announces the conclusion of drilling activities on the GM-ES-4 well in French Guiana. The well penetrated the primary and secondary reservoir objectives before drilling operations were concluded at a total depth of 6,292m. The results of the wireline logging programme has conf
Block 121 Well Being Plugged and Abandoned (Vietnam)
Origin Energy, on behalf of the Block 121 Joint Venture, advises that the 121-CV-1X well, which spudded at 0730 hours local (Vietnam) time on 15 June 2013, has reached planned total depth of 3,750m MDRT (Measured Depth Below Rotary Table). The well was drilled using the semi-submersible drilling rig
SBM Offshore to Supply FPSO for Shell’s Stones Field
SBM Offshore announces it has signed contracts with Shell Offshore Inc. to supply and lease an Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) for the Stones development project in the Gulf of Mexico. The contracts include an initial period of 10 years with future extension options up to a total o
Solstad Offshore Signs Contract Extensions (Norway)
Solstad Offshore ASA (SOFF) has extended its contract with BG Tunisia for hire of SOFF’s anchor handling vessel (AHTS) “Nor Star”. The duration of the new contract is 2 years firm and with one yearly option. SOFF has extended its contract with Efadco Petrolcum Services Co for hire of SOFF’s AHTS “No
Shell, Partners to Boost Production Offshore Brazil
Shell, and its partners, are expecting to boost production with two new deepwater projects at Parque das Conchas (BC-10) and the Bijupirá/Salema fields. “Offshore Brazil is a key part of our plans to grow our deepwater portfolio – a key component of our global strategy,” said John Hollowell, Executi
Halliburton Income Increases to $677 Mln
Halliburton announced today that income from continuing operations for the second quarter of 2013 was $677 million, or $0.73 per diluted share. This compares to income from continuing operations for the first quarter of 2013 of $624 million, or $0.67 per diluted share, excluding a $637 million charg
SOCO Continues Operations in Vietnam and Congo
SOCO, an international oil and gas exploration and production company, has released an update on its operations. Concerning Vietnamese operations, SOCO announces that the first well drilled in the H5 fault block of the Te Giac Trang field, the TGT-10X exploration well, has encountered approximately
Glacier Energy Invests in Growth across Asia-Pacific
International oilfield specialist Glacier Energy Services’ Offshore division has opened its first international base, in Singapore, investing £250,000 to set up office, workshop and warehouse facilities to support ongoing growth across the Asia-Pacific region. Glacier is targeting a turnover of £3mi
Oilgen Strengthens Its Team with New Appointment (UK)
Oilgen, an Aberdeen-based reservoir engineering company, has made a key appointment to strengthen its expert team. The Company, which specialises in high-tech reservoir modelling to forecast and improve oil and gas production, has appointed Ismail Labed as a staff reservoir engineer, due to the cont
GL Noble Denton Issues New Offshore Technical Guidelines
GL Noble Denton has issued three new Technical Guidelines for assessing and approving energy industry marine operations. These set the standard to which the independent technical advisor will conduct its Marine Warranty Survey and Marine Consultancy services globally, ensuring that clients are provi
Platform Installed at UK Orca Field. First Well Spudded.
The project partnership operated by GDF SUEZ E&P Nederland B.V., of which RWE Dea UK is part, completed the installation of the platform to develop the Orca gas field in the Southern North Sea. The first development well was spudded. First production from Orca is expected late 2013 / early 2014. The
Tangiers Petroleum Plans First Well Offshore Morocco
The emphasis for much of Tangiers Petroleum’s April-to-June quarter was on corporate matters, with two separate farm-out deals now being finalised. Operationally, planning work is currently underway for the group’s first exploration well in Morocco, on the Tarfaya offshore block, which is being refe