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Woodside Divests Carnarvon Permit Interest (Australia)
Australian oil and gas company Woodside has decided to divest its stake in the WA-389-P permit, located in Australia. Cue Energy Resources, which owns a share in the licence, has announced that subject to the necessary regulatory approvals, it has agreed to increase its interest from 35% to 40% in W
Buccaneer Finds Farm-In Partner for Offshore Alaska Assets
Buccaneer Energy Limited has announced that a non binding Letter of Intent (“LOI”) has been executed with a US based public company (“Farm-In Party”) to farm-out Bucaneer’s offshore assets in Alaska. Under the LOI the unnamed client will farm into the following projects that are currently 100% owned
Another Drilling Depth Record for ONGC and Transocean
India oil company ONGC, a major operator in Indian deepwaters, has spudded a well in 10411 feet (3174 m) of water depth. The well # 1-D-1, spudded on on 18th June 2013, in Exploratory Block KG-DWN-2005/1, off East Coast of India, is being drilled by the Transocean-owned Dhirubhai Deepwater KG-1 dril
Keel Laying for ‘Ceona Amazon’ Pipe Layer Scheduled for August
Ceona has finalised its agreement with Lloyd Werft for the construction of a new high-capacity vessel, the Ceona Amazon, at a signing ceremony in Bremerhaven. Members of the Ceona management team, led by CEO Steve Preston and Chairman John Smith, were joined by a representative from majority shareho
Gumusut-Kakap: Asia’s Largest Offshore Facility Being Installed at Project Site
A semi submersible floating production system for Malaysia’s Gumusut-Kakap deepwater field has been successfully delivered to be installed at the project development site offshore Sabah. The Gumusut-Kakap field is Malaysia’s second deepwater development after the Kikeh oil field, also offshore Sabah
Fabricom Awarded $130 Mln Gudrun, Gina Krog Platforms Job
Norwegian oil company Statoil has awarded Fabricom AS the contract for maintenance and modification on the Gudrun platform, starting August 2013 until August 2020 including two options of 2 year.In addition, the contract includes an option that Fabricom AS will execute the maintenance and modificati
OMV Gets Approval for Two Barents Sea Wells
OMV Norge AS, a Norwegian subsidiary of Austrian oil company OMV AG, has been granted a consent for drilling of two exploration wells in the Barent Sea. The wells 7324/8-1 and 7324/7-1 S, located in the Production Licence 537, will be drilled by the Leiv Eiriksson semi-submersible drilling rig. Wild
Maersk Oil North Sea Hires Harkand for Subsea Inspection
Harkand, the international subsea inspection, repair, maintenance (IRM) and light construction group, has secured a contract with Maersk Oil North Sea Ltd. It will see the DP2 multi-purpose vessel the Relume deployed to conduct subsea inspection of the operator’s floating production units and floati
ExxonMobil: Construction of Tapis Jacket Completed (Malaysia)
ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc. (EMEPMI), a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, today announced it successfully completed construction of the Tapis R platform jacket and loaded it to the Posh Mogami barge, be transported and installed in July at the Tapis field offshore Malays
Rolls-Royce to Design & Equip Two Offshore Vessels for Asgaard
Rolls-Royce today announced it has signed a contract with the Brazilian shipyard Aliança S/A Industria Naval e Empresa de Navegacao, a subsidiary of Fischer Group, and Brazilian shipowner Asgaard Navegação S.A for the design and delivery of equipment to two offshore vessels for Asgaard. The contract
Handal, MEO Australia Hoping to Land Petronas Job Together
Handal Resources Berhad (HRB), a Malaysian-based company which provides integrated offshore crane services, announced that they have executed a collaboration agreement with MEO Australia Limited, on 2 July 2013, in order to pursue and then possibly enter into a Risk Service Contract agreement with P
Statoil: Joint Export Pipeline for Edvard Grieg and Ivar Aasen Fields
Statoil and its partners have made the investment decision for a joint oil export solution for the Edvard Grieg and Ivar Aasen fields. The oil will be transported via a 43-kilometre oil pipeline from Edvard Grieg to the Grane oil pipeline, and then on to Sture. The transport solution is a preconditi
CIMC Raffles Cuts ‘North Dragon’ Steel (China)
Chinese construction company Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Limited has begun construction of a semi-submersible offshore drilling rig, ordered by North Sea Rigs AS. The steel cutting ceremony for the rig took place at the company’s Yantai yard on Sunday, June 28. According to a press release issued b