Fossil Energy
Statoil to Use West Epsilon for Gudrun Drilling Ops (Norway)
Statoil Petroleum as has received consent to use the West Epsilon rig for production drilling. The consent relates to production drilling of well 15/3-A-14 on the Gudrun field. Water depth at the site is 109 metres. The expected start-up for drilling is July 2013. The duration of the activity is est
Statoil Submits PDO for Oseberg Delta Phase 2 (Norway)
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has received the Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) for Oseberg Delta phase 2. The Delta structure is located about 14 kilometres southwest of the Oseberg field centre in the North Sea. The structure is located within the Oseberg area unit, mainly in b
Huisman Opens New Quayside at Fujian Facility (China)
Today, Huisman, the worldwide specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, opened the new 380m long quayside at their production facility in Zhangzhou (Fujian), China. Huisman China, a 100% subsidiary of Huisman, has been fully operational since April 2007 and delivers a significant contrib
Buccaneer Halts Cosmo Drilling Earlier Than Expected (Alaska)
Australian oil and gas company Buccaneer Energy Limited has announced that it has stopped drilling operations at its Cosmo #1 well, in the Cook Inlet, off Alaska. Drilling, originally planned to be completed at 6,000′ Total Vertical Depth(TVD) before setting casing, was stopped at 5,600′ TVD due to
Santos Shuts Winchester Well (Australia)
Santos Offshore Pty Ltd, the Operator of the Winchester-1 exploration well being drilled in the Dampier Sub-basin permit WA-323-P, has announced that at 06:00 hours (WST) on Tuesday, 25 June 2013, the well was at a depth of 3803m MDRT (measured depth below rotary table), with the well static and the
BMT Scientific Marine Services Expands Its Team (USA)
BMT Scientific Marine Services has announced an expansion of its operations team with the appointment of Phil Hart as the new Vice President of Operations and Jeffrey Lewis as Vice President – Client Support Operations. Phil has over 17 years of experience in the offshore industry, including project
Perenco Hires Seafox 1 Rig for Leman Field Operations (UK)
Seafox Contractors B.V has secured a long term charter with Perenco UK. (PUK) Earlier this year the Seafox 1 started her contract for PUK at the Leman field in the UK undertaking maintenance and integrity works. The current successful cooperation between both parties lead to the long term commitment
ConocoPhillips Extends UK North Sea Contract with Wood Group PSN
Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) has extended one of its longest running projects in the North Sea under a $60 USD million (£40 million GBP) one year contract extension with ConocoPhillips (UK) Limited. WGPSN will continue to provide operations and maintenance services, and facilities modifications services t
Malaysia: Murphy Orders Splitter Wellhead Systems from Aker Solutions
Aker Solutions has signed an agreement with Murphy Sarawak Oil Co. to deliver as many as 24 sets of splitter wellhead systems. The contract, which includes deliveries of ancillary equipment and services, is worth USD 15 million over three years and may be extended by a year. Surface wellheads are us
Atwood Places Order for 4th Drillship in South Korea
Atwood Oceanics, Inc. announced today that one of its subsidiaries has entered into a turnkey construction contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. (“DSME”) to construct a fourth ultra-deepwater drillship, to be named the Atwood Archer, at the DSME yard in South Korea. The
VAALCO After New Rig for Drilling Offshore Gabon
VAALCO Energy, Inc. today provided an update on its ongoing multi-well drilling and recompletion program offshore Gabon. An exploration appraisal well drilled and logged to evaluate an untested fault block on the South West flank of the Ebouri field has encountered water in the Gamba reservoir and i
Damen Delivers Two Chasers to Rederij Groen
The delivery of the ‘Aquarius-G’ and her sister ship ‘Astra-G’ to offshore services company Rederij Groen (Scheveningen, the Netherlands) marked a milestone in Offshore Support Vessel construction. Never before, such Chasers have been purpose-built. The vessels have been designed by Saltwater Engine
JV Between Schumberger and Cameron Gets All Needed Approvals
Cameron and Schlumberger today announced that OneSubsea™, a joint venture to manufacture and develop products, systems and services for the subsea oil and gas market, has received all required regulatory approvals. The parties will close the transaction making OneSubsea operational on June 30, 2013.
ConocoPhillips Allowed to Use Embla Until 2028 (Norway)
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS (COPSAS) has been granted consent to use the 2/7-D well head facility at Embla and the associated subsea pipeline to Eldfisk through until the end of 2028. Embla is an oil and gas field that is situated in block 2/7 in the southern part of the North Sea. It has been dev