Fossil Energy
Severnoye Siyaniye Rig Reaches Yuzhno-Kirinskoye Field (Russia)
The Severnoye Siyaniye (Northern Lights) semi-submersible drilling rig (SSDR) has been delivered to the Yuzhno-Kirinskoye field in the Sakhalin shelf. The Polyarnaya Zvezda (Polar Star) SSDR was the first to arrive in the Kirinskoye field. The offshore drilling rigs are owned by Gazprom and built on
Total to Start Awarding EPC Contracts for Egina Field (Nigeria)
Total today announces that its subsidiary Total Upstream Nigeria Limited (TUPNI), operator of the OML 130 block, and co-venturers have obtained the necessary approvals from Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to award the main EPC contracts for the development of the offshore Egina field. The fi
KCA Deutag Bags Two Offshore Jobs in Myanmar and Gabon
International drilling contractor, KCA Deutag announces the award of two offshore contracts with new clients for work in South East Asia and Gabon. “These contracts are a further representation of KCA Deutag’s continued effort to increase its presence in the global offshore shallow water market,” sa
Trelleborg to Provide Subsea Insulation for Statoil’s Asgard Project
Trelleborg Offshore & Construction has been awarded a contract to provide Aker Solutions with high performance subsea insulation. The insulation is for use on the Asgard Subsea Compression Project for Statoil – the world’s first ever subsea gas compression facility. Trelleborg’s innovative Vikotherm
Santos’ Winchester Well Reaches 3660m MDRT (Australia)
Santos Offshore Pty Ltd, the Operator of the Winchester-1 exploration well being drilled in the Dampier Sub-basin permit WA-323-P, off W. Australia, has announced that at 06:00 hours (WST) on Tuesday, 18 June 2013, the well was at a depth of 3660m MDRT (measured depth below rotary table) and drillin
Wentworth Granted USD 10 Mln Long-Term Debt Facility (Tanzania)
Wentworth, the Oslo Børs and AIM listed oil and gas exploration and production company, announced the completion of a US$10 million long-term debt facility, further to their Q1 2013 results announcement of 23 May 2013. On 20 June 2013, the Company executed a US$10 million term loan facility that mat
CHC Helicopters Support Centrica’s Offshore Activities (UK)
Centrica Energy and Centrica Storage Limited have signed a £29million three-year contract, with options for a two year extension, with CHC Helicopter to secure an improved helicopter service to meet its operational needs across key oil and gas fields in the North Sea. In the Southern North Sea, CHC
Wood Mackenzie: Egypt Needs to Offer Stability to Upstream Sector
In an independent assessment of Egypt’s gas sector, Wood Mackenzie highlights the challenges Egypt faces in addressing its supply shortfall as a result of soaring domestic demand and a flat production outlook. In an environment of falling exploration success, rising development costs and low gas pri
First Malaysian-Built Diesel Electric PSV Delivered
Tanjung Piai 1, the first Malaysian-built diesel electric PSV with design from Focal Marine & Offshore, was successfully delivered by Muhibbah Marine Engineering on 19 Jun 2013 to owner Icon Offshore. The PSV will go straight for 1+1 year contract in offshore Malaysia. The vessel was built in 20 mon
OSV Tech Forum: Safety a Major Concern of GCC’s Offshore Industry
Major stakeholders of the offshore oil and gas E&P industry in the region gathered at the Offshore Support Vessel Technology 2013 Forum in Abu Dhabi last week. Held from 10-11 June at Le Royal Meridien, the first in its series this exclusive forum focused on the most pressing concern for offshore op
NPD, Rosnedra Sign Five-Year Cooperation Deal
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) will continue its cooperation with the Directorate for Mineral Resources in Russia (Rosnedra). The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) will continue its cooperation with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation (Rosnedra)
Wintershall Encounters Gas Offshore Norway
Wintershall Norge AS, operator of production licence 511, is about to complete drilling of wildcat well 6406/6-3 in the Norwegian Sea. The well was drilled about 25 kilometres south of the Tyrihans field and about 15 kilometres northeast of the 6406/9-1 Linnorm discovery. The primary and secondary e
Oceaneering to Deploy ‘Normand Flower’ in the Ultra-Deep Waters of U.S. Gulf of Mexico
Oceaneering International, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a three-year charter for use of the Normand Flower, a multi-service subsea support vessel owned by Solstad Offshore ASA. The charter term is expected to commence during the fourth quarter of 2013 upon arrival of the vessel for
QGOG, BW Offshore Provide Operational Services to Papa Terra FPSO
QGOG Constellation S.A. today announces that Queiroz Galvão Óleo e Gás S.A. (“QGOG”), together with BW Offshore do Brasil Ltda., began providing operational services to the PAPA TERRA FPSO (P-63) on June 18, 2013. The unit is owned by Papa-Terra BV and was built by a joint venture formed by QUIP and