Fossil Energy
Salamander Starts Drilling at Tayum-1 Well (Indonesia)
Salamander has kicked-off drilling operation at the Tayum-1 exploration well in the Kutai PSC, offshore East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Salamander has a 23.4% non-operated interest in the Kutai PSC. The Tayum well will be drilled by the Randolph Yost jack-up rig to a depth of approximately 2,563 metres
ExxonMobil Australia Gets New Chairman
Effective 15 June 2013, Richard J. Owen has been appointed to the position of Chairman of the ExxonMobil Australia Group of Companies, based in Melbourne, Australia. Owen joined the Esso Company in Australia as an engineer in Sale and Sydney in 1983. Throughout his 30 year career with ExxonMobil, Ow
Senegal Approves FAR Farm In Deal with Cairn
FAR Limited has secured Ministerial approval for its farm in agreement of its 3 offshore Senegal Blocks, to leading UK independent oil and gas company Cairn Energy PLC (Cairn). The terms of the farm-in deal included: • FAR being fully funded through a high impact exploration well ‐ expected early 20
VIDEO: Maersk Oil Gryphon FPSO – The Recovery Story
In February 2011, Maersk Oil’s Gryphon FPSO suffered significant damage in heavy storms in the turbulent North Sea. After nearly 20 years of uninterrupted service, the FPSO had to leave the Gryphon field for the first time for repairs and upgrade. Last Wednesday, May 29, Maersk Oil announced that th
Nord Stream Pipelines Shut for Maintenance
From June 3, 2013 onwards, Nord Stream AG will be conducting routine maintenance works on both pipelines. These long-planned works will be ongoing for about two weeks and require first each line separately, followed by both lines at once to be temporarily shut down during that time. The works includ
HRT Spuds Its Second Well Offshore Namibia
HRT Participações em Petróleo S.A. has announced, on June 1st, 2013, the spud-in of the Murombe-1 (2212/06-1) (“Murombe-1”), the second offshore well in its back-to-back exploratory drilling campaign. This well is targeting the Murombe Prospect, located in Petroleum Exploration License 23 (“PEL-23”)
MOG Joins Cairn in Malta Area 3 Offshore Blocks
Mediterranean Oil & Gas Plc has reached agreement with Transunion Petroleum Ltd and Nautical Petroleum Ltd, a subsidiary of Cairn Energy PLC, to join Cairn in the exploration of offshore Malta Area 3 – Blocks 1, 2 and 3 (“Area 3”). In December 2012 Cairn entered into a three-year Exploration Study A
PSA Inspects Talisman’s Management of Varg Project (Norway)
On 3 May 2013, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Talisman Energy Norge AS’ (TENAS’) management of the Varg gas export project. The objective of the audit activity was to verify TENAS’ management of the Varg gas export project, including modifications on Petrojarl Va
TAQA Completes Acquisition of BP’s North Sea Assets
TAQA, the global energy company based in Abu Dhabi, on Saturday, June 1, 2013, completed the acquisition of UK North Sea oil and gas assets from BP. TAQA takes over as operator of the Harding field and production platform in the Central North Sea, complementing the company’s existing assets in the N
Seacor Takes Delivery of Four Crew Boats
Incat Crowther has today announced the delivery of the first of two 58m Catamaran Crew boats, SEACOR Lynx. Built in Louisiana by Gulf Craft LLC to an Incat Crowther design, the third vessel in the SEACOR CrewZer series brings a new era of very fast crew boats, larger and faster, and offering increas
Top News of the Week May 27 – June 1, 2013
Top News of the Week May 27- June 1, 2013
Keppel FELS Delivers ‘Discovery Triumph’ Rig Ahead of Schedule
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) has delivered its first KFELS Super A Class jackup rig to the Luxembourg-headquartered Discovery Offshore S.A. Discovery Offshore, a drilling contractor focused on ultra high-specification jackups is managed by NASDAQ-listed Hercules Offshore, Inc. Named Discovery T
Ten Dead, One Missing in Tug Capsizing Incident Offshore Nigeria
Sea Trucks Group, the owner of the anchor handling tug Jascon 4, which sunk while on a static tow of a tanker 15 Nm offshore Escravos, Nigeria on Sunday 26 May, today informed that the search and rescue operation has been stopped. The company explained that the search & rescue attempts which have be
Rem Fortune PSV Delivered (Norway)
Earlier this month Kleven delivered the platform supply vessel Rem Fortune to Rem Offshore. The ship was christened at Kleven’s Ulsteinvik shipyard on 15th May by June Wågsholm Rooney and will enter a long-term contract with energy company ConocoPhillips.Kleven and Rem Offshore have a working relati