Fossil Energy
Sevan Drilling Informs on Small Mud Leak from Sevan Driller BOP
Sevan Drilling, a drilling contractor based in Norway, today announced that its Sevan Driller rig has completed drilling on its present location in Brazil. Upon unlatching the blow-out preventer (“BOP”) a small flow of mud from the well was observed by the remote operating vehicle. The small flow ca
Spectrum Begins Pelotas Basin Survey (Uruguay)
Spectrum has announced today that following the completion of the 7,500 km MC 2D survey in the Pelotas basin in Brazil, Spectrum now has commenced a new MC 2D survey in the Pelotas basin in Uruguay. The survey is planned for 4,000 km, partly over held acreage and partly over open, ultra deep water a
Oceana Slams EU Offshore Drilling Directive
Oceana, the largest international ocean conservation and advocacy 0rganization, has expressed its disappointment with the European Parliament after it last week formally adopted by a large majority a new Directive on Safety of Offshore Oil and Gas Activities – a legislation initiated by the BP disas
Lloyds Register Enters ITF’s List of Prominent Industry Players
ITF, the global technology facilitator, welcomes Lloyds Register to its growing and diverse list of prominent industry players. This follows the recent announcement that Expro, CNR and FMC Technologies will also be part of the global group, now boasting 30 members. Founded in 1760, Lloyds Register i
Statoil Finds Oil Near Grane Field (Norway)
Statoil, together with partners in the Grane Unit, has made a new oil discovery in the vicinity of the Grane field in the North Sea. Statoil and its partners are in the process of concluding drilling operations in exploration well 25/11-27 in the Grane Unit. Drilled by the rig Songa Trym the well pr
Santos: Winchester-1 Well Reaches 2891m Depth (Australia)
Santos Offshore Pty Ltd, the Operator of the Winchester-1 exploration well being drilled in the Dampier Sub-basin permit WA-323-P, offshore Australia, has announced that at 06:00 hours (WST) on Tuesday, 28 May 2013, the well was at a depth of 2891m MDRT (measured depth below rotary table) and prepar
Chevron Spends $30 Bln on Local Businesses in Australia
Australian businesses supporting the development of the Chevron-operated Gorgon and Wheatstone Projects have now received commitments of a massive $30 billion in local content spending. The two natural gas projects have also created 14,000 direct and indirect jobs across Australia – 10,000 on the Go
EMPI Sells Masela Block Share to Shell and Inpex
Japan’s INPEX has announced today that its affiliate, INPEX Masela, Ltd. and Shell Upstream Overseas Services limited, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell), have signed an Agreement with PT EMP Energi Indonesia (EMPI) for the acquisition of EMPI’s 10% participating interest in the Masela Bl
Wood Group Continues Hummingbird Spirit FPSO Contract (UK)
Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) will continue to provide duty holder and asset management services to the Hummingbird Spirit floating storage offloading production (FPSO) vessel, under a new contract extension from Teekay. Effective from April 2013, the contract continues until the end of 2013 with options t
Singapore: Sembcorp Secures $596 Mln Jack-Up Rig Order
Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Jurong Shipyard has secured a US$596 million contract for a newbuild ultra-high specification jack-up rig with option for an additional unit for use in the United Kingdom sector of the North Sea from Moble Corporation. Representing the most advanced and versatile of its
Greens: Abrolhos Islands Threatened by New Exploration Licences (Australia)
The Australian Greens say the Federal Government is threatening WA’s iconic Abrolhos Islands by releasing acreage for oil and gas exploration that encroaches on the area. “The Abrolhos Islands are iconic in WA, they are a unique marine environment with many threatened species and are important to WA
Malaysia: SapuraKencana Wins ExxonMobil Contract Worth Up To $165 Mln
Malaysia’s SapuraKencana has announced that its subsidiary Kencana HLSdn Bhd, has, on 16th May 2013 accepted a letter of award from ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc. for the provision of hook up and commissioning and topside maintenance services. The contract includes the provision
Salamander Discovers Gas at Bedug-1 Well (Indonesia)
Salamander announces that the Bedug-1 exploration well in the Bontang PSC, offshore Indonesia, has been concluded as a gas discovery. Bedug-1 was drilled using the Ocean General semi-submersible rig, the well reaching a total depth (“TD”) of 1,693 m true vertical depth sub-sea (“TVDSS”). Well Result
Standard Drilling Sells Its Last Rig to UMW Oil & Gas
SD Standard Drilling Plc has entered into an agreement for the sale of one rig (B340) under construction for a total consideration of USD 223m. The buyer is UMW Rig Asset (L) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of UMW Oil & Gas Group of Companies incorporated in Malaysia. Final closing of the transaction