Fossil Energy
Statoil to Use Ocean Vanguard at Johan Sverdrup (Norway)
Statoil Petroleum AS (Statoil) has received consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 16/2-18 S at the Johan Sverdrup field with the Ocean Vanguard rig. Water depth at the site is 112 metres. The drilling is scheduled to begin at the end of May 2013 and has a duration of approximately 63 day
Malta: MOG to Use Noble Paul Romano Rig for Hagar Qim 1 Well
Mediterranean Oil & Gas Plc (MOG) has reached agreement with Genel Energy Plc to enable the deep-water semi-submersible drilling rig, the Paul Romano, which Genel has contracted with Noble Corporation, to drill one exploration well offshore Malta Area 4 in the fourth quarter 2013. The Paul Romano wi
Dry Hole for Lundin in North Sea (Norway)
Lundin Petroleum has completed the drilling of wildcat well 7/4-3, offshore Norway. The well was drilled 24 km north of the Lundin Petroleum operated Brynhild field in the North Sea, offshore Norway, and approximately 22 km east of the UK Everest field. The exploration well 7/4-3 was targeting the U
Plexus Receives POS-GRIP Wellhead System Order from GDF Suez
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® friction-grip method of wellhead engineering, announces it has received a purchase order worth circa £1 million from GDF Suez E&P UK Ltd , a leading oil and gas company, to supply its
LDD Launches New Offshore Services Business, LM Handling
Large Diameter Drilling (LDD) announced the launch of LM Handling, a new business unit which has been established as a joint venture co-operation between Acteon companies LDD and MENCK. LM Handling offers global coverage in the field of offshore lifting and handling equipment and services on a sales
MEO Australia Eyeing Partner for Bonaparte Basin Permit
MEO Australia Limited has been awarded a new exploration permit, WA-488-P in the Bonaparte basin, as part of the 2012 Gazettal Round. MEO will hold 100% interest in the permit. WA-488-P covers an area of 4,105 km2 and is located adjacent to MEO’s WA-454-P (100%) permit. MEO has identified a substant
EMGS, TGS to Jointly Develop North-Western Europe Projects
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) and TGS have signed a cooperation agreement to develop joint multi-client projects in defined areas of north-western Europe. With this agreement, EMGS will be given access to TGS’s 2D seismic data as the basis for planning new 3D controlled-source electromagnet
Otto Energy: Ocean Patriot Rig En Route to Philippines
Otto Energy Limited, operator of the producing Galoc oilfield joint venture offshore the Philippines, has announced that the drilling rig “Ocean Patriot” has started mobilisation from Singapore and is currently under tow with the tug Pacific Battler. The rig has completed its five-year survey works
Wood Group Bags 5-Year GoM Contract with Hess
Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) will deliver operations & maintenance services to Hess Corporation’s Baldpate production platform in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, under a new five-year contract. WGPSN will also provide these services to Hess for the Tubular Bells and Stampede deepwater facilities in the Miss
Brazil: Aker Solutions Starts Construction of Subsea Manufacturing Plant
Aker Solutions yesterday laid the foundation stone of a new plant in Paraná that will double the company’s subsea production capacity in Brazil. The plant in the city of São José dos Pinhais in the Paraná state in Brazil will be operational in 2015. It will replace Aker Solutions’ current subsea man
Technip Wins Flare Removal Job Offshore Abu Dhabi
Technip has been awarded by ADMA-OPCO a lump-sum turnkey contract for the engineering, procurement, construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up assistance for flares modification and revamp project on Das Island. Das Island is located 290 kilometers offshore Abu Dhabi, United Arab Em
Total, QPI Cooperate in Moho North Project (Congo)
Qatar Petroleum International (QPI) and Total have anounced the signing of a framework of Agreement whereby QPI will participate in Total E&P Congo through its subscription to a 15% share capital increase of this company. This participation reinforces Qatar’s commitment to invest in Africa and illus
Statoil Hires Teekay’s FSO for Gina Krog Field
Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Statoil Petroleum AS (Statoil), on behalf of the field license partners, to provide a floating storage and offtake (FSO) unit for the Gina Krog oil and gas field located in North Sea. The contract will be servic
Talisman to Remove Yme Platform in Summer 2014 (Norway)
Talisman Energy, a Canadian oil and gas company with operations worldwide, has set a deadline for the removal of the troublesome Yme platform from the Norwegian part of the North Sea, Reuters has reported. The platform has been sitting unmanned in the Norwegian part of the North Sea since mid-July,