Fossil Energy
Lukoil: Support Blocks for V. Filanovsky Field Completed (Russia)
The LOTOS shipyard located in Astrakhan has completed the construction of two supporting blocks commissioned by LUKOIL. The two supporting blocks are designated for the ice-resistant stationary platform (IRP-1) located at the Vladimir Filanovsky field in the Caspian Sea. The supporting blocks will s
Tap Oil: Ensco 104 Starts Drilling at Taunton Field (Australia)
Australia’s Tap Oil Limited announces that at 0630 hours (AWST) on 15 April 2013 the Ensco 104 rig commenced drilling the Taunton-5/5H well to appraise the Taunton oil field, located in the TL/2 production license and the TP/7 exploration permit. Taunton-5/5H will be drilled in shallow water as a de
Iran Begins Drilling Ops at Four South Pars Wells
Iran started drilling four wells at the offshore section of the phase 1 of the South Pars gas field, IRNA quoted National Iranian Drilling Company official Mohammadreza Takaidi as saying. South Pars Oil and Gas Company will drill the wells within 280 days, he noted. The managing director of Pars Oil
CGG Names New Executive Vice President HR (France)
CGG announces the appointment of David Dragone as Executive Vice President, Human Resources (HR). David takes over from Pascal Rosset who is assigned to other duties within the Group. Reporting to General Management, David becomes a permanent member of CGG’s Executive Committee and Management Commit
Apache Starts Drilling at Bianchi Prospect Offshore W. Australia
Tap Oil Limited has announced that on 12 April 2013, the Ocean America semi-submersible drilling rig commenced drilling the Bianchi-1 gas appraisal well in Retention Lease WA-49-R. The well will target sandstones in a Triassic age Mungaroo Formation within a separate fault block down dip of the Zola
MacGregor to Deliver Offshore Cranes for Volstad Maritime’s Vessels
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured its third identical offshore crane contract for Volstad Maritime AS series of 125m offshore construction vessels being built by Bergen Group Fosen shipyard in Norway. The order is booked in the first quarter 2013 order intake. Two more active heave-compensate
Tidewater Orders Two PSVs from LEEVAC (USA)
LEEVAC Shipyards Jennings LLC has signed contracts with Tidewater Marine, LLC of New Orleans, LA to build two LEEVAC Design Services “LDS ” Platform Supply Vessel (PSV), a 300’ x 62’ x 24’ diesel electric PSV with options for two additional vessels. “We are very excited to have another opportunity t
Clariant Buys Champion Technologies’ Gulf of Mexico Assets
Clariant has announced today that it signed an agreement with Ecolab Inc. to acquire certain of its deep water Gulf of Mexico assets. The divestment of the assets by Ecolab was a prerequisite by the U.S. Department of Justice for the approval of the acquisition of Champion Technologies. Financial de
Cairn Secures Cajun Express Rig for Drilling Off Morocco
Cairn announced it has secured a long term contract with Transocean for the “Cajun Express” drilling rig. The rig, which is on an initial one-year contract, will be used on Cairn’s planned multi-well frontier exploration programme in Senegal, Morocco and potentially other areas. Subject to obtaining
Wintershall Spuds Mjøsa Exploration Well
Bridge, the Oslo Børs and AIM listed oil and gas exploration and production company has announced that the drilling of exploration well 6406/6-3 has started. The well will target the Mjøsa gas prospect, which is located 10 km northeast of the Linnorm discovery within the Haltenbanken Area of the Nor
INPEX, Eni Sign PSC for Joint Petroleum Development Area in Timor Sea
INPEX has signed a new Production Sharing Contract (PSC) for the JPDA 11-106 contract area (Contract Area) of the Joint Petroleum Development Area (JPDA), which is jointly administered by the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and the Commonwealth of Australia, with Eni JPDA 11-106 B.V. The Contract
Top News of the Week April 8 – 13, 2013
Top News of the Week April 8 – 13, 2013
First Oil Flows from Huntington Field (UK)
First oil and production at the E.ON-operated Huntington oil and gas field in the Central North Sea has started, Sevan Marine, the owner of the FPSO Voyageur Spirit announced on Saturday, April 13. “Following a 72 hours continuous production testing, title to the FPSO Voyageur is expected to be tran
Fafnir Offshore Secures Contract for Its New PSV
FAFNIR OFFSHORE AND REMØY MANAGEMENT have secured a six year (180 days a year) back-to-back time charter contract with the Governor on Svalbard for FAFNIR’s newly commissioned platform supply vessel. The contract is extendable two times two years and is valued at 329.3 million NOK ($56.5 million US)