Fossil Energy
Lundin Petroleum Starts Jorvik Drilling (Norway)
Lundin Petroleum AB has started drilling of exploration well 16/1-17 in PL338. The well will target the Jorvik prospect, which is located east of the Edvard Grieg field in the North Sea, offshore Norway. The main objective of well 16/1-17 is to prove the presence of oil-bearing sandstones and conglo
Longtom Update: Electrical Fault Discovered at Santos’ Offshore Facilities (Australia)
Nexus Energy Limited (Nexus) advises that, further to the operational updates issued on 14 and 29 January, in which the company announced that production at the Longtom gas processing facility has been suspended as a result of an electrical fault, an offshore intervention program has been completed
Karoon Spuds Emu-1 Well, Offshore Brazil
Karoon has kicked off the drilling of its second Santos Basin exploration well, with the spudding of the Emu-1 exploration well at 04:30 hours (Brazilian Summer Time) BRST on 10 February 2013. Emu-1 is located within Blocks S-M-1102 and S-M-1037, and has multiple targets at several geological levels
Wood Group Mustang Wins Ivaar Aasen Topsides Engineering Job
Wood Group Mustang has been awarded the topsides detailed engineering and design of an offshore oil & gas production facility that will be operated by Det norske. The facility will be located in the Ivar Aasen field, which is in the North Sea Norwegian Sector. The contract was awarded to Wood Group
Top News of The Week Feb 4 – 9, 2013
Top News of The Week Feb 4 – 9, 2013
Damen Buys Shipdock (The Netherlands)
Damen Shipyards Group has acquired Dutch ship repair yard Shipdock. Shipdock, a well-known shipyard group with roots dating back to 1877, operates facilities in Amsterdam and Harlingen. The yard will continue its ship repair and conversion services, with Shipdock Harlingen servicing ships up to 120
Shell, TPAO to Search for Oil in Black Sea
International oil giant Shell is expected to sign exploration and production sharing contract with Turkey’s state-run oil company TPAO, Reuters reported today quoting oil sector sources. Under the agreement, expected to be signed next week, the two companies will jointly search for hydrocarbons in t
Eni’s CEO Under Investigation Over Bribery Case in Algeria
The prosecutor of the Republic of Milan (Procura della Repubblica di Milano) has started an investigation for an alleged corruption involving Saipem’s and Eni’s activities in Algeria. Eni today announced that the investigation includes its Chief Executive Officer, Paolo Scaroni. According to Reuters
Subsea UK 2013: S3 Celebrates Successful Year Since New Enterprise Award (UK)
Aberdeen-based Specialist Subsea Services (S3), a provider of ROV, survey and vessel services to the international energy industry, is celebrating a successful year since winning Subsea UK’s New Enterprise award last year. Following this prestigious accolade, awarded in recognition of S3’s vision in
Octanex Receives Two Permits Renewals (Australia)
Octanex N.L. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Exmouth Exploration Pty Ltd, has been granted renewals of the WA-386-P and WA-387-P permits it has been exploring in the outer Exmouth Plateau. Octanex holds a 100% participating interest in each of WA-386-P and WA-387-P. The initial 6-year te
Transocean Marianas Arrives in Namibia
Brazil’s oil company HRT Participações em Petróleo S.A. announces that today the semi-submersible drilling-rig Transocean Marianas from Transocean yesterday arrived in Walvis Bay, Namibia. The rig will undergo mandatory maintenance for the next three to four weeks, before starting HRT’s drilling cam
Mermaid Secures Contract Extension for MTR-1 (Indonesia)
Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited’s subsidiary MTR-1 (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. has secured a contract extension with an existing client, an international upstream oil and gas company (“Client”), for accommodation barge support services in Indonesia utilizing the ‘MTR-1’ (“Contract”). The duration
Canada’s Atlantic Petroleum Boards Not Prepared for an Oil Spill
The two Canadian Atlantic offshore petroleum boards and federal entities are not adequately prepared to respond to a major oil spill if needed, says Scott Vaughan, the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, in his report tabled on February 5 in Parliament. The audit examined th
GSP Jupiter Moving to Tunisia
Cooper Energy Limited, Operator (30%) of the Bargou Permit, offshore Tunisia, has announced that mobilisation to Tunisia of the jack-up drilling rig “GSP Jupiter” began on February 5th. The drilling rig is being mobilised from the Black Sea and is expected to arrive in Tunisia and commence drilling