Fossil Energy
RWE Dea AG Appoints New COO (Germany)
RWE Dea AG, an international exploration and production company for oil and gas, has announced the appointment of Dirk Warzecha as its Chief Operating Officer. Effective as of 1 January 2013, Dirk Warzecha assumed the function of Chief Operating Officer (COO) at RWE Dea AG. In this position, he is t
Kvaerner Bags Eldfisk Hook-up and Commissioning Gig (Norway)
ConocoPhillips has confirmed options in the Eldfisk 2/7 S topside contract for Kvaerner to perform offshore hook-up and commissioning assistance. Estimated value is NOK 400 million. In March 2011, Kvaerner was awarded a contract by ConocoPhillips to perform engineering, procurement and construction
Spectrum Begins Next Phase of 2D Campaign in South Africa
Spectrum has commenced the next phase of its 2D Multi-client campaign in South West Africa with a 9,000 km seismic survey over the South Africa Orange basin. The program ties in with the survey over the Namibia Orange Basin that was acquired in Q4 2012. The seismic data is being acquired by the vess
PSA Inspects West Hercules for AoC (Norway)
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of West Hercules within maritime systems on board the West Hercules facility. The audit is part of the processing related to the application for an Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) from North Atlantic Drilling (NAD) for the West Her
BP: Production Kicks Off at Skarv Field Offshore Norway
BP and partners today announced the successful start of production from the Skarv field in the Norwegian Sea, one of a series of new major upstream projects that BP brought into production in 2012. Production started on 31 December, 2012. “The start-up of Skarv is a key operational milestone for BP,
ExxonMobil to Use West Alpha on Balder Field (Norway)
ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Norway AS (ExxonMobil) has received consent to use West Alpha rig for drilling and completion on the Balder field. The consent relates to use of the West Alpha mobile drilling facility to drill the five wells which are part of production licence 001. Water depth
Spectrum Shoots Seismic Off Eastern Indonesia
Spectrum, in partnership with Nordic Geo Services Ltd, has commenced the acquisition of a 5,000 km 2D Multi-Client seismic survey offshore Eastern Indonesia. The East Indonesia Regional (EIR-13) program involves the collection of long-offset marine seismic data over a number of unexplored/underexplo
Talisman to Use Petrojarl FPSO on Varg Field Until 2021
Talisman Energy Norge AS has received consent to use the Petrojarl FPSO on the Varg field, in the Norwegian sector of the North sea, beyond its original lifetime. Varg is an oil field located south of Sleipner Øst in the central part of the North Sea, at a water depth of 84 metres. The original [&he
Prosafe Secures Contract Extensions for Three Rigs (Mexico)
Prosafe, owner and operator of semi-submersible accommodation/service rigs has received contract extensions for three of its units in Mexico. The company has received confirmation from Cotemar Group that Safe Britannia, Safe Lancia and Jasminia have had their current contracts extended until mid to
Westcon Acquires Two STX Companies (Norway)
STX Europe AS on 31 December 2012 completed the sale of all of the shares in its wholly owned subsidiaries STX Norway Florø AS and STX Norway Design Florø AS to Westcon Group AS. The order backlog of STX Norway Florø AS was NOK 59 million at the end of Q3 2012 and the order […]
Borgny Dolphin Rig Stays with Petrobras for Another Year (Brazil)
Fred. Olsen Energy ASA has secured an approximate one year contract extension with Brazil’s Petrobras for continued use of the semi-submersible drilling rig Borgny Dolphin. The extension will follow in direct continuation with the current contract and provide ongoing employment for the Borgny Dolphi
Statoil to Transport Condensate via Heimdal-Grane Pipeline
Norway’s Statoil has received renewed consent to use the pipeline between Heimdal and Grane. The background for the application is a change in how the pipeline is used. The pipeline between the Heimdal and Grane facilities was originally constructed for gas injection purposes. Statoil wants to have
Kulluk Drilling Unit Runs Aground in Alaska
The Kulluk drilling unit, operated by Shell in Alaska, grounded on the southeast shoreline of Sitkalidak Island (between the north edge of Ocean Bay and Partition Cove) at approximately 9 p.m. on December 31, 2012. The shoreline of Partition Cove is primarily comprised of mixed sand and gravel beach
Polarcus Sells Seismic Vessel to TPAO (Turkey)
Polarcus has completed negotiations and agreed final agreements with Turkish TPAO for the sale and reflagging of the 8-streamer 3D seismic vessel Polarcus Samur combined with the provision by Polarcus of seismic data acquisition, fast-track data processing, management and crewing services for the ve