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Seabird Charters Geo Pacific Vessel from Fugro
SeaBird Exploration Plc (“SeaBird”) has chartered the 3D vessel “Geo Pacific” from Fugro, through a subsidiary of Ordinat Shipping AS on a 4 month time charter that is intended to be converted into a 3 year bareboat with four one-year options to extend the contract. Ordinat Shipping AS is the larges
Dong Energy Gets Approval for Drilling in Norwegian North Sea
Dong E&P Norge AS (Dong) has received consent to conduct exploration drilling in block 3/7 offshore Norway. The well will be drilled with the Mærsk Giant jack-up rig. The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has granted Dong consent to carry out exploration drilling of well 3/7-9S. The objective
The Most Read News in 2012
Read the most read Offshore Energy Today news in 2012: Dec: 77 Workers Injured in Rig Listing Incident Released from Hospital (Singapore) This is one of the worst industrial accidents we have seen in recent times, MOM Secretary says. Nov: FOGL Shares Soar on Scotia Discovery Speculation (Falklan
Samsung Heavy: Cancellation of $451 Mln FPSO Order (South Korea)
South Korea’s shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries, has announced that it has received a notice of cancellation of an FPSO order from an undisclosed costumer. The order for the Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel was initially made on June 19, 2007, with scheduled delivery date set at
Happy New Year 2013!
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BP Gets Approval to Use Safe Scandinavia on Valhall Field
BP has received consent to use the Safe Scandinavia living quarters facility for accommodation on the Valhall field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. On 27 June 2012, BP Norge AS (BP) received consent to use the Safe Scandinavia mobile living quarters facility on the Valhall field. The facil
Founder of Ezra Holdings Steps Down After 20 Years at Helm (Singapore)
Lee Kian Soo, 67, founder and Executive Chairman of Ezra Holdings Limited today stepped down after helming the company for the past 20 years. He leaves with the Group in a strong position, having achieved revenues of nearly US$1 billion in Financial Year 2012. Succeeding him is corporate veteran Koh
Tamar Offshore Platform Inaugurated (Israel)
Tamar production platform was inaugurated in Israel on Friday, according to Globes, Israeli financial newspaper. It took 18 months for the 280 m platform to be completed, and the project has been described as “the largest infrastructure project in Israeli history.” The Tamar platform, located in app
Karoon Spuds Kangaroo-1 Well, Offshore Brazil
Karoon has now commenced the drilling of its first Santos Basin exploration well, with the spudding of the Kangaroo-1 exploration well at 10:00 hours (Brazilian Summer Time) BRST on 28 December 2012. As at 6:00 hours BRST on 30 December 2012, the well had been drilled to a depth of 915 metres below
Top News of The Week Dec. 24-29
1.Four Crew Members Kidnapped Off Nigeria Four crew members have been kidnapped off Nigeria’s coast from an Italian platform supply vessel. Armed pirates have attecked the vessel MV Asso Ventuno, operated by Naples-based Augusta Offshore, on Sunday evening about 40 miles (65 km) off the coast of Nig
VIDEO: Shell’s Kulluk Drilling Unit Runs Adrift in High Seas Off Alaska
MV Aiviq, a 360-foot towing vessel, on Thursday lost connection to the Shell-operated Kulluk drilling unit in heavy seas in the Gulf of Alaska, casting the drilling unit adrift. The tug lost the initial tow Thursday and suffered several engine failures, prompting the deployment of response assets by
Carizzo Sells Huntington Stake to Iona (UK)
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its wholly owned subsidiary Carrizo UK Huntington Limited, and all of its interest in the Huntington Field in the UK North Sea to a subsidiary of Iona Energy Inc. for a cash consideration of $184 million.
BPZ Energy Sells Stake in Offshore Block Z-1 to Pacific Rubiales (Peru)
BPZ Energy , an independent oil and gas exploration and production company, announced that on December 26, 2012, it closed its contractual arrangements for the sale of a 49% participating interest (“closing”) in offshore Block Z-1 to Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. The Board of Directors of Perupetro
Production Starts at CNOOC’s South China Sea Project
CNOOC Limited today announced that Panyu 4-2/5-1 oil field adjustment project and Liuhua 4-1 oil field located in the Pearl River Mouth Basin of South China Sea, successfully commenced production. Panyu 4-2/5-1 oil field has an average water depth of about 100 meters. The adjustment project was desi