Fossil Energy
Cue Energy: New Exploration Permit in Taranaki Basin (New Zealand)
Cue Energy has been awarded a new exploration permit in the Taranaki Basin in New Zealand’s offshore waters. Cue has been successful in a bid for a 20% interest together with Todd Exploration (80%) interest in permit PEP 54865 which lies immediately adjacent to PEP 51313 and the Maari and Manaia oil
Statoil Orders Subsea Equipment for Oseberg Field from FMC Technologies
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has received an order from Statoil for subsea equipment for the Oseberg Delta 2 Project in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The order has an estimated value of $152 million in revenue. FMC Technologies’ scope of supply includes five subsea trees,
Hess Finds Oil at Pecan-1 Well Offshore Ghana
Hess Corporation announced today that it filed a notice of discovery with the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation for the Pecan-1 exploration well located in the Deepwater Tano / Cape Three Points license offshore Ghana, which has encountered 245 net feet of oil pay in two separate Turonian interva
Havyard Delivers Havila Charisma PSV (Norway)
The PSV vessel Havila Charisma is today delivered from the yard Havyard Ship Technology in Leirvik in Sogn to a company owned 50% by Havila Shipping ASA. The platform supply vessel is of Havyard 833 L design, the breadth is 19.6 meters and length is 92.8 meters with a deck area of 1100 square meters
Foster Wheeler Awarded Kårstø and Kollsnes FEEDs by Statoil
Foster Wheeler AG announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has signed a three-year frame agreement with Statoil Petroleum AS for the provision of front-end engineering design (FEED) services for future projects at the Kårstø and Kollsnes processing plants, l
Lamprell Delivers Jack-Up Rig to NDC (UAE)
Lamprell has delivered the jackup rig “Muhaiyimat” to Abu Dhabi’s National Drilling Company (‘NDC’). Completion and delivery of the jackup rig, 26 months from initial steel cutting, was marked at a ceremony at Lamprell’s Hamriyah facility in the UAE on 8 November, and the rig departed the facility o
Good Start for Breagh Development, Sterling CEO Says
Sterling Resources Ltd. has announced the results of production testing from the initial three wells completed as part of the on-going Breagh Development in the UK sector of the North Sea. In summary, all well results fall within the range of expected outcomes from the reservoir simulation model. On
Red Spider Wins First Contracts in South East Asia
Red Spider, the Remote Open Close Technology (ROCT) specialist delivering multi-million pound savings and reduced risk to the oil and gas industry, has secured its first projects in the South East Asia region. The work follows the appointment of a regional manager in Kuala Lumpur. UK-based Red Spide
Eni CEO, President of Mozambique Meet in Maputo
The President of the Republic of Mozambique, H.E. Armando Guebuza, and Eni’s CEO, Paolo Scaroni, met today in Mozambique’s capital, Maputo, to discuss Eni’s ongoing activities and projects in the country. During the meeting, which took place in an atmosphere of cordiality, Paolo Scaroni together wit
Mexico’s PEMEX Orders Two Jack-Up Rigs from Keppel
Keppel FELS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), has won a contract from PEMEX Exploracion y Produccion, a subsidiary of Mexico’s national oil company, Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), to build two KFELS B Class jackup rigs worth US$420 million. Scheduled for delivery
Afren Kicks Off Seismic Survey Offshore Seychelles
Afren East African Exploration (EAX), a wholly owned subsidiary of Afren plc (“Afren”) announces that it has commenced a major 3D seismic programme in the Seychelles, the first 3D survey to be conducted in the country. The programme will consist of two surveys in Afren’s licence areas that extend ov
FOGL: 3D Seismic Shoot Starts Offshore Falkland Islands
FOGL, the oil and gas exploration company focused on its extensive licence areas to the South and East of the Falkland Islands, today announced that the PGS M/V Ramform Sterling has commenced a 3D seismic survey over the mid Cretaceous Diomedia fan complex within the southern area licences. The surv
Statoil Orders Umbilicals from Nexans for Its NCS Fast-Track Projects
Nexans, a worldwide expert in the cable industry, has been awarded a 45 million Euro contract by Statoil to supply static and dynamic umbilicals for three fast-track projects on the Norwegian Continental Shelf – the Oseberg Delta field (North Sea), the Snøhvit gas field (Barents Sea) and the Smørbuk
Aker Solutions to Supply Drilling Risers to Daewoo, South Korea
Norway-based provider of oilfield services Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for the delivery of a deepwater drilling riser system to the DSME shipyard in South Korea. The 10 000 ft deepwater drilling CLIP riser system will be manufactured