Fossil Energy
Subsea 7 Assists with Schiehallion FPSO Removal
Subsea 7, a global leader in seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services to the offshore energy industry, has been awarded a BP project, worth approximately $30 million, under the SCIRM Frame Agreement Contract to support the redevelopment of the Schiehallion Field, west of Shetland. Th
Early TD Called at Sainampueng-1 Well (Thailand)
MEO Australia Limited provides the following update in relation to Sainampueng-1 being drilled in the Gulf of Thailand G2/48 Concession by Pearl Oil Offshore Limited. Since the last report Sainampueng-1 was drilled from 2,237mMDRT to 2,323mMDRT when the well suffered a significant loss of mud circul
InterMoor Opens New Mooring Equipment Yard (Singapore)
InterMoor, an Acteon company, has opened its new mooring equipment yard at Loyang offshore supply base in Singapore. The new facility provides mooring equipment storage and an ideal support location for maintenance, preparation and mobilization. Allowing easier access, this purpose-built yard will m
Kongsberg Delivers HUGIN 1000 AUV to DOF Subsea (Norway)
Kongsberg Maritime has delivered a cutting-edge AUV package featuring an advanced HUGIN 1000 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) and sophisticated multibeam echo sounder to DOF Subsea. The Bergen, Norway headquartered subsea services provider has already deployed the 3000 metre depth rated HUGIN AUV
Second DST Flows Gas to Surface at Heron South-1 (Australia)
MEO Australia Limited provides the following update in relation to Heron South-1 being drilled in NT/P68, operated by Eni Australia Ltd (Eni). Since the last report the second of the two planned production test programs has been run. Drill Stem Test (DST) #2 flowed gas to surface. Gas composition an
ABB Powers Martin Linge Field via World’s Longest Subsea AC Link
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won a contract worth $ 170 million from Subsea 7, to build a power link between a new oil and gas field being developed by Total E&P Norge AS in the North Sea and the Norwegian power grid. The Martin Linge (formerly known as Hild) field [&h
EPC Offshore to Increase Workforce by 50 Pct (UK)
Specialist oil and gas project management company EPC Offshore Limited has appointment a new head of HR to help meet its ambitious goal of growing employee numbers by 50% in the next 12 months. A Fellow of the Charted Institute of Personal Development, Morag Ormiston will advance the company’s forma
Wintershall Norge to Drill in Production Licence 457 (Norway)
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Wintershall Norge AS a drilling permit for well 16/1-16 A, cf. Section 8 of The Resource Management Regulations. Well 16/1-16 A will be drilled from the Bredford Dolphin semi-submersible driilling rig at position 58°54’47.77″ north 02°15’54.65’’ east o
MEO: Preps Underway for Production Tests at Gurame (Indonesia)
MEO Australia Limited provides the following update in relation to Gurame SE-1XST being drilled in the Seruway PSC, offshore North Sumatra, Indonesia, in which MEO holds a 100% interest. Since the last report wireline logging operations have been completed. The significant difficulties in stabilizin
Singapore Rig Incident Forces Chinese Shipyard to Halt Rig Construction
China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore Co. Ltd. has been notified by Friede & Goldman Marketing BV (“F&G”) to temporarily suspend work on its under-construction rigs’ jacking systems, pending testing. F&G is the engineering firm that has designed the jack-up and supplied the entire jacking sy
EMGS Secures $12 Mln 3D EM Deal with Petrobras
EMGS, a Norwegian provider of electromagnetic (EM) technology, has signed a contract extension worth approximately USD 12 million with Petrobras for 3D EM data acquisition project in Brazil. Data acquisition is already underway with an estimated completion in early January 2013. Boa Galatea is the v
Statoil Receives Approval for Drilling in PL 386
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well 6610/10-1, located in the Norwegian Sea. Well 6610/10-1 will be drilled from the West Alpha drilling facility at position 66° 14` 09.52″ north and 10° 02´ 46.89″ east. The drilling programme for well 6610
FOGL Completes 2012 Drilling Campaign
FOGL, the oil and gas exploration company focused on its extensive licence areas to the South and East of the Falkland Islands, has announced the completion of the 2012 drilling programme. The Scotia well (F31/12-01) has been successfully plugged and abandoned, bringing to an end FOGL’s 2012 drillin
MOG Gets Exploration Licence Extension Offshore Malta
Mediterranean Oil & Gas Plc has announced that the Government of Malta has granted a one year extension of the first exploration phase of the Production Sharing Contract (“PSC”) for Malta Offshore Area 4 (“Area 4”) to January 2014. The Area 4 PSC licence is currently owned 100% by MOG through its wh