Fossil Energy
Murphy Oil Plugs Well Offshore Congo. Increases Stake Offshore Australia
Murphy Oil Corporation announced today the results of its recent drilling offshore Republic of the Congo in the Mer Profonde Nord (MPN) permit and entry into a new block offshore Australia. The Opale Marine – 1 well in the MPN Block was unsuccessful and has been plugged and abandoned. The total net
Indonesia’s Pertamina Withdraws Coastal Takeover Bid
Indonesia’s state oil company Pertamina is no longer interested in buying Coastal Energy company, The Jakarta Post has reported. The company was willing to pay to pay a 15% premium to Coastal’s share price, according to the Financial Post. The bid valued Coastal at $2.6-billion, but Coastal sharehol
Shemen to Spud Yam 3 Well by Week’s End (Israel)
Atwood Beacon rig is expected to arrive at a drilling location in the East Mediterranean tomorrow, globes.co.il has reported. Upon arrival the rig will start drilling on Yam 3 prospect, operated by Shemen Oil and Gas resources. The well is located at the Shemen/387 license, off the coast of Palmachi
Statoil Starts Johan Sverdrup Appraisal Drilling
Statoil Petroleum AS (Statoil) has kicked off the drilling of appraisal well 16/2-15 in PL265, located in the North Sea sector of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The well is located in the southern part of PL265. The main objective of well 16/2-15 is to determine the depth to the reservoir as
Reef Subsea Completes Excavation Work at Centrica’s Platform (UK)
Reef Subsea today announced that its subsidiary company. Reef Subsea Power and Umbilical Ltd., with offices in Stockton-on-Tees and Aberdeen, has successfully completed a contract with UK energy company Centrica Energy. The contract saw Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical assist with seabed excavation ser
SHI Selects Intergraph SmartMarine 3D for Its Offshore Division (South Korea)
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has selected Intergraph SmartMarine 3D for its Offshore division. SHI has been a longtime user of the industry-leading solution, deploying it in full production within its Shipbuilding division, and has now extended the use of SmartMarine 3D for its offshore projects.
InterMoor Achieves Five-Year Safety Milestone (UK)
InterMoor UK Operations, part of Acteon’s foundations and moorings business, has operated for more than five years without a lost time incident (LTI). InterMoor UK Operations includes Acteon companies InterMoor Ltd, InterMoor Marine Services Ltd and ChainCo. This is an extremely significant achievem
MEO Australia: Two Production Tests to Start at Heron South-1 Well
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 178m (7”) liner has been cleaned out, a 114mm (4½”) slotted liner has been installed to 4,453.5mMDRT and the well has been displace
Keppel Wins Tender in Ukraine to Build Two Semis
Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), has been selected by Ukraine’s National Joint-Stock Company, Naftogaz, as the winner of a tender to construct two semisubmersible drilling rigs and will be entering into further contract negotiations with Naftogaz. “A further announcement on the
Ferguson Group Exhibits at OSEA, Singapore
The Ferguson Group, specialists in the rental of containers, accommodation modules and engineering modules to the offshore energy industry around the world, is set to promote its range of products and services to delegates at the Offshore South East Asia (OSEA) exhibition and conference in Singapore
Bibby Offshore Expands Its Business (UK)
Aberdeen-based subsea installation contractor Bibby Offshore has opened a project engineering centre in Liverpool and employed five subsea engineers to remotely support its core business in Aberdeen. The decision to develop this innovative approach to the resource shortage in the Aberdeen region is
DNO: Record Production from Block 8, Offshore Oman
Norway-based DNO International ASA announced today that production from Block 8 offshore the Sultanate of Oman has climbed to a record daily rate of 20,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 60 million cubic feet of gas following completion of a two-well drilling program in the West Bukha field. Thes
New Regulations Force Maersk to Release Energy Endeavour (Denmark)
Denmark’s Maersk Oil & Gas will release the Energy Endeavour rig from the contract as the rig’s accommodation unit does not meet new Danish Energy Authority requirements. The owner of the rig, Northern Offshore, has been informed that the rig will be released at the end of the well in progress on Ma
Black Elk Ends Search for Missing Offshore Worker (USA)
Search and rescue efforts to find the worker who went missing following the explosion on the Black Elk-operated offshore platform, off the coast of Louisiana, have been suspended. The company issued a statement last night saying that based on the advice and counsel of search and rescue experts it wo