Fossil Energy
Leighton Offshore Finishes ICOEEP Project in Iraq
Leighton Offshore has completed its Iraq Crude Oil Export Expansion Project (ICOEEP) Operations and Maintenance contract for client South Oil Company . Leighton has been successfully operating and maintaining the offshore Single Point Mooring (SPM) systems, which were also installed by Leighton, sin
Repsol 3Q Income Up 36 % (Spain)
Spanish oil company Repsol today, November 8, reported that the company’s net income for the third quarter was 760 million euros, 36% higher than the same period last year, which included YPF. To remind, former Repsol’s subsidiary YPF was expropriated by Argentina earlier this year. Repsol’s Upstrea
PSA Investigates Floatel Superior Stability Incident (Norway)
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has demobilized the emergency center, set up yesterday following the Floatel Superior stability incident, the watchdog said on its website. Set up in order to supervise Statoil’s management of the incident, the PSA emergency response team demobilized after concl
Hallin Marine’s Windermere Working at Maleo Gas Field (Indonesia)
Hallin Marine announces that its SOV Windermere subsea operations vessel is providing offshore support services in the Maleo gas field off Madura, East Java. Operating on behalf of a major Indonesian oil company, the Windermere is engaged in a wide range of platform inspection, repair and maintenanc
KBR to Design Bonaparte FLNG Vessel for GDF Suez
KBR has been selected by GDF SUEZ Bonaparte Pty. Ltd. (GDF SUEZ), operator of the Bonaparte LNG project, to execute floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) production vessel design work for its project offshore Darwin, Australia. This award is one of two contracts being let by GDF SUEZ as part of an i
Laguna Star Drillship Arrives in Brazil
Laguna Star ultra-deepwater drillship yesterday arrived in Brazil, QGOG Constellation S.A. announced. The unit will be operated by its subsidiary, Queiroz Galvão Óleo e Gás (“QGOG”), in water depths of up to 10,000 feet and well depths of up to 40,000 feet. It is equipped to operate in ultra-deepwat
TTS Group to Deliver Cranes for Two Offshore Vessels (Norway)
TTS Group ASA has, signed a deal with a Norwegian shipowner and regards cranes on two offshore vessels being built at a European shipyard. Each ship will have three cranes installed. Delivery will take place during Q4 of 2013 and Q1 of 2014. [mappress] November 7, 2012
Stork Technical Services at ADIPEC (UAE)
Stork Technical Services, the leading global provider of knowledge-based asset integrity services for the oil and gas, chemical and power sectors, will showcase some of its latest industry-leading technology at this year’s ADIPEC (Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference ) in Abu
Chevron Gets Approval for Cambo Well Drilling (UK)
Chevron North Sea Ltd, a subsidiary of California-based oil major Chevron Corp. has been given approval to drill the deepwater Cambo-5 well, West of the Shetland Isles, DECC announced today, November 7. Chevron is to drill the well as substitute operator on behalf of the block licence operator, Hess
Dolphin in Seismic Shoot Deal with Anadarko (South Africa)
Dolphin Geophysical AS has signed an agreement with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, for the acquisition of approximately 6250 kms, 2D survey offshore South Africa, where Anadarko is partnered with PetroSA. The survey will be acquired by Artemis Atlantic commencing in December 2012. VP Marketing & Sa
Lundin Spins Drill Bit at Tembakau-1 Prospect, Offshore Malaysia
Swedish oil firm Lundin Petroleum AB has spudded its fourth well in its 2012 Malaysian drilling campaign. The exploration well called Tembakau-1 is located in PM307 Block, offshore east coast Peninsula Malaysia. The well will target hydrocarbons in Oligocene and Miocene aged sands in a low-relief st
Lukoil Buys Stake in Sierra Leone Offshore Block from Talisman
Russia’s oil company Lukoil has bought a 25% stake in the geological exploration, development and production project at the SL-4B-10 offshore block in the waters of the Republic of Sierra Leone in the Gulf of Guinea. Lukoil acquired this stake from Canada’s Talisman Energy, the project operator. The
Equion, Ecopetrol Find Gas Offshore Colombia
Ecopetrol S.A. reports that its affiliate Equion Energia, the operator of the exploratory well Mapale-1 drilled in the waters of the Caribbean Sea off Colombia’s coast, has indicated that fluid tests and recordings carried out on the well show the presence of dry natural gas. With exploratory drilli
Floatel Superior Evacuation Completed, Statoil Says
Statoil has announced that all personnel apart from security staff have now been evacuated from Floatel Superior, after the accommodation rig tilted this morning due to a hole in the ballast tank. Three helicopters have been operating a shuttle service between the rig and Njord A facility in the Nor