Fossil Energy
Det norske: Espevær High Appraisal Results “Very Good”
Norway’s oil company Det norske oljeselskap ASA, today, November 6, announced that the results of the drilling of Espevær High appraisal well “are very good”. The well, which is part of the Johan Sverdrup field, in Production License (PL) 265, is in the process of being concluded. The well, drilled
Gassco: Sture Terminal Recommended for Utsira High Oil
Gassco has recommended that oil from the Edvard Grieg and Ivar Aasen discoveries in the Norwegian North Sea is landed at the Sture terminal, located in Stura, Øygarden municipality, 50 km (31 mi) northwest of Bergen, Norway The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) commissioned pipeline operator Ga
Technip Odebrecht JV Orders ROVs for New Pipelayers
Technip Odebrecht PLSV CV, has ordered four PerryTM XLX Generation 2 (G2) 150 horsepower Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) from Forum Energy Technologies, the ROV specialist has announced. The ROVs are targeted to be delivered in 2013 and will be installed in two newly built flexible pipeline instal
Cable Installation Gig for McDermott (Saudi Arabia)
McDermott International, Inc. has been awarded a cable procurement and installation project for Saudi Aramco in the Safaniya, Abu Safah and Marjan fields in the Arabian Gulf. The contract, issued under the existing Long Term Agreement, will include the procurement, transportation, installation, hook
Petrofac, Bowleven Join Forces to Develop Etinde Permit (Cameroon)
Petrofac and Bowleven, the Africa-focused oil and gas company, have agreed a strategic alliance to support the proposed development of the Etinde Permit, offshore Cameroon. Under the terms of the strategic alliance, which is subject to Bowleven shareholder approval, Petrofac will provide engineering
Spaniard East Well a Dry Hole (UK)
Premier Oil-operated Spaniards East well in UK block 15/21 in the North Sea has reached a total depth of 10,694 feet and is being plugged and abandoned as a dry hole. The well, which was spudded on October 14, 2012, encountered 75 feet of Jurassic sands but these were shown to be water wet on [&hell
McDermott Awarded Two Projects by Saudi Aramco
McDermott International, Inc. announced today that one of its subsidiaries has recently been awarded two projects by Saudi Aramco in the Abu Safah, Marjan and Safaniya fields in the Arabian Gulf. “We will be executing both projects using engineering, project management and procurement resources from
ADC Orders Jack-Up Rig from Singapore’s Keppel
Arabian Drilling Company (ADC) today, November 5, announced it has ordered a KFELS Mod V – B Class jack-up rig. The rig, under construction at Keppel FELS Limited in Singapore, will be delivered to ADC in the second quarter of 2013. “We expect the rig to be deployed on a longer term contract in the
BG Secures $3 Billion Syndicated Committed Credit Facility
UK’s natural gas company BG Group today announces a new 5-year $3 billion syndicated committed credit facility which replaces $2.3 billion of expiring bilateral committed credit lines. The execution of this new revolving credit facility was coordinated by Bank of America Merrill Lynch and HSBC Bank
Kongsberg: New Concept to Enhance Safety & Efficiency for Seismic Surveys
The KONGSBERG SIMOPS concept has been adapted to provide real-time monitoring of all assets during multi-vessel seismic survey operations,
Coring to Start at Gurame SE-1XST Well (Indonesia)
MEO Australia Limited advises the following update in relation to the Gurame SE-1X well being drilled offshore North Sumatra in the Seruway PSC using the Hercules #208 drilling rig. Since the last report, 95/8″ casing has been run and cemented to 2,677mMDRT. After pressure testing of Blow-out Preven
Keppel Secures S$160 Mln Worth of Contracts
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd’s (Keppel O&M) subsidiaries, Keppel Subic Shipyard, Inc. (Keppel Subic Shipyard) in the Philippines and Keppel Verolme BV (Keppel Verolme) in the Netherlands, have secured contracts totalling S$160 million. Keppel Subic Shipyard has been awarded a contract from Shell Phi
Anadarko to Spud First Well Offshore Kenya in December 2012
Anadarko Petroleum, independent U.S.-based oil firm will drill its first of planned two offshore wells in Kenya this December, Reuters reports, citing Patrick Nyoike, Kenya’s permanent secretary of energy. The company has been successful in oil and gas exploration offshore East Africa so far. Anadar
PSA Inspects ConocoPhillips’ Electrical Personnel (Norway)
During the period 25 – 26 September 2012, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) conducted an audit of ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS’ (CoPSAS) follow-up of electrical installations and personnel responsible for such installations. The objective of the audit was to verify compliance with regulat