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, the 12 ¼“ hole has been drilled and steered to the 9 5/8” casing point at 2,618mMDRT. Preparati
Dolphin Offshore Enterprises (India) Ltd. has entered into a charter deal with Representaciones Y Distribuciones Evya S.A., de CV Mexico. The charter is for Dolphin’s two vessels, Vikrant Dolphin DP2-barge and A.M.S. Divine Anchor Handling Tug which will be deployed in Mexican waters. The Mexican co
Singapore-based Sentinel Marine has exercised its option for two Khiam Chuan designed PSVs to be built in China. These 75m vessels, will be able to accommodate a crew of 50 and are scheduled to be delivered in Q3 and Q4 2013. The PSVs will be DP2 class vessels with a clear deck of 700 square [&helli
At 0600 hrs WST, Karoon advised that a production test string was being installed in the Boreas-1 well offshore Western Australia. After the installation is completed in the coming days, production testing will commence and continue through the coming week. The Transocean Legend semi-submersible rig
Grup Servicii Petroliere’s GSP Falcon vessel has completed its first North Sea project for Wintershall Noordzee B.V., the Romanian company has announced. The vessel installed 30 kilometers of 10 inch diameter pipeline in the Dutch sector of the North Sea. The newly installed pipeline reroutes produc
Gulf Drilling International Limited (Q.S.C.) (“GDI”) has been awarded a two year contract by Occidental Petroleum of Qatar Ltd. (“Oxy Qatar”) for its Al-Wajba (Gulf-3) Drilling Rig. The rig has been working for Oxy Qatar since 2008. Under the new contract the Al-Wajba will be support of Oxy Qatar’s
Fluor Corporation announced that Fluor Offshore Solutions, a unit of Fluor, has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) support contract for Phase 3 of the Malampaya Deep Water Gas-to-Power Project. The project is being undertaken on behalf of the Philippine Government by the
Swedish independent Lundin Petroleum yesterday afternoon started the drilling of well 7120/6-3 S in PL490 on the Snurrevad-Juksa prospect in the Barents Sea, some 10 kilometers north of Snøhvit field. The main objective of the well is to prove the presence of hydrocarbons in lower Cretaceous/upper J
MEO Australia Limited provides the following update in relation to Heron South-1 being drilled in NT/P68, operated by Eni Australia Ltd. Since the last report, a 26.7m core was cut from 4,068.5m to 4,095.2mMDRT (metres Measured Depth below Rotary Table) and recovered to surface. Based on palynology
Sweden’s Lundin Petroleum , through its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS (Lundin Norway), has completed the drilling of exploration well 6201/11-3 in PL519. The well targeted the Albert prospect, which is situated 65 km north west of the Snorre Field in the northern North Sea, offshore Norwa
AMC Connector AS, a joint venture between Aker Solutions and Emas Offshore Limited, has agreed to sell subsea construction and cable-lay vessel Lewek Connector (previously called AMC Connector) to Ocean Yield AS. In October 2010, Aker Solutions announced that it would sell its offshore construction
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited, the independent Africa focused oil and gas exploration company, has entered into an agreement with Maghreb Petroleum Exploration S.A. (“MPE”) whereby MPE will transfer its 75% ownership and operational interests in two of its offshore licences, Loukos and Casablanca/Safi,
Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has been awarded a contract by Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) to convert six (6) 200 class DP1 offshore supply vessels (OSV’s), to 240 class DP2 OSV’s. The announcement was made by Bollinger executive vice president, Ben Bordelon, who said, “We are very pleased to announc
Petrobras announces that preliminary drilling results of well 3-BRSA-967A-RJS (3-RJS-683A), known as Jupiter Nordeste, located 7.5 km from the Jupiter area’s discovery well (1-BRSA-559A), in the Santos Basin, confirm the presence of natural gas and condensate, as well as the presence of a continuous
