Total said that, together with its partners, it was studying ways to make Russia’s Shtokman gas field in the Barents Sea economically viable after financing costs became too high, reported Reuters. Total also told Reuters that the company and the partners have not decided to postpone the project ind
Leading shipyard DCD MARINE was recently awarded the contract to upgrade and repair the Saipem-owned semi-submersible rig, Scarabeo 3. The project, being undertaken at the upgraded A-Berth facility, is a perfect example of DCD MARINE’s capacity and capabilities in the offshore oil and gas rig sector
Viper Subsea has announced that it has developed a solution to one of the oldest problems in subsea engineering with the development of the V-SECURETM. V-SECURETM has been designed to answer the recurring problem of JIC fittings developing leaks during service. There are various reasons for JIC fitt
Mr. Tevin Vongvanich, the President and CEO of PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited or PTTEP, disclosed that PTTEP AA’s Montara incident was concluded by Australian government, with a totalling 510,000 (five hundred and ten thousand) Australian Dollars fine by the Darwin Magistrates
BP America, Inc. announced today it will donate $1 million to support disaster relief efforts in Louisiana and Mississippi following Hurricane Isaac. The donation will be made to the American Red Cross and The Salvation Army and divided equally between the two hardest-hit states. “This assistance ca
The marine operations department at Statoil in Sandsli outside Bergen has been presented with the PSA Award for 2012 by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway. Established in 1997, Statoil marine monitors all vessel traffic in the areas of the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) where the company has o
Offshore accommodation specialist, HB Rentals, a Superior Energy Services company, has built an ABS-approved eight-man sleeper for use offshore Brazil, announced Glenn Aguilar, HB Rentals Vice President – Corporate Sales and Marketing. A custom design, the sleeper will be installed as permanent quar
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well 16/2-14, located in the Norwegian part of the North Sea. The well 16/2-14, named “Espeværhøgda Appraisal” will be drilled from the Ocean Vanguard drilling facility at position 58°50’25.97” north and
Karoon Gas Australia Ltd advises that at 06:00 hours (WST) today, a 6-1/2” drilling assembly was being run into the Boreas-1 well, located in Browse basein, offshore Australia, Since the last report, the 8-1/2” hole was drilled to 4805m and a 7-5/8” liner was set and cemented. Drilling of the 6-1/2”
Ensco plc announced today that based on preliminary inspections its U.S. Gulf of Mexico operations have not been damaged by Hurricane Isaac. Ensco’s drillship and semisubmersible rigs successfully mobilized away from the storm and a flyover inspection indicates no damage to the Company’s jackup rigs
On August 12, 2012, Jumbo successfully completed the transport and discharge of twenty-five MOF caissons for the Gorgon Project. These concrete caissons will form the base of the heavy lift Material Offloading Facility for the Chevron LNG Plant, to be constructed on Barrow Island in Australia. The c
As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above energy strategy to expand safe and responsible domestic energy production, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Director James A. Watson yesterday announced that Shell will be allowed to move forward with certain limited prepara
Director General of the Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority, Magne Ognedal is awarded the prize for his great contribution to safety on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. ”He has assumed the role of both strategist and advocate, and both the regulatory framework and safety audit regime have enjoyed c
Otto Marine Limited, a Singapore based offshore marine company has secured a long term time-charter contract for its Landing Craft, CS Ann Marie, through its subsidiary, Go Offshore Pty Ltd (“Go Offshore”) with an extension option. The contract is expected to generate about US$15.1 million for the m
