Petrobras has confirmed the presence of good quality oil and gas in BM-SEAL-10 block, in ultra-deep waters in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin. This block is part of the SEAL-M-499 concession, fully operated by Petrobras. The discovery was made during the drilling of 1-BRSA-1088-SES (1-SES-168) well, commo
Norway’s Havyard Group has signed a contract for delivery, design and construction for the next generation of Havyard 832 platform supply vessel with an undisclosed client. The vessel is expected to be delivered in the second quarter of 2014 and the contract value is close to NOK 300 million (USD 51
BP Egypt today announced the Taurt North and Seth South gas discoveries in the North El Burg Offshore Concession, Nile Delta. These are the fourth and fifth discoveries made by BP in the concession following Satis-1 and Satis-3 Oligocene deep discoveries and Salmon-1 shallow Pleistocene discovery. T
Two offshore workers were today killed in an accident aboard Stena Clyde semi-submersible drilling rig, located offshore Victoria, Australia. The workers were fatally injured during drilling operations being carried out by Stena Drilling (Australia) Pty Ltd, on behalf of Origin Energy, on a well in
Greenpeace activists have intercepted a vessel carrying workers to the Gazprom-operated Prirazlomnaya platform in Pechora Sea, offshore Russia, Greenpeace has reported. The activists’ boat is now attached to the anchor chain of the Anna Akhmatova vessel, preventing the ship from lifting anchor and s
Wagenborg Offshore on Friday, August 24th, accepted delivery of the IMSV Sanaborg, the first in a series of ice-breaking multipurpose support-vessels (bollard-pull 34 ton). The vessel, delivered by Royal Niestern Sander B.V. Delfzijl, is specifically developed for logistic provision of service to th
Centrica Resources (Norge) AS, operator of production licence 477, is about to complete drilling of wildcat well 6506/11-9 S. The well was drilled about five kilometres east of the Morvin field and about five kilometres west of Åsgard (Smørbukk field) in the Norwegian Sea. The primary exploration ta
Lundin Petroleum has resumed drilling operations at exploration well 6201/11-3 in PL519 targeting the Albert prospect. The main objective of well 6201/11-3, located in the Norwegian See is to test Cretaceous and Triassic age sandstones of a multiple target structure. Lundin Petroleum estimates the A
Finland’s Cargotec has introduced a new range of electrically-driven offshore winches that offers proven safety and reliability, with improved operability and reduced environmental impact Cargotec can now offer electrically-driven versions of its proven range of offshore MacGregor anchor handling/ t
Apache Corporation reported that as a precautionary measure the company has ordered evacuations and some production shut-ins at its operations in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. In all, about 750 employees and contractors have been evacuated from the company’s facilities in the eastern Gulf. The company
GE Oil & Gas, a key equipment and services supplier for the global offshore drilling and subsea sectors including the North Sea is showcasing its latest offerings at the Offshore Northern Seas (ONS) 2012 Conference and Exhibition being held August 28-31 in Stavanger. “Our diverse and expanding techn
MEO Australia Limited advises that Eni Australia Ltd (Eni) as operator of the NT/P68 exploration permit has confirmed that the ENSCO 109 drilling rig was handed over on 15th August and arrived at the Heron South-1 location on 18th August. The well was spudded at 19:15hrs (Darwin time) on the 24th Au
Lundin Petroleum AB announces that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS (Lundin Norway) has completed the drilling of the appraisal well 16/2-13S, in PL501, on the north eastern part of the Johan Sverdrup discovery. The well is located 2.5 km north east of the Johan Sverdrup discovery well 1
Aker Solutions has won a contract to supply drilling equipment packages for a series of six deepwater drillships being built by Jurong Shipyard for the Brazilian market. The contract value is undisclosed. The contract includes complete topside and subsea equipment (drilling riser and BOP) packages f
