Gulf Marine Services, a United Arab Emirates-based owner of Self Propelled Elevated Support Barges has informed that its GMS Endurance barge has arrived at its North Sea location. The GMS Endurance will provide accommodation and support services for ConocoPhillips’ project in the Southern North Sea.
RWE Dea has successfully completed its seismic survey off the coast of Turkmenistan after just under four months. A 3D seismic survey was carried out in this region for the first time, moving from onshore to the shallows (transition zone seismic). About 400 square kilometres were acquired within the
Baker Hughes has been awarded an agreement with Statoil to provide integrated drilling services for 25 fields on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The services will help meet Statoil’s expectations for enhanced drilling performance and service quality. The agreement with Baker Hughes will cover
CGX Energy Inc. last week announced, along with its partners on the Jaguar-1 well located on the Company’s 25% owned Georgetown Petroleum Prospecting License (“PPL”), that drilling operations at the Jaguar-1 well on the Georgetown PPL, Guyana ended and the well would be plugged at a depth of 4,876 m
INPEX has agreed with TOTAL S.A. that it will, through its affiliate, INPEX Angola Block 14 Ltd., acquire a 9.99% indirect interest in Block 14 offshore Republic of Angola. The transaction remains subject to certain conditions including the approval of Angolan authorities. Block 14 is located approx
LGO today announces the sale of its minority interests in two offshore exploration leases in the US Gulf of Mexico. Leni Gas and Oil US Inc, a subsidiary of LGO, has agreed to sell its interests in two exploration leases; South Marsh Island-6 and Ship Shoal-180 (the “Leases”), in which it holds a 20
Ophir Energy plc announces that the Fortuna East-1 (R5) step out exploration well in Block R, Equatorial Guinea, has successfully encountered gas in the eastern lobe of the Fortuna Complex. In addition, the well discovered gas in the deeper Viscata exploration target. The Fortuna East-1 (R5) well is
Antrim, an international oil and gas exploration and production company headquartered in Calgary, Canada, today announced the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (“DECC”) has approved the Field Development Plan (“FDP”) for the Fionn Field in the UK North Sea Block 211/22a South East Area. Ant
CNOOC Limited announced today that the Company made two new exploration discoveries in Luda 6-2 and Lufeng 15-1. Luda 6-2 is located in the Liaodong Bay in Bohai with an average water depth of about 31 meters. The Company has successfully drilled Luda 6-2-4 and Luda 6-2-5 this year and encountered 4
According to Atlantic Offshore’s exercise plan for safety and emergency preparedness training, vessels holds regular drills and exercises on board in order to maintain and increase the quality of rescue and recovery service, and the level of competence for their seafarers. 9th August three different
Chevron Corporation today announced that its Australian subsidiary has reached an agreement to exchange its holdings in the Browse development for Shell Development (Australia) Pty Ltd’s interests in the Clio and Acme fields in the Carnarvon Basin offshore northwest Australia. Under the agreement, s
FPSO Peregrino is one of the biggest and most technologically advanced oil production ships in the world. Converted at a cost of more than $1 billion, the vessel receives, processes and stores high viscosity oil from the ultra-deep Peregrino oil field off the coast of Brazil. The entire production p
Octanex N.L.has provided an update on the activities relating to the two Exmouth Plateau permits, WA-386-P and WA-387-P, in which Octanex’s wholly- owned subsidiary, Exmouth Exploration Pty Ltd (Exmouth), holds participating interests. As advised in Octanex’s 30 June 2012 Quarterly Report, OMV Austr
FAR Ltd, an oil and gas exploration company focused on East and West Africa, has named Peter Thiessen as Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary. Thiessen previously worked as CFO and company secretary of Flow Energy Limited, prior to the merger with FAR Ltd. His appointment coincides with the
