PetroSA’s Project Ikhwezi, has been granted regulatory approval by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to produce gas feedstock from the offshore F-O development fields, the company announced yesterday. Project Ikhwezi is aimed at sustaining the life of the Mossel Bay GTL Refinery.
Niko Resources Ltd. provides an offshore drilling update for operations in Indonesia and Trinidad & Tobago. The Ratnadewi-1 well has reached a vertical depth of 1,322 meters. Power generator problems led to the rig losing electric power and as a result logging was possible only to a depth of 1,180 m
In spite of working in high winds, driving rain, sleet and snow, the offshore phase, during which all site work was carried out, was completed in just 23 days. TDW used a gas magnetic flux leakage (GMFL) tool to carry out the inspection in the North Sea. The ILI run – from launch to trap – was achie
Dockwise Ltd, The Netherlands-based marine transport specialist has announced that following purchases in the market yesterday it has now acquired 95% of the shares of Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. The announcement comes only a week after Dockwise announced it had acquired approximately 10.2% in its
Noble Energy, Inc.,independent energy company engaged in worldwide oil and gas exploration and production, has announced that all three wells at the Galapagos development in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico are now producing and at rates above the original forecast. The Company also announced that appra
Atwood Oceanics Inc., has been awarded a twelve-month contract extension with Coastal Energy Company for the jackup rig Vicksburg for operations in Thailand. The extension is priced at a day rate of $105,000 from January 1, 2013 to June 30, 2013, after which the day rate will increase to $115,000 un
AF Group (AFG) has received a letter of intent from Statoil ASA for delivery of 6 wireline cranes. 2 cranes at Statfjord C, and 4 cranes at Statfjord B. The contract comprises delivery of cranes with Hydraulic Power Unit and adapted fundaments. The contract will have a value in excess of NOK 60 mill
Havyard has been chosen to deliver another Havyard 820-design to Atlantic Offshore for the second time in just a few weeks. The last time the Atlantic / Havyard cooperation was awarded a contract, it was with oil and gas company TOTAL. This time it’s a long-term agreement with Shell UK. “It’s great
Statoil Petroleum AS (Statoil) has been granted consent to use the Ocean Vanguard mobile drilling rig for drilling on the Johan Sverdrup discovery in the North Sea. The consent covers drilling of two wells: 16/2-12 and 16/2-14 Well 16/2-12 is an exploration well which has been given the prospect nam
Dolphin Geophysical AS has received a Letter of Intent from Statoil for the acquisition of a 5500 km2 survey offshore Tanzania. The survey will be acquired by one of our high capacity 3D seismic vessels commencing in the fourth quarter of 2012. CEO Atle Jacobsen, commented “This marks Dolphin’s entr
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) today started seismic data acquisition in the Nordland IV and V areas in the northeastern Norwegian sea. The work is planned to last for one month. The Norwegian Parliament has tasked the NPD with mapping the seabed to gain knowledge regarding potential petr
A UK based international oilfield services company Expro has been awarded a $3.4 million, two-year contract working on the Who Dat project, in the Gulf of Mexico, for LLOG Exploration. Expro will provide subsea test trees for the project on the Mississippi Canyon (Block 547). “Expro and LLOG have ha
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation today announced Robert D. “Doug” Lawler, formerly Vice President, Operations, has been promoted to Sr. Vice President, International and Deepwater Operations, and will join the company’s Executive Committee. “The promotion of Doug Lawler to Sr. Vice President, Internat
Drydocks World, the most prolific shipyard in operation in the Middle East, announced the completion of maintenance work on Abu Dhabi-UAE based National Drilling Company’s (NDC) Jack-Up Cantilever type Self Elevating Drilling Platform, Delma, which was built in Brazil in 1983. Drydocks World has rep
