Total announces that it has become operator of the offshore Xerelete concession located in a promising area of Brazil’s Campos basin. The transfer of operatorship from Petrobras to Total follows a unanimous decision by the Xerelete partners and approval by the Brazilian authorities. Total and Petrob
Petrobras carries out unprecedented deck mating operation at the Rio Grande Naval Hub. The maneuver involved a 17,000-tonne structure, the heaviest ever lifted in the world.
Origin Energy Limited (Origin), as Operator of the Kupe Joint Venture, has announced that the initial proved and probable (2P) reserves in the Kupe field, located offshore New Zealand, have increased. Kupe’s initial 2P sales gas reserves have increased by 18.3%, LPG reserves by 22.8%, while light oi
Vanco Brasil Exploração e Produção de Petróleo e Gás Natural Ltda., a wholly owned subsidiary of PanAtlantic Energy Group, has started it three-well drilling campaign on blocks BM-S-72 (SM-1100), BM-S-63 (SM-1036), and BM-S-71 (SM-1035), in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. Vanco yesterday spudded
Lundin Petroleum, a Sweden based oil and gas exploration and production company has kicked off its 2012 Malaysian drilling campaign with the spud of the Tiga Papan 5 well in the SB307 & SB308 Block offshore Sabah, East Malaysia. The well will target mid-Miocene aged sands of the Tiga Papan Unit prev
A France-based international oilfield services provider Technip has been awarded by Apache Energy Ltd a subsea installation contract worth approximately A$60 million (about €50 million) for the Balnaves oil field development, located in the Carnarvon Basin, offshore North Western Australia, at a wat
Norwegian Minister of Labour Hanne Bjurstrøm last night at 23:55 informed the parties involved in the offshore pay dispute that the government would propose to Parliament that the conflict be resolved by compulsory arbitration. At the request of the Minister the parties are to resume work as soon as
The Company announces that it has now successfully completed the final part of the 9/03b-7 & 7z well lateral well construction work programme at its Bentley Field, including installation of the smart completions equipment (enabling individual laterals to be flowed, co-mingled or shut-in), the instal
Chevron Corporation has entered front-end engineering and design (FEED) on the Rosebank oil and gas project in the West of Shetland region. “The Rosebank project is another important step forward in our strategy to grow profitably in core areas of our upstream business,” said George Kirkland, Chevro
Melrose Resources plc, the oil and gas exploration, development and production company announced the results of the interpretation of the seismic data acquired offshore Bulgaria. The results of 3D seismic data acquired over the central area of the offshore Galata Block in 2011 have confirmed the pre
ATP Oil & Gas Corporation today announced the completion of the workover at its Mississippi Canyon (“MC”) Block 941 A-2 well located in the Mirage Field at the Telemark Hub. The well was completed with 3 ½ inch tubing at a measured depth of 17,140 to 17,401 feet to add the Miocene B Sand completion
K Line Offshore AS, a ship owning and operating company in the Offshore Support Vessel segment founded in Arendal, Norway, has named Tomoyuki Okawa a Chief Executive Officer of the company. Okawa begins as CEO on 1st July 2012 and replaces Mr. Katsue Yoshida, who has held the CEO position for the la
During the period 7-9 May 2012, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of use of lifting equipment on the BP-operated Valhall field, as well as working environment conditions on Valhall QP. The objective of the audit was to verify the company’s management of technical, oper
Baker Hughes Incorporated announced today that the international rig count for June 2012 was 1,285 rigs. The June international rig count includes the addition of 79 rigs in Iraq. This is the first time Baker Hughes has included Iraq in its international rig count since 1990. The June rig count of 1
