Saipem has been awarded new offshore and onshore drilling contracts worth approximately $500 million. In offshore drilling, Saipem has signed a two year extension of the contract with Eni for the charter of Perro Negro 8, which is engaged in activities offshore Italy in the Adriatic Sea. The contrac
Today, 26 June, the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) has announced the 22 nd licensing round on the Norwegian continental shelf. Eighty-six blocks/parts of blocks are being announced in this round; 14 in the Norwegian Sea and 72 in the Barents Sea. “The interest in exploring in the Barents Sea
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of emergency preparedness on Statoil’s Troll B platform on 26 March 2012. The objective of the activity was to gain an overview of processes and systems that contribute towards ensuring comprehensive leadership and management of emerge
Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico are evacuating platforms and rigs in the path of Tropical Storm Debby. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Hurricane Response Team is activated and monitoring the operators’ activities. The team will continue to work with off
Rialto has signed an agreement with Vantage Drilling Company to use the Sapphire Driller Jack-up drilling rig for its proposed 2013 drilling programme on the CI-202 Block. The Sapphire Driller, which is currently on a long term contract in Cote d’Ivoire, is anticipated to be handed over to Rialto du
BP announced today that it has agreed to sell its interests in the Alba and Britannia fields in the UK North Sea to Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (‘Mitsui’) for $280 million in cash. The sale comprises BP’s non-operating 13.3% stake in Alba and 8.97% stake in Britannia. Completion of the deal is anticipated by
Simon Møkster last week signed a contract with Spanish shipyard Astilleros Gondan for the building of the advanced Platform Supply Vessel of UT776 WP design. This will be the second vessel Astilleros Gondan constructs for Møkster. Gondan has previously delivered the multi field support vessel “Stril
Rialto has awarded the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) for the Gazelle Field Development to Petrofac. The work will be carried out in Petrofac’s Woking, UK office and is expected to be completed n October 2012. The Gazelle Field lies in Block CI-202 offshore Cote d’Ivoire and is being developed
Colombia’s largest oil company, Ecopetrol S.A., placed the most competitive bids in 6 blocks in the “Central Planning Area Lease Sale 216/222” round through its U.S. affiliate (Ecopetrol America Inc.) held in New Orleans as was disclosed by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the governmen
While the Beatles sailed the sea of green in their Yellow Submarine, no one’s aboard Lockheed Martin’s Marlin Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). And that’s what Lockheed Martin hopes will make it appealing to the offshore oil and gas industry. The advanced patented Echoscope® 3-D imaging sonar, pr
Nautronix Secures contract for Digital Acoustic upgrades for Songa Drilling’s Venus and Mercur Semi-Submersible Drilling Rigs from the Far East.
KBR has been selected as Höegh’s preferred engineer to execute pre-FEED studies for two of its projects off the coast of Israel and offshore Australia. “We are excited about providing the initial engineering work for an innovative LNG FPSO solution to support Höegh LNG’s already-developed concept” K
EXMAR Offshore Company, Houston, Texas has entered into an agreement with LLOG Exploration Company L.L.C., Covington, Louisiana to design a new production semisubmersible hull for installation in the Gulf of Mexico in 2014. The design is based on EXMAR’s proprietary OPTI® series of hulls. This desig
Contango Oil & Gas Company announced today that the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Contango Operators, Inc., was the apparent high bidder on six lease blocks at the Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 216/222 held on June 20, 2012. The Company bid a total of approximately $11 million on the follow
