Trapoil, the independent oil and gas exploration and appraisal company focused on the UK North Sea, has been advised by Summit Petroleum Limited that operations on the Orchid exploration well have reached their targeted depth. As previously announced, the 12¼” hole section of the Orchid well bore wa
The C-NLOPB, a regulator that manages the petroleum resources in the Newfoundland offshore area on behalf of the Federal and Provincial governments received a report of a small fire that occurred in Power Generator C onboard the Husky Energy operated SeaRose FPSO on May 3, 2012. Personnel on the Sea
Dana Petroleum plc announced that on 30 April 2012, first gas production began from the Van Nes field located in block P11b within the Medway development area (Dana 50% and operator, EBN 50%). The subsea well, located on the Dutch continental shelf approximately 60 km north west of The Hague, will p
UK-based drilling contractor Awilco Drilling PLC has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Suncor Energy to extend the contract for WilHunter for the drilling of a second firm well estimated at 61 days. The contract value for the firm well is estimated to be around USD 19.2 million. The second well u
Kosmos Energy announced results from the Teak-4A appraisal well, located in the West Cape Three Points Block, offshore Ghana. Located 6.1 kilometers (3.8 miles) northwest of the Teak-1 discovery well, the Teak-4A well was targeting the stratigraphic extension of the Teak discovery area. The well enc
Trapoil , the independent oil and gas exploration and appraisal company focused on the UK Continental Shelf (“UKCS”) region of the North Sea, yesterday announced the start of production at its Lybster field situated on Block 11/24 – 3v2 (“Lybster”), which is operated by Caithness Oil Limited. The Ly
Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract by Total E&P Angola, to deliver seven new subsea tree systems to the Dalia field located offshore Angola. Contract value is approximately NOK 470 million (approximately 82 million). Scope of work includes seven production subsea trees, seven wellhead system
GMC & Horton Wison Deepwater confirm Joint Venture for ground breaking Shallow Water Buoyant Tower Design and Supply – First contract secured and underway
The Netherlands based shipping company, Vroon Offshore Services (VOS), yesterday added another AHTS vessel to its fleet. The VOS Thalassa, a 1,400 dwt anchor handling tug support (AHTS) vessel built at the Fujian SouthEast Shipyard in China, was delivered yesterday, 2 May 2012, from the Shipyard. VO
Kvaerner has received a letter of intent from Lundin Norway AS for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of the topside for the Edvard Grieg platform (formerly Luno). The estimated contract value is approximately NOK 8 billion (USD 1.4 billion), excluding options in the contract for offsho
International law firm Pinsent Masons has appointed Bob Ruddiman as Global Head of Energy and Natural Resources, in a move which underlines the firm’s energy industry commitment. Mr Ruddiman was previously Head of Energy at McGrigors which merged with Pinsent Masons on 1 May to create the UK’s 12th
Superior Energy Services of Houston, Texas, took delivery of one of the most advanced maritime training simulators ever developed, in April 2012. The next-generation simulator from Kongsberg Maritime will be used to provide integrated, real-time training for Superior’s offshore marine personnel at i
For a decade, Cathelco ICCP equipment has successfully protected the hull of the FPSO Xikomba against corrosion, a vessel which was originally built as a VLCC in 1974. Now as FPSO prepares to embark on the next phase of its operational life, Cathelco are renewing the impressed current cathodic prote
Norway’s Dolphin geophyisical has signed a long term time-charter for the 3D seismic vessel Sanco Sword from Sanco Shipping AS. The contract is for an initial 5 year firm period with options to extend for additional 3 times 2 years. The Vessel, ordered by Sanco Shipping yesterday, is the second purp
