Chemical testing of water and sediment samples gathered two miles from the Elgin platform gas leak indicate there has been no direct marine contamination from the incident. Samples collected were tested for the presence of oil and gas (hydrocarbon) pollution at the Marine Scotland Science laboratory
Northern Offshore, Ltd. today announced that both the semisubmersible Energy Driller and drillship Energy Searcher have commenced operations. The Energy Searcher went on dayrate under the contract with the Joint Operating Company Vietgazprom, a joint venture between Petrovietnam and Gazprom, (“VGP”)
International oil service group Aker Solutions is preparing for major growth by investing NOK 500 million (USD 87 million) in its subsea business. This investment is set to double the capacity of its manufacturing plants in Tranby, Norway, and Port Klang, Malaysia. In addition, a new service base wi
Origin Energy, an Australian integrated energy company focused on gas and oil exploration and production, on behalf of the VIC/P43 Joint Venture, advises that the Thistle 1 exploration well has spudded on 03:30 hours EDT on Thursday 19 April 2012. The well is being drilled using the semi-submersible
Statoil has completed its investigation of an incident where a helicopter operated by CHC made an emergency landing on the Åsgard B platform in January. It was a scheduled helicopter en route from the Deepsea Bergen drilling rig to Kristiansund in mid-Norway which had to make an unplanned landing on
Brazil-based OSX, a company that provides equipment and services for the offshore oil and gas industry, received an order from its anchor client OGX Petróleo e Gás for construction and charter of two new Wellhead Platforms, WHP-3 and WHP-4, pursuant to the Strategic Cooperation Agreement entered int
China-based COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard Co. Ltd. has secured a contract with Energy Drilling Pte Ltd (“Energy Drilling”) to construct 2 units of Self Erecting Drilling Tender Barges valued at over USD220 million with an option for an additional 2 barges. The 2 barges under the firm contract are to be
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. today reported net income for the first quarter of 2012 of $185.2 million, or $1.33 per share on a diluted basis, compared with net income of $250.6 million, or $1.80 per share on a diluted basis, in the same period a year earlier. Revenues in the first quarter of 201
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation today announced the Heidelberg sidetrack appraisal well in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico successfully confirmed an extension of up to 1,500 acres. “The Heidelberg sidetrack appraisal well was successfully drilled and defined the down-dip limits of the Heidelberg field,”
Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announces that the Mercury-2 exploratory appraisal well in Sierra Leone and the Kosrou-1 exploration well in Côte d’Ivoire have both encountered water bearing reservoirs with oil shows. Mercury-2 – Sierra Leone The Mercury-2 well was drilled 12 kilometres northwest of the Mer
Stork Technical Services, a global provider of knowledge-based asset integrity management services for the oil and gas, chemical and power sectors, won the first ever ‘Ideas in Safety’ prize at this year’s UK Oil and Gas Industry Safety Awards. Stork’s on-site machining & bolting team received the a
The overall production outlook for Asian companies is relatively robust in the near-term but looking towards the longer-term, a continued shift by major Asian companies towards internationalisation and higher-risk resource themes will be crucial to production growth. Norman Valentine, Senior Corpora
During the period 28-29 February 2012, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) , a Norwegian governmental supervisory authority, carried out an inspection targeting maritime systems and load-bearing structures on board Scarabeo 8. Scarabeo 8 is a semi submersible rig of “Moss CS 50 MkII” design
Delek Group, one of Israel’s largest companies, investing in upstream and downstream energy sectors, announces that development plan for Pinnacles #1 prospect has been approved based upon operator’s conclusion of the existence of natural gas reservoir. The budget of USD 100 million has been approved
