ViaLogy PLC (VIY) announces it has signed a contract with the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), India’s premier national oil company, to apply its QuantumRD technology in the country’s largest offshore oilfield. ViaLogy will focus on specific complex zones and target formations that have frust
Rialto Energy Limited last week reported that while drilling at Gazelle-P3 well, offshore Ivory Coast, the drill-pipe became stuck at a depth of 1070 meters. During the process of trying to free the drill-pipe, mechanical problems with the rig equipment occurred which have since been rectified by th
Experts from joint integrity and engineering services company Hydratight found an innovative solution to a tricky repair for Statoil, by using a MORGRIP connector to repair a 6in super duplex pipe located within the constrained space of a subsea manifold, 340m under the surface of the North Sea. Hyd
Aberdeen-based Specialist Subsea Services (S³), a provider of ROV, survey and vessel services to the international energy industry, has been awarded a major rig positioning contract by Shell. The three year contract covers Shell’s four entities in Europe; Shell UK Ltd, Nederlandse Aardolie Mattshapp
Dolphin Geophysical have signed a new Agreement with the Government of Senegal, Petrosen, for the acquisition, processing and marketing of a new 3D Multi-Client survey over designated Deep-Water acreage where additional equity is potentially available. The 3D survey is substantially pre-funded. Thes
Providence Resources P.l.c., the London (AIM) and Dublin (ESM) listed oil and gas exploration and production company, has confirmed that it has received the final US$ 6 million tranche payment from Jacka Resources Limited, an ASX-listed company, for the sale of its Nigerian interest, OML 113 which i
Oceaneering International, Inc. has secured a contract from Petrobras to supply approximately 135 kilometers, or 85 miles, of thermoplastic production control umbilicals for the Parque das Baleias (Whales Park) development project offshore Brazil in the Espirito Santo Basin. This contract has added
Regarding the seep in the Roncador Field, Brazil’s oil and gas company, Petrobras, announces that analyses have confirmed that the droplets are not oil from any active reservoir in this field or from any other oil produced in the Campos Basin. The seep occurred in the Roncador Field, in the Campos B
Seadrill, one of the world’s largest drilling contractors, has placed an order for a new tender rig at the COSCO Nantong Shipyard in China. The new unit, T18, is scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter 2013. Total project price is estimated at US$135 million, including project management, drill
Technip has been awarded a subsea contract by Chevron Australia Pty Ltd for the Wheatstone Project, one of Australia’s largest resource projects. The contract, valued at approximately €245 million (USD 321 million), covers the development of the Wheatstone and Iago fields, located in the Carnarvon B
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. has entered into an agreement with Schlumberger Limited (NYSE: SLB) to purchase its Wilson distribution business segment. Terms of the all-cash transaction, which remains subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval, were not disclosed. Pete Mil
Providence Resources P.l.c., an oil and gas exploration and production company, announces that Mr. Philip O’Quigley has accepted an offer to become Chief Executive of Falcon Oil and Gas Ltd, a Canadian listed oil and gas exploration business. Accordingly, Mr. O’Quigley is stepping down from his exec
Solstad Offshore ASA (SOFF), a Norway-based shipping company focused primarily on offshore oil & gas industry, has been awarded contracts for Normand Aurora, Normand Draupne and Normand Corona vessels. Total E&P UK Limited and Elf Exploration UK Limited have hired the platform supply vessel (PSV) “N
Brazil’s state controlled oil and gas company, Petrobras, said it would provide additional information on the seep discovered offshore Brazil after the analyses that are currently underway are completed, which also includes identifying the origin of the fluid collected at the site. The seep occurred
