Cue Energy Resources Limited, an oil and gas exploration and production company with a regional focus on SE Asia and Australasia reports that acquisition of the Maari 3D seismic survey has commenced in permits PMP 38160 and PEP 51313 in the offshore Taranaki Basin of New Zealand. The acquisition of
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) delivered a 120T Bollard pull Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel (AHTS), “SCI Kundan”, to M/s Shipping Corporation of India, Mumbai (SCI). This is the Second of the series of 4 Nos of 120T Bollard pull AHTS being built by CSL for M/s Shipping Corporation of India. The ve
InterMoor, an Acteon company, has completed a 27-month contract for AGR on their multi-client exploration drilling project off the Falkland Islands. The campaign kicked off early 2010 with the mobilization of Diamond Drilling’s Ocean Guardian semisubmersible from Invergordon, UK, and the 164-day rou
On 27 March 2012, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) granted Rowan Drilling Norway AS an Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) for the jack-up drilling rig Rowan Stavanger. Rowan Stavanger has had an AoC as a living quarters facility since June 2011. This AoC has now been expanded to include
Tap Oil Limited provides the following update on the Tallaganda-1 exploration well in permit WA-351-P offshore Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia. The Tallaganda-1 well is located within permit WA-351-P, of the Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia. The well is being drilled in 1,141 metres of water an
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation today announced that with the success of its Barquentine-4 appraisal well, the partnership has completed the drilling portion of its planned appraisal program in the discovery area offshore Mozambique. The Barquentine-4 well, located in Offshore Area 1 of the Rovuma Ba
Coastal Energy, an international oil and gas exploration and production company with assets in Thailand announces the successful Miocene discovery in the Bua Ban South A-04 well. The Bua Ban South A-04 well was drilled to a depth of 3,250 feet TVD on the eastern flank fault block at Bua Ban South, a
Niko Resources Ltd. has announced start of its exploration drilling program in Indonesia and participation in the company’s twenty-first block in the country. Niko will partner with Zaratex N.V. in the 5908km2 Lhokseumawe PSC in western Indonesia. The block is located directly adjacent to the giant
Norway-based Siem Offshore has completed the sale of the 2006-built mid-size PSV “Siem Danis” of VS 470 mk II design in accordance with sales agreement reported in December 2011. The vessel sales price was USD 34 million, which represents a gain of approximately USD 14 million. The sales proceeds wi
Following confirmation on Saturday morning (31 March) that the flare on the Elgin Platform has extinguished itself, Total is actively preparing operations to regain control of the leaking well. With respect to stopping the leak, Total has launched two main actions which are progressing in parallel.
The American Petroleum Institute (‘API’), the leading standards writer and assessor covering the global oil and gas industry, has awarded the Company’s Aberdeen facility two licences in relation to the API Monogram Programme.
Petoro, the licensee for the Norwegian State’s Direct Financial Interests, has awarded Ramboll Oil & Gas a concept study. The study will address defined issues and themes regarding a potential new wellhead platform at the Snorre field in the North Sea. “Ramboll looks very much forward to start worki
The Board of Nexus Energy Limited (Nexus) has appointed Mr Lucio Della Martina as its Chief Executive Officer. Mr Della Martina will take up his appointment with Nexus mid-May and will be relocating from Perth to Melbourne. Following a short handover period, Executive Directors, Michael Fowler and I
Preparations for drilling of the Hammamet West-3 well in the Bargou permit have progressed consistent with the plan with CE Tunisia Bargou Ltd awarding a contract for Well Management Services to AGR Petroleum (ME) Ltd – Dubai.
