Eni has made a new giant natural gas discovery in Area 4, offshore Mozambique, at the Mamba North East 1 exploration prospect. The results of this well, drilled in the Eastern part of Area 4, are of special importance since they increase the resource base of Area 4 by at least 10 trillion cubic [&he
One of our readers, Mr. Thashkeer Mawjood, has sent us some photos taken today of Sevan Brasil Ultra Deepwater drilling rig, passing by the Maldives’ capital and the largest city Malé. The rig, of not so typical, cylindrical design, is on its way to Brazil where it will start work for the South Amer
The drilling operation will be undertaken by BP Exploration Operating Company Limited using the Stena Carron drilling rig. The other joint venture partners are CIECO Exploration and Production (UK) Limited, Idemitsu Petroleum UK Ltd, Nexen Petroleum U.K. Limited and Faroe Petroleum
Yesterday, around noon, Total E&P UK evacuated non-essential personnel from the Elgin and Rowan Viking offshore facilities located some 240km off the coast of Aberdeen. The evacuation in the central Graben area was due to a well control problem occurring on the wellhead platform at the Elgin field,
A minimum of five wells will be drilled during the exploration program which is directed principally at better defining the contingent resource size and characteristics of the greater Poseidon structure.
BG Group today announced its fourth Tanzanian gas discovery from the Jodari-1 exploration well located in Block 1 offshore southern Tanzania. Preliminary evaluation of the well results indicates gross recoverable resources are in the range of 2.5 to 4.4 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of gas. The partners
Eidesvik newbuilding, Viking Prince, was named in an official ceremony in Aalesund, Norway, on 23 March. Viking Prince is the fifth Eidesvik Offshore vessel that is powered by LNG. It is a powerfull supplyship with large volume and large deck space. The LNG dual fuel engines ensures low NOx and CO2
Fairmount Marine’s multipurpose support vessel Fairmount Fuji has assisted drillship Stena Forth, owned by Swedish Stena Drilling, when passing by Cape Town, South Africa. Fairmount Fuji was contracted to perform several cargo runs. Stena Forth anchored offshore Cape Town for crew changes and replen
Lundin Petroleum AB announces that the Johan Sverdrup appraisal well 16/2-11 located in PL501 has encountered a 54 meter gross oil column in Upper and Middle Jurassic sandstone reservoir in an oil-down-to situation. The reservoir was encountered at depth prognosis. The well is located 2,2 km south-e
Technip’s UK entity has been awarded a contract by BP and partners to develop the subsea infrastructure for the Quad 204 project, located West of Shetland. This is Technip’s largest contract to date in the UK North Sea, worth approximately €600 million (around £500 million). The Quad 204 project, ap
Oil and gas production from offshore resources is of considerable importance for energy companies as existing base resources are being depleted at a rapid rate. New oil discoveries of significance are becoming less common, with the majority of major finds being offshore.
A UK based drilling contractor Awilco Drilling PLC has signed a Letter of Award (LOA) with Premier Oil Limited for the provision of WilPhoenix for the drilling of two firm exploration wells estimated at 30 days each with the option to drill up to two additional wells. The contract value for the firm
Chinese shipbuilder, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore Co. has secured orders two build two state-of-the art floating accommodation semi-submersible units. The units, estimated at USD 315 million each, will be built for a newly set up accommodation rigs contractor, Sirius Offshore Accommodation.
African Petroleum Corporation Limited, a West African focused oil and gas exploration company on Wednesday signed an agreement with the Société Nationale d’Opérations Pétrolières de la Côte d’Ivoire (“PETROCI”) and the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire to acquire one offshore exploration permit covering blo
