Providence Resources P.l.c., yesterday confirmed the forward programme for Frontier Exploration Licence (FEL) 3/04, which contains the Dunquin exploration prospect. ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Ireland (Offshore) Limited (27.5% interest) operates FEL 3/04 on behalf of its partners, Eni Irel
Dredging International (Australia) Pty Ltd, member of the DEME Group, has been awarded a contract to dredge the approach channel, the manoeuvring area and the berths for the Chevron’s new Wheatstone liquefied natural gas (LNG) project nearby the town of Onslow, located along the Australian north-wes
CGX Energy Inc. has commenced with drilling operations at the Eagle-1 well located on the Corentyne Petroleum Prospecting License (“PPL”) offshore Guyana. The Eagle-1 well will be drilled to a depth of 4,250 metres to test the Eocene and Maastrichtian geologic zones. The well is being drilled by the
ION Geophysical Corporation has added an additional 8,000 kilometers of regional seismic data to its Greater BrasilSPAN™ program in the Equatorial Margin offshore northern and northeastern Brazil. To be processed by ION’s GX Technology data processing group, this new data adds to the approximately 1
Singapore’s ST Marine has won two shipbuilding contracts worth about S$75m (USD 59.6 million) from Swire Pacific Offshore Operations (Pte) Ltd (SPO). These contracts to build and outfit two Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) vessels, measuring 92m by 22m, are in addition to the existing shipbuilding
Prosafe, the world’s leading owner and operator of accommodation/service rigs, announces that Talisman Energy Norge AS has extended the contract for the semi-submersible multi-service vessel Regalia at the Yme field until end August 2012. The extension of 198 days has a gross value of USD 57.4 milli
One of the largest shipbuilders in the world and one of the “Big Three” shipbuilders of South Korea, Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd has received a $2.71 billion order from Japan’s Inpex Corp for the construction of an offshore central processing facility (CPF) for the Ichthys LNG project in Austral
The Maersk Resolve drilling rig has arrived at the Luna location, jacked up out of the water and made ready for drilling operations. Noreco has advised that the well was spudded on Sunday 12th February. The Luna well, located in in license 1/11, offshore Denmark, will be drilled to a depth of 2,250
Jubilant announces that the appraisal well DDE-A-2 was spudded on 9 February 2012. DDE-A-2 is being drilled in a water depth of 99 metres utilising the Deep Driller-1 jack-up rig from Aban Offshore Limited. This is the third appraisal well in the Deen Dayal East (“DDE”) area of the KG-OSN- 2001/3 bl
S/R Veritas Viking II vessel commenced acquisition of the 601 km2 Floyd 3D seismic survey in WA-454-P in the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf region of the Timor Sea (Petrel sub-basin) at 21:23 (WST) on 12th February 2012, said MEO Australia. The survey is scheduled to take less than thirty days to record. Sin
Drydocks World has delivered two sister Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessels Greatship Vidya and Greatship Vimla, from its Singapore yard recently. They are among two ‘V’ Class series vessels for the Greatship Group. “Our services to the offshore, oil and gas industries have gathered momentum in recen
McDermott Australia (McDermott) has recently awarded Heerema Marine Contractors Australia Pty Ltd (HMC) a contract to transport and install infield flowlines, subsea structures and moorings for the INPEX Ichthys LNG Project. McDermott Australia has been appointed the main contractor for the subsea u
Songa Offshore, an international offshore drilling company operating a fleet of 6 semi-submersible rigs with an additional 2 on order, reports total comprehensive income for the fourth quarter of 2011 of USD 35.8 million. Operating revenue for the fourth quarter was USD 96.3 million. This includes m
Det norske oljeselskap ASA, operator of production licence 414, is in the process of concluding the drilling of wildcat well 25/6-4 S. The well is being drilled in the central part of the North Sea, about 20 km southeast of the Frøy field and 37 km northeast of the Heimdal field. The primary explora
