Pacific Drilling S.A. announced today that its ultra-deepwater drillship the Pacific Mistral commenced operations in Brazil on February 6, 2012. The drillship is contracted for a three-year term to Brazilian oil giant, Petrobras. The Pacific Mistral is capable of operating in water depths of up to 1
DeepFlex has been awarded a contract from Saipem for the supply of a deepwater downline to be used for pre-commissioning of the Husky Oil China Ltd. Liwan 3-1-1 gas pipelines located in the South China Sea in 1400 meters of water. The 4-inch ID, 5,000 psi DeepFlex downline is designed for use offsho
Australia’s Woodside Petroleum today informed Bloomberg that production is still closed on six of its offshore fields in Western Australia which were shut last week because of the cyclone Iggy. In an e-mail sent to Bloomberg, the company’s spokesperson said that “the Vincent and Enfield fields off N
Expro, a leading international oilfield services company, today announced the opening of their new operations base located in Paradise, Newfoundland, Canada, that will support the provision of well testing, subsea and downhole video services for offshore Newfoundland. “We’ve been eagerly awaiting th
Petrobras announced that no more traces of oil were found in the sea during overflights carried out Friday morning in the Carioca Nordeste area, in the Santos Basin. Therefore, in accordance with the procedures laid down in the Emergency Plan and with the knowledge of the Navy, Ibama and ANP, contin
Delek Group yesterday announced that Tanin #1 exploration well reached target and strong signs of natural gas were discovered, based on tests carried out during drilling by the Operator, Noble. The discovery well was drilled to a depth of 18,212 feet and encountered approximately 130 feet of gross n
North Star Shipping, a division of the family-owned global shipping and energy services firm The Craig Group, has been awarded a major new contract with Talisman Energy (UK) Ltd. Under the contract the company, which provides offshore support vessels to the industry, will build two new platform supp
SeaBird Exploration, a global provider of marine 2D and 3D seismic data, and associated products and services to the oil and gas industry today announced that Mr Dag Reynolds has been appointed as new Chief Executive Officer of SeaBird. Mr Reynolds will assume the position with the Company with effe
Sembcorp Marine’s wholly-owned Brazilian shipyard Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz has secured a contract worth approximately US$792.5 million from Guarapari Drilling BV, Netherlands, a subsidiary of Sete Brasil Participacões S.A. (Sete Brasil), for the design and construction of a drillship based on Jurong
Swedish-based oil and gas company, Lundin Petroleum has commenced drilling of the appraisal well 16/2-11 on the Johan Sverdrup (formerly know as Aldous/Avaldsnes) discovery located in the North Sea sector of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The planned depth is approximately 2,175 meters below
Afren today announces that Eni Ghana exploration and production Ltd. (“Eni”), operator of the Keta block which is located in the Volta River Basin offshore Eastern Ghana, has commenced drilling of the Nunya-1X (formerly named Cuda-2) exploration well with the Marianas semi-submersible drilling rig.
A Norwegian-Bermudan drilling contractor, Seadrill, has secured new contracts for the three jack-up rigs Offshore Mischief, Offshore Defender, and West Leda. The aggregated revenue potential is estimated at US$311 million inclusive of mobilization fees and assignment specific rig modifications. Offs
The Premier-operated East Fyne Appraisal well, 21/28a-11, has drilled to a total depth of 5,020 feet. The well encountered 11 feet of gas bearing sand within the Upper Tay formation and 8 feet of oil bearing sand within the Middle Main Tay. The thickness of the oil bearing sand is at the lower end o
Technip was awarded by Tullow Ghana Limited two contracts, worth approximately €100 million, for the Phase 1A of the Jubilee project. The Jubilee field is located offshore Ghana at a water depth of 1,300 meters. These contracts cover full project management, engineering, fabrication and installation
