Leighton Offshore announced the signing of an EPC contract with Iraq’s South Oil Company to install three single point moorings (SPMs) and 120 kilometres of 48- inch pipelines in the Arabian Gulf, offshore Iraq. The project will provide enhanced export facilities from the Fao Terminal near Al Basrah
Xcite Energy Ltd announced that the 9/3b-6 well on the Bentley field is progressing on plan, on schedule and has reached target depth for the first part of the planned work programme, the pilot section of the well. The pilot section confirmed 113ft oil column, some 40ft thicker than the 73ft prognos
Eni and Sonangol announce the successful appraisal and testing of Cabaça South East major oil discovery in Block 15/06, located offshore Angola. The Cabaça South East-2 well, located in 470 meters water depth, at a distance of about 100 km from the coast, successfully appraised the Cabaça South East
BP today announced that it has reached agreement to sell its recently-acquired interests in four mature producing deepwater oil and gas fields in the US Gulf of Mexico to Marubeni Oil and Gas for $650 million. BP acquired the interests in the fields – Magnolia, Merganser, Nansen and Zia – from Devon
Nido Petroleum Limited announces that it has entered into an agreement with Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. (“Shell”), a subsidiary of the Royal Dutch Shell Group, to farm-out 27% out of its current 60% participating interest in the highly prospective Service Contract 54 Block B (“SC 54B”) in the
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) has delivered the first of three KFELS N-Class jack-up rigs being built for Rowan Companies, Inc. (Rowan) safely, on time and within budget. Built to the proprietary KFELS N-Class design, this new-generation rig is the largest jack-up to be constructed in Singapore.
Farstad Shipping has been awarded the following charter contract: Far Scotia (PSV, 2001, UT 755, 3000 DWT) has been awarded a 5 years firm contract by Petrobras, Brazil as a ROV Support Vessel. There is an option for additional 5 years. The contract has been achieved in cooperation with Fugro Brasil
MEO Australia Limited advises that the Western Australian Department of Mines & Petroleum has granted approval for the drilling of Artemis-1 in WA-360-P and has further advised it has accepted MEO’s Well Operations Management Plan (WOMP). This represents the final regulatory approval in relation to
AWE Limited is pleased to report that the Pateke-3H well has successfully recommenced production over the weekend, after initial efforts to restart the well were delayed due to technical issues following the workover of the well. The Pateke-3H well is currently flowing at over 4,000 bopd with some “
Tap Oil Limited provides the following update on the Manora-4 appraisal well, in concession area G1/48, Gulf of Thailand. Location / Proposed Depth The Manora-4 well is located in the northern Gulf of Thailand in 45 metres of water, approximately 75 kilometres from shore and 230 kilometres south of
“Having tested our oil spill preparedness plans ahead of the imminent drilling operations in the Barents Sea, we can now confirm that they perform as planned,” says Knut Harald Nygård, Statoil’s new exploration manager for the Barents Sea. The three operators, Statoil, Eni and Lundin, together with
The contractor group for BM-S-11 in ultra-deep water of Santos Basin, including Galp Energia, Petrobras and BG Group, informs that concluded the drilling of the ninth well located in Tupi’s area, confirming the estimated volumes of recoverable light oil and natural gas in the range between 5 and 8 b
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has cited the French company Technip for an innovative technology that allows pipeline operators to transfer liquified natural gas over long distances. ASME presented the 2010 Global Pipeline Award to Technip at the recent International Pipeline Co
BG Group (60%) today announced that the Pweza-1 exploration well, located in Block 4 approximately 85 kilometres offshore southern Tanzania and in a water depth of 1 400 metres, has demonstrated the presence of a working hydrocarbon system after encountering gas-bearing sands. In May 2010, BG Group
