BP has received authorization from the National Incident Commander (NIC) to conduct cementing operations on the MC252 well as part of the static kill procedure. Pumping operations are expected to begin Thursday, August 5th. All operations are being carried out with the guidance and approval of the N
Afren plc (Afren) and its partner Oriental Energy Resources (Oriental), announce the Naming and Sail Away Ceremony for the Virini Prem Floating Storage Offloading vessel (FSO) at the Yulian shipyard in China. The Virini Prem FSO (formerly Prem Prachi) will be the crude oil storage and export facilit
AWE Limited advises that at 0600 hours today the Tuatara-1 well was at a measured depth of 773 metres after running and cementing 13-3/8” casing and landing the BOP’s in preparation for drilling ahead in 12-1/4” hole. Progress for the week was 613 metres. Tuatara-1 is located in PEP 38524, in the we
Ithaca has entered into an agreement to acquire certain UK North Sea gas interests from GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd for a cash consideration of GBP 11.25 million (approximately US $16.9 million) (the “Acquisition”). The Acquisition includes operated interests in the producing Anglia Field, for which the ass
Norskan Offshore in Brazil, a subsidiary of DOF ASA has been awarded four 8 years contracts with Petrobras for large AHTS vessels. Two of the charter contracts are for newbuildings nos 26 and 27 at STX Promar in Brazil. Norskan is in final negotiation with STX Promar for two newbuilding contracts to
BP announced that it has agreed to sell its oil and gas exploration, production and transportation business in Colombia to a consortium of Ecopetrol, Colombia’s national oil company (51 per cent), and Talisman of Canada (49 per cent). The two companies will pay BP a total of $1.9 billion in cash, su
Polarcus Limited announced today that the Company, in association with its partner Sonar Limited, has received a Letter of Intent from OMEL Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited for a 530 square kilometer 3D seismic acquisition project over block OPL 279, offshore Nigeria. The project, to be ac
According to internal assessments at Noble Energy, the U.S. partner in the Leviathan offshore gas exploration site off Israel’s coast… by By Lior Zeno (Haaretz) [mappress] Source: Haaretz, August 4, 2010:
Serica Energy plc today announces its financial results for the three and six months ending 30 June 2010. Highlights: Operational: •Production rates at Kambuna increased during first half of the year – average gas sales of 35 mmscfd in June and 39 mmscfd in July •Kambuna field operator has reduced i
BP announced today that the MC252 well appears to have reached a static condition — a significant milestone. The well pressure is now being controlled by the hydrostatic pressure of the drilling mud, which is the desired outcome of the static kill procedure carried out yesterday (US Central time). P
Brazilian port logistics company Wilson, Sons will focus its capital expenditure on expanding its fleet and shipyards over the next few… By Daniel Bland (Business News Americas) [mappress] Source: bnamericas, July 29, 2010:
The C-NLOPB that Husky Oil Operations Limited’s White Rose Development Plan Amendment, West White Rose Pilot Scheme, has been approved. The proposed pilot scheme is an amendment to the existing White Rose Development Plan (Decision 2001.01). The objective of the pilot scheme is to obtain additional
Aberdeen-based oil services group OEG Offshore (OEG) has won a £400,000 ($600,000 USD) contract with offshore deepwater drilling firm Seadrill. OEG secured a deal to deliver a workshop, containers, baskets and specialist units for use on board Seadrill’s deepwater drillship West Gemini, which will b
VAALCO Energy, Inc. today provided a further update on the Southeast Etame No. 1 (“ETSEM-1”) exploration well which, as previously announced, was drilled to a total depth of 2,757 meters (9,045 feet) offshore Gabon encountering approximately five meters (sixteen feet) of Gamba sandstone section whic
