Drilling of the exploratory Tuatara-1 oil well near D’Urville Island was to start today, a spokesman for the Australian exploration company… [mappress] Source: TheMarlboroughExpress, July 27, 2010:
Vantage Drilling Company received an unsolicited proposal to acquire all the outstanding shares of the Company at a premium to the current market price. The proposal was subject to due diligence and requested an exclusivity period. In addition, the proposal was conditioned on the Company abandoning
Buccaneer Energy Limited provides the following update on its offshore operations in the Cook Inlet, Alaska that is conducted through its wholly owned subsidiary Buccaneer Alaska, LLC. North Middle Ground Shoal (NMGS) The NMGS field is in approximately 30′ of water with no unusual technical hurdles
ADX Energy Limited reports on Lambouka-1 Well operations update Activities during past week: Following the resolution of rig power supply issues reported in the previous update, a final wiper trip of 26″ hole was conducted, then 20″ casing was run and cemented to a depth of 922m. All rig anchors wer
BP today announced that, by mutual agreement with the BP board, Tony Hayward is to step down as group chief executive with effect from October 1, 2010. He will be succeeded as of that date by fellow executive director Robert Dudley. BP chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg said: “The BP board is deeply sadd
As the US starts to count the massive conservation costs of the current oil slick disaster off the coast of Louisiana , agreement by the UK government to allow two companies to begin seismic surveys in preparation for potential future oil and gas development in the Moray Firth, Scotland has been con
FMC Technologies Reports Second Quarter 2010 Diluted Earnings per Share of $0.78 Highlights: *Strong subsea orders of $946 million *Total backlog increased six percent sequentially driven by subsea systems orders *Guidance range for 2010 diluted earnings per share maintained at $2.70 to $2.90 FMC Te
At the end of the first half of 2010 (as of 24 June) 2five exploration wells on the Norwegian shelf had been completed. During the same period last year, 33 exploration wells were drilled. 19 of the 2five are wildcat wells (new prospects) and six are appraisal wells (for delineation of earlier disco
Faroe Petroleum plc, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and undeveloped field opportunities in the Atlantic margin, the North Sea and Norway, announces that drilling operations have commenced on the Anne Marie prospect (Faroe Petroleum 12.5%), located
Gulf of Mexico oil rig
an oil drilling rig on the Prudhoe Bay oil field
An Oil Rig, a Closer Oil Rig, and Huntington Beach Pier
Taken outside of Mobile Bay looking into the Gulf of Mexico in 2000. You can see one oil rig close and one far in the distance on the horizon.
Oil rig Henry Goodrich being towed/escorted to the west end of Conception Bay Newfoundland
