Chevron Corp. today announced a new deepwater natural gas discovery in a Chevron-operated block in the Carnarvon Basin offshore Western Australia, Australia’s premier hydrocarbon basin. The Clio-3 discovery well is located in the WA-205-P permit area approximately 90 miles (150 km) northwest of Onsl
A consortium, including LUKOIL Overseas (a 100% subsidiary of OAO LUKOIL) and Vanco International of USA, has won a tender for exploration and development of two blocks, Est Rapsodia and Trident, in the Romanian sector of the Black Sea. The respective stakes of LUKOIL Overseas and Vanco in the conso
Baker Hughes Incorporated (“Baker Hughes”) announced today that its subsidiaries have signed an agreement to sell a package of assets including two stimulation vessels (the HR Hughes and Blue Ray) and certain other assets used to perform sand control and stimulation services in the US Gulf of Mexico
U.S. officials confirmed Monday that tar balls from the Gulf oil spill have reached the shore of Texas, the first evidence that the spill has reached all five U.S. Gulf states. The Texas General Land Office confirmed the tar balls found along the shores of Crystal Beach on Bolivar Peninsula, Texas,
EnCore Oil plc provides an update on the Catcher South West Appraisal side-track well located in UK Central North Sea block 28/9. The 28/9-1Y well was drilled to a Total Depth of 6,255 feet Measured Depth (M.D.) having successfully encountered excellent quality oil bearing reservoir sandstones at th
Aberdeen mechanical service company EnerMech has been awarded an £8.2million contract in Azerbaijan.The crane operation, maintenance and… [mappress] Source: Pressandjournal, July 6, 2010;
Jubilee Phase 1 on schedule for first oil by year-end; FPSO arrived in Ghana High-impact 2H 2010 drilling programme; key wells under way in Ghana and Uganda Government approval for purchase of Heritage’s Ugandan assets expected imminently Production and Development Activities * Jubilee Phase 1 devel
Nearly 1200 multiphase flow meters using Vx technology has now been sold worldwide by Framo Engineering and Schlumberger. The PhaseWatcher Vx multiphase flow meter (MPFM) is finding an ever-increasing acceptance onshore, offshore and subsea where operators now are achieving an increasing level of re
With several deepwater projects successfully completed over the last few years and in recognition of the growth potential in South-East Asia, Jumbo Offshore has decided to open a new Regional Office in Perth, Australia. The office is headed by Mr Sjoerd Meijer, Business Development Manager Australia
Topaz Marine recently confirmed the acquisition of the Multipurpose Support Vessel (MPSV) Ocean Commander in Singapore. The vessel has been renamed Topaz Commander and joins Topaz Marines’ fleet of around 100 vessels, reinforcing Topaz’s position as one of the top ten largest offshore vessel operati
Northern Offshore, Ltd. reported today that upon completion of the shipyard work announced May 3rd, the drillship Energy Searcher departed Singapore, has returned to Vietnam and has resumed operations under its drilling contract with the Joint Operating Company Vietgazprom, a joint venture between P
W&T Offshore, Inc. announced the resignation of W. Reid Lea from his position as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Manager of Corporate Development. Mr. Lea, whose resignation is effective July 2, 2010, is leaving to pursue other business opportunities. As part of the resignation, Mr. Lea h
FOGL, the oil and gas exploration company focused on its extensive licence areas to the South and East of the Falkland Islands, announced on 1 June 2010 that the Toroa F61/5-1 exploration well had spudded on Monday 31 May. The well is being drilled to an estimated target depth of circa 2,700 metres.
BP today provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. Subsea Source Control and Containment Two containment systems continue to collect oil and gas flowing from the Deepwater Horizon’s failed blow-out preventer (BOP) and transport them to v
