The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has granted Statoil consent to use the facilities on the Morvin field in the Norwegian Sea. The consent also covers new process equipment on the Åsgard B facility. Morvin is located in block 6506/11 in the Norwegian Sea, 20 km north of the Kristin field an
Portugal’s first and only private ROV operation has launched with a new Saab Seaeye Falcon ROV. Head of the company, Nelson Santo says he chose the Falcon for its proven performance in the oil and gas industry, along with its wide range of operational capabilities and low entry cost. His subsea serv
AWE Limited reports that at 0600 hours today (Indonesian time) the Liyun-1 well was carrying out minor rig repairs after reaching a measured depth of 491 metres. Progress for the week was 405 metres. Liyun-1 is an exploration well in the Bulu Production Sharing Contract, which is located in the East
ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC a Houston-based International Drilling Contractor, announced that the ATWOOD BEACON (owned and operated by our wholly-owned subsidiary, Atwood Oceanics Pacific Limited) has been awarded a contract by a group of companies for work offshore Suriname and Guyana. The operator group
A pump accident at a Maersk oil rig is causing oil to leak out in the North Sea water of Denmark. [mappress] Source: Xinhua, June 24, 2010;
The lower marine riser package (LMRP) cap containment system was successfully reinstalled on the Deepwater Horizon’s failed blow-out preventer (BOP) at approximately 1830 CDT on June 23. This containment system is connected to the drillship Discoverer Enterprise on the surface. The system resumed co
BG Group today confirmed the success of a new well known as Tupi Alto (3-BRSA-821-RJS or 3-RJS-674) on block BM-S-11 in the Santos Basin pre-salt, offshore Brazil. This is the seventh consecutive successful well on the Tupi accumulation and confirms the extended presence of light oil. Wireline testi
Dockwise Ltd. today announces 10 awards for Heavy Marine Transport projects and two for engineering assignments related to a float-over for CNOOC and to Wheatstone. Total revenues for these various commitments are expected to exceed $35 million USD. The relationship between the China National Offsho
This purpose-built waste processing center provides an unparalleled level of environmental compliance from the rig to final disposal. Baker Hughes opened its Eco-Centre™ waste management facility in Peterhead, Scotland, today, providing the North Sea oil and gas industry with the highest level of en
AWE Limited advises that the Tui SW-2 exploration well has been suspended as a future gas injection well. Since the last report, the 7” liner was run and cemented and the well was suspended as a future gas injector. At 0600 hours (NZ time) today, anchor handling operations were in progress. The rig
Petrobras has discovered evidence of oil in pre-salt reservoirs in Campos Basin offshore Brazil. The discovery was the result of the drilling of 6-ABL-57D-RJS well, located in Albacora Leste field’s concession area, below the sandstone layer fields producer. This discovery is situated 130 km off the
Chevron, the second-largest U.S. oil company, is partnering with embattled rival BP to develop an exploration block in the South China… [mappress] Source: Benzinga, June 23, 2010:
China’s leaders have ordered oil companies to beef up safety precautions for offshore oil drilling to prevent calamities similar to the… [mappress] Source: Canadianbusiness, June 23, 2010:
TGS announces the commencement of a 1650 km2 high density multi-client 3D seismic survey located in the outer part of Moray Firth off the Northeast coast of Scotland. The survey covers open as well as held acreage and is located in an area proven to be particularly prolific for hydrocarbon explorati
