Aker Solutions secured a contract from Statoil to provide maintenance and modifications services for the Mariner oilfield development in the UK North Sea. The five-year framework agreement also has extension options for a total of four years. Aker Solutions’ Aberdeen operations will manage the contr
Providence Resources P.l.c., the Irish oil and gas exploration and appraisal company, has announced its preliminary results for the year ended 31st December 2013. Throughout 2013, the Company has continued to focus on progressing the multi-well drilling programme offshore Ireland. This is the larges
MCG, an international marine seismic data provider, specialising in 2D multi-client offshore seismic surveys offered to oil & gas companies worldwide, has announced that the processing of the MCG1302 data has been finalized. The survey covers license PL720, awarded in the 22nd Concession Round, and
As at 0600 WST on 27 June 2014 preparations were being made to commence drilling in the 6-1/2″ hole section of the Pharos-1 well. The current well depth is 4,950mRT. Since the last update, the 8-1/2″ hole section was drilled from 4,570mRT to a depth of 4,950mRT. Two wireline logging runs were comple
The National Energy Board (NEB) has approved a Geophysical Operations Authorization (GOA) application from TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (TGS), Petroleum GeoServices (PGS) and Multi Klient Invest AS (MKI) to conduct a 2D offshore seismic survey program in Baffin Bay and Davis Strait over five ye
Ithaca Energy Inc. announces completion of flow test operations on the third development well on the Stella field, with the well achieving a flow rate of 12,492 barrels of oil equivalent per day. Well 30/6a-B1Z (“B1”) is the third development well drilled on the Stella field. The well was drilled to
Drilling of the Brugdan II Re-Entry well in licence 006 offshore the Faroe Islands has concluded. The well will now be plugged and abandoned. It was drilled to 4542 meters and resulted in a dry well. The well is located 130 km offshore the Faroe Islands and was respudded in May 2014. It was drilled
The Technip-DeepOcean PRS Joint Venture has been awarded by Statoil ASA a new frame agreement for Pipeline Repair System (PRS) Pool services. Starting on December 1st, 2014, the agreement will have a firm duration of five years as well as three optional periods of two years each. The contract was se
Dalby Offshore is yet again working with Centrica as part of the new initiative ‘One Team’ Programme which brings together 16 contract partner companies all working together to create a truly integrated team sharing the same vision moving forward and focusing on world class operations and maintenanc
Dalby Offshore is yet again working with Centrica as part of the new initiative ‘One Team’ Programme which brings together 16 contract partner companies all working together to create a truly integrated team sharing the same vision moving forward and focusing on world class operations and maintenanc
German offshore grid connection BorWin 1 faced several technical faults over the past months, which resulted with unplanned shutdowns of the network connection. To determine the exact cause of the issues, German transmission system operator TenneT said that it is working closely with the contractor
Tangiers Petroleum Limited has advised that the Ralph Coffman jack-up rig commenced drilling operations at the TAO-1 exploration well, offshore Morocco on the 26th June 2014. The TAO-1 well is located within a proven petroleum system, adjacent to the Cap Juby heavy oil discovery and has been designe
North Energy has entered into an agreement with Tullow Oil Norge AS which gives it a 10 percent holding in production licence 507. The operator is planning an exploration well on the “Lupus” oil prospect, with spudding scheduled for late June. This well will be drilled by Borgland Dolphin in about 1
Hurricane Energy plc, has successfully completed the testing phase of its key horizontal appraisal well in the Lancaster fractured basement oil discovery West of Shetland. The well will be suspended as a future producer. Production tests achieved a sustainable oil flow rate using an Electrical Subme
