MEO Australia Limited advises that it’s wholly owned subsidiary Seruway Offshore Exploration Limited (“SOEL”) as operator for the Seruway PSC (SOEL 100%), has completed the acquisition of the Ibu Horst 3D seismic survey. The PGS seismic vessel M/V Pacific Explorer was demobilised at 12:11 pm (local
Statoil ASA has together with its partners Eni Norge AS and Petoro AS made a substantial oil discovery in the Havis prospect in the same licence as Skrugard (PL532) in the Barents Sea. This is the second high-impact discovery in the North in nine months. Well 7220/7-1, drilled by the drilling rig Ak
DOF Subsea Norway AS has been awarded a Frame Agreement for Offshore Survey Services by Statoil. The 4-year frame agreement with 2 x 1 year options includes services for light construction, ROV survey with MultiBeam Echosounder (MBE), ROV survey w/o MBE, acoustic survey, acoustic survey with ROTV, a
FUGRO-TSM Pty Ltd, has been awarded the Greater Western Flank (GWF) Phase 1 Project Subsea Installation Contract from Woodside Energy Limited. The contract value is in excess of AUD 100 million, with engineering and design work for the project beginning immediately, leading to a peak in offshore ins
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® method of wellhead engineering, announces that Tullow Oil plc, a leading independent oil and gas explorer and producer, has signed up as an additional consulting partner to Plexus’ Jo
MEO Australia Limited has been advised by Eni Australia Ltd (Eni), as Operator of permit NT/P68, that acquisition of the Bathurst 3D seismic survey covering the Blackwood East structure has been completed. The survey vessel M/V Veritas Viking II was released at 0600 (ACST) on 5th January 2012. A tot
Technip was awarded the last option for the Statoil frame contract for diving, pipeline repair, contingency and modification services. The frame contract has been held by Technip since January 2007 and is now extended to the latest possible completion date of December 2014. The yearly revenue under
DONG Energy performed detailed geophysical surveys of the seabed in the Anholt offshore wind farm area. In connection with the surveys, a few objects with magnetic signs, indicating that it might be old bombs, were located. Further surveys confirmed the presumptions; the find turned out to be two ol
Aker Solutions has signed a contract with Marathon Oil Norge AS to supply a subsea production system for the operator’s Bøyla project on the Norwegian continental shelf. Contract value is approximately NOK 210 million. Scope of work includes engineering, procurement, construction and delivery of fou
Dhiraagu, the Maldives business of Cable & Wireless Communications, has commenced laying a new fibre optic submarine cable network system which will run from the north to the south of the island nation. The Dhiraagu Domestic Submarine Cable Network (DDSCN) is a 1253 km length fibre optic submarine c
North Sea Energy Inc. announces that it has been notified by the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) that it, together with its partners, has been awarded three new blocks in the UK North Sea in the 26th Seaward Licensing Round, namely the Norfolk prospect – block 12/16b (20% interest)
In 2011 Jumbo Shipping successfully completed its scope of work as awarded by client Technip for the ASENG field located off the coast of Equatorial Guinea in West Africa. This field is to be developed as a standalone turret moored FPSO with subsea production, water injection and gas injection wells
“Statoil has completed a fantastic year, both in terms of exploration successes, and the development of our portfolio on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS),” says Øystein Michelsen, executive vice president for Development and Production Norway. According to Michelsen the NCS will remain the back
Providence Resources P.l.c., the London (AIM) and Dublin (ESM) listed oil and gas exploration and production company, confirms that its wholly owned UK subsidiary PR Singleton Limited has been offered a frontier exploration licence over six blocks in the Rathlin Basin, offshore Northern Ireland by t
