Ross Offshore AS today announces contract award for drilling, well , exploration & petroleum technology services with Statoil ASA. The contract is for five years firm, with a two plus two plus one year option (10 year total). The contract will take effect 01.01.2014. The contract is given as part of
Bridge Energy, the Oslo Børs and AIM listed oil and gas exploration and production company, provides an update on the current exploration drilling campaign, targeting the Amol and Asha East prospects within the PL457 licence. Further to the announcement on 25th September 2013, the Company advises th
Lundin Petroleum AB, through its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS, announces the completion of wildcat well 6608/2-1S. The well was drilled in PL330 about 60 km east-southeast of the Aasta Hansteen gas field in the Norwegian Sea. The exploration well 6608/2-1S, operated by RWE Dea Norge AS,
In the National Budget 2014, the Government is proposing continued investment in increased oil recovery and the development of the petroleum industry in northern Norway. Accordingly, the grants to Petoro and the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate will be increased by NOK 6 million and NOK 4 million, re
RWE Dea UK has started gas production from the Breagh gas field located in the UK Southern North Sea. The first three wells brought into production had an initial total flow rate of 2.75 million cubic metres of gas per day. Total reserves of the Breagh field are estimated at approximately 19.8 billi
Qatargas and E.ON Global Commodities signed a flexible SPA for five years starting in January 2014 and covering a volume of approximately 1.5 million tonnes of LNG per year. The LNG will come from Qatargas 4 (Train 7), a joint venture between Qatar Petroleum and Shell, and will be delivered on-board
Aker Solutions has secured the contract for the first phase of decommissioning the Murchison platform in the North Sea after more than 30 years of production. The three year contract was awarded by CNR International (UK) Ltd. Aker Solutions will manage the engineering design, procurement and offshor
Reef Subsea Integrated Projects has secured a multi-million pound contract with Technip Norge AS for trenching services on the Boyla Development Project in the North Sea. RSIP will provide the state-of-the-art Q1000 jet trencher, along with a team of experienced operators, to conduct trenching servi
Seabed Geosolutions has secured a two year contract with Total E&P for its Ocean Bottom Node seismic data acquisition technology. The contract utilises a ‘call-out’ mechanism for each acquisition survey with the option to extend the contract for an additional 24 months. The initial work programme co
Gardline Geosciences announced that, as part of a 3-year Frame Agreement with Statoil, ASA, Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. have completed a 3 month offshore soil investigation campaign utilizing one of its ROVDrill Mk-2 seabed drill systems. Work was undertaken on-board the Helix’s chartered ves
PolskieSieciElektroenergetycznePóznoc S.A. invites tenders for the provision of subsea cable services in the period from May 01, 2014 until September 30, 2014. The contract is to carry out a comprehensive service inspection and analysis on the Polish route section of the MCRC and HVDC cables between
Danish Energy Agency released prior information notice concerning 450 MW offshore wind power turbines which are to be installed in nearshore areas. Bids will be submitted for six different areas which have been designated for this tender. The prospected nearshore sites are located in the North Sea o
The Gazprom Management Committee Chairman Alexey Miller took part in a meeting of the South Stream Transport B.V. Board of Directors in Paris, France. During the meeting the Board of Directors approved a detailed construction schedule, endorsed the company’s long-term budget and confirmed the commis
Dana Petroleum has started drilling works at the Pharos exploration well in the UK Southern North Sea. The news was announced this morning by Parkmead, which owns a 20% stake in the prospect. The Pharos gas prospect has the potential to contain up to 500 billion cubic feet of gas-in-place (86 millio
