Project & Tenders
Premier plans to re-drill Isobel Deep reservoir
Falkland Oil and Gas Limited (FOGL) has reached an agreement with Premier Oil and Rockhopper Exploration to drill a further well on the Isobel/Elaine complex, offshore the Falkland Islands. The Isobel Deep exploration well was spudded in April 2015 and an oil discovery was announced in May. The well
Sverdrup’s Phase 1 Capex Estimated at $1 Bln Less
Statoil, the operator for the Johan Sverdrup development, has presented an updated capex estimate, for the first phase of the development, showing reduced capital expenditures as a result of positive market response in contracts and purchase orders. In the Plan for Development and Operations (PDO),
Jan de Nul Secures Nobelwind Contract for Vidar
Jan De Nul Group and the offshore wind project Nobelwind signed the first offshore wind contract for Jan De Nul’s recently acquired offshore jack-up heavy lift vessel Vidar. It concerns the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of 51 monopile foundations for 50 wind turbines and fo
Statoil trims capex estimate for Johan Sverdrup
Statoil, the operator for the Johan Sverdrup development, in the North Sea offshore Norway, has presented a preliminary capex estimate for the first phase of the development to the partnership. The Johan Sverdrup partnership consists of Statoil, Lundin Norway, Petoro, Det norske oljeselskap and Maer
Noble restarts Humpback well drilling
Noble Energy has restarted drilling of the Humpback exploration well in the South Falklands Basin, offshore the Falkland Islands. The well was spudded on June 13, 2015. The completion of the well was delayed in August due to a series of unforeseen equipment and operational issues. This delay extende
Boa Scraps Newbuild
Norway’s Boa IMR, a majority owned subsidiary in the Boa Offshore group, has sent a cancellation notice of the shipbuilding contract for an IMR/OCV vessel with Noryards Fosen. The contract for a Light Construction and Inspection Maintenance and Repair (IMR) Vessel was first announced in March this y
Hoegh, Bechtel win Malahat LNG pre-FEED job
Steelhead LNG said it has signed an agreement with Höegh LNG, for Höegh LNG and Bechtel to perform the pre-front end engineering and design work for its proposed Malahat LNG project.
EMGS Inks Acquisition Agreement with DGH in India
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has signed a multi-client acquisition agreement with the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) in India. The agreement grants EMGS a two year permit to acquire 3D EM multi-client data within a 325,000 square km area off West coast India, crossing eight diff
Wood Group’s Simulator for MWCC’s Containment Training
Wood Group has been awarded a contract with Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) to provide an operator training simulator; supporting training for containment in the event of a deepwater well control incident in the Gulf of Mexico. Under the contract, the simulator will be developed by Wood Group
Focal, MacArtney Enter Sales and Service Partnership
Focal Technologies Corporation, a Moog Inc. company, has entered into a sales and service partnership with MacArtney Singapore Pte. Ltd. The sales and service partnership agreement between Focal and MacArtney will become effective from October 1, 2015. MacArtney Singapore holds a track record as a M
Samsung floats ‘world’s largest semi-sub’ for Ichthys project
Inpex Corporation announced Thursday that the Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG project, located off Australia, launched its central processing facility (CPF) on September 19, 2015 from the offshore floating dock at the Samsung Heavy Industries’ shipyard in Geoje, South Korea, where it is being constructed
Exhibition on Starcross-Cockwood Scheme
The Environment Agency is proposing a tidal defense scheme for Starcross and Cockwood on the Exe Estuary in Devon to reduce flood risk. The proposed scheme is estimated to reduce flood risk to over 600 residential and commercial properties. Currently, the Agency is at the project appraisal stage, me
ExxonMobil gearing up for Liberia spud
ExxonMobil has set a timeframe for drilling of a long-delayed wildcat well in Block LB-13, offshore Liberia, for late 2016 to early 2017. Canadian Overseas Petroleum Limited (COPL), a partner in the project, said on Wednesday it had received Work Program and Budget for 2016 from ExxonMobil (the oper
Roc Oil spins drill bit in Bohai Bay
Roc Oil Company Limited (ROC) has started drilling the second of two planned exploration wells, QK12-3-1D, in Block 09/05 in the Bohai Bay Basin, China. According to AWE Limited, a partner in the project, the well will be drilled to a planned total depth of 3,600m MDRT (Measured Depth below Rotary T