Chatham Rock Phosphate Limited (CRP) has provided an updated set of draft conditions to the Environmental Protection Authority Marine Consent hearing to comprehensively address the issues discussed by experts and raised by submiters. The conditions cover mining operations, the mine plan and environm
Serica Energy plc has confirmed that testing operations have now concluded on the SM-1 well on the Sidi Moussa Licence, offshore Morocco. The well was drilled to a total depth of 2,825 metres subsea and encountered oil in fractured and brecciated cavernous Upper Jurassic carbonates. During the cours
The Panama Canal Expansion reached another major milestone with yesterday’s arrival of the final shipment of gates. The gates for the new locks will be used for the Atlantic side of the project, two gates, and two for the Pacific. The four gates arrived on board the Post-Panamax vessel Xia Zhi Yuan
GE Oil & Gas will supply its turbomachinery to Malaysia’s Petronas for its second FLNG facility.
Kebabangan Petroleum Operating Company Sdn Bhd (KPOC) today announced that it has started gas production from the Kebabangan (KBB) platform which also marked the start of production phase at the Kebabangan gas field. The production from the KBB field is expected to ramp up to 500 MMSCF per day by
AFGlobal Corporation has entered into an agreement with Advanced Insulation Systems who will become the exclusive applicator for AFGlobal’s Cuming insulation products. This agreement applies to all subsea insulation structures and jumpers. “This agreement leverages the product superiority of our Cum
Gulf Island Fabrication, through its subsidiary Gulf Island L.L.C., has signed a contract for the fabrication of five Jacket/Piles for the Block Island Wind Farm. Block Island Wind Farm is a shallow water Wind Turbine project located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Rhode Island being develope
TGS has entered into an agreement with PetroData Management Services for the formation of TGS-PetroData Offshore Services Limited, a joint venture entity, to provide high quality geoscience data products and services to the petroleum industry in Nigeria. PetroData Management Services is a local prov
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI) signed a contract for a $1.94 billion order for the second package of the Nasr Full Field Development Project from Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO). As per the contract, HHI will undertake engineering, procurement, construction, installation and
Brazil’s Petrobras has announced that its consolidated oil and gas production, in Brazil and abroad, reached 2 million 795 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed) in October, up 0.5% from September’s production of 2 million 781 thousand boed. Oil production in Brazil rose 0.4% in relation
South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI) has signed a contract for a $1.94 billion order for the second package of the Nasr Full Field Development Project from Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO). According to the contract, HHI will undertake engineering, procurement, constr
Malaysia’s Bumi Armada and Husky-CNOOC Madura Limited (HCML) have mutually agreed to further extend the period for the execution of a contract to supply an FPSO for Madura BD field offshore Indonesia. According to this agreement, the Letter of Intent for the FPSO supply will terminate on November 27
IPB Petroleum has informed that the Pryderi-1 exploration well in WA-424-P offshore Australia has reached a depth of 446 m (RT) in 17.5 inch hole late afternoon of November 11, 2014. Pryderi-1 well is located in the Browse Basin, north of Broome, offshore Western Australia. Planned operations over t
On 23 and 24 September 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway carried out an audit of BP Norge AS (BP) and Valhall Flank North located in the North Sea. The PSA says the audit was focused on working environment and emergency preparedness. Valhall Flank North is an unmanned well head platf
