The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well 7227/10-1, in the production licence 230, in the Barents Sea. The 7227/10-1 wildcat well will be drilled from the Transocean Spitsbergen semi-submersible drilling rig. The name of the prospect is “Saturn”
Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley and local officials celebrated the beginning of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredging of Channel Islands Harbor, which will provide sand to replenish Hueneme Beach. “Since coming to Congress, I have worked tirelessly to advocate for the funding necessary to dr
CAGE, Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate has selected Kongsberg Maritime to develop and deliver two ocean observatories. The observatories will be deployed off the coast of Svalbard (Norwegian islands in the Arctic Ocean) during 2015, to monitor methane leaks from the seabed. The
Maersk Oil North Sea UK Limited, operator of the Culzean development in the North Sea, has awarded a contract for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of the project’s well head platform (WHP) jacket to Heerema Hartlepool Limited. Heerema will build the WHP jacket and piles, the well
After a competitive tendering process, Maersk Oil North Sea UK Limited (Maersk Oil UK), operator of the Culzean development in the North Sea, has awarded a contract for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of the project’s well head platform (WHP) jacket to Heerema Hartlepool Limited
Leading international oil field services company, Expro, has secured a major new contract to supply a high rate well testing package and ancillary services for the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project. The contract, worth over $50m, will see Expro provide well testing, large bore subsea landing string
Expro said it has secured a new contract to supply a high rate well testing package and ancillary services for the Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG project in Australia. The contract, worth over $50m, will see Expro provide well testing, large bore subsea landing string, well intervention, fluid analysis
A new report published 15 October has revealed the full extent of the economic benefits being generated by the Cygnus gas project – the UK’s largest Southern Gas field discovery in the past 25 years. The report by leading economics consultancy Oxford Economics has highlighted how the project will ad
The City of North Myrtle Beach is about to hold an Information Meeting regarding the proposed Cherry Grove Canals Dredging Project. The meeting, open to the public and persons who own property along the canals are especially encouraged to attend, will be held on Saturday, November 1, at 10:00 a.m. a
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has given Det norske oljeselskap ASA consent to use the Transocean Winner semi-submersible drilling rig for production drilling at Alvheim and Bøyla in the North Sea, offshore Norway. The background to this consent is Det norske‘s acquisition of Marathon O
China LNG Group said it has entered into a framework agreement to develop LNG businesses in Tumed Right Banner, Baotou City, Inner Mongolia. Tumed Right Banner Business Bureau agreed to fully support the company to construct LNG refueling stations, storages and LNG distributed energy stations in Tum
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, has announced the start of drilling of the Jawhara-3 well inthe Sfax Offshore Exploration Permit in the Republic of Tunisia. The Jawhara-3 is the first of several exploration and appraisal wells planned in the permit. The well will be drilled four kilomet
TrustLube said it has delivered its system to SBM Offshore for Shell’s Prelude FLNG, which is being built at Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Geoje, South Korea. The TrustLube system was completely engineered and produced at the Oud Gastel location in The Netherlands, the company said in a state
In an effort to continue reducing pollutants reaching the Indian River Lagoon system, the city of Rockledge has secured funding assistance from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the St. Johns River Water Management District. The funding will be used to remove 143 septic tanks an
