Tap Oil Limited (ASX Code: TAP) provides the following update on the Zola-1 exploration well, offshore Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia. Location / Proposed Depth The Zola-1 well is located in permit WA-290-P, immediately south of the giant Gorgon gas field in the Carnarvon Basin, Western Australi
Petrofac, the international oil & gas facilities service provider, confirms that following successful completion of the first phase of the South Yoloten project for Turkmengas, the state-owned national gas company of Turkmenistan, it has commenced work on the second phase of the project, worth US$3.
Qatar Petroleum and Shell have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly study the development of a major petrochemicals complex in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar. The agreement was signed in Doha by His Excellency Abdulla bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy a
Damen has been tasked with developing the first environmentally friendly ferry design for the Dutch shipping company Rederij Doeksen. Based in Harlingen, Rederij Doeksen operates passenger and car ferries between Harlingen and the Dutch Wadden islands of Vlieland and Terschelling. This will be the f
Kosmos Energy announced today that the company, the government of Ghana and the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) have signed an agreement to amicably resolve several issues that have existed among them. The resolution of the issues includes settlement regarding data, as well as matters re
JGC Corporation today announced that it will be selling its 44.94% share interest in M.W. Kellogg Limited to KBR. MWKL is a UK-based affiliate of both companies. Following the transaction, MWKL will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of KBR. The transaction is expected to be finalized in January 2011.
The third development well on the Te Giac Trang development, offshore Vietnam, has been completed. Preliminary log analysis of the third well, the TGT-H1-3P, drilled to the north west of the field, indicates that the well encountered the top of the target reservoir horizon as expected, based on the
On 16 December 2010 in Moscow, the Sovcomflot (SCF) Group of companies and Exxon Neftegas Limited (a subsidiary of ExxonMobil) signed long-term agreements for two icebreaking supply vessels to service the oil platform at the Sakhalin-1 Project Arkutun-Dagi offshore oil field. The official signing ce
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions provider, has strengthened its position as the global leader in supplying design and propulsion solutions for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) with yet another important order. Norwegian operator Eidesvik Offshore has placed
Bounty Oil & Gas NL announces progress report on the New Seaclem 1 well in PEP 11, offshore NSW on behalf of the joint venture. Progress since Last Report The well was spudded at 00.00 hours AEDST 15 December 2010 and drilled the 9 7/8″ pilot hole to 310.5 metres BRT using Ocean Patriot semisubmersi
Talisman Energy Inc. today announced it has reached agreement to create a strategic partnership with Sasol Limited to develop the Farrell Creek assets in Talisman’s Montney shale play in northeastern British Columbia. Talisman will sell a 50% working interest in its Farrell Creek assets to Sasol for
EnCore Oil plc announces that the Varadero exploration well 28/9-2 in Central North Sea block 28/9 was spudded at 21.45 hours on Saturday 18 December 2010. The EnCore operated well is being drilled using the Transocean Galaxy II heavy duty jack-up rig and is being managed by Applied Drilling Technol
Roc Oil (WA) Pty Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of ROC, has agreed to sell its 20% interest in WA-351-P, offshore Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia, to Woodside Energy Ltd for US$15.75 million subject to working capital adjustments. The effective date of the sale is 1 January 2011. ROC does not
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) and Shell have entered into a Joint Industry Project to plan and design the next generation of 3D EM equipment. Over the next six months the two companies will, in close collaboration, conduct a feasibility study that includes laboratory tests, design solutions
