Subsea
McDermott Nets Megalodon Platform Installation Job in GoM
McDermott International, Inc. announced that one of its subsidiaries was awarded a contract to provide transportation and installation services to Walter Oil & Gas Corporation (“Walter”) for the Megalodon platform destined for South Timbalier Block 311 in the Gulf of Mexico. The project is expected
Statoil Resumes Production on Njord A
Statoil resumed oil and gas production on the Njord A platform in the Norwegian Sea on 19 July, after a major reinforcement of the platform structure. Production has been shut down since last summer. Extensive analyses and inspections in 2013 revealed a need to reinforce the Njord A platform structu
Silverfleet Capital Acquires AGR
Norway-headquartered AGR Holdings AS (AGR) has been acquired by the independent European private equity firm Silverfleet Capital. The deal, worth NOK 1,640 million (€195m) is expected to be completed on or around end of August 2014. AGR Holdings AS is the petroleum services division of Oslo-listed A
Kleven to Construct MPSV for Malaysian Based IES Pioneer
Kleven has signed a new shipbuilding contract with Malaysian based Joint Venture Company IES Pioneer Ltd. The contract for the new vessel is of the MT 6015 MPSV design, designed by Norwegian design company MarinTeknikk, and will be outfitted with a crane, helideck and FiFi II. Delivery will be Septe
ExxonMobil, OMV Petrom Start Domino-2 Drilling in Black Sea
ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Romania Limited, an affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corporation, and OMV Petrom S.A. (OMV Petrom) announced the start of drilling at the Domino-2 well in the deepwater sector of the Neptun Block offshore Romania in the Black Sea. Data collected during the drilling prog
Corps Focuses on Protecting Marine Life During Miami Harbor Deepening
Miami Harbor is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ first Florida port expansion project to deepen to 50-plus feet, employing some of the highest environmental protection protocols outside of a designated National Marine Sanctuary. The Corps of Engineers works daily with its contractor and multiple fe
N’Goma FPSO Ready to Sail Away
The N’Goma FPSO is ready to sail away to the offshore site block 15/06 in Angola, following the naming ceremony held yesterday at Port Amboim. It will then commence mooring and hook-up operations. Eni and its partners have met a key milestone towards the achievement of the first oil of West Hub Deve
NOAA Annouces New Rule for Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary
NOAA’s Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary published a final rule and environmental assessment which now permits the use of weighted marker buoys in the sanctuary, an important safety measure for recreational diving and an enhancement for recreational fishing. The rule and assessment is part of th
FORCE to Conduct Barge Anchoring Project in Minas Passage
The Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) is planning to conduct a barge anchoring project in the Minas Passage between July 21 and August 7, 2014. A number of vessels will be involved in this operation, including a barge and tugs. The vessels will maneuver and hold station in the Minas Pas
BOEM to Offer 21 Mln Acres in GoM for Oil and Gas Development
As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above energy strategy to continue to expand safe and responsible domestic energy production, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Acting Director Walter Cruickshank announced that the bureau will offer more than 21 million acres offshore Texas for oil and
POSH MOGAMI Barge Sinks Offshore Batam
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) received a report that a Singapore-registered barge POSH MOGAMI sank 2 nautical miles northeast of Sekupang, Batam, on Friday (18 July) night. There were nine persons on board the barge when the incident happened. It was reported that the semi-subme
Det norske About to Complete Gohta-2 Appraisal Well
Det norske oljeselskap ASA announces that the Gohta-2 appraisal well in PL492 is about to be completed. The well confirmed presence of oil and gas and two production tests were undertaken. The test of the gas zone was successful, whereas the test in the oil zone was inconclusive. The appraisal well
No Oil for Tullow in Lupus Well
Ithaca Energy Inc. announces that the Tullow Oil Norge AS (“Tullow”) operated exploration well 31/10-1 on the “Lupus” prospect in licence PL507 in the Norwegian North Sea did not encounter hydrocarbons. Tullow is currently finishing drilling of exploration well 31/10-1. The well is located approxima
Salamander Sells 40 Pct Stake in Bualuang to SONA
Further to the Heads of Agreement announced on 5 June 2014, Salamander announces that a definitive Share Sale and Purchase Agreement has now been signed with SONA Petroleum Berhard (“SONA”) to dispose of an effective 40% working interest in the B8/38 concession containing the Bualuang oil field and