Subsea
Wintershall Concludes Drilling of Appraisal Wells 6407/1-7 and 6407/1-7 A
Wintershall Norge AS, operator of production licence 475, has concluded the drilling of appraisal wells 6407/1-7 and 6407/1-7 A. The wells were drilled about eight kilometres northeast of the Tyrihans field and five kilometres northeast of the 6407/1-6 S gas condensate discovery in production licenc
Parkmead Acquires Additional Interest in Athena Oil Field
Parkmead has reported that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of an additional 20 percent interest in UK production licence P.1293 (Block 14/18b ALL), containing the Athena oil field, from EWE VERTRIEB GmbH (“EWE”). Through Parkmead’s acquisition of Lochard Energy Group PLC, compl
GDF SUEZ Abandons Well 7218/8-1 in Barents Sea
GDF SUEZ E&P Norge AS, operator of production licence 607, has concluded drilling of wildcat well 7218/8-1. The well was drilled about 65 kilometres southwest of the oil and gas discovery 7220/8-1 Johan Castberg and 130 km northwest of the Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea. The well’s primary explora
Faroe Executes Successful DST on Pil Discovery Well
Faroe Petroleum performed a successful Drill Stem Test (DST) on the 6406/12-3S Pil exploration well (Faroe 25%), drilled 33 kilometres from the Njord production facility (Faroe 7.5%) in the Norwegian Sea. An extensive data acquisition programme was carried out in the 6406/12-3S well, including the g
AGR Receives New Well Management Contract from OMV
AGR has been awarded a new Well Management Services Contract by OMV (Norge). The Contract also covers delivery of other Drilling and Well Engineering services for complete well construction. The Contract is for three years with the option of two further years. AGR has previously worked with OMV on t
Faroe Petroleum Finds Gas at Solberg Well
Faroe Petroleum, an independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in Norway, the Atlantic margin and the North Sea, announced a gas and condensate discovery in the Solberg well in the Norwegian Sea (Faroe 20%). The Solberg well 6407/1-7 c
Trelleborg Expands Its Business with New Houston Office
Trelleborg’s marine systems operation has opened a new sales and business development office in Houston. Citing growth in the region as a strategic priority, Trelleborg Marine Systems’ U.S. president, Faiyaz Kolsawala, will relocate to Houston as will a number of its global sales team. Among them wi
Brazil: P-61 TLWP for Papa Terra Field Successfully Installed
McDermott International, Inc. (“McDermott”) announces the successful installation of the P-61 Tension Leg Wellhead Platform (“TLWP”) for the PPT BV Joint Venture, consisting of Petrobras and Chevron. Once fully commissioned and operational, the project will enter the record books as the first use of
GE’s Angola Joint Venture Delivers Subsea Equipment
GE Oil & Gas announced the first major equipment delivery by its Subsea Systems business, for a major operator, under a contract established by its Angolan joint venture (JV), GE-GLS Oil & Gas Angola Limited. A primarily localized workforce assembled the first of 16 subsea production trees, destined
Tanker Sinks Causing Oil Spill Offshore Thailand
A tanker carrying oil sludge sank offshore Thailand on Tuesday causing an oil spill in the area. The vessel sank in the vicinity of Maha Chai Gulf, about four kilometers from the coast of Pak Klong Pramong, Bernama reported. Marine Department officials immediately spread the dispersant to prevent th
VisSim Supplies VTMS and Oil Spill Detection System for Ivar Aasen
VisSim AS has signed an agreement to supply Marine Radar VTMS and Oil Spill Detection solutions for the oil production platform operating at the Ivar Aasen oil field in the North Sea. The Vessel Traffic Management System (VTMS) gathers target data from radars and AIS, integrates this data and presen
Ocean Shield Detects New Signals in Search for Missing MH370
Ocean Shield, a vessel searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, detected two new signals after the first two detected on April 05. The Authorities believe that the pings discovered in the Southern Indian Ocean are coming from the aircraft’s black box flight data recorders. As BBC re
JFN Acquires Another SeaBotix vLBV ROV
James Fisher Nuclear (JFN), a provider of marine and engineering services, has added another SeaBotix vLBV to their equipment fleet. JFN has been using a vLBV, with key components coated in a specialized (Cerakote) protective layer, to withstand high pH conditions within the FGMSP (First Generation
Wireline Engineering Strengthens Management Team
Wireline Engineering has announced the addition of three key appointments to develop and strengthen its global management team. The company has bolstered its workforce with the addition of Douglas Gordon as division sales manager for Asia Pacific, Paul Higginson as division sales manager for Europe