AWE Limited advises that at 0600 hours today (NZ time) the Kahu-1 exploration well was drilling ahead at a measured depth of 3,692 metres. Progress for the week was 2,188 metres. The forward plan for the well is to drill to total depth of approximately 3820 meters and complete wireline logging. The
On the coast of the Bay of Chaleur, a major New Brunswick port continues to out-do itself. For a fifth consecutive year, the Port of … [mappress] Source: timestranscript, July 15, 2010;
Blasting will take place at a busy north-east harbour next week as work on a multimillion-pound port expansion enters its final phase. The massive Smith Embankment project at Peterhead is just weeks away from completion. Work to build a 650ft quay and 330ft breakwater at the busy Buchan port began i
The Port of Longview is looking to deepen the Columbia River three feet at eight of its berths so ships can unload more cargo, port … By Erik Olson [mappress] Source: tdn, July 15, 2010;
You can just glimpse a view of one of Thorold’s biggest toxic cleanups from the bike path along the Welland Canal. An excavator was busy … [mappress] Source: The Tribune , July 15, 2010;
Production had been shut down on Gullfaks C since a well incident occurred on 19 May. Activities on board have been concentrated on plugging the C-06 well systematically from the bottom and up. The incident entailed change in pressure and loss of drill fluid, which resulted in the loss of one barrie
GE will supply gas turbine and compressor equipment to PNBV—Petrobras Netherlands BV, subsidiary of Petrobras the integrated oil and gas company, for deployment in two floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO P-58 and P-62) units for exploration and production offshore Brazil. The $160 mill
The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) is eyeing Argentina and other Latin American countries for oil and gas development. CNOOC will facilitate this through a joint venture set up in March this year with Bridas Energy Holdings (BEH) of Argentina, said Fu Chengyu, president of CNOOC dur
The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) has expressed serious concerns about the implications of the new proposed setback for offshore… [mappress] Source: dcnonl, July 14, 2010;
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won orders to design and equip five offshore and special purpose vessels plus options worth in total around £80 million in the last few weeks. Rolls-Royce has signed a contract with Italian shipyard, Rosetti Marino Spa, for delivery of an integrated
DONG Energy has agreed a development plan for the Norwegian gas field Marulk, in which DONG Energy has a 30% stake. The costs of developing the Marulk field are expected to total approximately DKK 3.8 billion, of which DONG Energy’s share will amount to approximately DKK 1.1 billion. “The developmen
Grand Valley State University’s Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center will host a community meeting of the Michigan Great Lakes… [mappress] Source: hollandsentinel, July 14, 2010;
Falkland Oil and Gas (FOGL) will press ahead with its drilling program offshore the Falkland Islands despite reporting that its Toroa … [mappress] Source: Mercopress,July 14, 2010;
With many states in the country facing power crisis, exploiting the country’s coasts could provide a possible solution among other alternate… [mappress] Source: deccanherald, July 14, 2010;
