Karoon Gas Australia Ltd has announced the beginning of the high impact Levitt-1 exploration well in WA-482-P Carnarvon Basin, offshore Western Australia. Karoon has a material 50% equity interest in WA-482-P and is carried for 90% of the cost of the well. Joint venture partner, and operator Quadran
Aqualis Offshore, an offshore marine and engineering consultancy, has been contracted by Perforadora Mexico to support with the transportation and installation of a platform rig for a fixed platform offshore Mexico. Under the contract, Aqualis Offshore will monitor and document the sequence for rig-
Weekly U.S. offshore rig count, as well as the overall U.S. rig count rose when compared to the previous week, the Baker Hughes weekly rig count report reveals. The report was issued Thursday, July 2, due to the US Independence Day holiday on July 3. BHI Rig Count: U.S. +3 to 862 rigs U.S. Rig Count
Semco Maritime has reportedly won a contract to prepare Songa Offshore’s Songa Equinox after the rig arrives in Norway. According to Offshore.no, Semco Maritime was awarded the contract in cooperation with PSW Group, and the operations on the rig will be performed in Hanøytangen, Norway. Songa Equin
(Updated with Ensco statement, July 7, 2015) Brazilian police have arrested a former Petrobras official, Jorge Zelada, who allegedly received bribes related to drilling rig contracts. According to Reuters, which cited Prosecutor Carlos Fernando dos Santos Lima, Zelada, who was a director of the Petr
Australia’s Origin Energy, operator of the BassGas joint Venture in permit T/L1 offshore Australia, has confirmed that the the Yolla-5 development well has reached a Total Depth of 3,384m Measured Depth below Rotary Table (MDRT). The well was spudded on March 14, 2015. According to a press release b
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., a Houston-based fabricator of offshore drilling and production platforms, has signed a contract with an oil and gas company with operations in Trinidad for the fabrication of a jacket and piles for one of its offshore locations. According to the company’s press release
On 8 and 9 June 2015, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has carried out an audit of Lundin’s management of the working environment and preparations for operation of Edvard Grieg development located in the North Sea. The PSA notes that Lundin is in the completion phase for the Edvard Grieg
Norwegian oil company Statoil has experienced a helicopter problem during a flight to an offshore installation in Canada, forcing the pilot to return the aircraft to base, Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) has informed. According to C-NLOPB, Statoil reported the pro
Austrian OMV has completed its Maari offshore field redevelopment project in New Zealand, and accepted praise from the island nations’ energy minister. The company has announced that its Maari Growth drilling campaign is now completed and Maari’s field production capacity is expected to double with
Det norske oljeselskap AS, operator of the Ivar Aasen field in the North Sea, has completed the drilling of three appraisal wells, 16/1-22 S, 16/1-22 A and 16/1-22 B. The field is located in the central part of the North Sea and was proven in 2008. According to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (N
Australia’s Otto Energy Ltd is preparing to spud Hawkeye-1 exploration well offshore the Philippines. Namely, the company issued Maersk Drilling with formal notice in respect of the mobilisation of the Maersk Venturer drillship to the Hawkeye-1 exploration well location. Otto executed a binding cont
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given Premier Oil Norge AS consent to use Maersk Guardian rig to drill exploration well 3/7-10 S in the southern part of the Norwegian North Sea. Premier Oil is the operator for production licence 539 in block 3/7 in Myrhauk formation, located in the N
The U. S. Coast Guard (USCG) reported that Shell-operated drillship Noble Discoverer left the Port of Everett, Washington on June 30, 2015 and is heading for Alaska. Noble Discoverer is second Shell-hired oil drilling vessel to depart western Washington for the Arctic this summer. To remind, Shell’s
