Royal Dutch Shell plc has today made the final investment decision (FID) to advance the Appomattox deep-water development in the Gulf of Mexico. This decision authorises the construction and installation of Shell’s eighth and largest floating platform in the Gulf of Mexico. The Appomattox developmen
Norwegian oil and gas giant Statoil has decided to suspend Saipem’s Scarabeo 5 rig due to overcapacity in its rig portfolio. According to Statoil, the suspension will take effect once Scarabeo 5 has completed drilling of a well on the Kristin field in the middle of August, and will last until March
Karoon Energy Australia has said that the Ocean America semi-submersible drilling rig is currently mobilizing to its drilling location in the Carnarvon basin, offshore W. Australia. Once there, it will spud the Levitt-1 exploration well. Drilling is expected to start during the first week of July. A
Statoil Petroleum AS, operator of the Gina Krog Unit, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 15/6-13 and appraisal wells 15/6-13 A and 15/6-13 B. The wells were drilled about 250 kilometres west of Stavanger and directly northeast of the Gina Krog field, in the North Sea, offshore Norway. The ob
Global Maritime Deep Sea Mooring has been awarded a contract for the provision of mooring and rig positioning services to the Australian oil and gas company Quadrant Energy Ltd. Global Maritime Group’s head office is in Stavanger, Norway and the Group has six business areas with Global Maritime Deep
Songa Offshore has taken delivery of Songa Equinox rig from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Enggineering (DSME) in Korea. Songa Equinox is the first rig in a series of four Category D rigs specifically built for and contracted to Statoil. The rig was first scheduled for delivery in mid-May 2015; howeve
Alliance Offshore Drilling, a subsidiary of TSC Group in China, has decided to build two additional R-550D jack-up rigs at CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard (HPWS) in Guangzhou, China. The R-550D is a Zentech designed, high-specification ABS classed mobile offshore jack-up drilling unit, capable of ope
CNOOC Limited today announced that its Bozhong 28/34 oilfields comprehensive adjustment project has started production. The Bozhong 28/34 oilfields are located in Bohai Sea, offshore Northeastern China, with an average water depth of approximately 22 meters. The project consists of three sub-project
Husky Energy has started production from the South White Rose project in the Jeanne d’Arc Basin offshore Newfoundland and Labrador. “South White Rose is Husky’s second major subsea satellite tieback following the successful North Amethyst subsea project,” said CEO Asim Ghosh. “Both of these projects
Sevan Marine, a Norwegian designer of cylindrical offshore drilling and production units, has engaged a law firm in relation to allegations linking the firm to a bribery scandal in Brazil. In a statement issued today, Sevan Marine ASA has said it has recently become aware of articles in the Brazilia
Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd has completed the mating of the upper hull & topsides to the lower hull of the Frigstad Deepwater Rig Alfa, which is the first of two Ultra Deepwater semi-submersible drilling units which were ordered by Frigstad Deepwater Ltd in December 2012. The operation was mark
Shandong Offshore International Company Limited has decided to acquire Northern Offshore, Ltd. (NOF) for $165 million. The acquisition of NOF will be done by Shandong Offshore Company Limited (Bidco), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Shandong Offshore International Company Limited. It will
Production of the first elements on the Johan Sverdrup project has begun today, on Monday, June 29, 2015, at Kværner in Verdal, as cutting the steel for the riser platform jacket on the Johan Sverdrup field, located in North Sea, has kicked off. To remind, Kvaerner signed the final contract for deli
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted E.ON E&P Norge AS a drilling permit for well 6507/3-11 S, in the Norwegian Sea. According to the NPD, well 6507/3-11 S will be drilled from the Borgland Dolphin drilling rig. The drilling programme for well 6507/3-11 S relates to the drilling of
