ENI Norge has entered into a contract with IKM Elektro AS for the provision of overhaul and repairs of electric motors, generators and heaters on the Goliat FPSO, in the Barents sea, off Norway. The contract has a duration of three years with options for extensions, and will be performed as an Integ
Guyana’s Government Information Agency (GINA) has informed that the Deepwater Champion drillship is in position at the Stabroek Block, offshore Guyana. The drillship is scheduled to start drilling for ExxonMobil today, March 5, 2015. According to the agency, this oil exploration project is worth $20
The photo above shows one of the world’s largest jack-up drilling rigs being loaded on a heavy lift vessel in Singapore. The recently delivered ‘Maersk Integrator’ rig is owned by the Danish offshore drilling company Maersk Drilling. The rig, built by Keppel shipyard in Singapore, is now sailing to
The recently delivered ‘Greatdrill Chaaru’ jack-up drilling rig will work for the national oil company of India, ONGC. The information was revealed today by Lamprell, the company that built the rig. The rig, owned by Greatship Global Energy Services Pte. Ltd, will join its sister rig the “Greatdrill
VAALCO Energy has on March 2, 2015, spudded the post-salt Kindele-1 well, its first exploration well on Block 5 offshore Angola. VAALCO contracted the Transocean “Celtic Sea” semi-submersible rig to drill the Kindele-1 well to a planned total depth of 2,250 meters in a water depth of approximately 1
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has decided to launch an investigation into an incident that occurred on Transocean Barents on March 4, 2015 when a roughneck suffered crush injuries. According to the PSA, the injured drill floor worker was on the monkey board, about 10-12 metres in the d
Greatship Global Energy Services Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based subsidiary of Greatship (India) Limited (GIL), has taken delivery of a jack-up drilling rig. The rig, of Le Tourneau Super 116(E) design, was delivered by Lamprell Energy Ltd. in UAE. The rig was named Greatdrill Chaaru. The Greatdrill Ch
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has set up a working group to examine possible means of reducing costs on the Norwegian Continental Shelf associated with rig movements between the shelves in the North Sea. The group’s reporting is to include suggestions for measures to help streamline mo
Lundin Petroleum has kicked off drilling operations of exploration well 33/2-2S in PL579, offshore Norway. The well will investigate the hydrocarbon potential of the Morkel prospect in PL579,which is located 180 km west of Florø on the Norwegian west coast and approximately 40 km northwest of the Sn
Falkland Oil and Gas Limited, and Rockhopper Exploration plc have informed that the drilling unit Eirik Raude has arrived in the North Falkland Basin (NFB). The semi-submersible rig will shortly be moving to location to drill the first well, on the Zebedee prospect, of the six well drilling campaign
Lundin Norway AS (Lundin) has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway(PSA) for exploration drilling of well 7220/11-2, in the Barents Sea with Island Innovator rig. Lundin was granted a drilling permit for well 7220/11-2 from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) in January 2
Karoon Gas Australia Ltd has announced the spudding of the Kangaroo West-1 exploration well, the second well in the current Santos Basin drilling campaign, off Brazil, at 0815 hrs BRT on February 26, 2015. The 26” hole section has been drilled to a depth of 1,106 mRT and preparations are under way t
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well 2/4-23, located in the southern part of the North Sea. Well 2/4-23 will be drilled from the Mærsk Gallant jack-up drilling rig. Statoil received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway to
Otto Energy Ltd has signed a farm-out agreement for a 15 % interest in the SC55 block, offshore the Philippines, with Red Emperor Resources NL. Red Emperor, listed on the ASX and AIM , has agreed to farm-in to SC55 and earn a 15% working interest by participating in the drilling of the Hawkeye-1 exp
