Between 14 and 16 October 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway carried out an audit of ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS (COPSAS) and its management of emergency preparedness and helicopter operations at Ekofisk 2/4 L, in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Ekofisk 2/4 L is an accommodat
From 29 September to 2 October 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway carried out an audit of Statoil within the domains of emergency preparedness, drilling and well technology on the West Venture semi-submersible drilling rig. West Venture is operated by North Atlantic Drilling (NAD) and
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has given Statoil consent to use the Songa Dee semi-submersible drilling rig for production drilling on Gullfaks satellites, well template P, in the North Sea. The PSA says that the consent entails an extension of an existing consent for Songa Dee at Gullf
The global oil and gas industry is now facing the reality that many of its on and offshore wells are being used beyond the original lifespan. This presents significant uncertainty around the integrity, safety and productivity of the remaining service life, DNV GL says. DNV GL has established a Joint
Shell has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to use semi-submersible drilling rig Transocean Barents for well plugging at Draugen, in the Norwegian Sea. Draugen is an oil field in the Norwgeian Sea in 250 metres of water. A/S Norske Shell (Shell) is the field’s operato
Serica Energy plc has confirmed that testing operations have now concluded on the SM-1 well on the Sidi Moussa Licence, offshore Morocco. The well was drilled to a total depth of 2,825 metres subsea and encountered oil in fractured and brecciated cavernous Upper Jurassic carbonates. During the cours
Opus Offshore, a Singapore-based drilling contractor, has taken delivery of its first drillship. According to Sino Ship News, a maritime news website based in China, the Opus Tiger 1 mid-water drillship was christened at CSSC’s Shanghai Shipyard on Saturday, November 8, 2014. The drillship is the fi
Lamprell, a UAE-based offshore rig builder, has received a new contract award from National Drilling Company (NDC), Abu Dhabi, for the construction and delivery of two further high specification jack-up drilling rigs of a Super 116E (Enhanced) Class. This contract award is valued at approximately US
The American Petroleum Institute (API) has announced the publication of five recommended practices for the design, construction, and maintenance of offshore structures used in oil and natural gas drilling and production operations. “Technological improvements mean offshore resources that were once o
IPB Petroleum has informed that the Pryderi-1 exploration well in WA-424-P offshore Australia has reached a depth of 446 m (RT) in 17.5 inch hole late afternoon of November 11, 2014. Pryderi-1 well is located in the Browse Basin, north of Broome, offshore Western Australia. Planned operations over t
On 23 and 24 September 2014, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway carried out an audit of BP Norge AS (BP) and Valhall Flank North located in the North Sea. The PSA says the audit was focused on working environment and emergency preparedness. Valhall Flank North is an unmanned well head platf
Hoidi International Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based offshore engineering & construction company, has won an order to supply legs for four jack-up drilling rigs.
Mubadala Petroleum has announced that production started at its Manora oil field in the northern Gulf of Thailand on November 11, 2014. Production is expected to reach a peak rate of approximately 15,000 bopd as production wells are completed. Up to 10 production wells and five injection wells in th
Sea Trucks Group has completed its offshore accommodation campaign during the hook up and commissioning operations of the Berkut platform, offshore Sakhalin, Russia. The Berkut platform, operated by Exxon Neftegas Limited (ENL), is located in the Arkutun-Dagi Field, approximately 25 km offshore the
