Dong Energy has informed that the third deck of the Hejre platform’s topside has been lifted into place. The topside for the Hejre platform is under construction in South Korea. Dong Energy says there are lots of details and challenges in connection with the construction of the Hejre platform. The p
Caspian Energy Group has announced that the christening ceremony for a jack-up rig “Mercury” took place on a site of “Astrakhan Shipbuilding Production Association”, in Russia. It is the second jack-up rig assembled with facilities of “Astrakhan Shipbuilding Production Association”. In 2013, the jac
TSC Group Holdings’ subsidiary Zhengzhou TSC Offshore Equipment Co., Ltd. has secured a jacking system order from GMG shipyard (GSHI). GSHI specializes in the research and manufacture of offshore engineering equipment and special-purpose vessels. TSC Zhengzhou will provide GSHI with a set of jacking
Songa Offshore has informed that the scope of work for the Songa Dee Special Periodic Survey (SPS) has progressed according to plan, including the budget of 60 days and USD 90 million. The rig has during the yard stay achieved its certification on hull and structure by DNV, the BOP has been overhaul
Serica Energy plc has informed that the SM-1 well in the Sidi Moussa block offshore Morocco has reached a total depth of 2,825m MDBRT (measured depth below rotary table) and encountered oil during drilling operations. Preparations are underway to perform cased hole testing. Tony Craven Walker, Chair
Baker Hughes Incorporated has announced a Weekly Rig Count report to its Investor Relations website. Offshore rigs are down. BHI Rig Count: U.S. -12 to 1918 rigs U.S. Rig Count is down 12 rigs from last week to 1918, with oil rigs down 19 to 1590, gas rigs up 8 to 328, and miscellaneous rigs down [&
Chevron Corporation has announced that the Pacific Sharav, a deepwater drillship built to Chevron’s specifications, has arrived in the Gulf of Mexico to work under a five-year contract. The Pacific Sharav, owned by Pacific Drilling, is an upgraded Dual-Load-Path, Samsung-12000-design, dynamically-po
Offshore drilling contractor Transocean has won new contracts worth around $610 million, the company has said in its fleet status report for September 2014. According to the report, its Transocean Leader semi-submersible drilling rig, currently working for Statoil on the Norwegian Continental Shelf,
Bibby Maritime has secured a new charter for floating accommodation vessel ‘Bibby Bergen’, starting 15th October 2014. The vessel is moving to support Bergen Group Hanøytangen AS, who have been awarded a contract from Dolphin Drilling AS for an upgrade and five-year class renewal survey on the semi-
The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have announced that ATP Infrastructure Partners LP (ATP-IP) will pay a $1 million civil penalty for an unauthorized discharges of oil and chemicals from an oil pl
VAALCO Energy, Inc. today announced the start of a new six well drilling campaign offshore Gabon on its Etame Marin block. The development drilling campaign follows the recent on-schedule installation of the Etame platform and the Southeast Etame/North Tchibala (“SEENT”) platform. All work on this p
Sevan Drilling and Cosco have agreed to amend the termination rights of the construction contract for the Sevan Developer drilling rig and defer the delivery date. Delivery is deferred for 12 months with mutually agreed options, exercisable at 6 month intervals, to extend the delivery date for up to
Swedish oil company Lundin Petroleum AB has completed the drilling of the wildcat well 33/12-10 S, offshore Norway. The well investigated the hydrocarbon potential of the Vollgrav South prospect in PL631, which is located 150 km west of Florø on the Norwegian west coast and between the Gullfaks and
Odfjell Drilling has announced the signing of a cooperation agreement with William Jacob Management (WJM). Under the agreement, the companies will mutually deliver engineering services of offshore drilling facilities to the global energy market. The services will include conceptual and front end eng
