An important milestone has been passed for the Eldfisk II project, ConocoPhillips has informed. In October the jack-up rig Mærsk Innovator started drilling activities on Eldfisk 2/7 S, in the North Sea, offshore Norway. There are a total of 40 well slots on the new integrated platform Eldfisk 2/7 S.
Statoil has received consent from the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway to use Songa Trym for permanent well plugging on the Oseberg field, in the North Sea. Statoil is the operator on the Oseberg field, located in blocks 30/6 and 30/9 in the northern part of the North Sea. The 30/6-B-51 AH we
Assisted by the Civil Aviation Authority Norway, the Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has carried out an audit of helideck and helicopter operations at three facilities in the Ekofisk area, in the North Sea. From 15 to 18 September 2014, the PSA, with assistance from the Civil Aviation Authority Nor
As a partner in the WA-424-P Joint Venture, IPB Petroleum has received an update from its drilling contractor that the estimated start date for the Pryderi-1 rig contract is now due late October to early November 2014. IPB Petroleum has previously announced October 24, 2014 as the estimated start da
Ophir Energy plc has announced the successful Drill Stem Test (DST) on the Fortuna-2 well in Block R, Equatorial Guinea. Ophir holds 80% of Block R and GEPetrol 20%. After successfully drilling and coring the Fortuna-2 well, a DST was conducted to prove the deliverability of the Fortuna gas field. T
Operator Statoil has together with PL169 partners proved new oil resources in the D-structure in the vicinity of the Grane field in the North Sea. Well 25/8-18 S, drilled by the rig Transocean Leader, proved an oil column of 25 meters in the Heimdal Formation. The estimated volume of the discovery i
Ocean Rig UDW Inc. has been awarded extensions of the drilling contracts for its two ultra deepwater drillships, the Ocean Rig Corcovado and the Ocean Rig Mykonos, by Petrobras. The drillships will be used for drilling offshore Brazil. The term of each extension is for 1,095 days with a total combin
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
