Awilco Drilling PLC on Friday signed the contract with Suncor Energy UK Limited for the provision of WilHunter for the drilling of one HPHT exploration well. The contract value is estimated to be USD 27 million. The contract is expected to commence in Q3 of 2012. WilHunter is one of Awilco Drilling’
Repsol Chairman, Antonio Brufau, Eni Chairman, Paolo Scaroni, and the Venezuelan Minister of Popular Power for Oil and Mining Rafael Ramírez on Friday in Caracas signed the natural gas supply agreement that will allow the development of the vast hydrocarbons reserves of the Perla field. The Perla su
Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd. has extended its option agreements with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. (HHI) for the delivery of two FSRUs, that were to expire by mid December 2011 and mid January 2012, respectively. Both option agreements are now valid into first quarter 2012. The Company’s third and fo
HOCHTIEF continues to expand in the global offshore market. Leighton subsidiaries John Holland and Thiess have won additional contracts from oil and gas group Chevron on the Wheatstone gas project off the Australian coast. John Holland is to erect numerous refinery buildings for EUR 185 million (AUD
Two new bodies will begin work on 1 January 2012 in Australia, bringing greater consistency and efficiency to offshore petroleum regulation in Commonwealth waters – and potentially billions of dollars of benefits for the economy according to a press release on the Australian Governments’ website. Th
Sterling Resources Ltd. announces that today operations commenced on the appraisal well on Block F17a in the Netherlands North Sea. The jack-up rig Maersk Resolute was put on contract on December 21, 2011 following weather related delays on the previous contract. Results of the well are expected aro
Moorings Systems has completed the installation of a flexible export flowline to transfer water to a DP tanker at the BP Valhall platform complex in the Norwegian North Sea. The project involved installation of 1,160 metres, 6” flexible flowline, front end engineering, mobilisation of equipment, and
Hydratight has formed a strategic partnership with one of the world’s leading commercial diver training schools. Hydratight and the UK-based Professional Diving Academy will collaborate on specialist courses aimed at improving both subsea joint integrity and skills, as well as diver safety. The part
Antrim, an international oil and gas exploration and production company announced preliminary results from drilling operations of Antrim-operated well 21/29d-11Z, a sidetrack of the Erne discovery well 21/29d-11 (Antrim working interest 50%) in the UK Central North Sea. The 21/29d-11Z sidetrack well
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has completed the first unannounced oil spill drill since the reorganization of the former Minerals Management Service was completed on Oct. 1. The table-top drill, which took place last week, was led jointly by BSEE in conjunction with the U
BG Norge AS, operator of production licence 373 S, is in the process of completing the drilling of wildcat well 34/3-3 S and appraisal well 34/3-3 A, Norwegian Petroleum Directorate announced on its website. The wells are situated west of the Knarr field (formerly called Jordbær) in the northern par
Eni signed yesterday three agreements in Luanda to further strengthen its cooperation with the Angolan national oil company, Sonangol. Through the agreements signed by Sonangol Chairman Manuel Vicente and by Eni E&P COO Claudio Descalzi, the two companies have established the framework for the devel
Shell’s analysis indicates that the leak from Bonga offshore facility remains offshore and is thinning and breaking up, based on a combination of satellite pictures, photos from aerial surveillance, infra-red cameras and direct observations from vessels. Following investigation by a Remotely Operate
Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (FAIR) has been awarded a contract by Hercules Offshore to transport the jack-up drilling rig Hercules 185 from Pascagoula, Mississippi to West Africa in the First Quarter of 2012 on board Fairstar’s open stern, semi-submersible vessel FJELL. The contract value is USD 2
