Huisman, a Dutch-based specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, has secured a new contract with Subsea 7 to supply and install a 550mt Flex-lay system and a 400mt Offshore Mast Crane onboard their newest vessel. Delivery of the equipment is scheduled for 2014, installation will take pla
Statoil is cutting the costs of increased recovery from fields in operation by hiring in light well intervention vessels. As of December Statoil has three light well intervention vessels in operation. Statoil awarded Island Offshore a framework agreement earlier this year for light well intervention
Dron & Dickson, specialist in design, supply and maintenance of hazardous area electrical equipment, has secured a new contract with Maersk FPSOs UK Limited. The deal will see Dron & Dickson conduct an Ex baseline survey for the North Sea Producer FPSO to establish the client’s asset register. The s
Reuters today reported that Brazilian prosecutors have filed a lawsuit against oil major, Chevron, and the world’s biggest offshore drilling contractor, Transocean, over their roles in an oil leak near the Frade field, off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, which occurred in November. Chevron has already
Maersk Supply Service has signed a contract with Chilean shipyard Asenav for two innovative new offshore vessels with an option for – up to – four additional vessels. The project value for the two vessels is close to USD 200 million. The vessels will replace existing vessels operating in the Canadia
Kosmos Energy has entered into a Reconnaissance Contract for the Tarhazoute Block offshore the Kingdom of Morocco. Covering 1.9 million gross acres in water depths of between 3,250 and 8,200 feet, the Tarhazoute Block is located offshore in the Agadir basin immediately between the Company’s Essaouir
Kongsberg Maritime simulators have been selected for the forthcoming MOSAIC 2 facility (Maersk Offshore Simulation and Innovation Centre) at Maersk Training in Svendborg, Denmark. Building officially commenced on the state-of-the-art new facility on the Maersk Training campus on 29th November 2011.
EOC Limited’s 100% owned subsidiary, Emas Offshore Construction and Production Pte Ltd (“EOCP”) has entered into an exclusive interim agreement with the owners of the Perth Field comprising DEO Petroleum UK Limited, Faroe Petroleum UK Limited and Atlantic Petroleum UK Limited (together the “Perth Gr
Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Jurong Shipyard has secured a US$291.6 million contract to build an accommodation semi-submersible rig with options for another two units from Prosafe, the world’s leading owner and operator of accommodation and service rigs. Scheduled for delivery in the second quarter
Carnarvon Petroleum Limited provides an update covering its interests in the Bedout sub-basin, offshore Western Australia. Carnarvon’s interests comprise 50% in exploration permits WA-435-P, WA-436-P, WA-437-P and WA-438-P and 100% in exploration permit WA-443-P as outlined on the following page. Fa
Nido Petroleum Philippines Pty Limited, as Operator of Service Contract 54A and Service Contract 54B announce the successful completion of the combined SC 54A Lawaan/Libas and SC 54B Pawikan 2D seismic surveys on 10 December 2011 . Nido’s partners in SC 54A are Yilgarn Petroleum Philippines Pty Ltd
Chevron Australia Pty Ltd today announced a natural gas discovery in the Exmouth Plateau area of the Carnarvon Basin, offshore Western Australia. The Vos-1 well encountered approximately 138 metres (453 feet) of net gas pay. Located in the WA-439-P permit area approximately 300 kilometres (186 miles
Joint Operating Company Vietgazprom, a joint venture between Petrovietnam and Gazprom, (“VGP”) has selected the Northern Offshore owned drillship Energy Searcher for an upcoming drilling program offshore Vietnam. The program is expected to commence after the conclusion of the current contract with C
Hyperdynamics Corporation announced an operational update of the Sabu-1 exploration well in its concession offshore the Republic of Guinea. The Sabu-1 exploration well has drilled to its current depth of 1,440 meters, which the company discussed in its operational update on November 9th. Since that
