Endeavour International Corporation today reported that the Tudor Rose well in the Central North Sea block 14/30a was spud yesterday, on the 16th of November 2011. The Tudor Rose oil accumulation was discovered in 1983 and encountered an 80 foot oil column within the Tertiary age Beauly Sands, but p
The Parkmead Group plc yesterday completed an agreement with XTO UK Ltd., a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, to buy a 15% interest in Blocks 48/1a, 47/5b and 48/1c in the UK Southern North Sea. These blocks contain the Platypus gas field and the Possum gas prospect. This acquisition marks an i
Statoil and its co-venturers Repsol and Chevron have been named the successful bidders for exploration rights on two land parcels in the Flemish Pass Basin, offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. This was the result of a land sale issued by the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleu
Cosalt Offshore, which provides lifting, tooling and marine services to the oil & gas industry, has recently ordered a second 50-tonne spooling winch from ACE Winches as part of a major investment in equipment. The second winch, destined for Norway, was ordered following an increasingly high demand
From 18-21 October 2011, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit activity on Rowan Stavanger in connection with an expanded application for an Acknowledgement of Compliance (AoC) for drilling. The audit activity was well facilitated by Rowan. Rowan Stavanger has previously
Tideland Signal will supply Saipem with Syncrolan LED light stations and fog signals as temporary marks for the jacket that it is currently fabricating for Total E&P UK’s West Franklin phase two project in the North Sea. To warn nearby shipping, the new wellhead platform will be marked by a Tideland
DEO Petroleum plc announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary DEO U.K. Limited, along with partners Atlantic Petroleum UK Limited & Faroe Petroleum (U.K.) Limited, has agreed, subject to regulatory approvals, to assume Maersk Oil U.K. Limited’s 19.11% interest in the Perth field. Commenting, DE
GDF SUEZ E&P Norge said on its website that as of 01.12.11 Atle Sonesen will replace Terje Overvik as Managing Director. Sonesen joined GDF SUEZ E&P Norge in 2005, and currently holds the position as Head of Asset. He has a Master of Science degree in petroleum technology from the University of Stav
Vroon Offshore Services (VOS) has added new AHTS vessel to their offshore fleet. Today, Wednesday 16 November 2011 at 14.30 hrs local time, Vroon took delivery of VOS Artemis from the Fujian Southeast Shipyard in China. VOS Artemis is an “A class” anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel. She is the
Havyard Group AS has signed a contract with the Indian shipping company Global Offshore Ltd for delivery of a PSV vessel, including an option for one further vessel. The Indian shipping company, known as Garware Offshore until just recently, has changed its name due to an expansion from only operati
Hoang Long Joint Operating Company (HLJOC) has selected Honeywell as a main electrical and instrumentation building contractor for its H-04 wellhead platform in the Te Giac Trang (TGT) Field. This announcement follows the successful completion of an earlier phase (H-01 wellhead platform) of the TGT
McMoRan Exploration Co., a shallow water Gulf of Mexico exploration company, reported yesterday that its Lafitte ultra-deep prospect, which is located on Eugene Island Block 223 in approximately 140 feet of water, has encountered additional hydrocarbons. The well has been drilled to a true vertical
Xcite Energy yesterday provided a corporate update and its results for the three months ended 30 September 2011. Xcite has seen continued progress in its technical and operational plans for the First Phase Development (“FPD”) of the Bentley field. The Rowan Norway jack-up rig has arrived in Dundee a
Leading oil and gas body the Intervention & Coiled Tubing Association (ICoTA) has presented its European Chapter Innovation Award to Schlumberger Slickline’s global perforating and remedial services domain champion, Matthew Billingham, in recognition of the company’s application of technical innovat
