Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) delivered a 120T Bollard pull Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel (AHTS), “SCI Pawan”, bearing the Hull No. to M/s. Shipping Corporation of India, Mumbai (SCI). The vessel is of AH03 type, designed by STX OSV, Norway (ex- Aker Yards) and is certified under dual class by t
The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an inspection of project management, including change management in the Snorre unit (the Snorre licence). The inspection was carried out in the form of a meeting with Statoil on 29 April 2011 and a meeting with the licensee group (PSA) on 13 Se
Maersk Drilling has signed a contract with Lundin Norway AS for an ultra harsh environment jack-up rig to carry out subsea field development of the Brynhild Field in Norway. The contract will be for MAERSK GUARDIAN or MÆRSK GIANT to be declared by 1 January 2013. The firm contract duration is for t
Tap Oil Limited (“Tap”) provides the following information on the Hannah-1 commitment well, offshore Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia. The Hannah-1 well is located in permit TP/8, approximately 18km east of Barrow Island. The well will be drilled in water depth of 16m by the jack-up rig Ensco 104.
Maersk Drilling announced that it has signed a drilling contract with Lundin Norway AS for the Maersk Guardian jack-up rig for exploration in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The contract is for two wells with a total duration of approximately 135 days. Commencement of the contract is expecte
Neptune Marine Services Ltd has been awarded a contract by Hess Exploration Australia Pty Limited for the provision of geotechnical and geophysical surveys for the Equus Gas Fields Development Project, located 180km north of Exmouth on the North West Shelf of Western Australia. Neptune has entered i
Reef Subsea AS announced yesterday that they have entered into two 5-year charter agreements for two newly-built dynamically positioned subsea construction vessels – Neptune Despina and Neptune Larissa – from Neptune Offshore AS. Simultaneously Neptune Subsea AS, the ship owning company of the vesse
Chevron Corporation last night reiterated that its efforts to respond to oil seeps and a subsequent sheen near the Chevron- operated Frade project, offshore Brazil have been successful. Since receiving approval from the Brazilian National Agency of Petroleum (ANP) late Sunday, Chevron Brazil immedia
In the past months Saltwater Engineering designed and engineered two new generation chase vessels for Rederij Groen. In addition to the technical aspects Saltwater also managed the tender process, which was concluded at the Europoort exhibition by awarding the build of both vessels to Maaskant Shipy
Noble Energy today reported that it achieved first production at Aseng project offshore Equatorial Guinea in less than three years from sanction, while delivering a world-class project seven months ahead of schedule, 13 percent below budget, and with an excellent safety record. Transferring the lear
Island Offshore, a provider of high quality solutions for the offshore oil industry based on a fleet of advanced high quality service and subsea service vessels, recently secured a 7 year contract from Schlumberger. The contract is for two of its recently christened vessels, Island Centurion and Isl
Noble Energy, Inc. today announced that it has increased its 5 year capital spending plan as a result of recent exploration successes in order to strengthen the company’s growth profile. The Company’s production is projected to increase at a compound annual growth rate of 17 percent over the next fi
Premier Oil, a growing oil and gas exploration and production company with interests in eight countries around the world today announced its Interim Management Statement for the period to 15 November 2011. Premier’s two significant Asian developments are now onstream. Chim Sáo field offshore Vietnam
TAQA Bratani Limited , the UK subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC, has agreed to purchase from Premier Oil plc (“Premier”) certain assets that Premier will acquire following completion of its acquisition of Encore Oil plc. Under the agreement, TAQA will acquire a 16.6% per cent work
