Seafox Contractors B.V announced today that the self-elevating support jack-up Seafox 3 is contracted to be used offshore Thailand for Coastal Energy. The works include accommodation and support services for early oil production activities in the Shongkla basin. “The Seafox 3 is currently in dock at
Senior officials of Thailand and Cambodia have resumed talks on an oil and gas exploitation project in the Overlapping Claims Area (OCA) … Source: Bernama [mappress] Source: Bernama,September 23, 2011;
Bergen Group Hanøytangen is awarded contract for a yard stay for the accommodation rig Safe Scandinavia in October this year. The length of the dock stay is one about one week, and the contract value for Bergen Group Hanøytangen is estimated to NOK 8-10 million. Safe Scandinavia, which is operated b
Tummas Justinussen from the Faroe Islands is willing to compete with Norwegian shipowners and focuses on advanced supply vessels from the Herøy-based company Havyard Group. This Saturday the Faroese character invites 50 people from Sunnmøre and Sogn in western Norway across to the naming ceremony of
A salt water pipeline leak offshore Alabama has forced ExxonMobil to halt gas production in the Mobile Bay area of the Gulf of Mexico… Reporting by Edward McAllister (Reuters) [mappress] Source: Reuters,September 23, 2011;
Ghana’s economic growth soared to 34 percent in the second quarter, boosted by oil output in Africa’s newest exporter of crude. By Moses Mozart Dzawu and Ekow Dontoh (Bloomberg) [mappress] Source:Bloomberg ,September 23, 2011;
Fugro Survey Pty Ltd (Perth) is shortly due to commence a deepwater AUV survey as part of the Woodside-operated Browse LNG Development. Woodside has commissioned Fugro to undertake a detailed seabed mapping program, extending offshore from the proposed Central Processing Facility, that will provide
Lundin Petroleum AB announced that the sidetrack (16/2-7A) of the second appraisal well, 16/2-7, has confirmed excellent quality oil bearing Upper Jurassic sandstone reservoir. The Avaldsnes field is located in license PL501 on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The sidetrack well (16/2-7A) encountere
Roc Oil (Mauritania) Company and Roc Oil (Chinguetti) B.V., each wholly owned subsidiaries of ROC, have agreed to sell all of their respective interests offshore Mauritania to Tullow Mauritania Ltd, Tullow Petroleum (Mauritania) Pty Ltd and Tullow Chinguetti Production Pty Ltd, wholly owned subsidia
Statoil has received consent to use the gas pipeline, Troll P12 Pipeline. The Troll field is located about 63 kilometres west of Kollsnes, and consists of production licences 054 and 085. The P12 gas pipeline was installed in April 2011 by Solitaire, the world’s largest pipe-laying vessel. The pipel
(Westshore Shipbrokers AS)- Following in Petrobras’ footsteps, Shell Brasil is about to embark on its > 2,000m water depth portfolio. Drilling will continue into the second quarter of 2012 in the Santos Basin. On the one hand, it’s just another oil major doing something not much different from other
Cypriot president Demetris Christofias said he guarantees Turkish Cypriots will benefit from offshore hydrocarbon discoveries even before… By Stelios Orphanides (Bloomberg) [mappress] Source:Bloomberg ,September 22, 2011;
Veidekke Entreprenør AS has entered into a contract with Statoil ASA in connection with the construction of a new test facility for a subsea compressor at K-lab on Kårstø. The total value of the contract is approx. NOK 115 million, excluding VAT. K-lab is Statoil’s specialised laboratories for larg
Noreq was recently awarded the contract for Lifeboats, davits, Fast Rescue Boat and Rescue boat davit for the six drill ships Maersk Drilling are building with Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea. The contract is valid for all drill ships and is consisting of 6pcs 80-persons lifeboats together w
