Rocksource ASA announced today that the drilling rig “Borgland Dolphin” has commenced drilling on the “Phoenix” prospect in PL 559 in the Norwegian Sea. Phoenix is interpreted as an extension of the nearby Linerle discovery with a shared Oil Water Contact (OWC) The PL 559 partnership consists of Roc
The Board of Directors of Otto Marine Limited announced that the Company or its nominee has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Go Marine Group Pty Ltd or its nominee, in respect of the sale of a 8,000 bhp AHTS vessel identified as “GO Rigel” (the “Vessel”) for a considerat
Subsea 7 S.A. announced today the award of a SURF contract valued at approximately $60 million from Det norske oljeselsakp ASA, for tie-back of two satellite wells in the Jette field to the Jotun B platform. The contract is for the engineering, procurement, fabrication and installation of a 6km flex
French utility GDF Suez plans to sell several of its gas assets in the British part of the North sea to Italian oil company… Reporting by Caroline Jacobs (Reuters) [mappress] Source: Reuters, September 8, 2011;
Wood Group PSN, an energy services company, is to bring an engineering jobs boost to Cheshire. The company, headquartered in Aberdeen, plans to increase staff numbers following a string of North Sea contract wins. Wood Group PSN is set to create upwards of 150 jobs, doubling the size of its existing
Technip in consortium with NPCC(1), was awarded by ZADCO(2) an engineering, procurement and construction lump sum contract, worth a total of approximately $500 million (Technip part of the contract: 35%), for the Satah Full Field Development project. This field is located 200 kilometers northwest of
Engineering and construction company Clough Limited today announced the execution of a binding contract between the Ichthys Joint Venture and Clough DORIS Joint Venture, for the Ichthys LNG Project Offshore Integrated Project Management Support Services (IPMS), which has a limitation on spending unt
MEO Australia Limited advises that Fugro Multi Client Services Pty Ltd commenced acquisition of the Zeus 3D Marine Seismic Survey on 6th September 2011. The 3D survey over WA-361-P is part of a 1,318 km2 multi-client survey to be acquired utilising the ‘M/V Seisquest’. The WA-361-P Joint Venture has
A drilling contract has been signed with Sedco Forex International Inc. on the 8th September securing the “Transocean Legend” semi-submersible drilling rig to complete the planned Phase-2 Browse Basin exploration drilling program in the WA-314-P, WA-315-P and WA-398-P permits jointly held by ConocoP
Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico are re-boarding platforms and rigs, and restoring production following Tropical Storm Lee. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Hurricane Response Team is monitoring the operators’ activities. The team will c
Alan Brunnen and Tove Røskaft will both take a seat at the executive management team of Aker Solutions following a restructuring of the company’s business area Subsea. Mads Andersen who has headed Subsea leaves the company after eight years in the same executive team. Alan Brunnen has headed up Aker
Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) announced today that Petrobras America Inc. (PAI) is the first non-member to have cited MWCC’s system to receive an approved drilling permit. PAI contracts with MWCC for the right to cite the MWCC system in its permit application to the Bureau of Ocean Energy,
Apache Corporation said a subsidiary has received Australian government environmental approval for development of the Julimar and Brunello offshore natural gas fields that will supply natural gas to the Chevron-operated Wheatstone LNG project. Development of the Julimar and Brunello natural gas fiel
Recently Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg visited the Havila-ship Seven Havila from Herøy while the ship was in Randaberg. Afterwards he told Stavanger Aftenblad that he has learned a lot from the visit and that he never earlier have been aboard a offshore-vessel as big as this. Seven Havila is the w
