BP announced today the drilling of a successful appraisal well in a previously untested northern segment of the Mad Dog field in the US Gulf of Mexico. The well results confirm a significant resource extension for the Mad Dog Field complex, which includes the existing field, in production since 2005
McMoRan Exploration Co. today announced results from interim logging operations at the Lafitte ultra-deep exploration well located on Eugene Island Block 223 in 140 feet of water. The Lafitte well commenced drilling on October 3, 2010 and has been drilled to 27,038 feet. Wireline logs indicate sever
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Premier Oil Norge AS a drilling permit for well 9/1-1 S. Well 9/1-1 S will be drilled from the Bredford Dolphin drilling facility in position 57°35’37.02’’N and 4°00’56.05”E. The drilling program for well 9/1-1 S concerns the drilling of a wildcat well
SOCO announces that the Te Giac Trang Field in Vietnam, which commenced production on 22 August 2011, is ramping up production on schedule, reporting 28,563 barrels of oil per day (“BOPD”) in the most recent 24 hour reporting period. The plan calls for an interim plateau production of approximately
Shanghai-based Wison Offshore & Marine (Hong Kong) Ltd., announced recently the re-naming of its wholly-owned Houston, Texas, subsidiary Wison Floating Systems, Inc. to Wison Offshore & Marine (USA), Inc. as part of a global re-branding of Wison’s upstream oil and gas division. “Changing our name to
In July 2011 T.O.S. (Transport & Offshore Services) and Sheffield Offshore Services have joined forces to broaden their range of high quality personnel services. The new venture is called ‘TOS Sheffield Pte. Ltd.’ By joining forces, they will be able to supply a full range of crew, consisting of bot
Bourbon Front, the first of four platform supply vessels of the PX105 design from ULSTEIN built at Zhejiang Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., was delivered to Bourbon Offshore Norway at 6 September 2011. The vessel features an overall length of 88.80m, breadth of 19.00m, DWT of 4250T, and maximum speed of 15.5
Noble Corporation today announced the resignation of Thomas L. Mitchell, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, who is leaving to pursue another opportunity, following a brief transition period. “Tom has been an important part of Noble’s growth and success over the past five years and we
TTS Energy AS, subsidiary of TTS Group ASA, has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with OSX WHP 1 & 2 Leasing B.V, subsidiary of OSX S.A of Brazil, for delivery of two complete wellhead platform drilling units (WPDUs). The companies are aiming to enter a firm contract within short time. The scope of wo
Offshore Solutions BV (OSBV) has been providing 24/7 personnel access for Pearl 1 Platform – one of two platforms providing offshore gas to Pearl Gas to Liquids (GTL) project in Qatar – since the completion of sea trials in December 2010. Using the 20-metre Offshore Access System (OAS), mounted on t
Wood Group Kenny has been appointed by BP to provide engineering design and project management services for the subsea, umbilical, riser and flowline (SURF) infrastructure for BP’s Quad 204 redevelopment project West of Shetland. Wood Group Kenny is responsible for the design of $1.2 billion worth o
Reinforcing its position as a leading supplier of subsea technology for North Sea oilfield projects, GE Oil & Gas announced at Offshore Europe 2011 that it will provide subsea production equipment to Valiant Causeway Ltd. for the development of the Causeway Field. GE will supply two subsea productio
Wood Group, the international energy services company, is focusing on growing its world-leading engineering, production facilities support and gas turbine services businesses following the acquisition of PSN and the disposal of its Well Support division. To facilitate engineering growth, the Engine
Coastal Energy Company announces the successful results of the Bua Ban North A-05 well and provides an operations update. The Bua Ban North A-05 well was drilled to a total depth of 5,650 feet TVD. The well encountered 81 feet of gross sand and 35 feet of net pay in the Miocene reservoir with 27 [&h
