Deepsea Atlantic has completed work on well 34/10 52-B for Statoil at the Gullfaks field and are currently carrying out a planned yard stay at Hanøytangen, outside Bergen,Norway. The rig arrived the Bergen Group Hanøytangen yard 24th of August. Reason for the yard stay is contractual commitments. Th
On Aug. 25, 2011, BP confirmed through a standard visual wellhead inspection that there is no release of oil from the Macondo well (MC252). In addition, BP also conducted a visual inspection of the Macondo relief well confirming the same result. Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) video inspection was c
Last weekend the platform supply vessel Durga Devi (ex VOS Prevail) was taken over by the Singapore-based ship owner Chellsea Pte Ltd in the port of Esbjerg. Niels Winther acted as owner’s agent and handled the local formalities. In addition to this, a ceremony in connection with the handover of the
Royal Dutch Shell has defended its safety record following a leak of more than 200 tons of oil into the North Sea. Environmental groups … Reported by: Louis Makiello (The Epoch Times) [mappress] Source: The Epoch Times, August 26, 2011;
BP Trinidad and Tobago (bpTT) today announced the start of natural gas production from the Serrette field, offshore Trinidad. Serrette is located in 280 feet (90 metres) of water off Trinidad’s south east coast. BPTT holds a 100 per cent interest in the field. Serrette is a normally unmanned install
KBR today announced that it has received a letter of award from Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Limited to perform engineering design and procurement support services for the BP Quad 204 Floating Production Storage and Offload (FPSO) Project to be located west of Shetland Isles in UK waters. The Quad 2
MAN Diesel & Turbo SE is to equip four new ocean-going specialist vessels with complete propulsion systems. The Augsburg-based leading manufacturer of large-bore diesel engines and turbomachinery has secured a contract to deliver 16 four-stroke engines with gears and controllable pitch propellers to
Colombo Dockyard penned contracts for the construction of four units of 78 m Multipurpose Platform Supply Vessels (MPSV) each with a 3,600 deadweight capacity for a Singapore based Ship Owner at an undisclosed price on 25th August 2011. Details of the Owner are not divulged due to an agreement of co
The sidetrack of the recent gas discovery at the Broder Tuck prospect in Licence 12/06 offshore Denmark has confirmed additional hydrocarbon column whilst sample analyses from the initial exploration well have indicated a higher than expected condensate content. Bo Askvik, President and CEO at PA Re
The Norwegian government will consider extending its North Sea gas pipeline infrastructure as far as the Barents Sea if sufficient gas is… Source: argusmedia [mappress] Source: argusmedia, August 26, 2011;
TapOil today announced first half 2011 results ended June 30, 2011. Highlights Cash flow from operations of $7.6 million Minor underlying loss after tax (excl. non-recurring items) of $0.7 million Exploration write downs and impairments of $6.5 million Cash reserves of $53 million with no debt – not
Ithaca Energy Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary Ithaca Energy, announces that further to announcements on April 4, 2011 and May 16, 2011, the Company has completed the transaction to acquire a 28.46% non-operated interest in the Cook oil field from Hess Limited. At completion of the transaction,
Transocean Services AS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Transocean Ltd., today, after receiving clearance by the Oslo Stock Exchange, launched its all cash voluntary offer for 100 percent of the shares of Aker Drilling ASA for NOK 26.50 per share. The Offer has been made on the same terms as the previo
Antrim Energy Inc. announced that Antrim, along with its current licence partners, has signed a farm-out agreement with TAQA Bratani Limited relating to UKCS Licence P201 Block 211/22a North West Area (Antrim 21%) whereby TAQA has agreed to drill an exploration well to earn an interest in the licenc
