Octanex N.L. has been advised by Eni Australia Limited, the Operator of the Galahad-1 well located in the outer Exmouth Plateau permit, WA-363-P, that at 07:00 hours WST (Western Standard Time) on Wednesday, 4 May 2011, the well was at a depth of 2380m MDRT (measured depth below rotary table) and cu
FOGL notes the announcement today by Borders & Southern Petroleum plc (“Borders & Southern”) that it has signed a substitution agreement with Ocean Rig under which the Eirik Raude, the rig specified in the original agreement, has been replaced with the Leiv Eiriksson. The heads of agreement between
Olympic Ship has entered into long term contracts with Petrobras Brazil for the PSV`s Olympic Elena (MT6009) and Olympic Promoter (UT755). The firm contract period is 4 years with further options for 4 x 1 year . The contracts have been entered into on market terms. The Olympic group of companies is
Imenco is awarded a contract by SMOE Pte Ltd. The contract is for a new Helicopter Refueling System at Greater Ekofisk Area 2/4, as the platform will have the busiest Helicopter traffic in the North Sea. The contract will include delivery of a Dispenser Unit, Defueling Unit, Storage Skid, Sample Ski
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Director Michael R. Bromwich(Photo Left) delivered remarks at the 2011 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas.OTC is an international event, bringing together experts from around the world focusing on the developm
EnCore Oil plc announced yesterday that the Cladhan appraisal well 210/30a-4z located in UK North Sea Block 210/30a has reached Total Measured Depth of 15,900 feet (12,312 feet Total Vertical Depth Sub Sea). The appraisal well was drilled as a side-track to evaluate the Upper Jurassic sands, approxi
Dong E&P Norge AS has received consent to use the mobile facility Mærsk Giant on Oselvar, located in the southern part of the North Sea. The Oselvar field is located southwest of Ula and northwest of Ekofisk. The field was discovered in 1991 and belongs to production licences 274 and 274CS. The wate
Aker Solutions’ operating revenues in the first quarter of 2011 were NOK 12 billion (2.19 billion U.S. dollars), and earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation amounted to NOK 1.8 billion (328.9 U.S. dollars), including profit from asset sales and non-recurring items. “The streamli
Bontan Corporation Inc. provides the following update with respect to its indirect working interest of 5.23% in the Israeli project comprising the Sara and Myra licenses located in the Levantine Basin: Progress on Israeli Project: The Petroleum Commissioner in Israel approved to extend the validity
Subsea 7 S.A. announced today the award of the Fossekall-Dompap Marine Installation and Pipelay Contract with an approximate value of $180 million from Statoil, close to the Norne FPSO in the Norwegian Sea. The contract scope includes transport and installation of 2 of 4 slots Integrated Template St
Ulstein Verft delivered the platform supply vessel Rem Mist to Remøy Shipping on 5 May 2011. The vessel, which is yard number 289 from Ulstein Verft, was delivered one day before the contracted date. In his speech at the delivery, managing director of Remøy Shipping, Per Gunnar Jarnes, emphasised UL
Noble Corporation today announced that Lee M. Ahlstrom has been named to the position of Senior Vice President, Strategic Development. Ahlstrom will be responsible for evaluating and developing strategic alternatives and initiatives to guide the Company’s path toward increasing shareholder value int
On May 5th the Ocean Rig Corcovado commenced its voyage from Peterhead to Greenland. The drillship has been successfully prepared for the Greenland Campaign, including installation of Cairn 3rd party equipment bunkering for drilling of three wells. The ship is expected to arrive at the well-site in
Schilling Robotics, LLC, experts in subsea systems, announced today the order for a new 200shp, 4,000-meter rated UHD™ ROV system from Global Industries for delivery in the third quarter of 2011. The UHD™ system will be supplied with a 1,500-meter capacity XE™ TMS, launch and recovery system, and to
