ExxonMobil will demonstrate its leadership across the natural gas value chain at the 2011 Gastech Conference and Exhibition, March 21 – 24 at the RAI Exhibition Center in Amsterdam. Celebrating its 25th conference, Gastech brings together leaders in the world’s professional gas community to address
Seadrill has entered into an agreement for the construction of a new jack-up drilling rig with Jurong shipyard in Singapore. The rig is scheduled to be completed at the end of the third quarter 2013 and total project price is estimated at US$530 million, which includes project management, drilling a
Petrobras’ president and CEO, José Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo, participated in the “Creating a Secure and Sustainable Future for the Energy Sector” panel, held during the Brazil-United States Business Summit, sponsored by the Industry Confederation (CNI), in Brasilia, today (03/19). In the event, G
Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) has delivered its seventh KFELS semisubmersible drilling tender (SSDT), West Jaya, to Seadrill Limited (Seadrill). Completed two weeks ahead of schedule, the vessel was delivered with a perfect safety record and within budget. West Jaya is built to Keppel’s proven K
Last thursday (17), the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE) granted Petrobras the final approval necessary for it to kick off oil and natural gas production for its Cascade-Chinook projects, in the Gulf of Mexico. The bureau’s board highlighted the technologi
A wireline conveyance tool that provides major cost savings to the oil and gas industry has been used in the UK North Sea for the first time. Wireline and well intervention technology specialist Wireline Engineering said its patented Open Hole Roller Bogie technology has been used successfully on th
After the announcement of moving Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference to Amsterdam RAI, Navingo started to form a Committee of Recommendation for this exhibition & conference focused on offshore energy. For the past three years Offshore Energy took place in Den Helder. Due to the enormous growth
TGS announces a second multi-client 3D seismic survey in the Tarakan Basin, offshore Northern Indonesia. The survey, TBB11, will add over 1,820 km2 of new 3D data to the previous survey announced in December 2010. The TBB11 survey will increase coverage in this area to nearly 3,500 km2. The data is
Carnarvon Petroleum Limited provides the following update on its Bedout sub-basin offshore Western Australia operations. The Phoenix multi-client 3D & 2D seismic survey finished acquisition on 16 February, and as of 11 March 2011 the processing was 25% complete, with expected delivery of the 3D data
Nido Petroleum Philippines Limited , on behalf of the SC 54B Joint Venture, is pleased to announce that the ‘Atwood Falcon’ deepwater semi-submersible drilling rig has been successfully contracted to drill the Gindara-1 prospect . The ‘Atwood Falcon’ rig will drill the Gindara-1 prospect under a rig
ATP Oil & Gas Corporation announced that it has received a permit to resume drilling the Mississippi Canyon (“MC”) Block 941 #4 well in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. “This permit for the ATP Titan drilling and production platform is the first for a stationary deepwater facility since deepwater drill
Oil Company North Energy is expanding its business and is opening an office in Tromsø. The office is located in the Forskningsparken science park and the company’s collaborative relationship with the University has been significant in the selection of its office premises. The purpose of establishing
Aker Solutions has signed an EPC contract with ConocoPhillips to deliver the topside and bridges of the production platform for the Eldfisk 2/7 S, in the North Sea. The contract value is approximately NOK 5,5 billion. The contract award is subject to Norwegian authorities’ approval of the plan for d
International classification society RINA has used its offshore gas expertise to develop rules and guidelines for the exploitation, transport and storage of Compressed Natural Gas. Angelo Lo Nigro, Oil and Gas Manager, RINA, says, “Compressed Natural Gas offers an alternative way to move natural gas
