BG Group has today confirmed that the eleventh well on the BM-S-11 concession in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil, was successful. The well, designated as 3-BRSA-865A-RJS (3-RJS-677A) and informally known as Tupi W, was drilled at a water depth of 2 139 metres, approximately 275 kilometres off the
CGGVeritas announcedthat it has signed a term sheet with Petrovietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC) to create a 2D/3D marine joint venture to operate 2D and 3D marine seismic vessels, primarily in Vietnamese waters. The joint venture will provide seismic data acquisition services for the oil
Canadian listed, New Zealand oil and gas producer TAG Oil Ltd. , announced today that the Company has completed the acquisition of a 20% interest in offshore exploration Permit PEP 52181, which covers a 42,379-acre area in the main Taranaki oil and gas discovery fairway. PEP 52181, operated by a sub
MEO Australia Managing Director Jürgen Hendrich Discusses Forward Strategy with Openbriefing.com: MEO Australia Limited announced this week that the Artemis-1 wildcat exploration well (WA-360-P, MEO 25%) located in the Carnarvon Basin, offshore Western Australia, failed to find gas. What are the imp
The Apache-operated Van Gogh field is expected to resume production in January, subject to favorable weather conditions. Repairs to the damaged swivel seals on the Ningaloo Vision floating production, storage and offloading vessel were successfully completed. However, further inspections revealed th
BG Group has today announced the appointment of Patrick W. Thomas as a Non-Executive Director with immediate effect. Commenting on the appointment, BG Group’s Chairman Sir Robert Wilson said: “We are delighted to announce this appointment. Patrick’s international industrial experience will be a valu
Colfax Corporation , a global leader in fluid-handling solutions for critical applications, announced the expansion of its SmartSense™ intelligent pump monitoring line to include the new SmartSense Pulse. Measuring only 2.4 inches long, 1.6 inches wide and 1.3 inches deep, the Pulse easily fits near
Petrobras announces the start up of the Extended Well Test (EWT) for the Carimbé reservoir, in the Campos Basin. Discovered last May, the reservoir is located 108 kilometers off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. This test, which is being carried out with well 6-CRT-43-RJS, marks the beginning of pre-salt
A 25-metre aluminium dive support vessel, designed by the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, has recently been unveiled. The vessel has… [mappress] Source: Bairdmaritime, December 15, 2010;
In connection with a routine inspection of the Kristin platform(photo) in the Norwegian Sea at the end of last week, a high temperature was discovered on the outside of an exhaust duct on one of the gas turbines. The temperature was higher than considered acceptable and a decision was taken to stop
An ambitious global taskforce charting a course to a sustainable future for the shipping industry received a major boost today with the announcement of six elite new members. The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) is joined by: Cargill, which runs a charter fleet of more than 300 vessels; South K
A/S Norske Shell has decided to extend the maintenance and modification contract with Aker Solutions, exercising a 2 year option in the existing agreement for the Draugen (photo) and Ormen Lange fields. Work under the new option will last until December 2012. The contract value is estimated to be in
Energean Oil & Gas announces the inauguration of the new drilling operations in the Prinos oil field, aiming to increase oil production to 5,000 bbls/day, in accordance with the company’s “Prinos5000” project. The project was officially inaugurated in an opening ceremony held last week in Kavala by
V & M TWO, LLC, of Youngstown, Ohio has awarded Aker Construction, Inc., a subsidiary of Aker Solutions, a contract for the construction of a pipe mill process building in Ohio, US. The contract for fabrication, supply and installation of materials to erect the building commences immediately. Contra
