Petsec Energy announced today that it was awarded the final two leases of the eight leases on which it was the high bidder at the Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 213 held in New Orleans, Louisiana, on 17 March 2010. Petsec Energy and its partner, Phoenix Exploration Company LP, submitted joint bid
At least one of the eleven men that died in the initial explosion that triggered a disaster in the Gulf expressed concerns about safety… [mappress] Source: rawstory, June 4, 2010;
A Teeside engineering firm is looking to expand its presence overseas after securing a £16m investment. [mappress] Source: .nebusiness, June 4, 2010;
Rockhopper Exploration, the North Falkland Basin oil and gas exploration company, provides following update regarding analysis of the results of the Sea Lion 14/10-2 well oil discovery recently completed in the North Falkland Basin: Highlights: • Samples analysed in a dedicated laboratory confirmed
EnCore Oil plc. provides an update on the Catcher exploration well located in UK Central North Sea block 28/9. The 28/9-1 well was drilled to a TD of 5,219 ft Measured Depth (M.D.) having successfully encountered excellent quality oil bearing reservoir sandstones at 4,600ft at the target Cromarty Sa
Saipem America says HOS Mystique, its new 250ft, DP2 ROV support vessel is currently mobilized in Fouchon, LA and available for work immediately. HOS Mystique is a US-flagged, Class II DP ROV support vessel with 4,354 square ft of usable deck area and a permanently installed 70 ton active heave comp
The Obama administration is blocking all new offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, a day after regulators approved a new permit for… [mappress] Source: AP, June 4, 2010;
There are more than 100 years of reserves for Israel at Leviathan. [mappress] Source: globes, June 4, 2010;
A launching ceremony for the first of Ulstein’s SX130 for Neptune Offshore took place at Sinopacific shipyard, Zhejiang Shipbuilding in Ningbo China, on Sunday 9th of May. According to Chinese traditions the ceremony included heavy fireworks and congratulations from Shipowner and Shipyard. The SX130
Almost 40 per cent of the people working in the offshore oil industry east of Newfoundland would prefer not to use helicopters to go to… [mappress] Source: Cbc, June 3, 2010;
Controversial not because of the heightened environmental concerns about offshore oil drilling in the wake of the BP disaster in the… [mappress] Source: TheSydneyMorningHerald, June 3, 2010;
The Harper government has quietly affirmed that it isn’t legally bound to maintain a moratorium on oil drilling off the coast of British… [mappress] Source: Timescolonist, June 3, 2010;
Det norske oljeselskap ASA has signed an agreement with Repsol Exploration Norge AS, whereby Det norske will reduce its ownership interest in PL 356 from 100 percent to 60 percent. Repsol will take on a 40 percent interest in PL 356, where plans are being made for drilling of the Ulvetanna prospect
Cargotec has signed EUR 20 million contract for MacGregor subsea load and module handling systems to be installed on Hallin Marine Subsea International PLC’s ‘ground-breaking’ design of compact semi-submersible (CSS) offshore vessel. The equipment will be delivered during the second half of 2011. “W
