Searcher Seismic has completed the acquisition of the Pinatubo multi-client 2D seismic survey. The 3,510 km survey covering a 10 by 20 km grid in the West Luzon Basin includes coverage over the PECR5 bid round blocks 8,9,10 & 11. The Pinatubo 2D survey offers for the first time a modern seismic 2D c
Rosneft and PetroVietnam Oil and Gas Group reached an agreement to create joint ventures for work at two blocks of the Pechora Sea shelf. Rosneft share in the JV will amount to 66.67%, PetroVietnam will get 33.33%. The agreements were reached within the Agreement on general cooperation for geologica
RWE Innogy has published a report outlining the results of a study undertaken with National Grid which considered the merits of 17 different substations across the east coast of England. The report highlights Bicker Fen near Boston as the best location to connect the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm
San Leon Energy, the company focused on oil and gas exploration in Europe and North Africa, has acquired the working interest offshore Morocco from Petromaroc Corporation PLC, previously called Longreach Oil and Gas. San Leon has acquired Petromaroc’s 1.5% net working interest in the Sidi Moussa lic
Norshore Atlantic, Norshore’s first versatile drilling vessel, has now begun on the contract with Sabah Shell Petroleum Company Ltd on the Malikai field in Malaysia. After arriving in Malaysia last week, the vessel has been through different pre-operational acceptance tests. The contract commenced M
As previously reported on August 19th and August 27th, the Sevan Louisiana continues to encounter operational difficulties due to the BOP and supporting systems. The original issue with the BOP has been rectified, however the BOP tensioner support systems still needs further repair and replacements
KrisEnergy Ltd. announces that the S.V. Nordic Bahari vessel has started acquisition of 1,200 km 2D seismic data in the Sakti production sharing contract (“PSC”) offshore East Java. The acquisition program was awarded to PT. Alamjaya Makmur Sejahtera in consortium with PT. Bahari Lines Indonesia. Th
Service and operating station of RWE Innogy was inaugurated today on Heligoland. Over a period of 20 years, the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm is to be operated and serviced from there. The wind farm is currently being built approx. 30 kilometres north of Heligoland. This is what a two-storey buildi
Service and operating station of RWE Innogy was inaugurated today on Heligoland. Over a period of 20 years, the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm is to be operated and serviced from there. The wind farm is currently being built approx. 30 kilometres north of Heligoland. This is what a two-storey buildi
Dolphin has been awarded an industry first ever 16 streamer 3D seismic contract for an undisclosed client in the Kara Sea. The contract has a duration of approximately 3 months and will begin in Q2 of 2015. Dolphin will utilise one of the high capacity ice classed 3D seismic vessels for the survey a
IBERDROLA INGENIERÍA and ELECNOR DEIMOS, by way of their respective UK subsidiaries, have launched project SUMO (Support of Maritime Operations in Offshore Windfarms), an initiative aimed at creating a benchmark system for offshore wind farm management. This cutting-edge initiative is to be undertak
Mubadala Petroleum, Operator of the Manora Oil Development joint venture, has advised that the Atwood Orca jackup drilling unit spudded the first of 15 planned development wells, MNA-02. The MNA-01 and MNA-02 wells will be batch drilled to final total depths of 2,104 m and 2,441 m measured depth res
ShawCor Ltd has completed the sale of its Socotherm division’s joint venture interest in Socotherm Brasil, first announced in December 2013, to its joint venture partner, Tenaris. Socotherm Brasil operates a pipe coating facility which is managed by Tenaris and which is located at the Confab welded
Polarcus Limited has announced that JSC Dalmorneftegeophysica (DMNG), which has a joint cooperation agreement with Polarcus, has entered into a contract for 3D marine seismic acquisition services for a major energy company offshore Sakhalin. The program, requiring two Polarcus A-Class vessels, will
