The partners in the Johan Castberg licence, comprising Statoil, Eni and Petoro, have decided to spend more time on making the final concept selection for the Johan Castberg project. “The companies will continue efforts to mature the technical development solution, updating the resource basis and red
RDS, the rig design and engineering specialist, has been awarded a contract by Wood Group Mustang to carry out pre-FEED work on Statoil’s proposed Snorre C Tension Leg Platform (TLP) in the North Sea. The Snorre field, spanning blocks 34/4 and 34/7 in the Tampen area of the Norwegian North Sea, is l
Saipem has awarded RANA with saturation diving activities for the tie-ins at new installed platforms Fauzia and Elettra in the Northern Adriatic Sea, Italy. Workscope includes metrology for closing tie-in spools fabrication, tie-in spools installation, riser and riser clamps installation, free-span
Aker Solutions secured a contract from Statoil to provide maintenance and modifications services for the Mariner oilfield development in the UK North Sea. The five-year framework agreement also has extension options for a total of four years. Aker Solutions’ Aberdeen operations will manage the contr
Providence Resources P.l.c., the Irish oil and gas exploration and appraisal company, has announced its preliminary results for the year ended 31st December 2013. Throughout 2013, the Company has continued to focus on progressing the multi-well drilling programme offshore Ireland. This is the larges
MCG, an international marine seismic data provider, specialising in 2D multi-client offshore seismic surveys offered to oil & gas companies worldwide, has announced that the processing of the MCG1302 data has been finalized. The survey covers license PL720, awarded in the 22nd Concession Round, and
As at 0600 WST on 27 June 2014 preparations were being made to commence drilling in the 6-1/2″ hole section of the Pharos-1 well. The current well depth is 4,950mRT. Since the last update, the 8-1/2″ hole section was drilled from 4,570mRT to a depth of 4,950mRT. Two wireline logging runs were comple
The National Energy Board (NEB) has approved a Geophysical Operations Authorization (GOA) application from TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA (TGS), Petroleum GeoServices (PGS) and Multi Klient Invest AS (MKI) to conduct a 2D offshore seismic survey program in Baffin Bay and Davis Strait over five ye
Ithaca Energy Inc. announces completion of flow test operations on the third development well on the Stella field, with the well achieving a flow rate of 12,492 barrels of oil equivalent per day. Well 30/6a-B1Z (“B1”) is the third development well drilled on the Stella field. The well was drilled to
Drilling of the Brugdan II Re-Entry well in licence 006 offshore the Faroe Islands has concluded. The well will now be plugged and abandoned. It was drilled to 4542 meters and resulted in a dry well. The well is located 130 km offshore the Faroe Islands and was respudded in May 2014. It was drilled
The Technip-DeepOcean PRS Joint Venture has been awarded by Statoil ASA a new frame agreement for Pipeline Repair System (PRS) Pool services. Starting on December 1st, 2014, the agreement will have a firm duration of five years as well as three optional periods of two years each. The contract was se
Dalby Offshore is yet again working with Centrica as part of the new initiative ‘One Team’ Programme which brings together 16 contract partner companies all working together to create a truly integrated team sharing the same vision moving forward and focusing on world class operations and maintenanc
Dalby Offshore is yet again working with Centrica as part of the new initiative ‘One Team’ Programme which brings together 16 contract partner companies all working together to create a truly integrated team sharing the same vision moving forward and focusing on world class operations and maintenanc
German offshore grid connection BorWin 1 faced several technical faults over the past months, which resulted with unplanned shutdowns of the network connection. To determine the exact cause of the issues, German transmission system operator TenneT said that it is working closely with the contractor
