Total depth of 4846 metres was reached on Saturday, 18 January in the Matuku well in PEP 51906 offshore Taranaki. The next operation is pulling out of the hole prior to running wireline logs. The Kan Tan IV began drilling operations on Saturday, 30 November. Matuku-1 is in 130 meters of water. Meanw
Danbor A/S has entered into cooperation with the Dutch forwarding company Westland Logistiek BV. They are both specialized in logistic solutions for the on- and offshore oil and gas and wind industries. Partnership has been established with a view to growing their businesses in the global market of
Bahamas Petroleum announces that it has received notification from Statoil of its intention to discontinue the joint licence development agreement (“JLDA”) held with the Company following significant exploration successes elsewhere and a subsequent review of its global portfolio. The JLDA has been i
QTIC has joined with three other peak tourism industry associations in Queensland to express grave concerns to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) over the consideration to dump 3.5 million cubic metres of port dredge from Abbot Point Coal Port into the waters of the world heritage
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has been awarded a multi-million dollar EPIC (Engineering Procure Install and Commission) project by Chilean electrical company Grupo Saesa, to install a submarine cable which will join the island of Huar, in the Los Lagos region of Chile, to the Central Interconnect
Pancontinental Oil & Gas NL advises that a 3D seismic survey has commenced in Licence area EL 0037 offshore Namibia. The 3D acquisition will be of approximately of 3,000 sq km and a second acquisition phase will cover approximately 1,000 km of 2D data. The total acquisition is expected take up to 12
MMT-NetSurvey Ltd has been contracted by the Marine Coastguard Agency to undertake a Hydrographic survey in the area of the Blakeney Overfalls, north of Blakeney to a point 3km north of Sheringham. The survey vessel for the area will be MV SEABEAM, working out of Great Yarmouth and Wells-next-to-Sea
Last month Hydrex installed Propeller Boss Cap Fins (PBCF) on two tankers during their respective stops in Ghent and Antwerp. As a result of the underwater operation, the ships will not have to wait for their next drydock visit to start benefitting from the fuel savings the PBCF’s will bring them. T
Petrobras announces that its proven pre-salt reserves are up 43% in 2013 compared to 2012. Since 2007, the Company has been adding increasing amounts to its proven reserves coming from the pre-salt layer, which extends from the south of the state of Espírito Santo to the state of Santa Catarina. Cur
E.ON is further expanding its renewables business and has started construction of Amrumbank West wind farm in the North Sea. The first foundation was installed today 37 kilometer northwest of the island of Helgoland. To help build Amrumbank West and other offshore projects, E.ON has chartered the MP
Teesside offshore wind farm, located off the north-east coast of England, has been temporarily shut down to allow technical investigation on turbines. Engineers will undertake investigations on housings for equipment located inside the turbine towers, EDF Energy Renewables, the developer, informed.
Teesside offshore wind farm, located off the north-east coast of England, has been temporarily shut down to allow technical investigation on turbines. Engineers will undertake investigations on housings for equipment located inside the turbine towers, EDF Energy Renewables, the developer, informed.
Wintershall is well on track in the North Sea: the largest internationally active German crude oil and natural gas producer announces the successful drilling of the Skarfjell South appraisal well on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The company proved oil and gas in the upper and lower Intra-Heather
Perth, Western Australia. Vermilion Oil & Gas Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian based Vermilion Energy Inc, has run Matrix Composites & Engineering’s (Matrix) Ultra-Low Friction Revolution centralizers on the sand face completions of two challenging extended reach drilling (ERD) side
