China’s marine seismic company COSL has completed what it says is China’s first geophysical exploration in Arctic waters. To make it a bit clearer, it is not that China has somehow managed to expand its territorial claims to the Arctic Circle, but rather, the news is that this is the first Chinese v
Statoil and its partners have submitted the Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) and the Field Development Plan (FDP) for the Utgard gas and condensate discovery in the North Sea to Norwegian and UK authorities. According to Statoil, recoverable reserves are estimated at 56.4 million barrels of
Yokogawa Corporation of America, the North American subsidiary of Yokogawa Electric, said Monday it has won a contract from Freeport LNG for its liquefaction and export project located on Quintana Island in Texas. Under the order, Yokogawa will be providing analyzer systems and shelters for Freeport
Norwegian oil company Statoil has informed that the semi-sub Cat D rig Songa Enabler has started drilling a new injection well for CO2 gas on the Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea off the coast of Hammerfest. Next, a production well will be drilled for replenishment of gas for Hammerfest LNG, Statoil
Ithaca Energy has reported that, following months of delays, the FPF-1 floating production platform has sailed away to the Stella field, located in the UK sector of the North Sea. Ithaca informed on Friday that the production platform sailed away after it completed the final marine system trials off
Energomontaż-Północ Gdynia (EPG) has built an accommodation block for Maersk Drilling’s jack-up rig Maersk Guardian in Poland. EPG said on Thursday that, after a two-day loading process onto a special pontoon, the module sailed out from the Gdynia port in Poland. The 1,140-ton heavy accommodation mo
Russian oil company Lukoil has started transporting jackets meant for the ice-resistant platform for the second stage of development of the Filanovsky field, in the Caspian Sea. Lukoil said on Friday that jackets were being transported from the port of Astrakhan to the Filanovsky field. The platform
China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL), a Chinese offshore services provider, has completed its first exploration operation in the Far East. COSL informed in early June it won a seismic acquisition contract in the “Far East” but did not reveal the name of the client nor the exact location of the sur
Baltic Connector Oy in cooperation with Elering AS has invited tenders for the provision of seabed surveys for Balticconnector offshore pipeline. The Balticconnector project is a gas infrastructure project aiming to interconnect the Finnish and Estonian gas networks. The contract, worth EUR 3 millio
Subsea connector specialist Hydratight has secured a four-year contract with Statoil Petroleum to supply products, services and management for remote pipeline repairs worldwide. Hydratight’s MORGRIP contingency connectors will be the primary mechanical repair method within Statoil’s pipeline repair
Premier Oil has completed drilling of the Bagpuss well in the UK sector of the North Sea proving a ‘significant volume of oil in place’. The JV partners in the Bagpuss Prospect are Premier Oil, the operator, Maersk Oil, EnCounter Oil, Groliffe Limited, and North Sea Energy. According to North Sea En
Sterling Energy, the AIM listed oil and gas exploration company, has given up on its Ntem Concession, offshore Cameroon. Sterling said on Friday that its wholly owned subsidiary Sterling Cameroon has issued a notice of surrender in relation to the Ntem Concession. The company is the operator of the
Oslo-listed offshore and subsea shipping company, Siem Offshore, has reached an agreement to extend the current charter period for the seismic node vessel “Hugin Explorer”. The extension is for the period of 15 months, which will see the vessel carry on its firm charter up to July 1, 2019. In additi
The Port of Hueneme CEO, Kristin Decas, yesterday hosted Col. Kirk E. Gibbs, Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District, to discuss and review plans for deepening and beach replenishment. Earlier this year, the port and the Corps signed Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) to
