Global Petroleum Limited, the oil and gas exploration company presently focused on emerging plays in Africa and the Mediterranean, notes the recent announcement by the partners in the Welwitschia-1A well of their decision to plug and abandon the well. The Welwitschia-1A well was drilled to a depth o
Ashurst has provided legal advice to Singapore’s Pavilion Gas Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pavilion Energy, in relation to its 10-year 0.7 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) LNG purchase agreement with Total Gas & Power Asia starting from 2018. The LNG sale and purchase agreement was signed on
On 9 June, The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate completed the drilling of shallow boreholes in the western Norwegian Sea.
Subsea 7 S.A. has been awarded a contract in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico by Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas in support of its development of the KOQV and Holstein Deep fields. The contract value is in excess of $50 million. The scope of work covers the installation of flexible pipelines and umbilicals for bo
Sterling Resources Ltd. has announced that fracture stimulation and production testing of Breagh well A07, in the southern sector of the UK North Sea, have been successfully completed. After several days of flowing the well to clean it up, the well was production tested at a stabilized rate of 32 mi
Polarcus Limited announces that the Company has received a Letter of Intent for a 3D marine seismic acquisition project for an undisclosed client offshore West Africa. The project, subject to the execution of a service contract, will commence in July 2014 and is expected to run for approximately thr
Flensburger-Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) recently marked the start of a new era by successfully handing over AMAZON WARRIOR to its customer Western-Geco. “In the specialised shipbuilding sector, this is the most important ship we have built in the past 20 years. She has opened a door for us into a m
INPEX CORPORATION has announced that INPEX Browse E&P Pty Ltd (INPEX Browse), a subsidiary, was awarded an exploration permit for Release Area WA-504-P (the Block). INPEX Browse will hold a 40% participating interest in the Block while Santos will hold a 60% participating interest serving as Operato
Niko Resources Ltd. has announced that the Government of Trinidad and Tobago has approved the previously announced sale of a 25% interest in Block 5(c) in Trinidad and Tobago to a subsidiary of the BG Group, 75% interest owner and operator of the block, for gross proceeds of $62 million. Under the t
The fabrication of the Gode Wind foundations, which Bladt Industries are fabricating for Dong Energy, is well on the way. This week the TP mockup was upended at Bladt’s upending site. After this, the Bladt team installed the concrete platform on the TP mockup, which is the first of 97 TP’s for the G
WFS Technologies Ltd has announced a partnership agreement with Survey Equipment Services Inc. (SES) of Houston to provide rental services of WFS products in the US market with the main focus on the Gulf of Mexico. This collaboration between the two companies is a great opportunity to combine the lo
Carnarvon Petroleum Limited has announced the drilling of the intermediate hole section at the Phoenix South-1 well, offshore W. Australia, was completed on schedule and is currently setting casing before drilling the final hole section. As at 06:00 hours this morning, the well had drilled to 3,706
American Power Group Corporation announced their subsidiary, American Power Group Inc., has received an order from Caribbean Power Group S.R.L, its authorized dealer and certified installer in the Dominican Republic, to convert 38 heavy-duty trucks to operate on APG’s Turbocharged Natural Gas® dual
A new semi-submersible accommodation and construction vessel (floatel) being built for Floatel International AB, the Swedish offshore floatel owner and operator, will feature two Wärtsilä AQUARIUS UV ballast water management systems (BWMS) and other Wärtsilä equipment. The order was signed in Februa
