Det norske oljeselskap ASA has, as partner in PL 265 (20 percent), explored a potential on the basement high to the west of the main fault and to the west of the Johan Sverdrup field. Exploration well 16/2-18 S, the Cliffhanger North prospect, did not find sandstone reservoir from the Jurassic in th
TAQA Bratani Ltd required an isolation solution to facilitate pipework replacement of a 3” instrument air line on board the Tern Alpha Platform in the North Sea, without the necessity for a platform shutdown. STATS Group proposed the use of a 3” BISEP™ and Tecno Plug™ assembly to provide a double bl
DOF Subsea Norway, a specialist subsea solutions provider, has been awarded a contract by Teekay Petrojarl Production AS in Norway for its newbuild FPSO. The scope of work includes mooring pre-installation, tow-out and hook-up work for Teekay Petrojarl Production’s new FPSO, which will be installed
New Zealand Oil & Gas has relinquished Petroleum Exploration Permit 51311 offshore Taranaki, New Zealand, which contains the Kakapo prospect. NZ Oil & Gas holds a 100 per cent interest in PEP 51311. CEO Andrew Knight says at that level of exposure the permit did not fit the NZ Oil & Gas portfolio at
Havila Shipping ASA of Fosnavag, the leading Norwegian supplier of quality-assured supply services to international offshore companies with a fleet of dedicated vessels, has extended its present contract with GNSS positioning specialists Veripos until the end of 2015. Under the renewed arrangement V
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) and the U.S. Coast Guard are continuing to oversee Walter Oil & Gas Corporation’s response efforts to secure the natural gas well and extinguish the subsequent fire that started after the operator’s loss of well control Tuesday. Both BSEE and
Petrobras announces it has completed the drilling and formation test of the fourth exploratory well at Iara area, block BM-S-11, in the Santos Basin pre-salt. The results of this well 3-RJS-706 (3-BRSA-1132-RJS) have strengthened the potential of recoverable light oil from Iara and have confirmed th
Offshore technology provider AGR Enhanced Drilling, via its subsidiary Ocean Riser Systems, has entered into a NOK120m (USD20m) Letter of Intent (LOI) together with Statoil to deliver the next-generation EC-Drill® Managed Pressure Drilling system. This latest contract will replace a purchase order m
ION Geophysical Corporation announced that it has established a GX Technology (GXT) seismic data processing center in Perth, to serve the needs of oil & gas companies in Australia and throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The new center is staffed with experienced geoscience professionals with regiona
Vos Prodect Innovations announces the delivery of cable protection systems for the submarine power cable project in Iceland, between the Mainland and Vestmannaeyjar island. Landsnet hf, who operates Iceland’s electricity transmission grid, has decided to use the well-known cable protection systems o
Today, DONG Energy has announced the results from two exploration wells that were drilled in the West of Shetlands at the end of 2012 and early 2013. After initial analysis, the Cragganmore exploration well is confirmed as a gas discovery and the Glenrothes well has been plugged and abandoned. The n
Further to the notice of a well control incident on the jack-up drilling rig Hercules 265, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement has announced that a fire has broken out on the mentined rig. The natural gas leaking from the well ignited at 10:50 p.m. CDT July 23, 2013. A total of 44 wor
Enegi, the independent Oil and Gas Company with a portfolio of assets located in the UK North Sea, Newfoundland Canada, Ireland, and Jordan provides the following update on the Fyne Oil field project. Enegi, along with its Joint Venture partner ABTechnology (“ABT”), agreed with Antrim Resources (N.I
Nexans, a worldwide expert in the cable industry, has been awarded a major contract by OneSubsea (a Cameron & Schlumberger company) to design, manufacture and supply an integrated power umbilical solution and associated termination hardware for Exxon Mobil Corporation’s Julia oil field development i
