SBM Offshore announces it has signed contracts with Shell Offshore Inc. to supply and lease an Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) for the Stones development project in the Gulf of Mexico. The contracts include an initial period of 10 years with future extension options up to a total o
Allspeeds Ltd design and manufacture the Webtool range of cutting and gripping tools. In addition to the standard range, Allspeeds have manufactured a bespoke emergency cutting tool. The tool was supplied to an organisation operating a number of floating production storage and offloading systems and
Shell, and its partners, are expecting to boost production with two new deepwater projects at Parque das Conchas (BC-10) and the Bijupirá/Salema fields. “Offshore Brazil is a key part of our plans to grow our deepwater portfolio – a key component of our global strategy,” said John Hollowell, Executi
The project partnership operated by GDF SUEZ E&P Nederland B.V., of which RWE Dea UK is part, completed the installation of the platform to develop the Orca gas field in the Southern North Sea. The first development well was spudded. First production from Orca is expected late 2013 / early 2014. The
Providence Resources P.l.c., the Irish oil and gas exploration and appraisal company, confirm that drilling activities have now been completed on the 44/23-1 Dunquin North exploration well in Frontier Exploration Licence (FEL) 3/04. The well is located in c. 1,700 m water depth and is c. 170 km off
Tower Resources plc, the AIM listed Africa focused oil and gas exploration company, reports that on 19 July 2013 HRT Participações em Petróleo S.A. announced the results of the Murombe-1 well, which has reconfirmed the presence of an Aptian marine source in the Walvis Basin despite failing to find t
Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP® friction-grip method of wellhead engineering, known for its safety, time and cost saving capabilities, announces that it has been awarded a contract for the supply of surface explorat
Pura Vida Energy NL announces that it has gained access to the drilling cores from the Loba-1 well in the Nkembe block, offshore Gabon, West Africa. Inspection of the cores has confirmed the presence of good quality sandstone reservoirs with abundant oil staining consistent with log properties previ
Seadrill Limited has signed a contract with Chevron China Energy Company for the newbuild ultra-deepwater drillship West Tellus in support of Chevron’s affiliated global exploration program. The contract commences in China immediately upon shipyard delivery and thereafter relocates to Liberia. The a
Iona Energy Inc. provides an update related to its Huntington Oil Field located in the UK North Sea, as well as a total production update for the Company. Current production from the Huntington Oil Field is approximately 24,500 boepd gross (21,700 bopd of oil and 16.9 MMscf/d of natural gas). Net to
A mere 25 hours after the deck for the Gudrun platform left Aibel’s shipyard in Haugesund, the deck had been lifted into place on the steel undercarriage in the North Sea. “The operation has been safe and efficient with favourable sea conditions,” says Øyvind Haugsdal, transport and installation man
Adira Energy Ltd. announced that further to its press release dated December 24, 2012, Modi’in Energy L.P has published a revised resource report in respect of the Yam Hadera license, offshore Israel, in which Adira has an option to purchase up to a 15% participating interest therein, subject to Adi
Karoon Gas Australia has announced that at 06:00 WST on the 19th of July the ConocoPhillips-operated Proteus‐1 ST1 was drilling ahead in the 6‐1/2” hole at a depth of 4583 metres offshore W. Australia. Since the last update the 7‐5/8” liner was cemented and pressure tested before running in hole and
Super tug Fairmount Expedition has delivered offshore support vessel Harvey Rover safely in the port of Paramaribo, Suriname. Harvey Rover encountered engine problems while en route from South Africa to Trinidad. The Fairmount Expedition was in Trinidad when her assistance was required by the owner
