Eni Norge AS has received consent to carry out drilling with the Scarabeo 8 mobile drilling facility. The consent relates to the drilling of appraisal well 7122/7 – Goliat, which is part of production licence 229 in Norwegian Barents sea. Water depth at the site is 382 metres. The operation has an e
Power and Water has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Tenax Energy to build a 2MW tidal energy plant and tidal energy testing centre. The move brings a tropical tidal energy supply for the Top End a step closer. Power and Water’s Manager Sustainable Energy Trevor Horman said Power and Water
Coastal Energy Company announces the initial flow rate from the Songkhla A-10 well. The Songkhla A-10 well was completed using an electric submersible pump and is initially flowing approximately 4,000 bopd while still cleaning up. The next well, the A-13, has been spudded and will test the northeast
SeaBird Exploration Plc (“SeaBird) SeaBird announced that the Hawk Explorer has been extended by Spectrum ASA for a minimum of 2 months and will work under the new Framework Agreement. SeaBird is a global provider of marine acquisition for 2D/3D and 4D seismic data, and associated products and servi
GE Oil & Gas announced it will supply its gas turbine-driven compressor train technology to Malaysia’s national oil and gas company Petronas for a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility that is being developed off the coast of Malaysia. The start-up of the FLNG facility is scheduled for the
Premier Oil plc (Premier) has awarded Ocean Installer a contract to perform offshore survey operations in support of the development of the Solan oil field. “We are very pleased to have been awarded our first offshore contract with Premier. Adding to our growing client base, this contract illustrate
Construction has commenced on Santos GLNG Project’s 420km underground gas transmission pipeline from its gas fields to Gladstone. Santos GLNG Project Pipeline Manager Greg Jones said Saipem Australia was constructing the pipeline, which was scheduled for completion in less than two years. “Saipem Au
Premier Oil plc (Premier) has awarded Ocean Installer a contract to perform offshore survey operations in support of the development of the Solan oil field. “We are very pleased to have been awarded our first offshore contract with Premier. Adding to our growing client base, this contract illustrate
FOGL, the oil and gas exploration company focused on its extensive licence areas to the South and East of the Falkland Islands, announces that the Scotia exploration well FI 31/12-01 was spudded on 25 September 2012. The well is located 315 km east – northeast of Stanley, Falkland Islands and 114 km
Maersk Oil Angola A/S (Maersk Oil), together with concessionaire Sonangol E.P., and partners Sonangol P&P and Odebrecht Oil and Gas Angola Ltd, has successfully completed drilling the Caporolo-1 exploration well in the Lower Congo Basin with positive results. Caporolo-1 is a step-out exploration wel
Bayfield Energy Holdings plc, an upstream oil and gas exploration and production company with interests offshore Trinidad and South Africa, provides the following updates concerning its activities. Oil sales contract Bayfield and the Trinidad state oil company, Petrotrin, have agreed revisions to th
TDW Offshore Services (TDW), a leading supplier of pipeline services and equipment, has successfully completed a subsea pipeline pressure isolation operation in the Gulf of Mexico. Carried out at a depth of 370 ft (113 m) against 870 psig, this isolation enabled the safe and effective tie-in of a pi
Det norske has submitted an impact assessment for the Ivar Aasen field. The impact assessment forms part of the plan for development and operation (PDO) which will be submitted by the end of this year. The Ivar Aasen field lies in the northern part of the North Sea, approximately 175 km west of Karm
Coastal Contracts Bhd today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Coastal Offshore (Labuan) Pte Ltd and Thaumas Marine Ltd, have collectively secured contracts for the sale of two units Anchor Handling Tug Supply (“AHTS”) and one unit Subsea Support Vessel (“SSV”) for an aggregate value of a
