International engineering information management specialist, Pearson-Harper, has been awarded a £6.25million ($AUD10.3m) contract by Chevron Australia Pty Ltd. The Pearson-Harper contract is to provide engineering information management (EIM) services and software solutions for the Gorgon Project. A
Desire Petroleum plc , the oil and gas company wholly focused on the North Falkland Basin, provides an update on the drilling progress to date on the Rachel 14/15-1Z sidetrack well. The well is currently at 3,000 metres progressing towards the expected measured total depth of around 3,418 metres. De
The following operational statement concerns Cairn’s 2010 exploration drilling campaign offshore Greenland. All operations concluded at the end of the drilling season as agreed with the Greenland Bureau of Minerals and Petroleum (BMP) and the Stena Forth and Stena Don rigs have been released off con
Nido Petroleum Limited (Nido), as Operator of Service Contract 54A (SC 54A), provides an update on the ongoing operations at Tindalo. Since the last update: • production continued whilst specialized diagnostic equipment was mobilised to the Aquamarine Driller; • a suite of diagnostic testing has bee
Xcite Energy Ltd announced that the 9/3b-6 well on the Bentley field is progressing on plan, on schedule and has reached target depth for the first part of the planned work programme, the pilot section of the well. The pilot section confirmed 113ft oil column, some 40ft thicker than the 73ft prognos
STX Finland Oy and Viking Line ABP have signed a preliminary agreement for the construction of an environmentally friendly, new generation cruise ferry for Viking Line. The agreement includes an option for a sister ship. The ship price will be about 240 million euros, and will be built at Turku ship
AWE Limited is pleased to report that the Pateke-3H well has successfully recommenced production over the weekend, after initial efforts to restart the well were delayed due to technical issues following the workover of the well. The Pateke-3H well is currently flowing at over 4,000 bopd with some “
Tap Oil Limited provides the following update on the Manora-4 appraisal well, in concession area G1/48, Gulf of Thailand. Location / Proposed Depth The Manora-4 well is located in the northern Gulf of Thailand in 45 metres of water, approximately 75 kilometres from shore and 230 kilometres south of
Santos today announced an agreement to supply 750 PJ of gas to the GLNG project. The gas will be delivered from Santos’ eastern Australian gas portfolio, with existing uncontracted Cooper Basin 2P reserves being the primary supply source. The gas supply to GLNG is consistent with Santos’ strategy of
The plan for development and operation of the Valemon field in the North Sea has been submitted to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy today with the goal of starting production in 2014. Calling for the installation of a new unstaffed platform, the PDO has been presented for official approval by op
JGC Corporation has been awarded the Hachinohe LNG Terminal Project in Aomori prefecture, Japan by JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation. JCG will perform EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) and assistance services for commissioning work under a lump-sum turnkey scheme. The contract value was
Mercon Steel Structures B.V. has signed a framework agreement with Shell U.K. Limited and the Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V. (NAM) for the construction and installation of Riser Access Towers (RAT). The framework agreement encompasses the call off of one and possibly up to nine RAT’s. These
Nashville-based John W. McDougall Co., Inc. has expanded its reach into the dredging industry with the purchase of Dredge & Marine … [mappress] Source: John W. McDougall;
Maersk Oil has restarted gas production and export from Tyra East over the weekend after a temporary shutdown. Tyra East was shut down on Friday as a precautionary measure after it was discovered that clamps holding a boat fender to the platform jacket had developed cracks. The concern was the chanc
