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Drilling & Completion
Chevron taps BJ Services to precommission Gorgon pipeline
Chevron Australia Pty Ltd has awarded a $80-million pipeline precommissioning contract for work on the Gorgon project offshore Western Australia to BJ Services (Australia) Pty Ltd.
Jubilee flowline commissioning goes to Weatherford
Technip has awarded Jubilee pre-commissioning and commissioning services to Weatherford Pipeline & Specialty Services.
BP Norge orders more seabed geoscience equipment from OYO
BP Norge A/S has ordered additional seabed reservoir characterization equipment from OYO Geospace to augment an existing system installed in 2003.
Field Development
Shell progresses Prelude LNG project
Shell has awarded the Technip and Samsung Heavy Industries consortium contracts for the Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) project off the coast of Western Australia.
Browse LNG enters design phase
The Browse LNG development off northwest Australia has entered the Basis of Design phase, says Woodside Petroleum.
Glas Dowr lined up for duty in Kitan
ENI has issued a Letter of Award to Bluewater Energy Services for an FPSO for the Kitan field in the East Timor/Australian Joint Petroleum Development Area.
Subsea
Henry, Netherby tied back to Casino
Subsea 7 has completed the VIC/P44 Stage 2 subsea development of the Henry project off southeast Australia for Santos.
GE wins $1.5-billion Gorgon field equipment contract
Chevron has contracted GE Oil & Gas technology to support the Gorgon field development.
Emerson Process Management to supply Gorgon field meters
Vetco Gray has awarded Emerson Process Management a contract to supply Roxar subsea wet gas meters for the Greater Gorgon fields, offshore Australia.
Geology & Geophysics
Seabird awarded multiple seismic survey contracts
The Department of Primary Industries of Victoria, Australia, has contracted SeaBird Exploration for a 7,400-m (24,278-ft) survey within the southern flanks of the offshore Gippsland basin covering greenhouse gas storage blocks Gipps-01 to Gipps-03.
Otto to begin Palawan basin seismic acquisition
On Dec. 14, Otto Energy is scheduled to begin a 590-sq km (228-sq mi) 3D seismic data acquisition in SC55 in the south west Palawan basin, offshore the Philippines.
Fugro GEOS to conduct Browse basin metocean study
Woodside has awarded Fugro GEOS a contract for a year-long metocean study along a proposed pipeline route that will run from the Browse LNG development to the planned Kimberley LNG precinct at James Price Point in Western Australia. |
Pipeline & Transportation
Neptune Marine awarded Bayu-Undan gas facility contract
ConocoPhillips Australia has awarded Neptune Marine Services a combined services contract for the Bayu-Undan gas recycle facility in the Timor Sea.
TSMarine Rem Etive completes Longtom field pipeline hook up
The dive support vessel TSMarine Rem Etive has completed hook-up activities for the pipeline and control systems for the Longtom gas field.
SapuraAcergy wins Devil Creek development project pipeline contract
Apache Energy has awarded SapuraAcergy a $170-million contract for the Devil Creek development project (DCDP) offshore Australia.
Production
Pyrenees project see first oil ahead of schedule
First oil production has begun ahead of schedule from the BHP Billiton-operated Pyrenees project, offshore Western Australia.
First gas flows from Australia's Netherby field
First gas has flowed from the Netherby field offshore Australia back to an onshore processing facility in Iona, says AWE.
Van Gogh records first oil
The Exmouth basin Van Gogh development offshore Western Australia in WA-35-L is producing first oil, says Apache Corp.
Rigs/Vessels
FPSO Ningaloo Vision en route to Australia
The FPSO Ningaloo Vision left Singapore on Dec. 18, and is now en route to the Van Gogh field, offshore Australia.
Songa Venus contracted for offshore Australia operations
Shell Development (Australia) has signed an LoI with Songa Offshore to use Songa Venus for its 2010 exploration drilling campaign offshore Australia. |
MEO Australia aims to drill an exploration well later this year on the giant Artemis prospect in Western Australian offshore permit WA-360-P.
New Zealand’s Energy and Resources Ministry is inviting bids for six new exploration blocks across the Reinga basin off the country’s northwest coast.
The National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority (NOPSA) has provided a submission to the Commission of Inquiry into the Montara uncontrolled hydrocarbon release that includes a call for legislative change to improve the regulation of the integrity of offshore petroleum wells.
