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Drilling & Completion
Field Development
KazMunaiGas takes dip in North Sea
JSC KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (KMG EP) has agreed to farm into 35% of BG-operated license P1722 in the UK central North Sea, containing the White Bear prospect.
Noreco farms into Ronaldo well
Norwegian Energy Co. (Noreco) has agreed to take a 20% interest from E.ON Ruhrgas Norge in license PL 434 in the Norwegian Sea.
Shell, Esso keen to offload Corvette
Shell UK and Esso Exploration and Production UK want to dispose of their interests in the Corvette gas field in the UK southern North Sea, according to brokers Indigo Pool, a division of Schlumberger.
Subsea
Aker to prepare Norne for Marulk tie-in
Statoil has contracted Aker Offshore Partner to manage the tie-in of the ENI-operated Marulk field in the Norwegian Sea to the Norne field FPSO.
Aker contracts GE to supply Goliat subsea sensors
Aker Solutions has contracted GE for more than 130 subsea wellhead sensors to install in the Goliat field in the Norwegian Barents Sea.
Geology & Geophysics
ARKeX starts Guinea Bissau survey
First Australian Resources says its exploration program offshore Guinea Bissau, northwest Africa, is under way.
Namibia license extensions approved
Enigma Oil & Gas Exploration has won approval from Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy to continue its exploration program on three offshore blocks.
Hyperdynamics launches Guinea seismic campaign
The Petroleum Geo-Services’ Ramform Challenger has left Conakry to shoot a 3D seismic program for Hyperdynamics Corp. |
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Pipeline & Transportation
Solitaire sets to work on Nord Stream
Allseas’ Solitaire has started laying the Gulf of Finland stretch of the Nord Stream gas line in the Baltic Sea.
Solitaire steams towards Finland
Allseas’ Solitaire has sailed out of Rotterdam following an equipment retrofit to install part of the Nord Stream gas pipeline in the Gulf of Finland.
Nord Stream action switches to Finland
Saipem´s pipelay vessel Castoro Sei is resuming work on the Finnish offshore stretch of the Nordstream gas trunkline installation in the Baltic Sea.
Production
Rigs/Vessels
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Irish energy minister Conor Lenihan invites bids for offshore exploration under Ireland’s 2011 Atlantic Margin Licensing Round.
Industry and analysts have given positive reactions to the first `emergency’ budget of Britain’s new coalition government.
Consultants Analysts Hannon Westwood have issued their 2009 UKCS North Sea Drilling Results ‘Analytical Report’.