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Drilling & Completion

Drillship adapted for year-round arctic region service

Over the past two summers, a drillship and a semisubmersible rig have been in action off western Greenland for Cairn Energy.

Cairn heads north for latest Greenland exploration well

The Ocean Rig semisub Leiv Eiriksson has temporarily suspended an exploratory well operated by Cairn Energy on the Atammik block off western Greenland.

Cairn abandons first frontier well of Greenland campaign

Cairn Energy’s second exploration drilling campaign offshore Greenland has got off to a disappointing start.

Field Development

Breagh could take second platform

Sterling Resources says proven and probable reserves for the Breagh gas field in the UK southern North Sea have risen, following drilling success at East Breagh earlier this year.

Final Athena well in place

The semisubmersible Sedco 704 has drilled and cased the final production well on the Athena field in the UK central North Sea.

CNR curtails UK investments

Canadian Natural Resources (CNR) says it will start decommissioning the Murchison platform in the UK North Sea.

Subsea

Ithaca issues Stella subsea package

Ithaca Energy has commissioned GE Oil & Gas in Aberdeen to supply subsea trees and control systems for the Greater Stella Area development in the UK central North Sea.

Jacky pump change-out restores flow

Production from the Jacky field J01 well in the UK Outer Moray Firth has stabilized at around 3,120 b/d of oil.

EMAS installs Shell umbilical in GoM

EMAS AMC has completed installation of 38 km (23.6 mi) of umbilical for Shell in the Gulf of Mexico.

Geology & Geophysics

TGS on active survey duty in Arctic regions

TGS Nopec has started a 22,000-km (13,670-mi) multi-client (MC) survey offshore Labrador-Newfoundland in partnership with PGS.

Integration, multi-discipline cooperation among the trends at SEG 2011

The Society of Exploration Geophysicists annual meeting allows attendees to learn about specific technical advances and gain insight into the broad indications of how the business is doing, and wha...

Geomodeling releases AttributeStudio 7.1

Geomodeling Technology Corp. has released AttributeStudio 7.1 seismic attribute interpretation software.

Pipeline & Transportation

Accurate stone dumping protects Deep Panuke facilities offshore Canada

Tideway has completed an offshore installation program for EnCana’s Deep Panuke gas development offshore Nova Scotia, eastern Canada.

SolveiG set to join Norway pipeline group

Statoil is selling a 24.1% direct and indirect stake in the Gassled pipelines joint venture to SolveiG Gas Norway for NOK 17.35 billion ($3.2 billion).

Subsea gas hydrates offer huge deepwater energy potential

Research results over the past decade, including drilling and coring, experimental studies, and numerical simulations, are clarifying the resource potential of gas hydrates. Key to recent advances ...

Production

Canada's West White Rose pilot onstream

Husky Energy has achieved first production from a two-well pilot program on the West White Rose field offshore eastern Canada.

Olowi midwater arch repaired, production resumes offshore Gabon

Canadian Natural Resources (CNR) has reinstated production at the Olowi field offshore Gabon.

Terra Nova overhaul delayed

The 15-week dockside maintenance program for the Terra Nova FPSO, operating offshore Newfoundland, has been postponed until 2012, according to Suncor Energy.

Rigs/Vessels

SeaRose to get service from Harland and Wolff

Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries Ltd. will perform the drydocking and service on the SeaRose FPSO for Husky Oil.

Maersk orders replacement support vessels for offshore Canada

Maersk Supply Service has contracted Chilean shipyard Asenav to build two new offshore vessels, with an option for up to four more.

Yme, Deep Panuke platforms approaching start-up

SBM Offshore says offshore works on both its newly delivered MOPU jackup platforms continues.

Canada Offshore Oil & Gas News

SeaRose to get service from Harland and Wolff

Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries Ltd. will perform the drydocking and service on the SeaRose FPSO for Husky Oil.

Shell gets deepwater exploration tracts offshore Nova Scotia

The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) has awarded to Shell Canada Ltd. exploration rights for four deepwater parcels offshore southwestern Nova Scotia.

US, Canada complete step in Arctic Ocean continental shelf identification

A fourth joint project to map the Arctic Ocean continental shelf by the United States and Canada is now complete.