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Drilling & Completion

Eurasia rigs fully booked for Caspian programs

Eurasia Drilling Co. (EDC) has updated its drilling activities in the Caspian Sea.

Caspian development drilling lifts Dragon production

Dragon Oil has updated its ongoing drilling program in the Cheleken Contract Area of the Turkmen sector of the Caspian Sea.

Songa drilling rigs move to new assignments

Two rigs owned by Songa Offshore are under assignment to Petronas offshore Malaysia.

Field Development

Lukoil contracts platforms for Filanovsky oil development in the Caspian

Lukoil has ordered a riser platform and residential module platform for installation at the northern Caspian Sea’s Vladimir Filanovsky oil field in 2012-14.

Stone dumping starts around Russian Arctic platform

The ice-resistant stationary platform for Gazprom’s Neftshelf’s Prirazlomnoye field development in the Pechora Sea offshore Russia in the Arctic has reached its location, 60 km (37 mi) ...

Prirazlomnoye oil production platform heads to Pechora Sea

Tow is underway of an ice-resistant platform to Gazprom neft’s Prirazlomnoye field in the Russian sector of the Barents Sea.

Subsea

Black Sea pipeline survey sets sound profile record

GSP Offshore’s DP-2 vessel GSP Prince is providing survey services and support for the proposed South Stream gas pipeline through the Black Sea for Russian engineering company PeterGas LLC.

Saipem to manage Russia's first subsea development project

Saipem will perform subsea installations for the Kirinskoye gas condensate field offshore eastern Russia.

Ezra wins three subsea contracts

Ezra Holdings Ltd. has received three letters of awards/intent for subsea contracts valued at about $85 million.

Geology & Geophysics

Rosneft progressing Arctic, Black Sea ventures

Rosneft president Eduard Khudainatov has issued an update of the company’s programs offshore Russia.

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.

Rosneft contracts Black Sea 3D survey

Officials from Rosneft and Sevmorneftegeofizika have signed an agreement to conduct seismic exploration in the Russian sector of the Black Sea.

Pipeline & Transportation

Second Black Sea gas line a step closer

Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has granted all necessary and unconditional permits for construction and operation of the South Stream gas pipeline through the Turkish sector.

Gas begins flowing through Nord Stream Line 1

The Nord Stream consortium reports that Line 1 of its Baltic Sea pipeline became operational on Nov. 8, and was commemorated by political and business leaders as making a significant contribution t...

ITGI speediest outlet for Azeri gas, DEPA claims

The proposed ITGI pipeline system will be the quickest method of taking gas from Azerbaijan to European markets.

Production

Caspian development drilling lifts Dragon production

Dragon Oil has updated its ongoing drilling program in the Cheleken Contract Area of the Turkmen sector of the Caspian Sea.

Pechora Sea oil production platform close to sail-out

The ice-resistant fixed platform for Gazprom’s Prirazlomnoye field off northern Russia is nearing completion.

ACE lifts Caspian platform structures

ACE Winches’ Hire Equipment division is nearing completion of a $7.7-million contract for Petronas/MMHE offshore Turkmenistan.

Rigs/Vessels

March start for Caspian jackup transportation

Blue Water Shipping has won a contract to transport a newbuild jackup to the Caspian Sea for Eurasia Drilling.

Eurasia rigs fully booked for Caspian programs

Eurasia Drilling Co. (EDC) has updated its drilling activities in the Caspian Sea.

Frontier seismic work can require site-specific programs

The need to discover new hydrocarbon reserves is pushing frontier exploration into the world's more remote and challenging regions.

Russia Offshore Oil & Gas News

March start for Caspian jackup transportation

Blue Water Shipping has won a contract to transport a newbuild jackup to the Caspian Sea for Eurasia Drilling.

Rosneft draws up program for Barents Sea licenses

Rosneft has secured licenses for geological survey, exploration, and production of oil and gas at three blocks on the Russian Barents Sea shelf.

Eurasia rigs fully booked for Caspian programs

Eurasia Drilling Co. (EDC) has updated its drilling activities in the Caspian Sea.