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Intervention halts Elgin gas leak

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:40:00 GMT

Total’s well intervention operation has stopped the G4 well gas leak at the Elgin complex in the UK central North Sea.

Shell engages drillship for French Guiana wells

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:36:00 GMT

Tullow Oil says a drillship has been contracted for two wells offshore French Guiana.

Jackup component bottleneck slows construction

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:32:00 GMT

Fabricator Lamprell warns that its performance will be affected by delays in specialist vendor equipment deliveries for newbuild jackup projects.

Marathon takes helm at Vilje in North Sea

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:29:00 GMT

Statoil (OSE:STL;NYSE:STO) has agreed to transfer operatorship of the Vilje field in the Norwegian North Sea to Marathon Oil Norge.

BG hits for fifth time in deepwater offshore Tanzania

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:25:00 GMT

BG Group has its fifth consecutive gas discovery offshore Tanzania.

Deep Panuke on schedule for summer start-up offshore Nova Scotia

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:19:00 GMT

SBM Offshore says the Deep Panuke jackup platform remains on course to produce first gas offshore Nova Scotia this summer, following earlier construction-related delays.

ONGC to launch further phase of Mumbai High redevelopment

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:09:00 GMT

ONGC’s board has approved development of the Western Periphery area of the Mumbai High South field (Phase-III redevelopment).

North Sea Beryl extension well flows gas and oil

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:06:00 GMT

Apache (NYSE:APA) has drilled a productive extension well from the Beryl field in the UK central North Sea.

Mermaid tender rig drilling offshore Indonesia

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:03:00 GMT

Mermaid Maritime subsidiary MTR-2 has won a contract for use of the tender drilling rig MTR-2 on a client’s oil and gas fields offshore Indonesia.

AF Gruppen to remove North Sea compressor platform

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Statoil (OSE:STL; NYSE:STO) has awarded AF Group a contract, on behalf of operator Gassco, to remove and recycle the B-11 compressor platform in the German North Sea.

Havyard contracts further PSV hull from Turkish yard

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:56:00 GMT

Cemre Shipyard has delivered its 20thplatform supply vessel, Vestland Mira, to Norwegian contractor Havyard Group, on behalf of Vestland Offshore.

Otto Marine contracts on two AHTS for the Congo

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:10:00 GMT

Otto Marine Ltd. (SP.OTML) has chartered two anchor-handling tug supply vessels for work offshore Africa.

Eni adds to deepwater Mozambique gas reserves

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:05:00 GMT

Eni (MI:ENI;NYSE:E) has a new gas discovery offshore Mozambique at the Coral 1 well in Area 4.

OGX declares Tubarão Azul field offshore Brazil to be commercial

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:19:00 GMT

OGX Petróleo e Gás Participações S.A. (Bovespa: OGXP3; OTC: OGXPY.PK) has sent a Declaration of Commerciality on part of the Waimea Complex to Brazil’s National Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Biofuels Agency.

Ulstein delivers second newbuild PSV to CBO for Petrobras

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:02:00 GMT

Ulstein has delivered the CBO Pacifico platform supply vessel, the second PX106 design newbuild for CBO this year.

Anadarko scores more gas in deepwater offshore Mozambique

Tue, 15 May 2012 14:53:00 GMT

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE:APC) has discovered a “major” new natural gas reservoir in Offshore Area 1 of the Rovuma basin, Mozambique.

Statoil takes West Aquarius for Newfoundland wells

Tue, 15 May 2012 14:32:00 GMT

Statoil (OSE:STL;NYSE:STO) has contracted Seadrill’s deepwater drilling semisubmersible West Aquarius for exploration offshore Newfoundland.

Deepwater seismic activity spreads through West, East Africa

Tue, 15 May 2012 14:26:00 GMT

African Petroleum (NSX:AOQ) has contracted Prospector Pte (BGP Marine) to acquire seismic surveys on two blocks offshore Cote d’Ivoire.

Iran commissions sour gas pipeline in Persian Gulf

Tue, 15 May 2012 14:22:00 GMT

Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Co. (IOEC) expects first gas deliveries in September through a new pipeline in the Persian Gulf.

Development drilling set to resume on Gabon complex

Tue, 15 May 2012 14:19:00 GMT

Total (NYSE:TOT; Paris: FP FP) has completed installation of the new AGMN platform for its Anguille field redevelopment offshore Gabon.

FMC to supply loading arms for Prelude FLNG project

Mon, 14 May 2012 21:04:00 GMT

FMC Technologies Inc. will supply the offshore loading arm systems to the Shell Prelude FLNG project.

Wärtsilä Hamworthy lands Petrobras flare gas recovery contract

Mon, 14 May 2012 20:37:00 GMT

Wärtsilä Hamworthy has won a contract to supply its flare gas recovery packages to four FPSO units under construction for Petrobras.

Songa orders two semis from DSME

Mon, 14 May 2012 20:04:00 GMT

Songa Offshore has contracted Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering to build two semisubmersible drilling rigs for a total of $1.1 billion.

Norway assesses prospects for southern offshore regions

Mon, 14 May 2012 14:45:00 GMT

A specialist Norwegian team is preparing an environmental report on the North Sea and Skagerrak area off southern Norway.

Stebbing well under way off the Falklands

Mon, 14 May 2012 14:41:00 GMT

Borders & Southern has spudded its second well south of the Falkland Islands.

RWE Dea contracts AGR for reservoir assistance

Mon, 14 May 2012 14:38:00 GMT

RWE Dea has awarded AGR a frame agreement to provide reservoir services.

Nord Stream considers further Baltic Sea gaslines

Mon, 14 May 2012 14:35:00 GMT

Nord Stream’s shareholders have asked the company to perform a feasibility study on ways of increasing capacity to transport gas from Russia to the EU countries via the Baltic Sea.

New compression installation to stem decline of offshore Sumatra gas field

Mon, 14 May 2012 14:30:00 GMT

Serica Energy says compression facilities were installed at the Kambuna gas field offshore North Sumatra in an attempt to slow natural production decline.

CGX well offshore Guyana non-commercial

Mon, 14 May 2012 13:39:00 GMT

CGX Energy’s Eagle-1 well off Guyana failed to find commercial hydrocarbons.

Peru Corvina offshore production platform sailout expected late-July

Mon, 14 May 2012 13:33:00 GMT

BPZ Energy says fabrication of the CX-15 platform for the Corvina field off Peru continues at the shipyard in China.

Israeli companies join to make tender for offshore Cyprus acreage

Mon, 14 May 2012 13:30:00 GMT

Delek Group says its subsidiary companies plan to participate in a consortium applying for acreage under Cyprus’ upcoming offshore bid round.

Afren proves more oil in Nigeria Ebok area

Mon, 14 May 2012 13:24:00 GMT

Afren says an exploration well on the shallow-water Ebok north fault block (Ebok NFB) has encountered 370 ft (113 m) true vertical thickness of net oil pay in good quality sands.

Providence targets gas structures off southeast Ireland

Mon, 14 May 2012 13:19:00 GMT

Providence Resources looks to drill two further exploration wells off southern and eastern Ireland this year, following its recently completed Barryroe appraisal well in the Celtic Sea.

ROC signs further Bohai Bay PSC

Mon, 14 May 2012 13:14:00 GMT

China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) has signed a production sharing contract with Roc Oil (Bohai) for block 09/05 in Bohai Bay.

Lundin spuds offshore North Sea exploration well

Fri, 11 May 2012 19:33:00 GMT

Norwegian Energy Co. ASA (Noreco) has spudded exploration well 6201/11-3 in PL 519 in the North Sea.

Action imminent to stem Elgin gas leak in North Sea

Fri, 11 May 2012 14:40:00 GMT

Total says its preparations for a well intervention on the leaking Elgin G4 gas well in the central North Sea are nearing completion.

BP brings in Polar Pioneer for Norwegian Sea wildcat

Fri, 11 May 2012 14:38:00 GMT

Petroleum Safety Norway has authorized BP Norge to drill an exploration well in the Norwegian Sea.

Malaysia MOPU undergoing upgrade for oil production

Fri, 11 May 2012 14:35:00 GMT

Petrofac has started modification and upgrade works to the FPF5 mobile operating production unit (ex-Ocean Legend).

Endeavour in talks on North Sea Alba field

Fri, 11 May 2012 14:31:00 GMT

Endeavour International (NYSE: END; LSE: ENDV) has started to work on a transaction concerning the Alba field in the UK central North Sea.

Successful load out and sail away of Oyot A equipment

Thu, 10 May 2012 19:18:00 GMT

Aveon Offshore has completed manufacture and load out of the Oyot A jacket and piles for Phase 1 of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp./Mobil Producing Nigeria joint venture offshore satellite field development project in OML 67 and 70.

Helicopter ditches in North Sea – no fatalities reported

Thu, 10 May 2012 16:19:00 GMT

A helicopter supporting offshore activity in the North Sea crashed earlier today.

Partners outline timeframe for Johan Sverdrup development in North Sea

Thu, 10 May 2012 15:37:00 GMT

The licensees in the Johan Sverdrup discovery in the Norwegian North Sea plan to select a development concept in late 2013 and start production in 4Q 2018, according to co-operator Statoil.

Barryroe study indicates positive reservoir development

Thu, 10 May 2012 15:32:00 GMT

Providence Resources has updated its Barryroe oil discovery technical assessment.

TGS begins 3D seismic sweep in UK far north

Thu, 10 May 2012 15:29:00 GMT

TGS (TGS:Oslo) has started to acquire 3,210-sq km (1,239-sq mi) of 3D multi-client seismic data over the Erlend basin, west of Shetland.

Fasttrack setdown for Persian Gulf jacket

Thu, 10 May 2012 15:25:00 GMT

National Iranian Oil Co. claims its contractors have set a new record for installation of a jacket in the Persian Gulf.

Statoil to intensify Barents Sea search

Thu, 10 May 2012 15:20:00 GMT

Statoil (OSE:STL;NYSE:STO) and partners Eni (MI:ENI;NYSE:E) and Petoro have agreed on further exploration drilling in the Skrugard area of the Norwegian Barents Sea.

PEMEX outlines procurement needs at OTC

Wed, 09 May 2012 19:58:00 GMT

Since 2004, the loss of 1.5 MMb/d from its super-giant Cantarell field has prompted PEMEX E&P to look again at its portfolio of undrilled prospects in the shallow waters of Campeche.

Laser technique detects small leaks offshore

Wed, 09 May 2012 17:19:00 GMT

Scottish company M Squared has developed a laser-based hydrocarbon detection and imaging system it says can identify the smallest of leaks on production platforms, pipelines, and processing plants from hundreds of meters away.

Offshore storm halts production from Tunisia field

Wed, 09 May 2012 17:16:00 GMT

Lundin Petroleum says a storm offshore Tunisia in March caused damage to a flowline connected to the Oudna field.

Medoilgas gains extra time to evaluate Ombrina Mare

Wed, 09 May 2012 17:13:00 GMT

Medoilgas Italia has won a three-year extension until May 2015 for an exploration permit offshore eastern Italy.

Petrobras orders Oceaneering-record umbilicals for Lula, Sapinhoá

Wed, 09 May 2012 17:10:00 GMT

Petrobras has contracted Oceaneering International to supply 200 km (125 mi) of thermoplastic production control umbilicals for projects in the Santos basin offshore Brazil.

Topaz support vessels primed for duty in Caspian Sea

Wed, 09 May 2012 17:07:00 GMT

Topaz Energy and Marine has completed construction of two anchor handling/offshore support/towing vessels for BP.

Centrica probes Cooper in Norwegian Sea

Wed, 09 May 2012 17:03:00 GMT

Centrica Resources Norge has started drilling the Cooper prospect in the Norwegian Sea, using the semisub West Alpha.

Finesse booked for Iraq platform floatover

Wed, 09 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Saipem has contracted Fairstar Heavy Transport to provide floatover and installation services for a platform offshore Iraq.

Lundin aiming for new Norwegian core area via Albert well

Wed, 09 May 2012 16:54:00 GMT

The semisub Bredford Dolphin has started drilling an exploration well for Lundin Petroleum (NASDAQ:LUPE) on the Albert prospect in the Norwegian North Sea.

UK oil and gas sector in good health, survey claims

Wed, 09 May 2012 16:49:00 GMT

Gross revenue generated from the UK oil and gas sector rose 28% last year to $2.8 billion, according to a report by industry association Oil & Gas UK.

Abstract submission deadline for Offshore West Africa extended

Wed, 09 May 2012 15:34:00 GMT

The deadline to submit an abstract for consideration as a presentation at Offshore West Africa Conference and Exhibition is extended to May 22.

Murphy contracts McDermott for deepwater Malaysia oil development

Wed, 09 May 2012 14:10:00 GMT

McDermott International Inc. (NYSE: MDR) subsidiary Berlian McDermott Sdn Bhd has won a contract for subsea engineering, procurement, construction, transportation, installation, and commissioning in deepwater offshore Malaysia.

Marsh Bellofram introduces offshore tank level and draft monitoring system

Wed, 09 May 2012 14:03:00 GMT

Marsh Bellofram has introduced the King-Gage LP3 Marine System, a complete tank liquid level and vessel draft measurement solution.

Cairn completes Agora acquisition

Wed, 09 May 2012 13:51:00 GMT

Cairn Energy has completed the acquisition of Agora Oil & Gas AS.

BSEE Director outlines path forward at OTC

Tue, 08 May 2012 21:22:00 GMT

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Director James A. Watson delivered remarks in early May at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, Texas.

GE to open new training facility in Houston

Tue, 08 May 2012 16:12:00 GMT

GE Energy (NYSE: GE) has invested $10 million for the development of a new oil and gas training facility in Houston.

Bluewater Energy Services commissions FES for stab plate connector systems

Tue, 08 May 2012 15:48:00 GMT

FES International has secured a contract to supply stab plate connectors with retraction mechanisms to Bluewater Energy Services for a turret being delivered by AMEC to Marine Well Containment Co.

Petrobras buys hulls for offshore production platforms in Santos basin

Tue, 08 May 2012 14:44:00 GMT

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. has signed a $1.7-billion agreement to convert four VLCC vessels into hulls for platforms P-74, P-75, P-76, P-77, and for the transfer of rights areas.

North Sea Ensign field delivers first gas

Tue, 08 May 2012 14:40:00 GMT

Centrica Energy has produced first gas through its Ensign platform in the UK southern North Sea.

New exploration permits issued for offshore Australia

Tue, 08 May 2012 14:37:00 GMT

Australia has awarded 12 new offshore exploration permits off Western Australia and Victoria, and expects to see $303 million in area investments in the next three years.

Trapoil reports Lybster onstream, discovery at Orchid

Tue, 08 May 2012 14:33:00 GMT

Caithness Oil has brought onstream the Lybster oil field in the nearshore Inner Moray Firth off northern Scotland.

Kosmos’ Teak-4A appraisal well offshore Ghana P&A’d

Tue, 08 May 2012 14:28:00 GMT

The Teak-4A appraisal well offshore Ghana in the Cape Three Points block found thin, non-commercial reservoirs and will be P&A’d reports Kosmos Energy (NYSE:KOS).

SapuraClough acquires Helix shares in Sapura Helix joint venture

Tue, 08 May 2012 14:20:00 GMT

SapuraClough Offshore has acquired the shares of Helix in the Sapura Helix JV (formerly known as Clough Helix JV).

Reef vessels to support Talisman maintenance program

Tue, 08 May 2012 14:16:00 GMT

Talisman Energy (TSX:TLM;NYSE:TLM) has contracted Reef Subsea to provide two maintenance support vessels for its brownfield modification programs on various UK North Sea fields.

Chevron deploys Pacific Santa Ana for GoM deepwater drilling campaign

Mon, 07 May 2012 21:09:00 GMT

Chevron Corp. has announced that the deepwater drillship Pacific Santa Ana has arrived in the Gulf of Mexico to work for Chevron under a five-year contract with a subsidiary of Pacific Drilling S.A.

Korea looks for foreign investors

Mon, 07 May 2012 17:00:00 GMT

While the Offshore Technology Conference was under way at Reliant Center on Monday, a number of organizations joined forces at a forum in the Westin Galleria Hotel to discuss investment opportunities in Korea.

Intergraph opens expanded Global Marine Center in Korea

Mon, 07 May 2012 16:54:00 GMT

Intergraph has formally opened the newly-expanded Intergraph Global Marine Center in Busan, South Korea.

Peru buoyant tower offshore production platform nears delivery

Mon, 07 May 2012 16:10:00 GMT

GMC and Horton Wison Deepwater confirm a joint venture to design and supply buoyant tower platforms for shallow-water fields.

Van Nes subsea tieback completes Dutch Medway project

Mon, 07 May 2012 16:05:00 GMT

Dana Petroleum has delivered first gas from the Van Nes field subsea development in the Dutch North Sea.

Total secures Uruguay deep offshore block

Mon, 07 May 2012 16:01:00 GMT

Total has been awarded an exploration license for block 14 offshore Uruguay, following a second bid round staged by state-owned company ANCAP.

Facility upgrades, delays slow Talisman North Sea output

Mon, 07 May 2012 15:56:00 GMT

Talisman Energy (TSX:TLM;NYSE:TLM) says production has restarted at the Tartan platform in the UK North Sea following an overhaul program.

Strong showing from latest Johan Sverdrup North Sea well

Mon, 07 May 2012 15:50:00 GMT

A side track of the Johan Sverdrup appraisal well 16/2-11 in the Norwegian North Sea has confirmed good quality in Upper and Middle Jurassic reservoir, according to operator Lundin Petroleum (NASDAQ:LUPE).

Statoil, Rosneft agree far Russian north joint venture

Mon, 07 May 2012 15:45:00 GMT

Rosneft and Statoil have agreed to jointly explore offshore fields in the Russian sectors of the Barents Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk.

Newfoundland FPSOs face extended maintenance shutdown

Mon, 07 May 2012 15:41:00 GMT

Suncor Energy expects the 21-week dockside maintenance program for the Terra Nova FPSO to start in June.

Premier shifts North Sea well focus to Catcher area

Mon, 07 May 2012 15:36:00 GMT

Premier is abandoning its Stingray exploration well in the UK North Sea as a dry hole.

BP awaits next Shah Deniz gas pipeline proposals

Mon, 07 May 2012 15:31:00 GMT

BP has explained the decision to select the proposed Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) as a southern European export route for gas from the Shah Deniz Phase 2 development in the Caspian Sea.

Lukoil contracts Saipem for second batch of Caspian pipelines

Mon, 07 May 2012 15:19:00 GMT

Lukoil Nizhnevolzhskneft has awarded a further pipelay contract for its Vladimir Filanovsky field development in the Russian sector of the Caspian Sea.

Chevron contracts further Thailand tender assist rig

Mon, 07 May 2012 15:15:00 GMT

Seadrill has a Letter of Award to supply tender assist rig T18 to Chevron Thailand Exploration and Production.

DNO looks to revive UAE offshore Saleh field

Mon, 07 May 2012 15:08:00 GMT

DNO International plans to pick up re-development of the Saleh field 45 km (28 mi) offshore Ras Al Khaimah, after completing a current drilling campaign on the West Bukha/Bukha fields off Oman.

Plexus extends HP/HT offshore drilling link with BG

Mon, 07 May 2012 14:54:00 GMT

Plexus Holdings has won a £1.3-million ($2.1-million) order to supply BG International with 20,000-psi POS-GRIP wellhead technology for gas exploration drilling in the North Sea.

Serica, BP prepare for offshore Namibia seismic campaign

Mon, 07 May 2012 14:49:00 GMT

The 10-streamer seismic vessel Polarcus Nadia was in Namibian waters last week, ready to start an extensive 3D survey for Serica Energy in the Luderitz basin.

Noble takes further pause after deepening offshore Israel gas well

Mon, 07 May 2012 14:44:00 GMT

Technical constraints again have forced Noble Energy to suspend well deepening operations on the deepwater Leviathan gas discovery offshore Israel.

Lamprell awarded jackup rig build contract

Mon, 07 May 2012 14:26:00 GMT

Lamprell has won a $227-million contract from an unnamed drilling contractor for construction of a newbuild jackup rig.

Iran progressing Persian Gulf field developments

Mon, 07 May 2012 13:56:00 GMT

North Drilling Co. (NDC) is preparing to transfer the Sahar-1 rig to the Persian Gulf to drill on the Farzad-A field.

Total cleared for kill operation on leaking North Sea gas well

Mon, 07 May 2012 13:51:00 GMT

The UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has granted environmental permits to Total for a dynamic kill operation on the leaking Elgin well in the central North Sea.

Eurasia drilling fleet fully engaged in Caspian Sea

Mon, 07 May 2012 13:46:00 GMT

Eurasia Drilling Co. (EDC) has provided an overview of its activity to date in 2012 in the Caspian Sea.

Cathelco overhauls Xikomba FPSO cathodic protection

Mon, 07 May 2012 13:41:00 GMT

Cathelco is renewing the impressed current cathodic protection system on the hull of the FPSO Xikomba, which is being redeployed on Eni’s block 15/06 West hub development off Angola.

Centrica cleared to operate Vale facilities in North Sea

Mon, 07 May 2012 13:35:00 GMT

Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has sanctioned Centrica Resources’ (CAN:LN) use of the production facilities on the Vale gas condensate field in the Norwegian North Sea.

Aveon to supply subsea components for Bonga NW

Mon, 07 May 2012 13:31:00 GMT

FMC Technologies has subcontracted Aveon Offshore to fabricate components for the subsea production system for Shell’s Bonga North West project offshore Nigeria.

CB&I awarded deepwater Aasta Hansteen spar topsides FEED study

Mon, 07 May 2012 13:26:00 GMT

Statoil (OSE:STL:NYSE:STO) has contracted CB&I to provide front-end engineering design (FEED) services for the Aasta Hansteen spar topsides project in the Norwegian Sea.

CNR backs into Cote d’Ivoire block

Mon, 07 May 2012 13:19:00 GMT

Canadian Natural Resources (CNR) has taken a 36% interest in block 514 off Cote d’Ivoire.

Oilex lining up offshore well on Bazartete in Timor Sea

Mon, 07 May 2012 13:13:00 GMT

Oilex has completed evaluation of the Bazartete and Tutuala prospects in the JPDA 06-103 permit in the joint development area of the Timor Sea between Australia and Timor-Leste.

Deepwater rig search for Barque well off New Zealand

Mon, 07 May 2012 13:08:00 GMT

New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) has assumed operatorship of the PEP 38259 permit offshore New Zealand.

Seadrill orders sixth newbuild deepwater drillship

Fri, 04 May 2012 13:32:00 GMT

Seadrill has ordered a sixth newbuild drillship from Samsung.