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Compressor station on schedule to feed Russian gas through Baltic pipeline

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:32:00 GMT

Construction is under way of a compressor station in Portovaya, northern Russia which will handle gas supplies for the second Nord Stream pipeline in the Baltic Sea.

Centrica buys into Fogelberg offshore Norway

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:28:00 GMT

North Energy has agreed to sell its 12% interest in Norwegian production license 433 for $12 million to Centrica Resources (Norway).

Lundin, Det norske cleared for exploration drilling offshore Norway

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:24:00 GMT

Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has approved Lundin’s request for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea using the semisub Bredford Dolphin.

Offshore Guyana exploration well targets Turonian play

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:11:00 GMT

The jackup Atwood Beacon has spudded Repsol’s Jaguar-1 on the Georgetown Petroleum Prospecting License offshore Guyana.

Trinidad & Tobago look for deepwater offshore development partners

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:54:00 GMT

The Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs plans meetings with potential oil and gas partners in Houston Feb. 28-29.

Discovery Gas Transmission to add to deepwater GoM facilities

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:30:00 GMT

Foster Wheeler Upstream (FWLT:NASDAQ GS) has won a contract from Discovery Gas Transmission for design engineering and technical services for a junction platform, facilities, and associated pipelines within Discovery’s South Timbalier 283 Gulf of Mexico system.

Petrobras elects new CEO

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:16:00 GMT

Petrobras’ board of directors has elected Maria das Graças Silva Foster as CEO, succeeding José Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo.

Formal $15-billion Ichthys offshore EPC contract in place

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:16:00 GMT

The JKC joint venture has signed the formal $15-billion contract for engineering, procurement, and construction at the Ichthys LNG Project offshore Australia.

New joint venture to serve Asia’s growing offshore market

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:06:00 GMT

A new joint venture in Malaysia aims to support Asia’s upstream sector with a wide range of services. Offshore’s contributing editor Gurdip Singh recently spoke to Maarten Spilker, Managing Director and CEO of Technip MHB Hull Engineering (TMH) – a new joint venture between global group Technip and Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Holdings Berhad (MHB).

Petrobras approves 26 offshore drilling rig contracts

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:47:00 GMT

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) has approved contracting of 21 offline rigs with Sete Brasil and five dual-activity rigs with Ocean Rig.

KBR strengthens engineering presence in Saudi Arabia

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:41:00 GMT

KBR (NYSE: KBR) has established a new entity to perform general engineering and project management services under the Saudi Aramco GES+ initiative.

Double gas strike for ONGC offshore India

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:37:00 GMT

India’s Oil & Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) (NSE: ONGC, BSE: 500312) has notched two shallow water discoveries this year offshore India.

More growth in prospect in North Sea Alvheim area

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:18:00 GMT

Lundin Petroleum says the development wells for the BG-operated Gaupe field in the Norwegian North Sea have been drilled and the production facilities are virtually complete.

TGS performs wide seismic sweep over northern Europe

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:03:00 GMT

TGS (TGS:Oslo) has updated various seismic gathering programs off northern Europe.

Shell awarded ‘Excellence in Project Integration’ at IPTC

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:43:00 GMT

Shell Brasil has received the “Excellence in Project Integration” Award at the International Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC) 2011 Dinner and Award Presentation held Feb. 7, in Bangkok.

BG records major improvements in deepwater Lula field drilling offshore Brazil

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:16:00 GMT

BG Group (BRGYY.PK:OCQX) says the first permanent FPSO on the Lula field in the Santos basin off Brazil has to date produced 15 MMboe in total from three wells, with a fourth due to be added in 2012.

Gas flowing from latest deepwater WDDM phase offshore Egypt

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:04:00 GMT

BG Group says production has started from the second stage of the West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) Concession Phase 7 in the Egyptian sector of the Mediterranean Sea.

Iona agrees terms for undeveloped West Wick oil field in North Sea

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:59:00 GMT

Iona Energy (INA.V) UK has agreed to acquire from Centrica PLC (CNA.LN) a 58.73% interest in block 13/21a containing the West Wick oil discovery in the UK central North Sea.

Positive results for Petrobras from Santos basin offshore appraisal well

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:18:00 GMT

Petrobras (PBR:NYSE) has completed drilling of the Franco NW well in the Santos basin presalt area.

Liwan gas facilities taking shape offshore China

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:01:00 GMT

Major construction activity is on track for the Liwan Gas Project in the South China Sea according to partner Husky Energy (HSE:Toronto).

Buccaneer gains clearance for Alaska exploration drilling

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:44:00 GMT

Buccaneer Energy (ASX:BCC) has secured two permits for oil and gas exploration in the Cook Inlet offshore Alaska.

North Sea Glitne field to remain active through 2014

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:31:00 GMT

Statoil (OSE:STL, NYSE:STO) and its partners in North Sea license 048 B have contracted Teekay to perform maintenance on the FPSO Petrojarl I.

Barryroe appraisal well offshore Ireland back on track

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:25:00 GMT

Providence Resources (PVR:Aim) has encountered hydrocarbon shows in its Barryroe appraisal well off southern Ireland.

Husky eyes expansion of White Rose complex offshore Canada

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:15:00 GMT

Husky Energy’s (HSE:Toronto) North Amethyst satellite development offshore Newfoundland is producing 37,000 boe/d, in line with design targets.

New global subsea market report out from Infield Systems

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Infield Systems has released its Global Perspectives Subsea Market Report To 2016.

FlexGel seals North Sea annulus riser breach

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:45:00 GMT

Flexlife says it has successfully applied its FlexGel product to tackle corrosion in a North Sea operation for a major oil company.

Consultations over Kara Sea seismic survey

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:41:00 GMT

Public hearings have been staged in Archangelsk to discuss planned seismic research programs in the Kara Sea off northern Russia.

Petrobras secures subsea pipe supplies

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:07:00 GMT

Petrobras has awarded Technip a five-year frame agreement to supply 1,400 km (870 mi) flexible pipes.

Stork to inspect West Africa floater

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:59:00 GMT

Stork Technical Services has won a $15.8-million contract to provide subsea inspection services offshore West Africa.

Barents Sea EM survey draws funding

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:53:00 GMT

Electromagnetic Geoservices has secured pre-funding for a multi-client 3D EM campaign in the Barents Sea, ahead of Norway's 22nd exploration licensing round awards.

Baker Hughes expands pipeline inspection services

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:37:00 GMT

Baker Hughes has broadened its pipeline service portfolio to include circumferential magnetic flux leakage (MFL) inspection technology.

Searcher Seismic runs two 2D seismic surveys offshore Australia

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:09:00 GMT

Searcher Seismic Pty Ltd. is in the midst of two non-exclusive seismic surveys offshore Australia.

Petrobras awaits bids on production modules for eight FPSOs

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:50:00 GMT

Petrobras expects as much as $7 billion in bids to complete eight offshore platforms for use in the Santos basin, according to reports from Brazil.

JIP to study deepwater lifting standards, regulations

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:33:00 GMT

DNV has initiated a joint industry project to establish a unified safety approach for deepwater lifting.

New fluid sampling, pressure testing tools work at higher temperatures

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:46:00 GMT

Schlumberger has made available its new PressureXpress-HT reservoir pressure service and MDT Forte-HT high-temperature formation sampling and pressure system.

World Wide Supply adds two PSVs to newbuild order with Damen

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:40:00 GMT

World Wide Supply has ordered two more newbuild platform supply vessels from Damen Shipyards.

Tanin strike boosts Levant basin deepwater gas reserves

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:21:00 GMT

Noble Energy has confirmed another natural gas discovery offshore Israel.

Statoil extends MMT survey coverage

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:17:00 GMT

Statoil has awarded MMT a worldwide frame for survey services.

BAM Clough to supply module offloading facility for Ichthys LNG project

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:55:00 GMT

The JKC joint venture has awarded the BAM Clough joint venture a $A140 million ($151 million) letter of intent for work on the Ichthys LNG project.

Leiv Eiriksson inked in for Norway wells

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:49:00 GMT

RWE Dea Norge has secured a rig to drill three wells in the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea during 2013-15.

Ofon Phase 2 under way off Nigeria

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:45:00 GMT

Total and NNPC have started the second phase of the Ofon field development offshore Nigeria.

Wintershall gets go-ahead for North Sea drilling

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:42:00 GMT

Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has authorized Wintershall to drill an exploratory well in the North Sea, using the semisub drilling rig Songa Delta.

Nunya probe under way offshore Ghana

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:38:00 GMT

The semisubmersible rig Marianas has spudded the Nunya-1X exploration well on the Keta block offshore Ghana.

ConocoPhillips, Keppel team up for Arctic jackup

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:31:00 GMT

Keppel Offshore & Marine Technology Centre (KOMtech) and ConocoPhillips are jointly designing a jackup capable of drilling in Arctic Sea ice regions.

Iona contracts North Sea Kells field study

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:23:00 GMT

Iona Energy has contracted ADIL to provide management support for development of the Kells field in the UK North Sea.

Hydratight devises Gulf bolting solution

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:12:00 GMT

Hydratight has supplied subsea construction services for a project in the Persian Gulf.

First deepwater Romanian Black Sea well promising

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:25:00 GMT

ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Romania Ltd. and OMV Petrom have encountered natural gas in the first deepwater exploration well in the Romania sector of the Black Sea.

Expro opens Newfoundland office

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:20:00 GMT

Expro has opened an operations base in Paradise, Newfoundland, Canada, that will support the provision of well testing, subsea, and downhole video services.

Advanced Maritime Transports acquires Port Logistics

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:16:00 GMT

Advanced Maritime Transports (AMT SA) has acquired Port Logistics, a Brazilian maritime support logistics agency.

Noble may have further gas find offshore Israel

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:18:00 GMT

Delek Group says the Noble Energy-operated Tanin #1 exploration well offshore Israel has reached its target.

Talisman expands North Sea support options

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:15:00 GMT

Talisman Energy has contracted North Star Shipping to build two new platform supply vessels to support the company’s North Sea operations.

Seadrill rigs on long-term charters

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:10:00 GMT

Seadrill has secured new contracts for three jackups.

BP Namibia offshore farm-in confirmed

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:32:00 GMT

Enigma Oil & Gas Exploration has secured approval from Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy for a farm-out agreement with BP in offshore block 2714A.

Lundin drills new target on Johan Sverdrup

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:27:00 GMT

The semisub Bredford Dolphin has started drilling appraisal well 16/2-11 for Lundin Petroleum in Norwegian North Sea license PL501.

Technip wins next-phase Jubilee subsea connections

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:22:00 GMT

Tullow Ghana has contracted Technip for subsea installations related to the Jubilee Phase 1A development offshore Ghana.

Sete Brasil shipyard wins drillship order

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:16:00 GMT

Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz has won a $792.5 million contract from Guarapari Drilling BV, the Netherlands, to design and build a drillship, based on Jurong Shipyard’s proprietary Jurong Espadon drillship design.

North Sea East Fyne well yields modest oil

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:10:00 GMT

Premier Oil is in the process of P&A’ing its East Fyne appraisal well 21/28a-11 in the UK North Sea.

SandRidge Energy to acquire Dynamic Offshore Resources

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:40:00 GMT

SandRidge Energy has entered into an agreement to acquire Dynamic Offshore Resources for aggregate consideration of $1.275 billion.

NOV buys NKT Flexibles

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:23:00 GMT

NKT Holding A/S and Subsea 7 S.A. have agreed to sell NKT Flexibles to National Oilwell Varco for DKK 3.8 billion ($669 million).

Methanol analysis system unveiled

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:56:00 GMT

LUX Assure has launched OMMICA, a detection kit designed for use offshore or onshore to assess volumes of methanol or monoethylene glycol (MEG) in oil or water.

GeoGlobal awaits rig for Israel commitments

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:39:00 GMT

GeoGlobal Resources expects to receive the drilling rig Noble Homer Ferrington by late March or mid-April.

Seven Havila sets diver support record

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:28:00 GMT

The diving support vessel Seven Havila has set what owners Subsea 7 and Havila Shipping say is a world first for number of divers on the seabed at one time.

Tullow contracts Aker for well intervention offshore Ghana

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:09:00 GMT

Tullow Ghana Ltd. has signed a frame agreement with Aker Solutions for well intervention at Jubilee and Tanto deepwater fields offshore Ghana.

ATP works to complete MC 942 #2 well in the GoM

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:35:00 GMT

ATP Oil & Gas Corp. has completed drilling the Mississippi Canyon 942 #2 well in the Gulf of Mexico at the Telemark Hub.

Iran outlines oil plans for Persian Gulf fields

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:02:00 GMT

National Iranian Offshore Oil Co. (NIOOC) expects oil output from the Forouzan field in the Persian Gulf to rise by 20% over the next 14 months.

NZOG reveals Taranaki basin drilling options

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:57:00 GMT

New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) is aiming to drill the Kakapo prospect offshore New Zealand’s Taranaki basin.

Total kickstarts Hild project in North Sea

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:51:00 GMT

Total has started development of the $4.2-billion Hild field in the Norwegian North Sea, although approval has yet to be issued by the Norwegian authorities.

Statoil commissions Åsgard subsea compression structures

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:44:00 GMT

Statoil has contracted Bergen Group Rosenberg to fabricate subsea structures for the Åsgard subsea compression project in the Norwegian Sea.

DNV approves Kongsberg Maritime Bridge Operation Simulator

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:16:00 GMT

DNV has approved the Kongsberg Maritime Bridge Operation Simulator according to the revised standards that became effective on Jan. 1, 2012.

Polarcus to do 3D survey offshore Greenland for Shell

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:42:00 GMT

Shell Kanumas has contracted Polarcus Ltd. to conduct an 8,500 sq km (3,282 sq mi) 3D seismic acquisition project offshore Greenland.

March start for Caspian jackup transportation

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:51:00 GMT

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

NZOG assesses Tunisia seismic needs

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:49:00 GMT

New Zealand Oil and Gas (NZOG) is finalizing arrangements for a new 2D seismic survey in the Gulf of Gabes ofshore Tunisia.

SBM contracted for Ichthys turret

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:46:00 GMT

SBM Offshore is to supply the turret and mooring system for the Ichthys LNG project FPSO off northwestern Australia.

Clough wins Wheatstone offshore hook-up and commissioning contract

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:39:00 GMT

Chevron has awarded Clough an A$350-million ($375-million) contract for the offshore hook-up and commissioning component of the Wheatstone project.

Aker Solutions acquires Sandnessjøen Engineering

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:36:00 GMT

Aker Solutions has acquired Norwegian engineering company Sandnessjøen Engineering.

Buccaneer lines up deal to operate Cosmo offshore Alaska

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:15:00 GMT

Buccaneer Energy has agreed to acquire the two main productive leases in the former Cosmopolitan Unit (Cosmo) from Pioneer Natural Resources Alaska.

Subsea 7 lands BP Clair Ridge pipe connections

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:55:00 GMT

BP has awarded Subsea 7 a $100-million pipelay contract for the Clair Ridge project, west of Shetland in the UK sector.

Petrobras oil spill clean up working

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:44:00 GMT

Petrobras has executed all of its contingency procedures in response to the oil spill at Carioca Nordeste.

Beibu Gulf project on course during operations review

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:38:00 GMT

ROC Oil has issued an update on its exploration and production programs offshore China.

New pile installation method succeeds offshore Brazil

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:34:00 GMT

Working in Waimea field offshore Brazil in the Campos basin, Large Diameter Drilling Ltd. has completed its first offshore pile installation using its StabFrame.

Association questions need for Europe-wide safety rules

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:32:00 GMT

Oil & Gas UK has attended a meeting in Brussels to reaffirm its opposition to the European Commission’s proposed offshore safety regulation for programs around Europe.

Wintershall takes further look at Maria

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:25:00 GMT

The semisub Borgland Dolphin has spudded an appraisal well for Wintershall on the Maria discovery in the Norwegian Sea.

Borders and Southern starts Falkland drilling campaign

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:14:00 GMT

The semisubmersible Leiv Eiriksson has spudded the first-ever exploration well south of the Falkland Islands for UK independent Borders & Southern (B&S) Petroleum.

FPSO confirmed for service on Alma, Galia in North Sea

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:09:00 GMT

EnQuest has exercised its option to purchase Bluewater’s FPSO Uisge Gorm, with the sale going through late last month.

Santos starts up Wortel gas production offshore Indonesia

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:13:00 GMT

Gas production has started from Wortel in Indonesia.

Cal Dive wins GoM abandonment, decommissioning contract

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:05:00 GMT

Cal Dive International Inc. has won a field abandonment and decommissioning contract from a Gulf of Mexico operator.

Pacific Scirocco at work offshore Nigeria for Total

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Pacific Drilling’s Pacific Scirocco ultra-deepwater drillship has started work offshore Nigeria for Total under a one-year contract.

First production flows from Waimea offshore Brazil for OGX

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:59:00 GMT

OGX Petróleo e Gás has announced first oil with the beginning of the extended well test (EWT) in the Waimea accumulation.

GDF Suez finds gas in Faraday in North Sea

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:54:00 GMT

GDF SUEZ E&P UK has confirmed a high-pressure/high-temperature gas discovery in the Faraday prospect in the UK central North Sea.

Shell engages Expro for North Sea well services

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:50:00 GMT

Shell UIE has awarded Expro a five-year, multi-discipline well engineering program.

Next round of UK offshore licensing under way

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:47:00 GMT

Britain’s Energy Minister Charles Hendry is offering 2,900 blocks under the UK’s newly launched 27th offshore licensing round.

Statoil broadens vessel’s North Sea well support role

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:43:00 GMT

Statoil has awarded DeepOcean Group additional inspection, repair, and maintenance contracts.

Petrobras reports spill during well test offshore Santos basin

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:39:00 GMT

Petrobras has detected a production string rupture at the FPWSO Dynamic Producer.

Authorization for Troll gas revamp in North Sea

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:30:00 GMT

Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) Norway has approved Statoil’s program of retrofits on the Troll A facility in the North Sea and the associated Kollsnes terminal.

Rosneft draws up program for Barents Sea licenses

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:25:00 GMT

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

Centrica ups stake in Statfjord complex

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:21:00 GMT

Centrica has agreed to acquire ConocoPhillips’ interest in the Statfjord field and associated satellites in the North Sea for $223 million.

ROC pursues closedown of BMG fields offshore Australia

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:16:00 GMT

Preparations continue for deactivation of the Basker-Manta-Gummy oil and gas fields offshore Victoria, Australia, according to operator ROC Oil.

Siemens appoints CEO of oil & gas division

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:12:00 GMT

Siemens Energy has appointed Adil Toubia as CEO of the oil & gas division.

McDermott signs agreement for spool base services in Gulf of Mexico

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:57:00 GMT

McDermott International, Inc. says it has signed a 10-year frame agreement with Helix Subsea Construction, Inc. for spool base services in the Gulf of Mexico.

Offshore Asia returns to Kuala Lumpur

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:38:00 GMT

Operators are increasingly looking to offshore Asia for opportunities to supply the world’s energy demand, and several new projects are being developed in the region.