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CNOOC Starts New Oil Production at Penglai Field

Sep 18, 2018

China's CNOOC Ltd started producing crude oil at 1/3/8/9 block of the Penglai 19-3 oilfield off north China's Bohai Bay, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.The new block currently has two wells in production and daily output is expected to reach a peak rate of 58…

Dubai Petroleum & Offshore Autonomous Inspection

Feb 19, 2018

As part of a framework agreement with Dubai Petroleum, Cyberhawk was appointed to inspect more than 350 risers on 63 offshore platforms. The inspection took only one month to complete, followed by the production of over 90 detailed engineering inspection reports…

Spirit Energy rises from Centrica, Bayerngas merger

Oct 16, 2017

A new outfit being created by the merger of Centrica's oil and gas division and Bayerngas Norge is to be called Spirit Energy, Centrica said today.  Centrica will hold 69% in the new company, while Bayerngas Norway's owners will hold the remaining 31%…

Petrobras sets new pre-salt record

Jul 20, 2017

Brazilian oil major Petrobras set a new pre-salt production record in June.  The oil production Petrobras operates (own and partner shares) in the pre-salt layer set two new monthly and daily records. The new monthly production record is 1…

Ocean Star to mark 20 years of ocean energy history

Feb 14, 2017

Houston's Offshore Energy Center is hosting an open house to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig and Museum on Wednesday, 26 April. Admission at the Ocean Star, in Galveston, is free for the day. The…

Egypt, oil majors enter exploration deals

Dec 28, 2016

Egypt’s Oil Ministry has signed three oil and gas exploration agreements in the Mediterranean Sea worth an estimated US$220 million, according to news reports.  Image from Eni. The deals are with supermajor BP…

Versus takes more Boa stake from Maersk

Oct 21, 2016

Verus Petroleum entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Maersk Oil North Sea UK for the acquisition of Maersk Oil’s 9.8% interest in the Boa oil field, increasing Verus’s interest in the Boa field to 11.35%. The deal also adds approximately 1800 boe/d to Verus’s daily production…

Medco takes ConocoPhillips South Natuna Sea Block B

Sep 20, 2016

PT Medco Energi Internasional has agreed to acquire two subsidiaries of ConocoPhillips, seeing it take over the South Natuna Sea Block B production sharing contract, offshore Indonesia, with a 40% working interest. Image from ConocoPhillips…

Petrobras' August production tops 2.8MMbbl

Sep 13, 2016

Petrobras’ daily oil and natural gas production for the month of August totaled 2.84 MMboe, 2.72 MMboe of which was produced in Brazil and 0.12 MMboe was produced abroad. Brazil registered record oil and gas monthly production in August…

Wärtsilä Offline vibration analysis service launched

Jun 02, 2016

Wärtsilä has launched Wärtsilä Offline vibration analysis service, which monitors the health of propulsion and other rotating equipment. In addition, Wärtsilä Engine efficiency monitoring service is now available for dual-fuel engines. Wärtsilä…

Drilling at Statoil's Statfjord

May 16, 2016

In this video, Statoil shows still drilling at its Statfjord area, offshore Norway. Statfjord is one of the oldest producing fields on the Norwegian continental shelf, and the largest oil discovery in the North Sea. The field…

Laggan Tormore at full production

May 16, 2016

Total's Laggan-Tormore subsea to shore development west of Shetland has now ramped up to full production at 90,000 boe/d. The French oil giant held an official inauguration ceremony at the Shetland Gas Plant, built to receive the production…

Petrobras starts up Cidade de Maricá, Route 2

Feb 16, 2016

Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) has started production from the Cidade de Maricá floating production storage offloading unit (FPSO), in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil, in addition to the expansion of the country’s longest subsea natural gas pipeline…

Golar Tundra sold to Golar Partners

Feb 10, 2016

Golar LNG Ltd. entered into a purchase agreement to sell the Golar Tundra, a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), to Golar LNG Partners for US$330 million. In connection with the closing, the Golar Partners will receive a daily fee plus operating expenses…

Det norske awards Transocean rig contract

Nov 30, 2015

Det norske oljeselskap has, on behalf of the partnerships in PL 203 (Alvheim) and PL 150 (Volund), awarded an agreement to Transocean Offshore for the lease of the semi-submersible drilling rig Transocean Arctic. The contract scope for drilling of four wells in the Alvheim area…

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