Offshore Asia News - page 224


KrisEnergy hits at Rossukon-2

Mar 24, 2015

KrisEnergy’s Gulf of Thailand campaign is getting off to a good start with an oil and gas discovery already made at its first exploration well, the Rossukon-2.   The Key Gibraltar jackup. From Shelf Drilling…

Companies adapt to new price realities

Mar 24, 2015

Adapting to current cost conscious market conditions was the recurring theme of the Aker companies'* open day for investors last week (17 March). Edvard Grieg at Stord yard. Photo from Kvaerner.    It…

Woodside inks Myanmar PSCs

Mar 23, 2015

Australia's Woodside Energy has signed production sharing contracts (PSCs) for offshore blocks AD-2, AD-5, A-4 and A-7, offshore Myanmar, paving the way for the company to start exploration work in the basin. The Blocks were awarded to the company in the 2013 Myanmar Offshore Bid Round…

Alphastrut opens South Korea office

Mar 19, 2015

Alphastrut has expanded its operations by opening an office in Busan, South Korea. The Scotland-headquartered company has already enjoyed success in having its weight-saving aluminum support system specified for use on major North Sea platform developments for BP…

Dolphinus strikes Tamar deal

Mar 18, 2015

The Tamar partners awarded Dolphinus Holdings a US$1.2 billion contract to export natural gas from the Tamar project to Egypt. Tamar field. From Delek.   For the first three years of the seven-year contract…

Schlumberger releases new ultrahigh-temperature drilling technologies

Mar 18, 2015

Schlumberger launched TeleScope ICE ultrahigh-temperature measurements-while-drilling service and PowerDrive ICE ultrahigh-temperature rotary steerable system (RSS). The ultraHT-rated electronics in the…

Statoil awarded new Indonesia license

Mar 18, 2015

Statoil is expanding its presence offshore Indonesia with a new awarded exploration license in which the company will operate and own 100%. The new license, the Aru Trough I, covers an area of about 8300sq km and is located near Statoil’s…

Goliat’s voyage to Norway

Mar 17, 2015

In this video, Eni shows the Goliat’s voyage from Korea to the Barents Sea. Eni’s operated cyclindrical floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) platform was built in South Korea and is now operating in the Barents Sea…

KrisEnergy kicks off Thai campaign

Mar 17, 2015

Singapore-based KrisEnergy began its drilling campaign in the Gulf of Thailand. The Key Gibraltar. From Shelf Drilling.   The campaign is starting at the Rossukon-2 exploration well…

Eni’s double discoveries

Mar 16, 2015

Eni made a significant gas discovery offshore Libya and found more gas than anticipated at its Merakes-1 well offshore Indonesia. Libya find Eni activity in Libya. From Eni.   Eni…

Mammoet installs Malampaya DCP

Mar 12, 2015

Mammoet installed the Malampaya Phase 3 depletion compression platform (DCP) in the West Philippine Sea for Shell Philippines Exploration, in a 48-hour operation. The Malampaya deepwater gas-to-power project, off the coast of Northwest Palawan in Philippines…

PPGC cancels Leviathan deal

Mar 11, 2015

The Leviathan project takes another hit after the Palestine Power Generation Co. (PPGC) gave its notice to cancel its 20-year agreement to supply natural gas for Leviathan, offshore Israel. Map of Israel…

Premier’s Pelikan produces

Mar 10, 2015

Premier Oil’s Pelikan is onstream after gas production began from the field, offshore Indonesia. Map from Premier Oil.   The Pelikan field is located in the Natuna Sea Block A and has 75 Bcf of reserves…

iSURVEY Singapore wins Solstad contract

Mar 09, 2015

Solstad Offshore Asia Pacific awarded Norway-headquartered iSURVEY a marine construction support contract to provide positioning and survey support for its 2015 platform installation program in Thailand, on board the DLB Norce Endeavour. iSURVEY…

CNOOC brings Qinhuangdao online

Mar 09, 2015

CNOOC Ltd. announced that its Qinhuangdao 32-6 comprehensive adjustment project has commenced production. The Qinhuangdao 32-6 oilfield is located at the central north of Bohai Bay with an average water depth of approximately 20m. The…

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