SOCO will acquire 70% operated interest in Blocks 125 and 126 offshore central Vietnam through a production sharing agreement (PSC) the company signed on 27 October with PetroVietnam and SOVICO Holdings. Blocks 125 & 126 are located in moderate to deep water in the Phu Khanh Basin…
The Hoang Long Joint Operating Co. resumed the 2017 Te Giac Trang (TGT) drilling program, offshore Vietnam, according to partner SOCO International. The Te Giac Trang Field of Block 16-1, is in the shallow water Cuu Long Basin, offshore southern Vietnam…
An updated full field development plan (FFDP) for the Te Giac Trang (TGT) field, offshore southern Vietnam, has been approved by the country's government. The FFDP was formally submitted to the relevant authorities in Q4 2016, says partner in the Hoang Long joint operating company…
With UK subsea exports valued at almost US$6.31 billion (£5 billion), Subsea UK is encouraging British firms to set their sights on international expansion to sustain long-term growth. The industry body is urging companies to strengthen trade partnerships across the globe…
Dynamic Industries Saudi Arabia (Dynamic Saudi Arabia), headquartered in Al-Khobar KSA, and Houston-headquartered Dynamic Industries International (Dynamic International), have been awarded a major offshore project under their long-term agreement with Saudi Aramco…
The 2016 development drilling program offshore southern Vietnam on the Te Giac Trang (TGT) Field of Block 16-1 has commenced, announced SOCO. The infill wells, TGT-27P and TGT-28P, will be batch drilled with the first well spudded on…
FES International delivered nine diverless bend stiffener connectors (DBSC) to the Atlanta field in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil, operated by Queiroz Galvão Exploração e Produção (QGEP). The DBSCs, a part of a multi-million dollar contract between FES and QGEP…
Anadarko Petroleum has appointed two of its executives as its new executive vice president of operations, and executive vice president, international and deepwater exploration. Hollek. Image from Anadarko…
UK-based well examination services firm Chris Dykes International has been acquired by Danish well management company WellPerform. Established by Chris Dykes in 2002, following a career with oil majors and the UK's Health and Safety Executive…
London-based SOCO International's Baobab Marine-1 commitment well is to be plugged and abandoned after finding no oil or gas. The well was drilled on the Mer Profonde Sud Block, in the Lower Congo Basin, offshore Congo. Drilling…
London-based explorer SOCO has started drilling the Baobab Marine-1 (BABM-1) well on the Mer Profonde Sud Block, in the Lower Congo Basin, offshore Congo. The BABM-1 well, to be drilled on the RR Prospect, is targeting stacked early Miocene…
Surface to seabed specialist, Seanamic Group, is expanding its global umbilicals business with a new Umbilical International facility in Glasgow, the frim revealed at Subsea Expo in Aberdeen. Image from Seanamic Group…
First oil and gas was produced from the H5 wellhead platform (H5-WHP) on the Te Giac Trang (TGT) field 10 August offshore Vietnam, says SOCO. The start of production was achieved one month ahead of schedule and the H5 development project has been completed with zero lost time accidents…
Soco International has signed a memorandum of understanding with PetroVietnam and SOVICO Holdings over potential exploration and production on Blocks 125-126, offshore Vietnam. Soco president and CEO Ed Story said: “SOCO began evaluation…
Dynamic Industries International received authorization to begin work in Angola. The scope of work includes the fabrication of piping spools for a client’s produced water upgrade project. Roger Westerlind, executive VP and chief…
