Mexican state owned oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) has applied to Mexico's Energy Ministry, SENER, for a joint venture for two shallow water fields in the Gulf of Mexico on 18 October, according to news reports. Image from Pemex…
While it seems most Arctic exploration activity has slowed, it really depends on where you look. Bruce McMichael reports. Gazprom Neft’s Prirazlomnoye facility, in the Russian Arctic. Photos from Gazprom Neft…
Seabed Geosolutions, a joint venture between Fugro and CGG, secured a new extension to its ongoing shallow water operations in the UAE for Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.’s (ADNOC) Phase-II of the Ghasha Field project. This new survey is due to…
Frank’s International provided its FA-1 casing running tool (CRT) for a project in the Gulf of Mexico that the company says established a new worldwide milestone in casing while drilling (CwD) operations. FA-1 was modified for 30in casing…
India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC), awarded a multimillion dollar contract to GE Oil & Gas to provide an estimated 55 subsea wellheads (SG5) over the next three years for ONGC’s offshore drilling campaign, in shallow to medium waters offshore India…
Premier Oil and its partners in the upcoming shallow water bid round offshore Mexico are anticipating to go out to tender for a moored, semisubmersible rig for Block 7 in Q4 2016, the company revealed in its 1H 2016 report. Map of Blocks 2 and 7…
ExxonMobil has joined a joint industry project (JIP) to develop Viper Subsea’s innovative V-IR system. ExxonMobil has joined the V-IR project, which has been established through the Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF), at a crucial…
Mexico’s Ministry of Energy (SENER) has approved auction terms for the first phase of Round 2, which will auction 15 shallow water areas in the Gulf of Mexico. The round is set to open in late March 2017. Image from CNH…
Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) is offering nine shallow water fields located in the states of Ceará and Sergipe, in a competitive process. Image from Petrobras. The Brazilian…
The iXblue’s Phins Compact Family has been designed to offer the AUV industry players the ability to choose an inertial navigation system (INS) adapted to their vehicle. Based on iXblue’s fiber-optic gyroscope technology, Phins C3, C5, and…
The first call for Mexico’s Round 2.1, consisting of 15 shallow water blocks, is anticipated to be released before the end of July, the country’s Secretary of Energy confirmed in Monterrey. The…
Michael Cole, Fugro’s manager of survey prospects, explains how dynamic alarms coupled with office assisted remote services, can help provide better early warnings and navigation for end users. Vessel…
The government of India is launching a small field bidding round this week that consists of 67 discovered small fields in 46 shallow water, deepwater, and onshore contract areas. The Discovered Small Field Bidding Round – 2016 will be launched tomorrow…
Tullow Oil is eying exploration leads offshore Mauritania in order to fulfill a minimum work obligation of one well on the block before the second exploration phase runs out in November 2017. Image from Tullow…
V-IR, a new technology system designed to identify the location of electrical faults on subsea installations, is undergoing a shallow water trial at Portishead Quays marina. Established through The Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF)…