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Emerson inks Culzean automation job

Mar 14, 2016

Emerson Process Management has been awarded a contract to automate the Maersk Oil Culzean gas field development in the North Sea. Image of Culzean, from Maersk. Emerson will provide…

Latin America: Great expectations

Mar 01, 2016

Brazil and Mexico are not the only games in town in Latin America. The deepest water well ever drilled is lined up for offshore Uruguay and Exxon is set to test Liza offshore Guyana. Elaine Maslin reports. The newly minted Maersk Venturer drillship…

Statoil ups Uruguay stakes

Feb 15, 2016

Focus on the small South American country of Uruguay is set to sharpen after Statoil took a further stake in the country's deep offshore acreage.  Statoil, which earlier this month announced it would be a partner with Total on the first deep water exploration well offshore Uruguay…

Statoil joins Uruguay's first deepwater drillers

Feb 01, 2016

Statoil is to join French oil major Total in drilling the first deep water exploration well offshore Uraguay. Statoil has agreed to take a 15% stake in Block 14, a frontier block in the deep water Pelotas basin, about 200km offshore, in the the South Atlantic Ocean…

Otto to bail on the Philippines

Jan 28, 2016

Australia-based Otto Energy may leave the Philippines to focus on its North American assets, leaving joint venture partner Red Emperor Resources with an option to takeover more stake in SC 55. Map of SC 55…

Total inks Maersk Venturer deal

Dec 01, 2015

Image: Maersk Venturer/ Maersk Drilling Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract for the drillship Maersk Venturer with oil major Total. The contract covers one exploration well (estimated duration 120 days) in block 14 offshore Uruguay…

Why the UKCS must make the most of HPHT development

Dec 01, 2015

Anyone who doubts high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) developments are a different ball game to normal-pressure, normal-temperature (NPNT) offshore projects should look at a simple example of a 12in ball valve. For a conventional development…

SMOE taps KBR for Culzean construction

Oct 30, 2015

KBR has been awarded a detailed design engineering and follow-on services contract by SMOE, Singapore, for the topsides facilities for Maersk Oil's HPHT UK North Sea Culzean project. Specifically, KBR will deliver the living quarters…

Statoil enters South Africa with ExxonMobil

Oct 29, 2015

Statoil has completed a farm-in transaction with ExxonMobil, acquiring a 35% interest in the ER 12/3/154 Tugela South Exploration Right offshore South Africa. The remaining interests are held by operator ExxonMobil (40%) and co-venturer Impact Africa (25%)…

HPHT Culzean gets green light

Aug 31, 2015

UK authorities have given the green light to one of the largest new field discoveries in the UK North Sea – Maersk Oil’s £3 billion (US$ 4.5 billion) Culzean development.  The project has been welcomed as a “clear signal the North Sea…

Hawkeye-1 disappoints

Aug 17, 2015

Otto Energy’s Hawkeye-1 exploration well, offshore Palawan basin in the Philippines, has been drilled to the planned total depth of 2920m. The top reservoir was intersected at 2710m. Hydrocarbons were logged between 2710m and 2737m in reservoir…

Otto spuds Hawkeye-1

Aug 03, 2015

Otto Energy spudded the Hawkeye-1 exploration well offshore Palawan basin in the Philippines on 31 July.  The 36in conductor was run to 1906m and the 26in hole subsequently drilled to 2449m. Current operations are to cement the 20in casing string…

Red Emperor receives farm in approval

Jul 27, 2015

Red Emperor Resources NL announced that it has received formal notification from the Department of Energy of the Republic of the Philippines that approval of the assignment of the company’s 15% working interest in Block SC55 has been granted…

Otto mobilizes Maersk Venturer

Jul 02, 2015

Otto Energy has mobilized Maersk Drilling’s ultra-deepwater drillship Maersk Venturer for the Hawkeye-1 exploration well, offshore Philippines. The two companies originally signed a letter of intent back in March 2015.  The Australian explorer says mobilization will begin on 31 July…

Red Emperor planning Filipino program

Jun 26, 2015

Red Emperor Resources is raising US$4.4 million (AU$5.76 million) for its upcoming drilling a appraisal program offshore the Philippines.  The Maersk Venturer. From Maersk. The activity will take place in the deepwater Block SC55…

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