Det norske oljeselskap's wildcat exploration well 2/9-5S on the Heimdalshø prospect found no hydrocarbons. Det norske said the well, the first in production license (PL) 494, about 30 km east of the Norwegian North Sea Valhall field…
Lundin Petroleum's latest Luno II appraisal well found oil but with lower than expected reservoir properties, leading the firm to revise down its resource estimate for the field to between 27 and 71MMboe. Lundin said the target of appraisal well 16/4- 8 S in the Luno II discovery…
San Diego, California-based Sempra Energy is considering adding liquefaction capacity to its LNG regasification plant at Energía Costa Azul (ECA) in Baja California, Mexico. Subsidiary Sempra LNG's Energía Costa Azul is the first liquefied…
Noble Energy announced successful results for the Katmai exploration well and the Dantzler-2 appraisal well in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Katmai exploration well Noble is reporting great news at Katmai with total gross resources for the well estimated between 40 and 100MMboe…
The US Coast Guard announced that the first launch and landing of an unmanned aircraft system from an icebreaker occurred on the flight deck of the USCGC Healy on 18 August in Arctic waters. The aircraft is being evaluated to determine…
This year's ONS, which ended Thursday 28 August, has seen record attendance numbers, at 91,682, without counting those visiting the event's festival in Stavanger harbour. Organisers said 30,531 visitors attended the show, at Stavanger Forum…
Operating costs have been listed as the critical “change issue” by the offshore industry, according to research at this week’s ONS 2014 in Stavanger. A Lloyd’s Register Energy survey of exhibitors at ONS 2014 revealed more than 44% of…
Norway's oil industry has been warned by Anne Myhrvold, director-general of the country's Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA), against making cost cuts and savings at the expense of safety. “I’m convinced it’s possible to look after safety in a good way while also cutting costs…
Kongsberg Maritime division Kongsberg Maritime Engineering (KME) has won a contract to deliver an integrated control and safety system for the new BW Offshore Catcher FPSO. The contract follows BW Offshore’s signing of a lease and operate…
Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority has issued an order to Statoil following the investigation of a hydrocarbon leak at Statfjord C on 26 January 2014. The investigation identified serious breaches of the regulations, said the PSA today…
Oil samples have been recovered in the FAN-1 exploration well being drilled offshore Senegal, said partner in the project by FAR Ltd. The well is being drilled by Cairn Energy (operator), ConocoPhillips, Far and Petrosen - the Senegalese national oil company…
Technip remains the most successful contractor on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) with 25 secured contracts over the past four years. These were the findings of the Energy Industry Council (EIC)’s latest report into contracting activities offshore Norway and UK based on EICDataStream…
Pacific Drilling’s ultra deepwater Pacific Sharav began its five-year drilling contract for Chevron on 27 August 2014. The contract is estimated to be worth more than US$1 billion, bringing Pacific Drilling’s total contract backlog as of 22 June 2012…
Natural methane leakage from the seafloor is far more widespread on the US Atlantic margin than previously thought, according to a study by researchers from Mississippi State University, the US Geological Survey, and other institutions. Methane…
The Mexican Merchant Marine has approved Reflex Marine, a global provider of safe marine transfer solutions to the offshore, marine and renewables industries, to sell its crane transfer device, the FROG-6, in Mexico. The certification…
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