A project to create the world's first subsea gas compression facility is a step closer after the main subsea frame for the project set sail from a Norwegian yard. Aker Solutions loaded out the 1800-tonne gas compression station steel frame from its yard at Egersund…
Ocean Rig UDW Inc. received a Letter of Award for its ultra deepwater drillship Ocean Rig Skyros. The Letter of Award is for five wells or a minimum of 275 days contract for drilling offshore West Africa, with an estimated backlog of approximately US $190 million…
InterMoor Inc., has become the first US-based company to achieve certification under Det Norske Veritas (DNV) 413: Service Suppliers Engaged in Renewal Survey Examination of Mooring Chain Intended for Mobile Offshore Units. InterMoor Inc…
Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. awarded Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. a contract to install a Depletion Compression Platform for the Malampaya Project off the coast of Palawan Island, in The Philippines. The contract value is about US$60 million; to run early-late 2014.
Noble Corp. was awarded a four-year drilling contract from Statoil for work on the UK North Sea Mariner project using a new Cat J jackup. The contract is worth $655 million and includes a two-year option. Work will start in 2016.
Saipem was awarded new contracts in Latin America worth about US$500 million. In Venezuela, Saipem signed with Cardon IV to develop the Perla EP Project, in the Gulf of Venezuela. In Brazil, Petrobras assigned an EPCI contract to Saipem…
Husky Oil Operations awarded Technip two contracts for the planned subsea tieback of the South White Rose Extension field off Newfoundland and Labrador in the Jeanne d’Arc basin. Contracts include gas injection flowlines, umbilicals, and subsea structures.
AWE Ltd. reported a second successful drillstem test (DST) at the Lengo-2 appraisal well 25 miles north-northwest of Tuban, Indonesia, with a maximum gas flow rate of 21.2 MMcfd. Gas samples were gathered for analysis. Partners in the Bulu PSC are: KrisEnergy Satria Limited (operator) 2…
Viking Offshore & Marine Ltd. will invest up to S$15 million to set up a dedicated innovation hub in Singapore.The center will be an enterprise hub for companies, and will combine research and development, collaboration, innovation, technology test-bedding…
Rosneft and Marubeni Corp. signed a memorandum of cooperation for an LNG project and joint exploration and development (E&D) of oil and gas fields. It includes engineering and construction, financing, LNG transport (tanker operation, equipment and machinery supply)…
Growth by Inspection Verification Bureau Ltd. (IVB) has prompted it to open a new office in Abu Dhabi and set up a joint enterprise in Kuwait. IVB will open an office with two staff, but has plans to expand the office to as many as 12 employees.
Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) announced the 4th Tanzania Deep Offshore and North Lake Tanganyika Licensing Round. The round will launch on Oct. 25, 2013, during the 2nd Tanzania Oil and Gas Conference, and Exhibition (23-25 October 2013 in Dar es Salaam) and close on May 15…
BG Group completed a second drill stem test in Block 1 off Tanzania. The test was in the Mzia-2 well and flowed at a maximum rate of 57MMcfd. This is the first test of a Cretaceous reservoir in Tanzania’s deep water. Mzia-2 is 4km from the Mzia-1 discovery…
Mozambique discovery Eni found gas in the Mamba South 3 well, which was drilled in 1571m of water to 4948m TD. The well is in Area 4 about 50km off the Cabo Delgado coast. The well opened 214m of gas pay in Oligocene and Eocene reservoirs.
Afren farmed-out 17.14% interest in the OPL 310 license off Nigeria to Lekoil (subject to Nigerian Ministerial consent). Optimum Petroleum Development Ltd. (60%) will operate with partners Afren (22.86%) and Lekoil (17.14%). The first exploration well will be drilled on the Ogo prospect…
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